S 3142 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act removing the term hearing impaired from the General Laws

Summary
Senate, June 23, 2026 -- Substituted as a new draft (Senator Creem) for the Senate Bill relative to removing the term hearing impaired from the general laws (Senate, No. 2120).
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 23, 2026 Last action Jun 29, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jun 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Cynthia Creem
Cynthia Creem
DDemocratic
MA
Norfolk and Middlesex