Massachusetts Bills

Report of the Department of Correction (pursuant to Sections 1(p) and 6 of Chapter 124 and Section 1B of Chapter 127 of the General Laws) submitting its 2023 annual report

Report of the Department of Correction (pursuant to line item 8900-0001 of Section 2 of Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2023) submitting its second quarter CY24 Corrections Data report

Report of MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (pursuant to Section 43(f) of Chapter 75 of the General Laws) submitting its fiscal year 2025 annual report

Report of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (pursuant to Section 69 of Chapter 23K of the General Laws) submitting its fiscal year 2025 Revenue report

Report of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (pursuant to line item 7004-0100 of Section 2 of Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025) submitting its Diversion FY26 report

Report of the Department of Correction (pursuant to line item 8900-0001 of Section 2 of Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2024) submitting its First quarter CY25 Corrections Data report

Report of the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (pursuant to Section 15 (f) of Chapter 19C of the General Laws) submitting its FY25 annual audit of the abuser registry

Report of the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience (pursuant to Section 4c of Chapter 239 of the Acts of 2024) submitting its current status of the Embodied Carbon Intergovernmental Coordinating Council

HD 5168 is a procedural bill submitting a report from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. It transmits the "Report on the Plan to End Operations at the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center (MASCAC)" as required under Section 30 of Chapter 285 of the Acts of 2024. This bill does not create new policy but formally delivers the agency's plan for closing MASCAC to the legislature. It directly affects legislative review of the closure plan, not the public or MASCAC operations themselves.

This bill (HD 5182) is a procedural submission requiring the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to transmit a report from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission's Primary Care Task Force. The report, titled "A Dire Diagnosis: The Declining Health of Primary Care in Massachusetts," addresses challenges in primary care access and funding. It does not create new laws or policies but formally submits the task force's findings to the legislature for review. The bill references related legislation (Chapter 343 of 2024 and Chapter 177 of 2022) but focuses solely on reporting, not legislative action.

This bill (HD 5167) is a procedural measure requiring the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to submit a supplementary report from the Department of Energy Resources' 2025 Solar Canopy Working Group. It does not create new laws or directly affect any individuals or entities; it simply transmits the group's findings to the legislature. The bill's sole purpose is to formally deliver the working group's report on solar canopy projects, which likely examines potential solar panel installations on structures like parking canopies. No policy changes or voting records are involved in this submission.

HD 5169 is a required status report from the Executive Office for Administration and Finance detailing how funds from the Oversight Reserve (line item 1599-2051) were used in the first quarter of 2025. The report describes transfers made to state agencies for oversight activities related to federal pandemic recovery funding, as mandated by Section 2A of Chapter 102 of the Acts of 2021. This procedural communication does not create new policy but fulfills a legal requirement for quarterly transparency. It directly affects oversight agencies and state departments receiving these funds.