Massachusetts Bills

Report of the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association (pursuant Section 40 of Chapter 126 of the General Laws) submitting its Essex County Sheriff's Office Q2 2025 Population report

HD 5318 is a required submission by the Essex County Sheriff's Department reporting aggregate, anonymized population data for the Essex County Correctional Facility during the second quarter of 2025. This report complies with Massachusetts General Laws (Chapter 126, Section 40), which mandates sheriffs to collect and submit facility-wide statistics - including demographics, admission types, release types, and sentence lengths - without revealing individual inmate identities. The data is delivered to state officials, including the Secretary of Public Safety and key legislative committees, to support transparency and oversight of correctional facilities. This submission fulfills an existing legal requirement and does not introduce new policy changes.

Bill HD 5307, titled "An Act ensuring uniform faithful presidential electors," concerns the process of presidential elections. It aims to ensure that presidential electors vote faithfully according to their state's popular vote, and that this process is uniform. The provided abstract indicates the bill is "relative to presidential electors" but does not detail the specific mechanisms or provisions it proposes to achieve these aims.

Senate, November 3, 2025 -- The committee on Environment and Natural Resources, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 395) of Vincent Dixon, for legislation to promote racially and culturally inclusive K-12 curriculum; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 563) of John J. Cronin for legislation relative to meet the Commonwealth's water infrastructure future; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 573) of Richard Maximus Strahan, for legislation to protect and preserve the northern right whale and other resident endangered whale and sea turtle species; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 576) of Peter J. Durant, David F. DeCoste, Christopher M. Markey, Joseph D. McKenna and others for legislation relative to outdoor heritage; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 578) of Peter J. Durant, Christopher M. Markey and Joseph D. McKenna for legislation relative to hunting near a dwelling; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 580) of Peter J. Durant, Ryan C. Fattman, Kimberly N. Ferguson, Brian M. Ashe and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to crumbling concrete foundations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 585) of James B. Eldridge, Joanne M. Comerford, John J. Cronin, James Arciero and others for legislation to promote drinking water quality for all; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 594) of Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to improve veteran access to state parks; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 596) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to hunting near a dwelling; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 601) of Meg Sheehan and Paul W. Mark that provisions be made for an investigation and study to protect drinking water and public health from sand mining pollution; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 613) of Edward J. Kennedy that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to mattress recycling; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 614) of Edward J. Kennedy and Dylan A. Fernandes for legislation to promote the future success of mattress recycling in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 624) of Vincent Dixon, for legislation to consider the safety of artificial grass and turf surfaces; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 626) of Vincent Dixon, for legislation to consider adoption of aspects of the German Green Dot Waste Reduction Standards; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 635) of Paul W. Mark for legislation to extend the deer open hunting season; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 637) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to Title 5 of the State Environmental Code; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 641) of Mark C. Montigny, Christopher M. Markey, Christopher Hendricks and Mark D. Sylvia for legislation to strengthen maritime activity and economic development in the Port of New Bedford; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 642) of Michael O. Moore, Paul K. Frost, Colleen M. Garry, Edward J. Kennedy and others for legislation relative to crumbling concrete prevention and protection; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 648) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to community preservation funds for seawall repairs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 656) of Michael F. Rush for legislation relative to the re-use of soil for large reclamation projects; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 658) of Michael F. Rush for legislation to create the Massachusetts Flood Management and Mitigation Authority to protect the commonwealth’s natural resources; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 659) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to establish a special commission to scope a state grant or low interest loan program for properties prone to flooding; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 668) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to create the commercial fisheries offshore wind mitigation fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 670) of Bruce E. Tarr and Steven George Xiarhos for legislation relative to disabled veterans fishing and hunting licenses; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 672) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to further protect research animals; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 673) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to establish the New England Fusion Research Compact; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 675) of John C. Velis for legislation relative to the costs imposed upon the municipal and district ratepayers due to public drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems capital upgrades, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2687).

Report of the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association (pursuant Section 40 of Chapter 126 of the General Laws) submitting its Plymouth County Sheriff's Office Q2 2025 Population report

Report of the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association (pursuant Section 40 of Chapter 126 of the General Laws) submitting its Bristol County Sheriff's Office Q2 2025 Population report

Report of the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association (pursuant Section 40 of Chapter 126 of the General Laws) submitting its Barnstable County Sheriff's Office Q2 2025 Population report

Report of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (pursuant to Section 6 of Chapter 25C of the General Laws) submitting its Department of Telecommunications and Cable's Fiscal Year 2025 annual report

This is not a legislative bill but a required quarterly report submission by the Hampden County Sheriff's Office, mandated under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 126, Section 40. The report provides aggregate, non-identifying data on the jail population for the second quarter of 2025, including demographics (race/ethnicity), admission/release types, sentence lengths, and jail credit. It does not affect individuals or change policy - it is a routine compliance report delivered to state agencies (Public Safety Secretary) and legislative committees (Judiciary and Public Safety committees). The submission follows strict data standards outlined in state law, though some fields (like case disposition) rely on external systems. This is a standard administrative reporting requirement, not a new law.

Report of the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association (pursuant Section 40 of Chapter 126 of the General Laws) submitting its Middlesex County Sheriff's Office Q2 2025 Population report

Senate, October 23, 2025 -- The committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1380) of Michael D. Brady for legislation to further enhance behavioral health workforce development; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1391) of Julian Cyr for legislation relative to harm reduction and racial justice; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1417) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish a special commission to study the prevention of heroin trafficking, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2658).

Communication from the Office of the Comptroller (pursuant to Section 12 of Chapter 7A of the General Laws) submitting its current status of the Fiscal Year 2025 Statutory Basis financial report