SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2943
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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SENATE, February 9, 2026.
The committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2103) of Michael D. Brady for legislation to clarify lobbying law violations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2136) of Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to convicted lobbyists and legislative agents; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2209) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to automatically disqualify any person or organization to have engaged in an unlawful practice from acting or registering as an executive or legislative agent for a period of 4 years from the date of final determination; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2211) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation relative to close a loophole in lobbying law, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2943).
For the committee,
Nick Collins
FILED ON: 1/31/2026
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2943
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act protecting against discrimination in lobbying.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 45 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsection:-
(n) i.) The Massachusetts commission against discrimination shall notify the state secretary of any determination that a person, organization or other entity adjudicated to have engaged in an unlawful practice under section 4 of chapter 151B;
ii.) The state secretary shall disqualify any person, organization or other entity that has been determined by the commission to have violated Section 4 of chapter 151B for a period of 4 years. The commission shall establish an adjudicatory process to receive and review complaints of such discrimination.
SECTION 2. Subsection (m) of Section 45 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the word “268A” the following words:- “or violations of sections 1341, 1343, 1346, or 1951 of title 18 of the United States Code.”