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The Massachusetts Senate’s Committee on Ways and Means voted unanimously today to advance legislation expanding access to disposable menstrual products, promoting transparency around menstrual product ingredients, and protecting utility workers and drivers of stranded vehicles.

An Act relative to the Move Over Law improves the safety of motorists, utility workers, and highway workers by expanding mandatory precautions for driving past stationary vehicles.

An Act relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure promotes public health and consumer rights by making the ingredients of products like tampons and pads clearly available.

An Act to increase access to disposable menstrual products supports public health and hygiene by expanding access to necessary products like tampons and pads in places where people need them.

The Massachusetts Senate today unanimously approved the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, landmark data privacy legislation that is poised to lead the nation in consumer protections, keeping pace with a digital landscape that increasingly puts Massachusetts residents’ sensitive personal information at risk. Senators passed the legislation on a bipartisan vote of 40–0.

The Senate on Thursday enacted legislation setting next year’s state primary election date on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.

The Massachusetts Legislature today enacted a supplemental budget bill that prioritizes care for the state’s most vulnerable populations by strategically targeting support to fiscally-strained hospitals and community health centers.

Today, the Massachusetts Senate approved three bills aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic, protecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and managing car rental costs for residents.