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Fact Sheet & Highlights: An Act to Increase Access to Disposable Menstrual Products

October 9, 2025

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.

Senate Passes the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act

September 25, 2025

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.

Senate Approves September 1, 2026 Primary Election Date

September 19, 2025

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

Legislature Approves Support for Fiscally-Strained Health Care Institutions

September 18, 2025

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.

Senate Approves Bills to Combat Opioid Crisis, Protect Residents, and Manage Car Rental Costs

September 18, 2025

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.

Fact Sheet & Highlights: The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act S.2608

September 18, 2025

The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act lays out one of the strongest legislative plans for consumer data protection in the United States which safeguards personal privacy and civil liberties for Massachusetts consumers.

Massachusetts Senate Advances Landmark Consumer Data Privacy Legislation

September 18, 2025

The Massachusetts Senate today advanced the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, sweeping new legislation that establishes some of the strongest consumer data protections in the nation. The bill protects young people, empowers consumers with new rights over their personal information, limits how businesses and tech companies can collect and use data, and creates robust enforcement authority.

FACT SHEET: Legislature’s Hospital Funding Supplemental Budget Agreement

September 16, 2025

The agreement reached by the Legislature further deepens our commitment to support our most vulnerable populations by bolstering our fiscally strained hospitals and community health centers, which are firmly embedded in the fabric of our Commonwealth.