Massachusetts · Bill 182 · 193rd General Court

An Act related to deceptive advertising

S 182 Sponsored by John F. Keenan Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 16, 2023
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 182) of John F. Keenan, Cynthia Stone Creem, Patricia D. Jehlen and Mark C. Montigny for legislation related to deceptive advertising. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure · Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 07/24/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 · Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  4. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 02/06/2024 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  5. SenateAccompanied a study order, see S2630

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

All 3 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.