Massachusetts · Bill 2839 · 193rd General Court

An Act to ensure access to library resources and services

S 2839 Sponsored by Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jul 2, 2024
  2. In committee Jul 2, 2024
  3. Died  
  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.

Senate, June 27, 2024 -- The committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, to whom were referred ; the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2447) of Jacob R. Oliveira, Aaron L. Saunders, Jessica Ann Giannino, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect against attempts to ban, remove, or restrict library access to materials; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.…

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Senate, June 27, 2024 -- The committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, to whom were referred ; the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2447) of Jacob R. Oliveira, Aaron L. Saunders, Jessica Ann Giannino, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect against attempts to ban, remove, or restrict library access to materials; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2528) of Julian Cyr, Natalie M. Higgins, John Francis Moran, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to free expression;(accompanied by bill, House, No. 4005) of James K. Hawkins and others for legislation to encourage the improvement of free libraries and library systems; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4229) of John Francis Moran and others relative to the right of students to freedom of expression in public schools; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4235) of Aaron L. Saunders and others for legislation to further regulate access to certain library materials; report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2839).

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReported from the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development · Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
  2. SenateNew draft of S2447, S2528, H4005, H4229 and H4235
  3. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means
  4. SenateNo further action taken

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it, joined by 39 cosponsors: 39 Democrats.

  • JC Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Sponsoring committee
All 39 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.