H 1595

Massachusetts House bill in Session 194.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 26, 2026.

An Act to protect the confidentiality of journalistic news sources and information.

Bill ID MA-194-H-1595

Session 194

Status failed

Committee The Judiciary

House failed 2026-03-26

Summary

Section 1. Definitions As used in this act, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) "Journalist"", anyone engaged in gathering, preparing, collecting ..."

Sponsor

Boldyga, Nicholas A.

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-02-27	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-26	Status	failed
2026-03-26	Latest Action	Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

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