Massachusetts · Bill 1981 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to the right to wear personal protective medical equipment

H 1981 Sponsored by Lindsay N. Sabadosa Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. Failed  
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1981) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to discrimination for wearing necessary personal protective medical equipment. The Judiciary.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  2. CommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  3. SenateSenate concurred
  4. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  5. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-04:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  6. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  7. HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 9 Democrats.

All 9 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.