Massachusetts · Bill 968 · 194th General Court

An Act establishing a lithium-ion battery stewardship program

H 968 Sponsored by Kate Hogan In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  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 Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 968) of Kate Hogan for legislation to establish a lithium-ion battery stewardship program. Environment and Natural Resources.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  4. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jul 31, 2025 Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Committee report: Favorable (Should the Committee report the following bill out favorably?)
Members

Yes · 9

Not voting · 1

Other · 1

 9–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

  • Kate HoganD Primary sponsor · District 3rd Middlesex
All 1 cosponsor

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.