Massachusetts · Bill 976 · 194th General Court

An Act to protect water supplies and the environment

H 976 Sponsored by Kristin E. Kassner 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 Kassner of Hamilton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 976) of Kristin E. Kassner relative to water supplies and the environment. Environment and Natural Resources.

Every action

6 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 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
  4. HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday, December 31, 2025
  5. HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  6. 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
Feb 20, 2026 Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Committee report: Favorable (Should the Committee report the following bill out favorably?)
Members

Yes · 8

No · 1

Not voting · 1

Other · 1

 8–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.