Massachusetts · Bill 629 · 194th General Court

An Act to reduce polystyrene in the environment

S 629 Sponsored by Jason M. Lewis In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  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.

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 629) of Jason M. Lewis and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation to reduce the use of polystyrene, opting for reusable alternatives to protect the environment. 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. HouseHouse 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. CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see S2541 · Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

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

All 1 cosponsor

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.