Massachusetts · Bill 749 · 194th General Court
An Act establishing the interagency financial scams task force
- Introduced Feb 27, 2025
- In committee Feb 27, 2025
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 749) of Paul R. Feeney, Marcus S. Vaughn and Brian M. Ashe for legislation to create a task force to review and investigate financial scams across the commonwealth. Financial Services.
Every action
7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on Financial Services · Joint Committee on Financial Services
- HouseHouse concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Financial Services
- CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 10/07/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on Financial Services
- SenateReporting date extended to Monday April 6, 2026
- CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently · Joint Committee on Rules
- CommitteeCommittee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate 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
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 | Joint Committee on Financial Services | Committee report: Favorable (Ought to pass) | 6–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat.
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Paul R. FeeneyD Primary sponsor · District Bristol and Norfolk
All 2 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.