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MA H 4853

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An Act protecting our soil, farms and food from PFAS contamination

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

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Did MA H 4853 pass?

Not yet. MA H 4853 is in committee as of 2025-12-31 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-12-31): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

What is MA H 4853 about?

MA H 4853 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act protecting our soil, farms and food from PFAS contamination”.

Who sponsors MA H 4853?

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries is the primary sponsor of MA H 4853, joined by 35 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-12-31 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheriesprimary
  • James C. Arena-DeRosacosponsor
  • Lindsay N. Sabadosacosponsor
  • Steven Ultrinocosponsor
  • Natalie M. Blaiscosponsor
  • Joanne M. Comerfordcosponsor
  • Danillo A. Senacosponsor
  • Erika Uyterhoevencosponsor
  • Samantha Montañocosponsor
  • Rodney M. Elliottcosponsor
  • David Paul Linskycosponsor
  • Margaret R. Scarsdalecosponsor
  • Mindy Dombcosponsor
  • Natalie M. Higginscosponsor
  • Adrianne Pusateri Ramoscosponsor
  • Marjorie C. Deckercosponsor
  • Sean Reidcosponsor
  • Priscila S. Sousacosponsor
  • Amy Mah Sangiolocosponsor
  • John Francis Morancosponsor
  • Michael P. Kushmerekcosponsor
  • Rebecca L. Rauschcosponsor
  • Carmine Lawrence Gentilecosponsor
  • Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.cosponsor
  • John Barrett, IIIcosponsor
  • Steven S. Howittcosponsor
  • Christopher Hendrickscosponsor
  • Sean Garballeycosponsor
  • Leigh Daviscosponsor
  • Kristin E. Kassnercosponsor
  • Tara T. Hongcosponsor
  • Norman J. Orrallcosponsor
  • Patrick Joseph Kearneycosponsor
  • Kathleen R. LaNatracosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Simon Cataldocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-31

    Reported from the committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

  2. 2025-12-31

    New draft of H109

  3. 2025-12-31

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4853

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:22:56.590024Z

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