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MA H 5350

enacted

An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws

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

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Quick answers

Did MA H 5350 pass?

Yes. MA H 5350 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-19): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5350 about?

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill modernizing the Commonwealth’s cannabis laws (House, No. 4206), reports, recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 5350).

Who sponsors MA H 5350?

Cannabis Laws is the primary sponsor of MA H 5350, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Description

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill modernizing the Commonwealth’s cannabis laws (House, No. 4206), reports, recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 5350).

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-19 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Cannabis Lawsprimary
  • Samantha Montañocosponsor
  • Meghan K. Kilcoynecosponsor
  • Mark J. Cusackcosponsor
  • Michael J. Sotercosponsor
  • David M. Rogerscosponsor
  • Susannah M. Whippscosponsor
  • Chynah Tylercosponsor
  • Manny Cruzcosponsor
  • Dawne Shandcosponsor
  • Michael P. Kushmerekcosponsor
  • John C. Veliscosponsor
  • Daniel Cahillcosponsor
  • Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.cosponsor
  • Jacob R. Oliveiracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-19

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-09

    Laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-04-09

    Enacted -see Roll Call #146 (Yeas 33 to Nays 6)

    passage

  4. 2026-04-09

    Enacted

    passage

  5. 2026-04-09

    Emergency preamble adopted

  6. 2026-04-09

    Emergency preamble adopted

  7. 2026-04-09

    Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence

  8. 2026-04-08

    Committee of conference report accepted - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 151 )

  9. 2026-04-08

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-04-06

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

  11. 2026-04-06

    Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-04-06

    Reported on H4206

  13. 2026-04-06

    Reported from the committee of conference

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • H. 5350 On acceptance of the conference report

    2026-04-08 · pass · 155-0

    Member-level votes (157)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Moran, M.: yes
    • Hogan: yes
    • Peisch: yes
    • Moran, F.: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Arciero: yes
    • Arena-DeRosa: yes
    • Armini: yes
    • Arriaga: yes
    • Ashe: yes
    • Ayers: yes
    • Badger: yes
    • Barber: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Biele: yes
    • Bowen: yes
    • Cabral: yes
    • Cahill: yes
    • Cataldo: yes
    • Chan: yes
    • Ciccolo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Consalvo: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Cusack: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Day: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Diggs: yes
    • Domb: yes
    • Donaghue: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Farley-Bouvier: yes
    • Field: yes
    • Finn: yes
    • Flanagan: yes
    • Fluker-Reid: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Galvin: yes
    • Garballey: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garry: yes
    • Gentile: yes
    • Giannino: yes
    • Gómez: yes
    • González: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Haggerty: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Hawkins: yes
    • Hendricks: yes
    • Higgins: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Honan: yes
    • Hong: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kassner: yes
    • Kearney: yes
    • Keefe: yes
    • Kerans: yes
    • Kilcoyne: yes
    • Kushmerek: yes
    • LaNatra: yes
    • Lawn: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • DuBois: yes
    • LeBoeuf: not voting
    • Lewis: yes
    • Linsky: yes
    • Lipper-Garabedian: not voting
    • Livingstone: yes
    • Luddy: yes
    • MacGregor: yes
    • Madaro: yes
    • Mahoney: yes
    • Markey: yes
    • McGonagle: yes
    • McMurtry: yes
    • Mendes: yes
    • Meschino: yes
    • Michlewitz: yes
    • Moakley: yes
    • Montaño: yes
    • Moran, J.: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • O'Day: yes
    • Ouellette: yes
    • Owens: yes
    • Paulino: yes
    • Philips: yes
    • Plouffe: yes
    • Puppolo: yes
    • Ramos, A.: yes
    • Ramos, O.: yes
    • Reid: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Robertson: yes
    • Rogers, D.: yes
    • Rogers, J.: yes
    • Roy: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Sabadosa: yes
    • Sangiolo: yes
    • Saunders: yes
    • Scanlon: yes
    • Scarsdale: yes
    • Schwartz: yes
    • Sena: yes
    • Shand: yes
    • Silvia, A.: yes
    • Sousa: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Fiola: yes
    • Sylvia, M.: yes
    • Tarsky: yes
    • Turco: yes
    • Tyler: yes
    • Ultrino: yes
    • Uyterhoeven: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Vitolo: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Zlotnik: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Ferguson: yes
    • Frost: yes
    • Muradian: yes
    • Vieira: yes
    • Berthiaume: yes
    • Boldyga: yes
    • Chaisson: yes
    • DeCoste: yes
    • Gaskey: yes
    • Howitt: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Lombardo: yes
    • Marsi: yes
    • McKenna: yes
    • Orrall: yes
    • Pease: yes
    • Smola: yes
    • Soter: yes
    • Sullivan-Almeida: yes
    • Sweezey: yes
    • Thurber: yes
    • Vaughn: yes
    • Wong: yes
    • Xiarhos: yes
    • Whipps: yes

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