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MA S 2328

introduced

An Act regarding free expression

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

Description

By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2328) of Julian Cyr, Jacob R. Oliveira, Mark D. Sylvia, Christopher Richard Flanagan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to free expression in school and public libraries. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-11-13 — New draft substituted, see S2696
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Julian Cyrprimary
  • Jacob R. Oliveiracosponsor
  • Mark D. Sylviacosponsor
  • Christopher Richard Flanagancosponsor
  • Rebecca L. Rauschcosponsor
  • Joanne M. Comerfordcosponsor
  • Dylan A. Fernandescosponsor
  • Mike Connollycosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Patricia D. Jehlencosponsor
  • Michael J. Barrettcosponsor
  • Robyn K. Kennedycosponsor
  • Bruce E. Tarrcosponsor
  • Patrick M. O'Connorcosponsor
  • Adam J. Scanloncosponsor
  • Thomas W. Moakleycosponsor
  • Liz Mirandacosponsor
  • Jason M. Lewiscosponsor
  • Paul R. Feeneycosponsor
  • Ryan C. Fattmancosponsor
  • John F. Keenancosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    House concurred

  3. 2025-07-10

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

  4. 2025-08-14

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

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  5. 2025-11-06

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2696

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-11-06

    Order relative to subject matter adopted

  7. 2025-11-06

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, November 13, 2025

  8. 2025-11-13

    Read second

    reading-2

  9. 2025-11-13

    New draft substituted, see S2696

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