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MA S 2608

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An Act establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act

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

Quick answers

Did MA S 2608 pass?

Not yet. MA S 2608 has been introduced as of 2025-09-25 but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2025-09-25): Reprinted, as amended, see S2619

What is MA S 2608 about?

Senate, September 18, 2025 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act (Senate, No. 2516),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2608).

Who sponsors MA S 2608?

Senate Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of MA S 2608, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

Senate, September 18, 2025 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act (Senate, No. 2516),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2608).

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-09-25 — Reprinted, as amended, see S2619
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
  • Michael O. Moorecosponsor
  • Cynthia Stone Creemcosponsor
  • William J. Driscoll, Jr.cosponsor
  • Joanne M. Comerfordcosponsor
  • Rebecca L. Rauschcosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Julian Cyrcosponsor
  • Bradley H. Jones, Jr.cosponsor
  • Patricia D. Jehlencosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-09-18

    Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2025-09-18

    Recommended new draft for S2516

  3. 2025-09-18

    Order relative to subject matter adopted

  4. 2025-09-18

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, September 25, 2025

  5. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #2 (Finegold) rejected

    amendment-failure

  6. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #3 (Eldridge) rejected

    amendment-failure

  7. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #6 (Fernandes) rejected

    amendment-failure

  8. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #17 (Keenan) rejected

    amendment-failure

  9. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #21 (Rush) rejected

    amendment-failure

  10. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #26 (Cronin) rejected

    amendment-failure

  11. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #27 (Cronin) rejected

    amendment-failure

  12. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #31 (Cronin) rejected

    amendment-failure

  13. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #18 (Payano) rejected

    amendment-failure

  14. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #44 (Montigny) rejected

    amendment-failure

  15. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #46 (Driscoll) rejected

    amendment-failure

  16. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #47 (Driscoll) rejected

    amendment-failure

  17. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #48 (Driscoll) rejected

    amendment-failure

  18. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #51 (Cronin) rejected

    amendment-failure

  19. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #57 (Cronin) rejected

    amendment-failure

  20. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #58 (Driscoll) rejected

    amendment-failure

  21. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #42 (Rausch) adopted

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #52 (Rausch) adopted

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #4 (Creem) adopted

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #14 (Lewis) adopted

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #24 (Friedman) adopted

    amendment-passage

  26. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #12 (Mark) rejected

    amendment-failure

  27. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #36 (Fernandes) adopted

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #16 (Tarr) adopted

    amendment-passage

  29. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #20 (Tarr) rejected

    amendment-failure

  30. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #34 (Tarr) rejected

    amendment-failure

  31. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #35 (Tarr) rejected

    amendment-failure

  32. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #37 (Tarr) rejected

    amendment-failure

  33. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #49 (Tarr) adopted

    amendment-passage

  34. 2025-09-25

    Amendment #50 (Rodrigues) adopted

    amendment-passage

  35. 2025-09-25

    Substituted as a new draft for S2516

  36. 2025-09-25

    Ordered to a third reading

  37. 2025-09-25

    Read third

    reading-3

  38. 2025-09-25

    Reprinted, as amended, see S2619

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passing the bill to be engrossed

    2025-09-25 · pass · 0-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2608

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