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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 129: An Act relative to the healthy incentives program

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 129 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to the healthy incentives program. It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 12, 2025): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representatives Jones of North Reading and Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 129) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Hannah Kane and others relative to establishing a healthy incentives program for the purpose of ensuring the needs of SNAP recipients and farmers. Agriculture.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Kim FergusonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Worcester
Paul FrostCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7th Worcester
Dennis GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Plymouth
Brad JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20th Middlesex
Hannah KaneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11th Worcester
Kelly PeaseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4th Hampden
Todd SmolaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Hampden

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  2. Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in B-1
  3. Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
  4. Senate concurred
  5. Referred to the committee on Agriculture

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source