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

H 1877: An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker

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 1877 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker. Primary sponsor: Joe McGonagle (Democratic). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 23, 2025): Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see H4645.

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Official summary

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

By Representative McGonagle of Everett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1877) of Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., and others relative to the offense of assault and battery upon transit workers. The Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 19 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe McGonaglePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28th Middlesex
David BieleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Suffolk
Mike BradyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Plymouth and Norfolk
David DeCosteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Plymouth
Paul DonatoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35th Middlesex
Rodney M. ElliottCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jessica GianninoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16th Suffolk
Brad JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20th Middlesex
David LeBoeufCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17th Worcester
Jay LivingstoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Suffolk
Adrian MadaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Suffolk
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Paul McMurtryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Norfolk
Jamie MurphyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Norfolk
Brian MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Worcester
Tram NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18th Essex
Sean ReidCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Essex
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire
Adam ScanlonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Bristol
Steve UltrinoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33rd Middlesex
Tom WalshCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Essex
Richard WellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Norfolk
Chris WorrellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Suffolk
Steve XiarhosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Barnstable

“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. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see H4645
  2. Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4645
  3. Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
  4. Read third
  5. Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2
  6. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  7. Rules suspended
  8. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  9. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  10. Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  11. Senate concurred
  12. Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

Sources

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