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

H 2177: An Act to provide economic security for fishing industry participants

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 2177 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to provide economic security for fishing industry participants. It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2026): 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 Sweezey of Duxbury and Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2177) of Kenneth P. Sweezey, Patrick Joseph Kearney and others for legislation to authorize the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development to analyze the economic disruption and harm to the financial stability of those engaged in commercial fishing in the Commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony CabralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Bristol
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
Ken SweezeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Plymouth
Mark SylviaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Bristol

“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 rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  3. Hearing scheduled for 10/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM in B-1
  4. Senate concurred
  5. Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Sources

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