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

H 3424: An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns

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 3424 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to enhance cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns. It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 12, 2025): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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Official summary

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

By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3424) of Steven Ultrino and Carmine Lawrence Gentile relative to award contracts for cooperative purchasing agreements. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James Arena-DeRosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Middlesex
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Mary KeefeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Worcester
Steve UltrinoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33rd Middlesex

“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. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Rules suspended
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
  6. Senate concurred
  7. Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Sources

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