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

H 3448: An Act setting deadlines to electrify school buses and public fleets and establishing programs to encourage private fleet electrification

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 3448 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act setting deadlines to electrify school buses and public fleets and establishing programs to encourage private fleet electrification. It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Accompanied a study order, see H5323.

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Official summary

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

By Representatives Barber of Somerville and Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3448) of Christine P. Barber, Joan Meschino and others relative to setting deadlines to electrify school buses and public fleets and establishing programs to encourage private fleet electrification. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Christine BarberCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34th Middlesex
Nick CollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Suffolk
Mike ConnollyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26th Middlesex
Marjorie DeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Vanna HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Middlesex
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
Mary KeefeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Worcester
Joan MeschinoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Plymouth
Margaret ScarsdaleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Middlesex
Dan SenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37th 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. Accompanied a study order, see H5323
  2. Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  3. Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025
  4. Hearing scheduled for 05/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  5. Senate concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Sources

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