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

H 3591: An Act ensuring our freedom to read in the Commonwealth

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 3591 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act ensuring our freedom to read in the Commonwealth. Primary sponsor: Jim Hawkins (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 6, 2025): Accompanied H3594.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3591) of James K. Hawkins for legislation to encourage the improvement of free libraries and library systems. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim HawkinsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
John BarrettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Berkshire
Mike ConnollyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26th Middlesex
Leigh DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Berkshire
Marjorie DeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Meg KilcoyneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Worcester
Sam MontañoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Suffolk
Patrick O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Plymouth and Norfolk
Dan SenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37th Middlesex
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and 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 H3594
  2. Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
  3. Senate concurred
  4. Referred to the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

Sources

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