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

H 4976: An Act relative to littering

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 4976 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to littering. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Transportation. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on TransportationPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Steven HowittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4th 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. 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. New draft of H3695
  6. Reported from the committee on Transportation

Sources

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