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

H 4979: An Act modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions

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 4979 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2026): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means.

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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional LicensurePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Carlos GonzálezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Hampden

“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. New draft of H379
  3. Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Sources

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