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

H 5012: An Act relative to students accessing food and nutritional information

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 5012 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to students accessing food and nutritional information. Primary sponsor: Michelle Badger (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2026): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Badger of Plymouth, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michelle L. Badger and Joan B. Lovely relative to student access to food and nutritional information. Higher Education.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle BadgerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Plymouth
James Arena-DeRosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Middlesex
Hannah BowenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Essex
Rob ConsalvoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Suffolk
Marjorie DeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Meg KilcoyneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Worcester
Kathy LaNatraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Plymouth
Jack LewisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Middlesex
Joan LovelyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex
Hadley LuddyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Barnstable
Sam MontañoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Suffolk
Mike MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Worcester
Brian MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Worcester
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire
Dan SenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37th Middlesex
Josh TarskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Norfolk

“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. Hearing scheduled for 03/19/2026 from 12:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
  3. Senate concurred
  4. Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Higher Education
  5. Referred to the committee on House Rules

Sources

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