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

H 5028: An Act making August 10th Agent Orange Awareness Day in Massachusetts

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 5028 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act making August 10th Agent Orange Awareness Day in Massachusetts. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 2, 2026): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Independent 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory OversightPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Shirley ArriagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Hampden
Michelle BadgerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Plymouth
Lisa FieldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Bristol
Brandy Fluker-ReidCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Suffolk
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Ryan HamiltonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Essex
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
Kathy LaNatraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Plymouth
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Brian MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Worcester
Tram NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18th Essex
Steven OuelletteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Bristol
Kelly PeaseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4th Hampden
Angelo PuppoloCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Hampden
Alan SilviaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Bristol
Dave VieiraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3rd Barnstable
Susannah WhippsCo-sponsorIndependentHouse2nd Franklin
Steve XiarhosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Barnstable

“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 H4688
  6. Reported from the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Sources

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