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

H 5350: An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws

Enacted 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 5350 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on April 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws. Primary sponsor: Cannabis Laws. It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 19, 2026): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2026.

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.

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill modernizing the Commonwealth’s cannabis laws (House, No. 4206), reports, recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 5350).

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Independent 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cannabis LawsPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dan CahillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Essex
Manny CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Essex
Mark CusackCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Norfolk
Meg KilcoyneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Worcester
Mike KushmerekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Worcester
Sam MontañoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Suffolk
Jake OliveiraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Angelo PuppoloCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Hampden
Dave RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24th Middlesex
Dawne ShandCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Essex
Mike SoterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8th Worcester
Chynah TylerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Suffolk
John VelisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden and Hampshire
Susannah WhippsCo-sponsorIndependentHouse2nd Franklin

“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. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2026
  2. Laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted -see Roll Call #146 (Yeas 33 to Nays 6)
  4. Enacted
  5. Emergency preamble adopted
  6. Emergency preamble adopted
  7. Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence
  8. Committee of conference report accepted - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 151 )
  9. Rules suspended
  10. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance
  11. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  12. Reported on H4206

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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