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

H 638: An Act to protect library patron privacy

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 638 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to protect library patron privacy. Primary sponsor: Jay Livingstone (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 23, 2025): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 638) of Jay D. Livingstone, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Adrianne Pusateri Ramos for legislation relative to the privacy of library records. Education.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jay LivingstonePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Suffolk
Meg KilcoyneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Worcester
Adrianne RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Essex
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire

“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. Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
  6. Senate concurred
  7. Referred to the committee on Education

Sources

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