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

H 806: An Act relative to dark money in local government

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 806 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to dark money in local government. It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 18, 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 Representatives Cataldo of Concord and Moakley of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 806) of Simon Cataldo, Thomas W. Moakley and Hadley Luddy relative to disclosure and regulation of campaign expenditures and contributions for certain town meeting articles. Election Laws.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Simon CataldoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Middlesex
John GaskeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2nd Plymouth
Hadley LuddyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Barnstable
Thomas MoakleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

“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 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in 222
  6. Senate concurred
  7. Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Sources

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