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

H 918: An Act protecting drinking water and public health from sand mining pollution

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 918 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act protecting drinking water and public health from sand mining pollution. Primary sponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2026): Accompanied a new draft, see H5267.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 918) of Mike Connolly, John R. Gaskey and Leigh Davis for legislation to creation of a advisory panel (including members of the General Court) to investigate the scope and scale of sand mining and its current and potential impact on drinking water. Environment and Natural Resources.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike ConnollyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26th Middlesex
Michelle BadgerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Plymouth
Leigh DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Berkshire
David DeCosteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Plymouth
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
John GaskeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2nd Plymouth
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
Sam MontañoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Suffolk
Amy SangioloCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Middlesex
Margaret ScarsdaleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Middlesex
Greg SchwartzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Middlesex

“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. Accompanied a new draft, see H5267
  2. Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  3. Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 31, 2025
  4. Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  5. Senate concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Sources

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