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

HD 3681: An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study the practice of lab shopping in the cannabis industry

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

HD 3681 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study the practice of lab shopping in the cannabis industry. Primary sponsor: Brad Jones (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): Senate concurred.

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.

By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 155) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for an investigation by a special commission relative to the practice of lab shopping in the cannabis industry. Cannabis Policy.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20th Middlesex
Kim FergusonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Worcester
Paul FrostCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7th Worcester
Todd SmolaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Hampden

“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. Senate concurred
  2. Referred to the committee on Cannabis Policy

Sources

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