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

HD 465: An Act ensuring the safety and dignity of first responders (Halo Act)

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

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Plain-language summary

HD 465 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts House. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act ensuring the safety and dignity of first responders (Halo Act). It lists 5 additional sponsors.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan FattmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampden
Marc LombardoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22nd Middlesex
Joe McKennaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18th Worcester
Steven OuelletteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Bristol
Steve XiarhosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Barnstable

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Sources

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