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

S 1427: An Act prohibiting municipal bans of face coverings for protective or medical use

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

S 1427 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act prohibiting municipal bans of face coverings for protective or medical use. Primary sponsor: Will Brownsberger (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 31, 2025): Accompanied a study order, see S2568.

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 Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1427) of William N. Brownsberger, Joanne M. Comerford, Colleen M. Garry and Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to prohibit municipal bans of face coverings for protective or medical use. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Will BrownsbergerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateSuffolk and Middlesex
Jo ComerfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Colleen GarryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36th Middlesex
Pat JehlenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Middlesex
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
Jake OliveiraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and 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 study order, see S2568
  2. Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
  3. House concurred
  4. Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Sources

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