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

S 1454: An Act relative to PEG access and cable related funds

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 1454 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to PEG access and cable related funds. Primary sponsor: Joan Lovely (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2026): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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 Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1454) of Joan B. Lovely, David T. Vieira, Jason M. Lewis, Dylan A. Fernandes and others for legislation relative to PEG access and cable related funds. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan LovelyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex
Brendan CrightonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Essex
Dylan FernandesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenatePlymouth and Barnstable
Edward J. KennedyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jason LewisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFifth Middlesex
Thomas MoakleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Jake OliveiraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Dave VieiraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3rd Barnstable

“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. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  3. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
  4. Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
  5. House concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Sources

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