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

S 2531: An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker

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 2531 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker. Primary sponsor: Nick Collins (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 6, 2025): Accompanied H4645.

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Official summary

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

By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2531) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Nick Collins, Bruce E. Tarr, Patrick M. O'Connor, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the Senate for legislation relative to assault and battery by means of bodily substance upon a transit worker. The Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nick CollinsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Suffolk
Mike BradyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Plymouth and Norfolk
Brendan CrightonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Essex
John CroninCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateWorcester and Middlesex
Sal DiDomenicoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Suffolk
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Paul FeeneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateBristol and Norfolk
Dylan FernandesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenatePlymouth and Barnstable
Paul MarkCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire
Mike MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Worcester
Patrick O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Plymouth and Norfolk
Jake OliveiraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Pavel PayanoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Essex
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex
John VelisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden and Hampshire

“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 H4645
  2. Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
  3. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
  4. House concurred
  5. Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
  6. Rules suspended
  7. Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Sources

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