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

S 2570: An Act relative to the Ware River watershed advisory committee

Passed one chamber 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 2570 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on August 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to the Ware River watershed advisory committee. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 15, 2026): Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling.

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Official summary

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

The committee on Environment and Natural Resources to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 582) of Peter J. Durant, Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to the Ware river watershed advisory committee, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2570).

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural ResourcesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Donnie BerthiaumeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Worcester
Peter DurantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampshire
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. Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  2. Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
  3. Rules suspended
  4. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  5. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
  6. New draft of S582
  7. Reported from the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Sources

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