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Massachusetts · Current officeholder

Vanna Howard

Democratic Massachusetts Senate, District First Middlesex

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Sponsored legislation

802 bills in the current data (27 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
S 3288An Act relative to the retirement of police sergeant Vincent Fernandez from the city of Lowell police departmentPrimary sponsorIn committeeOctober 29, 2026
H 5631An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employerCo-sponsorPassed both chambersOctober 19, 2026
S 3118An Act providing for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School CommitteePrimary sponsorPassed one chamberOctober 15, 2026
H 4723An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Chelmsford as the Ferreira Brothers BridgeCo-sponsorEnactedOctober 9, 2026
H 4852An Act relative to supported decision-making agreements for certain adultsCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 1, 2026
H 1572An Act to promote Yes in My Back YardCo-sponsorIn committeeSeptember 21, 2026
H 3417An Act designating Domestic Workers' Rights DayCo-sponsorEnactedSeptember 10, 2026
H 5542An Act providing for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School CommitteeCo-sponsorIn committeeSeptember 3, 2026
S 3253An Act relative to a certain property in the city of LowellCo-sponsorPassed one chamberAugust 17, 2026
H 5491An Act implementing the recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission ReportCo-sponsorPassed both chambersAugust 17, 2026
S 3061An Act relative to a certain property in the city of LowellPrimary sponsorIn committeeAugust 13, 2026
S 1681An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residentsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 13, 2026
S 1339An Act to provide paid family and medical leave to all educatorsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 13, 2026
S 1311An Act uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public employeesCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 13, 2026
H 2328An Act enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenantsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 13, 2026
S 3197An Act relative to medical chaperones and medical examsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 10, 2026
S 1491An Act relative to chaperones for medical examsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 10, 2026
S 1485An Act providing for safe and consensual sensitive examinationsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 10, 2026
S 3248An Act relative to a certain parcel of land in the city of LowellPrimary sponsorIn committeeAugust 6, 2026
H 5620An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatmentCo-sponsorEnactedAugust 5, 2026
H 4335An Act relative to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injuryCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 4, 2026
H 3662An Act to increase opportunity by ending debt-based driving restrictionsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 4, 2026
H 4946An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employerCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 31, 2026
S 426An Act to ensure that all students are prepared for future successCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 30, 2026
S 374An Act empowering students and schools to thriveCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 30, 2026
H 4933An Act relative to colon cancer screeningCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 30, 2026
H 4361An Act relative to benefits for teachersCo-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 30, 2026
H 2396An Act relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 30, 2026
S 3028An Act promoting pet equity, treatment and safetyCo-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 29, 2026
H 5316An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatmentCo-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 29, 2026
H 4334An Act to increase access to nurse-midwifery servicesCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 29, 2026
H 4730An Act establishing a Naloxone Purchase Trust fundCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 27, 2026
H 4668An Act to establish a perinatal behavioral health care workforce trust fundCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 27, 2026
S 3227Amendment S.3227Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3226Amendment S.3226Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3222Amendment S.3222Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3217Amendment S.3217Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3214Amendment S.3214Primary sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3213Amendment S.3213Primary sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 1946An Act relative to the housing development incentive programCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
H 5590An Act establishing Medicare for All in MassachusettsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
H 5303An Act expanding access to perimenopause and menopause careCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
H 5015An Act relative to rate equity for community health centersCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
H 4767An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violenceCo-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 23, 2026
H 2371An Act removing barriers to care for physician assistantsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
S 1143An Act relative to privileged communications in defamation actionsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 22, 2026
H 5016An Act promoting and enhancing the sustainability of birth centers and the midwifery workforceCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 22, 2026
H 4870An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFASCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 22, 2026
H 1405An Act establishing Medicare for All in MassachusettsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 20, 2026
H 1393An Act to promote graduate medical educationCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 20, 2026
H 1360An Act relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health careCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 20, 2026
S 3022An Act creating the engaging neighborhoods, organizations, unions, governments and households fund ("The ENOUGH Act")Co-sponsorIn committeeJuly 16, 2026
S 2033An Act combating offshore tax avoidanceCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 16, 2026
S 185An Act to promote school centered neighborhood developmentCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 16, 2026
H 5175An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitivenessCo-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 16, 2026
S 3161An Act to promote Yes in God's Back YardCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 13, 2026
S 3158An Act controlling and abusive litigationCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 13, 2026
S 1447An Act enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenantsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 13, 2026
S 1430An Act to promote Yes in God's Back YardCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 13, 2026
S 1205An Act relative to controlling and abusive litigationCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 13, 2026
H 3194An Act relative to affordable housing and environmental adaptation dollarsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 13, 2026
H 3110An Act combating offshore tax avoidanceCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 13, 2026
S 1718An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violenceCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 9, 2026
H 5017An Act relative to telehealth and digital equity for patientsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 9, 2026
H 4950An Act relative to insulin accessCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 9, 2026
H 4935An Act to strengthen the control of contagious and infectious diseases in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 9, 2026
H 2104An Act relative to meeting human service demand by modernizing incentives for the direct care workforceCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 9, 2026
H 3073An Act supporting families through enhanced tax creditsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 6, 2026
S 3163Amendment S.3163Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 1, 2026
S 1957An Act supporting families through enhanced tax creditsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 29, 2026
S 1942An Act relative to neighborhood stabilization and economic developmentCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 29, 2026
S 1926An Act exempting residential electric vehicle chargers from the sales taxCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 29, 2026
H 3056An Act enabling a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housingCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 29, 2026
S 2249An Act relative to a tactical transition to affordable, clean thermal energyCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 25, 2026
HD 6241An Act providing for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School CommitteeCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 24, 2026
H 1416An Act to advance health equityCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 22, 2026
H 779An Act to protect 340B providers in the MassHealth programCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 4609An Act measuring the impact of Long COVID in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 4608An Act to improve access to health care for people with Long COVIDCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 4490An Act prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participantsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 3987An Act relative to ensuring access to dental care for MassHealth recipientsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 2537An Act relative to primary care accessCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 253An Act establishing guardians as providers of medical care to support the rights of incapacitated personsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 2505An Act relative to end of life optionsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1420An Act to prevent medical debt by restoring health safety net eligibility levelsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1407An Act to ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient providersCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1401An Act increasing access to MassHealth dental providersCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1394An Act relative to family members serving as caregiversCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1390An Act relative to MassHealth managed care pharmacy benefit reimbursement ratesCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1387An Act to increase reimbursement for low historic relative price hospitalsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1383An Act relative the use and impact of prior authorization for health care servicesCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1363An Act to extend enhanced Medicaid benefits to eligible hospitalsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1354An Act to address the financial sustainability of the Health Safety NetCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1351An Act ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autismCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 2692An Act implementing the recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission ReportCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 10, 2026
H 1279Resolve creating a special commission on affordable housing insuranceCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 8, 2026
H 3850An Act establishing the Massachusetts veterans service dog programCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 1, 2026
H 3821An Act relative to a Veterans' Hall of Fame CommissionCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 1, 2026
S 819An Act prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participantsCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 18, 2026
S 3076An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the commonwealth of MassachusettsCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 18, 2026
S 1502An Act relative to removing barriers to care for physician assistantsCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 18, 2026
S 1303An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the commonwealth of MassachusettsCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 18, 2026
H 2185An Act to provide fair wages to employees of public institutions of higher educationCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 7, 2026
H 2125An Act to provide paid family and medical leave to all educatorsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMay 7, 2026
H 2088An Act to restore collective bargaining for teachers and other school employeesCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 7, 2026
H 2079An Act to provide paid family and medical leave to educators and municipal employeesCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 7, 2026
H 2078An Act uplifting families and securing the right to strike for certain public employeesCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 7, 2026
S 1127An Act ensuring access to equitable representation in immigration proceedingsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 30, 2026
S 1122An Act relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreementsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 30, 2026
H 5340Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the consumer impacts of electronic textbooksCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 29, 2026
H 5385An Act to provide rapid whole genome sequencingCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 2636An Act creating an independent correctional oversight office to facilitate the recommendations of the special legislative commission on structural racism in correctional facilities of the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 2572An Act updating emergency managementCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 1368An Act to provide rapid whole genome sequencingCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 1417An Act to advance health equityCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 21, 2026
H 282An Act to increase the safety of individuals with disabilities relying on life-support equipmentCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 16, 2026
H 242An Act to enhance standards of care for those with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 16, 2026
H 1403An Act to ensure equitable health coverage for childrenCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 16, 2026
H 1392An Act to preserve and protect public healthCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 16, 2026
H 1382An Act to promote continuity of health coverage for childrenCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 16, 2026
H 3753An Act relative to setting deadlines to electrify the commuter railCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 15, 2026
H 2442An Act protecting patients and healthcare workers from exposure to surgical smokeCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 15, 2026
SD 3832An Act relative to a certain property in the city of LowellPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 967An Act banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shopsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 2820An Act streamlining state employee collective bargainingCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 2580An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residentsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 2347An Act to promote Yes in God's Back YardCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1576An Act relative to creating a permanent affordability homeownership programCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1558An Act promoting fair and affordable housingCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
S 1921An Act relative to retirement equity for parenting teachersCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
H 559Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the consumer impacts of electronic textbooksCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
H 3669An Act relative to the safety of autonomous vehiclesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
S 784An Act promoting and enhancing the sustainability of birth centers and the midwifery workforceCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 8, 2026
S 3045An Act promoting and enhancing the sustainability of birth centers and the midwifery workforceCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 8, 2026
S 1817An Act to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefitsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 8, 2026
H 691An Act relative to the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of special education in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 8, 2026
H 3972An Act providing for utility shutoff protections during periods of extreme heatCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3577An Act establishing a zero carbon renovation fundCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3565An Act relative to Mass Save assessmentsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3564An Act relative to infrastructure replacement projectsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3547An Act preventing gas expansion to protect climate, community health and safetyCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3540An Act advancing clean energy equityCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3539An Act relative to a tactical transition to affordable, clean thermal energyCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3530An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repairCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3527An Act preserving broadband service for low-income consumersCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3498An Act to expand the low income home energy assistance programCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3448An Act setting deadlines to electrify school buses and public fleets and establishing programs to encourage private fleet electrificationCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3446An Act relative to municipal voices in gas utility workCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 325An Act relating to sales at certain venuesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2026
H 3107An Act relative to overtime pay for agricultural laborers in MassachusettsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2026
H 3039An Act relative to the housing development incentive programCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2026
S 1725An Act creating an independent correctional oversight office to facilitate the recommendations of the Special Legislative Commission on Structural Racism in Correctional Facilities of the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2026
S 1484An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancerCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2026
S 1171An Act relative to the well-being of new mothers and infantsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2026
H 901An Act providing nature for allCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 30, 2026
H 890An Act relative to crumbling concrete foundationsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 30, 2026
H 2891An Act relative to pensions for children of public safety officers killed in the line of dutyCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 30, 2026
H 2812An Act to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefitsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 30, 2026
H 2809An Act requiring administrators of certain retirement plans to disclose conflicts of interestCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 30, 2026
H 2769An Act relative to retirement equity for parenting teachersCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 30, 2026
H 5302An Act helping employees after a relative’s tragedyCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 5301An Act to regulate junk fees in rental housing and advance housing productionCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 2499An Act pertaining to women’s health at midlife and public, medical and workplace awareness of the transitional stage of menopause and related chronic conditionsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 2094An Act to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcementCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 2064An Act relative to bereavement leave for the loss of a childCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 2031An Act relative to domestic violence reports and confidentialityCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1952An Act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in MassachusettsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1938An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animalsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1924An Act relative to the well-being of new mothers and infantsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1923An Act to promote public safety and better outcomes for youthCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1920An Act relative to combating hate in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1914An Act relative to a temporary possession ban of animals for animal abusersCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1847An Act preventing false confessionsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1694An Act providing civil legal remedies for victims of economic abuseCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1687An Act relative to the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust FundCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1683An Act to strengthen justice and support for sex trade survivorsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1594An Act relative to controlling and abusive litigationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1587An Act relative to justice for survivorsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 5305An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatmentCo-sponsorIntroducedMarch 25, 2026
H 5293An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act")Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 5290An Act to streamline broadband permitting and ensure equitable access to infrastructureCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 5277An Act relative to restoring commuter rail to Cape CodCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 3654An Act relative to restoring commuter rail to Cape CodCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 3478An Act to streamline broadband permitting and ensure equitable access to infrastructureCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 3476An Act relative to healthy and sustainable schoolsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 2865An Act relative to teacher’s retirement buyback for former parochial school teachersCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 544An Act to establish the Whole Child Grant ProgramCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 23, 2026
H 5158An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act")Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 23, 2026
H 3851Resolutions condemning political oppression and encouraging free and fair elections in CambodiaCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 23, 2026
H 298An Act to promote school centered neighborhood developmentCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 23, 2026
S 3014An Act promoting pet equity, treatment and safetyCo-sponsorIntroducedMarch 19, 2026
S 2720An Act banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet shopsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 898An Act to end the taking of horseshoe crabs for baitCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 5266An Act to end the taking of horseshoe crabs for baitCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 3962An Act relative to the Maggie Hubbard rental safety actCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 1052An Act accelerating wetlands restorationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 4120An Act to declare emergency medical services an essential serviceCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2479An Act relative to the Massachusetts lead law and promoting equal access to lead-free housingCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2469An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential servicesCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2452An Act improving maternal and child health related to Hyperemesis GravidarumPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026

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