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Massachusetts · Current officeholder

Joe McKenna

Republican Massachusetts House, District 18th Worcester

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Sponsored legislation

372 bills in the current data (48 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
H 5702An Act changing the board of selectmen in the town of Oxford to select boardCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 26, 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
H 5689An Act authorizing the town of Webster to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premisesCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 15, 2026
H 5261An Act amending the town charter in the town of OxfordCo-sponsorEnactedOctober 14, 2026
H 5666An Act designating a certain roundabout in the town of Uxbridge in honor of Officer Stephen A. LaPortaCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 13, 2026
H 5583An Act authorizing the town of Webster to grant a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premisesCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 13, 2026
S 3051An Act relative to a certain retirement benefit to be paid to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Stephen LaPorta, of the police department of the town of UxbridgeCo-sponsorPassed one chamberSeptember 28, 2026
HD 5712An Act designating a certain roundabout in the town of Uxbridge in honor of Officer Stephen A. LaPortaCo-sponsorIn committeeSeptember 3, 2026
H 4432An Act establishing the hospital to home partnership programCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 4, 2026
H 4335An Act relative to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injuryCo-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
H 4668An Act to establish a perinatal behavioral health care workforce trust fundCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 27, 2026
S 1976An Act abolishing the death taxCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
H 5046An Act to protect the lives of student athletes; Freddy’s lawCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
H 2531An Act relative to physician assistant interstate compactCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
H 2371An Act removing barriers to care for physician assistantsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
H 1411An Act increasing the personal needs allowance for long term care residentsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 20, 2026
S 3091An Act creating crumbling concrete relief for homeownersCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 22, 2026
HD 6224An Act relative to tethered caps on single-serve beverage containersPrimary sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 4623An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providersCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 176An Act further defining eligibility for medical use marijuanaCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 1394An Act relative to family members serving as caregiversCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 17, 2026
H 5452An Act authorizing the town of Oxford to grant 2 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premisesCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 15, 2026
S 2659An Act enhancing child welfare protectionsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 4, 2026
H 3889An Act relative to extending Veterans benefits to surviving spousesCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 1, 2026
H 3883An Act relative to disability benefits for veteransCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 1, 2026
H 3868An Act exempting veterans disability payments as income when they are applying for other Commonwealth services.Co-sponsorIn committeeJune 1, 2026
H 5450An Act regarding currency efficiency and non-digital tendering scarcityCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 26, 2026
H 5383An Act granting the town of Oxford 2 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premisesCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 26, 2026
H 5138An Act relative to consumer protections for low valued legal tender scarcityCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 26, 2026
H 5441An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirusCo-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 21, 2026
H 4367An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirusCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 20, 2026
H 3888Resolutions calling on Article V of the United States Constitution for the convening of a convention of the statesCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 14, 2026
H 5162An Act designating a segment of Route 20 as the Brodeur CurveCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 11, 2026
H 175An Act adding retail drive-up curbside pickup for marijuana establishmentsCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 11, 2026
H 2146An Act ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 7, 2026
H 2701An Act to promote and protect safety in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 2665An Act relative to access to constitutional rightsPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 2648An Act empowering law enforcement to cooperate with the United States to transfer custody of convicted criminalsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 2611An Act relative to firearm licensing renewals during a state of emergencyCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 2610An Act relative to lawful right to carryCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 2206An Act enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds and ensure adequate training on their useCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 23, 2026
H 3251An Act to exclude tipped wages from taxable incomeCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 21, 2026
H 3249An Act relative to creating manufacturing and economic development in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 21, 2026
H 3248An Act granting an income tax exemption for new manufacturing corporationsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 21, 2026
H 3184An Act implementing a home water filtration tax creditPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 21, 2026
H 3098An Act relative to home heating oil deductionsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 21, 2026
H 5041An Act relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditionsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 15, 2026
H 2148An Act relative to a public health prevailing wage exemptionPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 15, 2026
H 967An Act banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shopsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 4685An Act requiring local approval for battery storage facility permittingCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 3000An Act relative to the retirement classification of licensed drinking water operatorsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 2908An Act Souza's Law - Change MassDOT Highway workers from Group 1 to Group 4Co-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 2738An Act relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of dutyCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1579An Act relative to emergency shelter assistance for commonwealth residentsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1578An Act relative to background checks for individuals in Massachusetts housing programsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1555An Act relative to the display of the flag of the United States by condominium unit ownersCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1549An Act providing relief of 40B regulations for municipalities sheltering individuals on behalf of DHCDPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1548An Act relative to the state’s requirements for calculating the municipal land area for subsidized housing inventory (SHI)Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1506An Act relative to prioritizing Massachusetts residents on the waitlist for emergency housing assistanceCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1504An Act relative to mobile homes as affordable housingCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 1503An Act relative to the emergency housing assistance program and universal background checksCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
H 5228An Act granting Uxbridge the ability to post public meeting noticesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
S 1841An Act regarding the disability pension for Michael PalmerCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 8, 2026
H 4690An Act establishing a temporary moratorium on the siting of lithium battery storage facilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 4689An Act establishing buffer zones for battery storage facilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3572An Act relative to the sale of zero-emission vehiclesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3535An Act relative to the sale of zero-emission vehiclesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3525An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniaturesPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3491An Act relative to electric vehiclesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3490An Act relative to the sale of electric vehiclesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 6, 2026
H 3247An Act to promote the development of abandoned buildingsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2026
S 1669An Act establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officersCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2026
H 890An Act relative to crumbling concrete foundationsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 30, 2026
H 3001An Act supporting disabled first respondersCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 30, 2026
H 2735An Act establishing a fund for the care of retired police dogsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 30, 2026
H 5302An Act helping employees after a relative’s tragedyCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 2064An Act relative to bereavement leave for the loss of a childCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 2059An Act relative to eliminating cashless bailCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 2058An Act relative to state compliance with detainer requestsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 2057An Act ensuring the safety and dignity of first responders (Halo Act)Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1975An Act relative to adoptionsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1881An Act granting Indian tribes access to the Massachusetts courtsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1880An Act relative to illegal drug and firearm traffickingPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1879An Act to ensure backyard privacyPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1804An Act relative to public safety, fiscal responsibility, and emergency assistanceCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1801An Act to provide continuum of care for severe mental illnessCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1697An Act relative to psychological evaluations for persons considered a danger to themselves or othersCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1687An Act relative to the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust FundCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1671An Act designating right of dispositionCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1665An Act related to Down syndromeCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 1662An Act relative to coerced abortionCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 2971An Act to provide public safety telecommunicators with the same internal benefits as first respondersCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 2968An Act relative to Massachusetts certified emergency telecommunicatorsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 2865An Act relative to teacher’s retirement buyback for former parochial school teachersCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 3494An Act to improve outdoor lighting, conserve energy, and increase dark-sky visibilityCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 23, 2026
S 1842An Act relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officersCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 990An Act prohibiting the sale of newly farmed fur productsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 2702An Act to protect correctional officersCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 1070An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekendCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 1052An Act accelerating wetlands restorationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2026
H 3246An Act to promote adoptionCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 18, 2026
H 3250An Act relative to income tax relief for senior citizensCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 3186An Act ensuring consistent reimbursement of PILOT fundingPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 3185An Act relative to taxpayer conscience protectionPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2541An Act relative to the protection of medical exemptions for immunizations for school attendanceCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2496An Act prohibiting harmful food dyes in competitive school foodsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2495An Act relative to LSDs (Lysosomal Storage Disorders) in infantsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2494An Act relative to emergency room procedure for prescribing or dispensing pain medication to certain persons on probationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2493An Act protecting pregnancy resource centers from taxpayer funded negative ad campaignsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2492An Act require a suitable ride home from the hospital for all cognitively impaired dischargesCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 2419An Act relative to local boards of health and the sale of legal tobacco products in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
H 1389An Act relative to state funding of certain nonprofitsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 16, 2026
S 2919An Act addressing rising insurance costs for manufactured home residentsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
S 1573An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirusCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
H 965An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environmentCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
H 5217An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environmentCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
H 4845An Act granting Uxbridge the ability to post public meeting noticesCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
H 4239An Act providing for a municipal tax amnestyCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
H 3244An Act relative to the small commercial tax exemptionCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
H 3097An Act relative to the bundled cell phone taxationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
H 3406An Act relative to responsibly reducing emissions in the transportation sectorCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
H 3357An Act relative to responsibly reducing emissions in the transportation sectorCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
H 3183An Act allow all towns and cities to use Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as an incentive for housing (residential rehab or commercial conversion)Co-sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
H 651An Act to improve access, opportunity, and capacity in Massachusetts vocational-technical educationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
H 5176An Act to improve access, opportunity, and capacity in Massachusetts vocational-technical educationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
H 2147An Act relative to employee referencesPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
HD 5711An Act relative to a certain retirement benefit to be paid to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Stephen LaPorta, of the police department of the town of UxbridgeCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 2, 2026
H 941An Act authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday huntingCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
H 2175An Act relative to a youth training wageCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
H 1001An Act create a crumbling foundations task force with the goal of identifying a source and method of fundingCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
H 3740An Act to allow hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcyclesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 25, 2026
H 1054An Act providing parks pass waiver for veteransCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 25, 2026
HD 5613An Act designating a segment of Route 20 as the Brodeur CurveCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
HD 5559An Act relative to consumer protections for low valued legal tender scarcityCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2026
H 371An Act relative to local boards of health and the sale of legal consumer products in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2026
H 217An Act relative to ensuring resources and support for pregnant and parenting familiesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2026
H 2340An Act repealing section 3A relative to MBTA communitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2026
H 2339An Act relative to guidelines for MBTA communitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2026
H 2338An Act relative to exemptions from MBTA community designationsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2026
H 2267An Act relative to exemptions from MBTA community designationsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2026
H 2266An Act repealing section 3A relative to MBTA communitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2026
H 4649An Act establishing a special commission on micro-transitCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2026
H 4622An Act to protect the lives of student athletes; Freddy’s lawCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2026
H 1257An Act relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditionsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2026
HD 5554An Act addressing energy costs, transparency, and sustainabilityCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 2, 2026
H 1256An Act reducing the costs for small businessPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 2, 2026
S 2738An Act addressing rising insurance costs for manufactured home residentsCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 1747An Act relative to public safety on private and public college and university campusesCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2026
H 3741An Act establishing an emergency responder yellow dot programPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2026
H 4944An Act relative to emergency insulin accessCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026
H 1230An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employerCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026
H 1212An Act relative to emergency insulin accessCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026
H 3245An Act relative to property tax relief for 100% disabled veteransCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 22, 2026
H 3105An Act relative to the establishment of a means tested senior citizen property tax exemptionCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 20, 2026
H 3935An Act relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn traffickingCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 15, 2026
S 2387An Act erecting Clara Barton signs in the town of OxfordCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 12, 2026
S 1629An Act relative to the theft of gravesCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 8, 2026
S 2444An Act promoting road safetyCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 31, 2025
H 3811An Act establishing the Blue Star Family license plateCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 24, 2025
S 633An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekendCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 579An Act to reimburse the George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game FundCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 1217An Act designating right of dispositionCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 2185An Act relative to responsibly reducing emissions in the transportation sectorCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 11, 2025
S 1474An Act allowing moveable tiny houses as permanent residential dwellings and accessory dwelling unitsCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 8, 2025
S 979An Act ensuring fair housing for homeless familiesCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 4, 2025
S 978An Act relative to the HomeBase ProgramCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 4, 2025
S 977An Act relative to CHAMPS application upgradesCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 4, 2025
S 1840An Act to reform sick leave buybacksCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 4, 2025
S 1686An Act relative to change of address for firearm licensingCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 4, 2025
S 1675An Act relative to sanctuary policies in the commonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 4, 2025
H 767An Act clarifying rate setting processes for home health and home care servicesCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 4, 2025
H 2432An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancerCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 4, 2025
HD 5346An Act exempting Software as a Service (SaaS) products from sales taxesPrimary sponsorIn committeeDecember 1, 2025
H 2358An Act permitting municipal expenditures for the maintenance of private roadsCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 24, 2025
H 2298An Act facilitating site plan reviewCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 20, 2025
H 2736An Act relative to the security of exercise equipment and free weights in correctional institutionsCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 17, 2025
S 577An Act relative to the use of crossbows in huntingCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 13, 2025
H 2664An Act establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulationsCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 12, 2025
H 4707An Act allowing movable tiny houses as permanent residential dwellings and accessory dwelling unitsCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 6, 2025
H 437An Act returning liquor license control to municipalitiesPrimary sponsorIn committeeNovember 6, 2025
H 1493An Act allowing movable tiny houses as permanent residential dwellings and accessory dwelling unitsCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 6, 2025
H 2208An Act to establish a perinatal behavioral health care workforce trust fundCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 5, 2025
S 580An Act relative to crumbling concrete foundationsCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 3, 2025
S 578An Act relative to hunting near a dwellingCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 3, 2025
S 576An Act relative to outdoor heritageCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 3, 2025
S 125An Act creating an electronic backpack for foster children’s educational recordsCo-sponsorIn committeeNovember 3, 2025
H 3658An Act establishing a special commission on micro-transitCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 27, 2025
HD 4558An Act establishing a temporary moratorium on the siting of lithium battery storage facilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 23, 2025
HD 4557An Act requiring local approval for battery storage facility permittingCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 23, 2025
HD 4556An Act establishing buffer zones for battery storage facilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 23, 2025
H 644An Act updating the administration of medications in schools statute to include epilepsyPrimary sponsorIn committeeOctober 23, 2025
H 635An Act relating to seizure disorders in schoolsCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 23, 2025
H 4641An Act relating to seizure disorders in schoolsCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 23, 2025
H 231An Act to establish an acquired brain injury advisory boardCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 16, 2025
HD 5223An Act relative to penalties for assault and battery on a police officerCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 15, 2025
HD 5222An Act relative to racing on public ways and penalties for unlawful motor vehicle competitionsCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 15, 2025
HD 4989An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providersCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 8, 2025
S 59An Act relative to farming in the town of SuttonCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 2, 2025
H 3782An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration platesCo-sponsorIn committeeSeptember 29, 2025

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Sources

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