Massachusetts · Current officeholder
Paul Donato
Democratic Massachusetts House, District 35th Middlesex
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Sponsored legislation
146 bills in the current data (41 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 5697 | An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 26, 2026 |
| H 2753 | An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 21, 2026 |
| H 5631 | An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | October 19, 2026 |
| H 5664 | An Act relative to the release or amendment of certain use restrictions for certain property in the city of Malden | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 1, 2026 |
| HD 6291 | An Act relative to the release or amendment of certain use restrictions for certain property in the city of Malden | Primary sponsor | In committee | August 27, 2026 |
| H 5380 | An Act exempting the positions of police chief and deputy police chief in the city of Medford from the civil service law | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 21, 2026 |
| S 785 | An Act relative to insurance claims | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 7, 2026 |
| H 5620 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 5, 2026 |
| H 4618 | An Act to promote increased access to patient care through equitable reimbursement | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 4, 2026 |
| H 4946 | An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 31, 2026 |
| H 5610 | An Act relative to the structure of the commission on the status of grandparents raising grandchildren | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | July 30, 2026 |
| H 4361 | An Act relative to benefits for teachers | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2026 |
| H 2408 | An Act relative to staffing at home health and hospice agencies | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2026 |
| H 5316 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 29, 2026 |
| H 4939 | An Act to facilitate timely access to quality health care by expanding access to patient navigation | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 29, 2026 |
| H 225 | An Act to amend the structure of the Commission of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 29, 2026 |
| H 4619 | An Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 27, 2026 |
| H 4767 | An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 23, 2026 |
| H 4870 | An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 22, 2026 |
| H 3110 | An Act combating offshore tax avoidance | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 13, 2026 |
| H 5441 | An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 21, 2026 |
| H 4367 | An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| HD 6103 | An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to lease the LoConte Memorial Rink to the city of Medford | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 11, 2026 |
| H 242 | An Act to enhance standards of care for those with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 16, 2026 |
| H 824 | An Act relative to political designations | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| H 4796 | An Act relative to organ transplant vehicles | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| H 766 | An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 2189 | An Act relative to bereavement leave | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 1938 | An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 1672 | An Act to establish a program to improve communications between local law enforcement and crime victims in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 5305 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 25, 2026 |
| H 5293 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act") | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| H 2814 | An Act relative to special investigators of the alcohol beverage control commission | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| H 5158 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act") | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 23, 2026 |
| H 823 | An Act relative to election emergencies | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| H 3246 | An Act to promote adoption | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| H 3250 | An Act relative to income tax relief for senior citizens | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 2423 | An Act relative to pupil dental health | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 953 | An Act relative to forest protection | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| H 952 | An Act relative to watershed forest protection | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| H 5216 | An Act relative to forest protection | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| H 1048 | An Act relative to increased protection of wildlife management areas | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| H 3303 | An Act establishing an office of restorative justice | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| H 1588 | An Act relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| H 4152 | An Act granting the city of Medford the authority to require the adoption of institutional master plans subject to the review and approval by the municipality | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| H 2191 | An Act to establish an enhanced care worker minimum wage | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| H 3102 | An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| H 5089 | An Act to close the achievement gap by addressing disparities in children's vision | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| H 202 | An Act to close the achievement gap by addressing disparities in children's vision | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| H 2162 | An Act relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| H 4978 | An Act to promote domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education and training in the field of cosmetology and barbering | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| H 3750 | An Act to provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| H 1230 | An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| H 1173 | An Act to facilitate timely access to quality health care by expanding access to patient navigation | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| H 1143 | An Act to encourage retirement planning | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| H 214 | An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| H 3795 | An Act to establish a monthly payment plan and protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| H 2450 | An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 5, 2026 |
| H 728 | An Act relative to charter school fiscal impact and accountability | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 31, 2025 |
| H 2151 | An Act to protect injured workers | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 22, 2025 |
| S 1300 | An Act preventing wage theft, promoting employer accountability, and enhancing public enforcement | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| H 4645 | An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker | Co-sponsor | Enacted | December 12, 2025 |
| H 634 | An Act to charter school renewals | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 11, 2025 |
| H 4611 | An Act to increase access to disposable menstrual products | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| H 4339 | An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| H 2432 | An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| H 243 | An Act updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| H 2424 | An Act requiring automatic external defibrillator devices in health clubs | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| HD 4928 | An Act relative to organ transplant vehicles | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 24, 2025 |
| H 2407 | An Act relative to the definition of podiatry | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 20, 2025 |
| H 2655 | An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| H 86 | An Act to protect location privacy | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| H 4746 | An Act establishing the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| H 3423 | An Act relative to charter school procurement | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| H 2813 | An Act relative to the fifth member of the public employee retirement systems | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| H 2651 | An Act relative to the equality of wage and recruitment of the Massachusetts State Police | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 12, 2025 |
| H 4252 | An Act updating the linkage exaction program in the city of Medford | Primary sponsor | Enacted | November 10, 2025 |
| H 4675 | An Act preventing animal cruelty | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 3, 2025 |
| H 1934 | An Act preventing animal cruelty | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 3, 2025 |
| H 244 | An Act relative to the family medical history of adopted children | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 29, 2025 |
| H 1428 | An Act relative to tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 27, 2025 |
| H 1877 | An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2025 |
| H 2483 | An Act to increase access to disposable menstrual products | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 20, 2025 |
| H 1144 | An Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 20, 2025 |
| H 1142 | An Act to promote increased access to patient care through equitable reimbursement | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 20, 2025 |
| H 1673 | An Act relative to the efficient management and operation of the registries of probate | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 14, 2025 |
| H 822 | An Act relative to absentee voting | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 8, 2025 |
| H 3335 | An Act relating to public access to historical records | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 6, 2025 |
| H 2568 | An Act requiring carbon monoxide alarms in all residential, governmental and commercial structures | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 22, 2025 |
| H 4263 | An Act establishing a charter for the city of Medford | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 19, 2025 |
| H 4487 | An Act relative to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 17, 2025 |
| H 232 | An Act relative to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 17, 2025 |
| H 2846 | An Act relative to disability or death cause by contagious disease; presumption | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| H 2836 | An Act relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| H 1227 | An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 28, 2025 |
| HD 4718 | An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 31, 2025 |
| H 4328 | An Act relative to the efficient management and operation of the registries of probate | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2025 |
| H 2932 | An Act relative to benefits for teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2025 |
| H 3323 | An Act making amendments to the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 21, 2025 |
| H 4146 | An Act establishing a charter for the city of Medford | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 16, 2025 |
| HD 3429 | An Act relative to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HD 2965 | An Act to protect location privacy | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HD 938 | An Act to charter school renewals | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 937 | An Act relative to the equality of wage and recruitment of the Massachusetts State Police | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 827 | An Act relative to charter school fiscal impact and accountability | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 665 | An Act establishing an office of restorative justice | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 6041 | An Act exempting the positions of police chief and deputy police chief in the city of Medford from the civil service law | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 579 | An Act to establish a monthly payment plan and protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4875 | An Act updating the linkage exaction program in the city of Medford | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4710 | An Act establishing a charter for the city of Medford | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 452 | An Act relative to bereavement leave | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4223 | An Act relative to income tax relief for senior citizens | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3502 | An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3165 | An Act to establish an enhanced care worker minimum wage | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3050 | An Act to promote adoption | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2803 | An Act relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2795 | An Act relating to public access to historical records | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2764 | An Act expanding the senior property tax exemption | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2682 | An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 245 | An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2335 | An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2328 | An Act relative to acute hospital and nursing home governance | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2327 | An Act making amendments to the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2326 | An Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2325 | An Act relative to staffing at home health and hospice agencies | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2324 | An Act relative to tuition waivers for children raised by a grandparent or other relative | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2323 | An Act relative to political designations | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2322 | An Act relative to election emergencies | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2321 | An Act relative to absentee voting | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2320 | An Act relative to the efficient management and operation of the registries of probate | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2319 | An Act relative to special investigators of the alcohol beverage control commission | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2318 | An Act to encourage retirement planning | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2317 | An Act to establish a program to improve communications between local law enforcement and crime victims in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2316 | An Act relative to the fifth member of the public employee retirement systems | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2315 | An Act relative to the definition of podiatry | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2314 | An Act to amend the structure of the Commission of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2313 | An Act to promote increased access to patient care through equitable reimbursement | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2070 | An Act requiring automatic external defibrillator devices in health clubs | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2011 | An Act relative to charter school procurement | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1934 | An Act relative to pupil dental health | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1903 | An Act to enhance standards of care for those with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1552 | An Act to increase access to disposable menstrual products | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1515 | An Act relative to the family medical history of adopted children | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1353 | An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1279 | An Act requiring carbon monoxide alarms in all residential, governmental and commercial structures | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1255 | An Act to close the achievement gap by addressing disparities in children's vision | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |