Massachusetts · Current officeholder
Barry Finegold
Democratic Massachusetts Senate, District Second Essex and Middlesex
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Sponsored legislation
181 bills in the current data (109 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 5686 | An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Gina Dellagatta, an employee of the department of mental health | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 29, 2026 |
| HD 6371 | An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Gina Dellagatta, an employee of the department of mental health | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 5, 2026 |
| S 2878 | An Act authorizing the town of Tewksbury to lease the North Street Elementary School for a term of years not exceeding 99 years | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 17, 2026 |
| S 3108 | An Act authorizing the town of Andover to exempt all Andover police officers from civil service | Primary sponsor | In committee | August 13, 2026 |
| S 785 | An Act relative to insurance claims | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 7, 2026 |
| S 3230 | An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire interests in certain portions of land owned by the town of Andover which were acquired by the town for Article XCVII purposes | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 5, 2026 |
| H 5620 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 5, 2026 |
| H 5316 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 29, 2026 |
| S 2008 | An Act allowing for fiscal resilience through strategic investment in stable digital financial assets | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 23, 2026 |
| S 2007 | An Act facilitating brownfields redevelopment | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 23, 2026 |
| S 2005 | An Act authorizing an excise tax credit for eligible semiconductor companies | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 23, 2026 |
| H 5543 | An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Bartlett, an employee of the department of public health | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | July 23, 2026 |
| SD 4031 | An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire interests in certain portions of land owned by the town of Andover which were acquired by the town for Article XCVII purposes | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 22, 2026 |
| S 3117 | An Act to authorize the town of North Andover to ban SGARs and FGARS | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 22, 2026 |
| S 3093 | An Act authorizing the town of Andover to prohibit the use of anticoagulant rodenticides by commercial pesticide applicators | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 22, 2026 |
| S 300 | An Act providing oversight of youth sports and combat sports in the Commonwealth | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 22, 2026 |
| S 3112 | An Act authorizing municipalities to opt-in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses and to allow for public consumption in designated districts in summer 2026 | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 16, 2026 |
| S 3022 | An Act creating the engaging neighborhoods, organizations, unions, governments and households fund ("The ENOUGH Act") | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 16, 2026 |
| S 3158 | An Act controlling and abusive litigation | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 13, 2026 |
| S 1205 | An Act relative to controlling and abusive litigation | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 13, 2026 |
| S 606 | An Act providing for further testing after a combined sewage overflow event | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 9, 2026 |
| S 3154 | An act relative to combined sewer overflows | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 9, 2026 |
| HD 6165 | An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Bartlett, an employee of the department of public health | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 24, 2026 |
| S 1446 | An Act relative to the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Tewksbury | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 5, 2026 |
| SD 3902 | An Act authorizing municipalities to opt-in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses and to allow for public consumption in designated districts in summer 2026 | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2026 |
| S 2581 | An Act to promote student learning and mental health | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 20, 2026 |
| S 2544 | An Act relative to special town meetings petitioned for by residents of the town of Andover | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 19, 2026 |
| S 757 | An Act establishing regulations on certain virtual currencies for fraud prevention | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| S 3048 | An Act to stop cryptocurrency ATM misuse ("SCAM" Act) | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| S 3003 | Economic Development and Emerging Technologies - Extension Order | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| H 4553 | An Act requiring coverage of medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivor | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| H 2988 | An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2026 |
| H 2987 | An Act authorizing Brittany Sproule to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2026 |
| H 2986 | An Act authorizing Javier Vargas to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2026 |
| H 2985 | An Act authorizing Stephen Justice to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2026 |
| S 3027 | An Act criminalizing harassment resulting in serious bodily injury or death of another | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| S 1109 | An Act relative to preventing suicide | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| S 3000 | An act to study promoting access to professional development programming in Massachusetts | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| S 244 | An Act promoting access to professional development programming in 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 5158 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act") | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 23, 2026 |
| S 1866 | An Act clarifying Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| S 755 | An Act providing for prompt health insurance benefits for municipal employees | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| S 1608 | An Act relative to physician assistant interstate compact | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| H 4686 | An Act relative to Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| S 515 | An Act reforming campaign finance laws | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| S 2935 | An Act reforming campaign finance laws | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| HD 5608 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act") | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| S 865 | An Act expanding the moral obligation bond program to acute care hospitals | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 864 | An Act limiting excessive growth in the operating budgets of health care oversight agencies | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 809 | An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 759 | An Act redirecting excessive health insurer reserves to support health care safety net programs | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 758 | An Act defining financial responsibility for uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 756 | An Act expanding insurance coverage for hearing aids and related services | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 1110 | An Act clarifying the rights of fiduciaries to access digital assets | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 1107 | An Act relative to the designation of Jury Clerk in the Haverhill District Court | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| S 1703 | An Act enhancing child passenger safety | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| S 2902 | An Act authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 15, 2026 |
| S 2767 | Economic Development and Emerging Technologies - Extension Order | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| S 2036 | An Act authorizing the establishment of a mean tested senior citizen property tax exemption | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| S 786 | An Act creating a climate bank in Massachusetts | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| S 760 | An Act allowing for the use of an online tool to change life insurance beneficiaries | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 8, 2026 |
| S 541 | An Act modernizing the Massachusetts emergency management system | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 31, 2025 |
| S 2006 | An Act simplifying state reporting obligations of health plan coverage | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 22, 2025 |
| S 671 | An Act to create a Merrimack River Collaborative | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 467 | An Act ensuring senior care organization quality and accountability | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 301 | An Act advancing the economic development of the commonwealth through comprehensive data privacy | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1333 | An Act requiring an annual report on the labor market needs of the Commonwealth | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1332 | An Act clarifying the process for paying the wages of dismissed employees | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1111 | An Act relative to retirement reporting | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1108 | An Act prohibiting the malicious doxing of personal information | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 2283 | An Act promoting responsible end-of-life management for electric and hybrid vehicle batteries | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 15, 2025 |
| S 993 | An Act accelerating housing production | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 11, 2025 |
| S 2835 | An Act accelerating housing production | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 11, 2025 |
| S 2151 | An Act establishing the official salamander of the Commonwealth | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 11, 2025 |
| S 365 | An Act relative to video cameras required in certain special education classrooms | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 362 | An Act expanding access to computer science coursework | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 1625 | An Act relative to environmental public health | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 1540 | An Act protecting personal identifying information on records of death | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 1864 | An Act relative to the creditable service of former employees of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 26, 2025 |
| S 2197 | An Act to modernize municipal meetings, town meetings, and local elections | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 24, 2025 |
| S 252 | An Act establishing the social work licensure compact | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| S 243 | An Act requiring consumer notification for chatbot systems | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| S 1592 | An Act relative to updating the licensure of optometrists | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| S 1486 | An Act relative to end of life options | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| HD 4484 | An Act relative to Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 27, 2025 |
| S 400 | An Act to ensure adequate and equitable funding for public education | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 20, 2025 |
| S 38 | Resolve establishing a special commission on blockchain and cryptocurrency technology | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 20, 2025 |
| S 2641 | An Act relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 20, 2025 |
| S 40 | An Act providing for consumer protection in a digital economy | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 16, 2025 |
| S 37 | An Act promoting economic development with emerging artificial intelligence models and safety | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 16, 2025 |
| S 2630 | An Act promoting economic development with emerging artificial intelligence models and safety | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 16, 2025 |
| S 1483 | An Act relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 16, 2025 |
| S 1112 | An Act establishing the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Decanting Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 14, 2025 |
| S 1895 | An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 2, 2025 |
| S 1865 | An Act providing for certain retirement benefits for the surviving beneficiary of Brandon Arakelian | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 2, 2025 |
| H 1258 | An Act requiring coverage of medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivor | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 29, 2025 |
| S 366 | An Act studying the financing of chapter 74 vocational-technical and agricultural school capital improvements | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 22, 2025 |
| S 363 | An Act increasing access to emergency diabetes management medication | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 22, 2025 |
| S 361 | An Act providing for a study of chronic student absences | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 22, 2025 |
| S 328 | An Act relative to full funding of regional school district transportation | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 22, 2025 |
| S 558 | An Act establishing a pilot program for nature-based solutions to climate change | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 18, 2025 |
| S 1736 | An Act establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 18, 2025 |
| S 1513 | An Act establishing a task force to study the sustainability of emergency medical services | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 2, 2025 |
| S 1370 | An Act relative to snow removal service liability limitation | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 7, 2025 |
| S 2561 | An Act to promote student learning and mental health | Co-sponsor | Introduced | July 31, 2025 |
| S 2549 | An Act to promote student learning and mental health | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 31, 2025 |
| H 4161 | An Act relative to a sick leave bank for Mark Kratman, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 28, 2025 |
| S 364 | An Act establishing privacy standards for student and educator data | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 24, 2025 |
| S 2150 | An Act providing for software licensing fairness | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 24, 2025 |
| S 335 | An Act promoting safe technology use and distraction-free education for youth | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 10, 2025 |
| S 2344 | An Act relative to traffic regulation using road safety cameras | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 7, 2025 |
| S 1541 | An Act relative to athletic training | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 16, 2025 |
| SD 2945 | An Act promoting the safety of dogs in the custody of kennels | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 12, 2025 |
| H 4102 | An Act relative to a sick leave bank for Mark Kratman, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 29, 2025 |
| S 39 | An Act protecting sensitive personal information from breaches and other cybersecurity incidents | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| HD 4330 | An Act relative to a sick leave bank for Mark Kratman, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| SD 2601 | An Act reforming campaign finance laws | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SD 2260 | An Act ensuring senior care organization quality and accountability | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SD 674 | An Act relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 654 | An Act promoting safe technology use and distraction-free education for youth | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 539 | An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2559 | An Act expanding the moral obligation bond program to acute care hospitals | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2554 | An Act studying the financing of chapter 74 vocational-technical and agricultural school capital improvements | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2532 | An Act establishing a task force to study the sustainability of emergency medical services | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2492 | An Act allowing for the use of an online tool to change life insurance beneficiaries | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2482 | An Act redirecting excessive health insurer reserves to support health care safety net programs | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2480 | An Act defining financial responsibility for uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2466 | An Act clarifying Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2461 | An Act requiring an annual report on the labor market needs of the Commonwealth | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2455 | An Act relative to video cameras required in certain special education classrooms | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2447 | An Act establishing the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Decanting Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2430 | An Act providing for consumer protection in a digital economy | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2422 | An Act allowing for fiscal resilience through strategic investment in stable digital financial assets | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2411 | An Act accelerating housing production | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2398 | An Act establishing regulations on certain virtual currencies for fraud prevention | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2390 | An Act modernizing the Massachusetts emergency management system | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2376 | An Act facilitating brownfields redevelopment | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2371 | An Act promoting access to professional development programming in Massachusetts | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2369 | An Act expanding insurance coverage for hearing aids and related services | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2360 | An Act establishing privacy standards for student and educator data | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2355 | An Act advancing the economic development of the commonwealth through comprehensive data privacy | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2333 | An Act protecting sensitive personal information from breaches and other cybersecurity incidents | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2301 | Resolve establishing a special commission on blockchain and cryptocurrency technology | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2296 | An Act establishing the official salamander of the Commonwealth | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2282 | An Act relative to athletic training | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2269 | An Act providing for prompt health insurance benefits for municipal employees | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2268 | An Act relative to retirement reporting | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2263 | An Act clarifying the rights of fiduciaries to access digital assets | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2261 | An Act limiting excessive growth in the operating budgets of health care oversight agencies | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2259 | An Act simplifying state reporting obligations of health plan coverage | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2256 | An Act clarifying the process for paying the wages of dismissed employees | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2255 | An Act providing for further testing after a combined sewage overflow event | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2254 | An Act enhancing child passenger safety | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2244 | An Act increasing access to emergency diabetes management medication | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2237 | An Act relative to preventing suicide | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2231 | An Act providing for software licensing fairness | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2229 | An Act authorizing an excise tax credit for eligible semiconductor companies | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2226 | An Act prohibiting the malicious doxing of personal information | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2225 | An Act expanding access to computer science coursework | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2223 | An Act requiring consumer notification for chatbot systems | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2214 | An Act relative to the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Tewksbury | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2211 | An Act providing for certain retirement benefits for the surviving beneficiary of Brandon Arakelian | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2205 | An Act relative to the designation of Jury Clerk in the Haverhill District Court | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2196 | An Act relative to the creditable service of former employees of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2159 | An Act providing oversight of youth sports and combat sports in the Commonwealth | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2155 | An Act providing for a study of chronic student absences | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 1909 | An Act promoting economic development with emerging artificial intelligence models and safety | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 1665 | An Act relative to end of life options | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 1654 | An Act protecting personal identifying information on records of death | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 1449 | An Act relative to environmental public health | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 94 | An Act relative to controlling and abusive litigation | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| SD 532 | An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| SD 26 | An Act relative to snow removal service liability limitation | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| SD 2366 | An Act promoting responsible end-of-life management for electric and hybrid vehicle batteries | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| S 2618 | Amendment S.2618 | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 54 | An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 53 | An Act authorizing Brittany Sproule to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 52 | An Act authorizing Javier Vargas to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 51 | An Act authorizing Stephen Justice to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |