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Massachusetts · Current officeholder

John Keenan

Democratic Massachusetts Senate, District Norfolk and Plymouth

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Sponsored legislation

567 bills in the current data (103 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
S 3289Amendment S.3289Primary sponsorIntroducedOctober 29, 2026
S 2157An Act relative to Massachusetts time zones and sunshine protectionPrimary sponsorIn committeeOctober 29, 2026
H 4890An Act relative to the maintenance of pre-employment physical examination records for public safety personnel in the city of QuincyCo-sponsorPassed both chambersOctober 29, 2026
S 3165An Act authorizing the town of Holbrook to appoint Patrick Doherty as a firefighter notwithstanding the maximum age requirementCo-sponsorEnactedOctober 14, 2026
H 5691An Act further extending the time for issuing certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of HanoverCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 13, 2026
H 5605An Act relative to liquor license extensions in the town of HanoverCo-sponsorIn committeeOctober 13, 2026
S 3271Election Laws - Extension OrderPrimary sponsorIn committeeSeptember 21, 2026
S 1620An Act protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplementsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 20, 2026
S 3239An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study and examine Family, Friend, and Neighbor-Provided Childcare in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 13, 2026
S 2398An Act directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stationsPrimary sponsorIn committeeAugust 13, 2026
S 1343An Act relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employeesPrimary sponsorIn committeeAugust 13, 2026
S 1339An Act to provide paid family and medical leave to all educatorsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 13, 2026
S 341An Act expanding access to family, friend, and neighbor-provided childcareCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 10, 2026
S 3197An Act relative to medical chaperones and medical examsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 10, 2026
S 2726An Act regarding free expressionCo-sponsorEnactedAugust 10, 2026
S 1485An Act providing for safe and consensual sensitive examinationsCo-sponsorIn committeeAugust 10, 2026
S 785An Act relative to insurance claimsCo-sponsorEnactedAugust 7, 2026
S 3141An Act relative to primary care for youCo-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 31, 2026
S 421An Act requiring financial education in schoolsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 30, 2026
S 374An Act empowering students and schools to thriveCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 30, 2026
S 3028An Act promoting pet equity, treatment and safetyCo-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 29, 2026
H 4961An Act to increase access to healthcare for ostomy patientsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 27, 2026
S 3227Amendment S.3227Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3226Amendment S.3226Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3221Amendment S.3221Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3219Amendment S.3219Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3217Amendment S.3217Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3215Amendment S.3215Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3213Amendment S.3213Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 3204Amendment S.3204Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 23, 2026
S 2916An Act improving campaign finance reporting for statewide ballot questionsCo-sponsorPassed both chambersJuly 23, 2026
S 2029An Act relative to the fair taxation of alcoholic beveragesCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
S 2020An Act protecting youth from nicotine addiction by increasing the tax on cigarettesPrimary sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
S 1949An Act relative to protecting youth by closing the synthetic nicotine loopholeCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
S 1946An Act relative to the housing development incentive programCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 23, 2026
S 3131An Act supporting family caregiversCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 22, 2026
S 3022An Act creating the engaging neighborhoods, organizations, unions, governments and households fund ("The ENOUGH Act")Co-sponsorIn committeeJuly 16, 2026
S 185An Act to promote school centered neighborhood developmentCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 16, 2026
S 3158An Act controlling and abusive litigationCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 13, 2026
S 1205An Act relative to controlling and abusive litigationCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 13, 2026
S 1938An Act supporting family caregiversCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 9, 2026
S 1718An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violenceCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 9, 2026
S 1320An Act to increase unemployment insurance benefits for low wage workersCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 9, 2026
H 1370An Act relative to Massachusetts primary care for youCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 9, 2026
S 2038An Act to increase the commuter tax deduction to reflect rising costsCo-sponsorIn committeeJuly 2, 2026
S 3163Amendment S.3163Co-sponsorIntroducedJuly 1, 2026
S 1957An Act supporting families through enhanced tax creditsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 29, 2026
S 1953An Act improving older adult tax relief to address the rising cost of home ownershipCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 29, 2026
S 1646An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processesCo-sponsorEnactedJune 26, 2026
S 2565An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorderCo-sponsorEnactedJune 25, 2026
S 2255An Act relative to electric ratepayer protectionsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 25, 2026
S 867An Act relative to primary care for youCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 18, 2026
S 3116An Act relative to primary care for youCo-sponsorIntroducedJune 18, 2026
S 2563An Act amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilitiesCo-sponsorEnactedJune 12, 2026
S 2659An Act enhancing child welfare protectionsCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 4, 2026
H 3826Resolve to study women veterans and the long-term effects of combat on motherhoodCo-sponsorIn committeeJune 1, 2026
H 5443An Act relative to increasing access to epinephrineCo-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 21, 2026
S 2581An Act to promote student learning and mental healthCo-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 20, 2026
H 4607An Act relative to increasing access to epinephrineCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 20, 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
S 2975An Act protecting access to justiceCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 14, 2026
H 193An Act to improve warning labels on THC productsCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 11, 2026
H 191An Act relative to limiting the potency of THC productsCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 11, 2026
S 2992An Act establishing medical civil rightsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 30, 2026
H 4553An Act requiring coverage of medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivorCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 15, 2026
S 1920An Act providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campusesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
S 1817An Act to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefitsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 8, 2026
S 690An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employerCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2026
S 3034An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFASCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2026
S 1504An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFASCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2026
S 149An Act to enhance standards of care for those with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2026
S 1073An Act relative to capacity determinationCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2026
SD 3574An Act ensuring law enforcement identification for public safetyCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2026
S 789An Act relative to insurance coverage for doula servicesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2026
S 478An Act relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance feesCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2026
S 2343An Act expanding truck safety requirementsCo-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 4684An Act ensuring law enforcement identification and public trustCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
H 5290An Act to streamline broadband permitting and ensure equitable access to infrastructureCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 5274An Act relative to establishing protections for and ensuring access to harm reduction programming and services in the commonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 3546An Act to establish standards for the pole attachment process to facilitate the construction of broadband networksCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
H 2196An Act relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatmentCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
S 1230An Act establishing medical civil rightsCo-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
SD 3774Canvassing the votes for Senator to fill a vacancy in the First Middlesex districtPrimary sponsorIntroducedMarch 18, 2026
S 640An Act promoting humane cosmetics and other household products by limiting the use of animal testingCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
S 1573An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirusCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
S 1537An Act safeguarding victims of illicit drink spikingCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
S 1393An Act relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatmentCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
S 1383An Act establishing peer-run respite centers throughout the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
S 1190An Act enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animalsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
S 1016An Act relative to preventing algorithmic rent fixing in the rental housing marketCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
S 302An Act addressing economic, health and social harms caused by sports bettingPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
S 225An Act to eliminate "grab-and-go" counters at large eventsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 9, 2026
S 2158An Act relative to municipal light plantsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
S 1115An Act to provide continuum of care for severe mental illnessCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
H 5177An Act relative to school library standardsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
H 4207An Act relative to school library standardsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
S 773An Act expanding access to mental health servicesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 772An Act related to comprehensive clinical and extended support servicesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 1711An Act regarding consistent care for addiction rooted in evidencePrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 1633An Act relative to staffing at home health and hospice agenciesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 1414An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providersCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 1406An Act relative to the prescription monitoring programPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 1405An Act repealing the sunset date for drug stewardshipPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 1305An Act establishing protections and accountability for Delivery Network Company workers, consumers, and communitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 1138An Act clarifying a right of a durable power of attorneyPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 1065An Act prohibiting deception in juvenile interrogationsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
H 3015An Act providing for a donation check-off box on state tax returns for the Massachusetts Youth & Government programCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2026
S 2716An Act amending the charter of the town of RocklandCo-sponsorEnactedFebruary 20, 2026
S 768Resolve creating a special commission on affordable housing insurancePrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
S 1116An Act to strengthen justice and support for sex trade survivorsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
S 313An Act strengthening transitional planning and increasing accountability for persons with disabilities and their familiesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2026
S 2959An Act regarding fair housing practices in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 17, 2026
S 2864An Act relative to the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of special education in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2026
S 2947An Act regarding fair housing practices in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
S 2671An Act to end housing discrimination in the CommonwealthCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2026
S 834An Act relative to the practice of acupunctureCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 771An Act relative to dual diagnosis treatment coveragePrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 769An Act providing continuity of care for mental health treatmentPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 711An Act relative to rate equity for community health centersCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 703An Act improving access to community behavioral health centersCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 387An Act relative to safer schoolsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 368An Act to reduce exclusionary discipline for grooming and dress code violationsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 2955An Act to reduce exclusionary discipline for grooming and dress code violationsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 2662An Act expanding wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 2210An Act extending the public records law to the Governor and the LegislatureCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 2099An Act to provide sunlight to state governmentCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 1507An Act regarding the pediatric palliative care programCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
S 1165An Act amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a childCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2026
S 1117An Act relative to treatment, not incarcerationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 2, 2026
S 891An Act relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centersCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 886An Act relative to family members serving as caregiversCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 877An Act to promote an enhanced care worker minimum wageCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 874An Act strengthening mental health centersPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 873An Act relative to hospital closures and health planningPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 871An Act ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autismPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 860An Act establishing medicare for all in MassachusettsCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 832An Act providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prosthesesCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 824An Act relative to IUD pain management coverageCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 809An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapyCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 692An Act to facilitate timely access to quality health care by expanding access to patient navigationCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 2932Amendment S.2932Primary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 29, 2026
S 168An Act to increase the safety of individuals with disabilities relying on life-support equipmentCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 1554An Act to reduce lung cancer deathsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 1551An Act establishing a naloxone purchase trust fundPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 1411An Act to establish a perinatal behavioral health care workforce trust fundCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 1137An Act preventing fires and secondhand smoke in non-smoking rental housingPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 1080An Act for the removal of void restrictive covenantsCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
S 1051An Act promoting diversion of juveniles to community supervision and servicesCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
H 4162An Act to increase access to healthcare for ostomy patientsCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 28, 2026
SD 3607An Act protecting access to justiceCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2026
S 2858An Act to build restorative family and community connectionCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 22, 2026
S 1721An Act An Act to ensure educational rights are upheld for incarcerated youthCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 22, 2026
S 1720An Act to build restorative family and community connectionCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 22, 2026
S 1710An Act relative to the requirement of explosive gas sensor devicesPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 22, 2026
S 1668An Act updating emergency managementCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 22, 2026
H 4832An Act relative to the contracting of digital replicasCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 20, 2026
S 507An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committeesCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 15, 2026
S 2898An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committeesCo-sponsorIntroducedJanuary 15, 2026
S 173An Act to establish a downtown vitality fund to strengthen local business districts and main streetsCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 15, 2026
H 1121An Act studying property insurance premiums on non-profit organizationsCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 15, 2026
S 2725An Act establishing a commission on the status of transgender peopleCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 12, 2026
S 2433An Act electrifying Regional Transit AuthoritiesCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 12, 2026
S 753An Act enhancing homebuyer awareness by providing notice to persons purchasing property in a flood zoneCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 8, 2026
S 1562An Act supporting survivors through financial assistanceCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 8, 2026
S 1552An Act relative to expanding the newborn screening panelPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 8, 2026
S 1387An Act enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds and ensure adequate training on their useCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 8, 2026
S 922An Act relative to the Bean New DealCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 7, 2026
S 1550An Act related to the risk of getting cancer due to the consumption of alcoholPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 7, 2026
S 1548An Act to ensure cleaner air for communities overburdened by outdoor air pollutionCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 7, 2026
S 1543An Act establishing a nursing workforce centerCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 7, 2026
S 2498An Act to properly recognize Massachusetts merchant mariners, living and deceased, who served in an active war zoneCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 5, 2026
S 94An Act relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuanaCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 29, 2025
S 428An Act relative to school library standardsCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 24, 2025
S 418An Act to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 24, 2025
S 2865An Act relative to school library standardsCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 24, 2025
S 2160An Act to ensure gender parity and racial and ethnic diversity on public boards and commissionsCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 24, 2025
S 2122An Act relative to increasing transparency in public constructionCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 24, 2025
H 74An Act relative to the contracting of digital replicasCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 24, 2025
S 2625An Act providing for the issuance of revenue bonds for the construction and reconstruction of telecommunications facilities by the city of QuincyPrimary sponsorEnactedDecember 23, 2025
S 2751An Act relative to affordable housing and environmental adaptation dollarsCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 22, 2025
S 2046An Act granting property tax exemptions to disabled veteransCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 22, 2025
S 1973An Act relative to affordable housing and environmental adaptation dollarsCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 22, 2025
S 152An Act relative to preventing sexual abuse of children and youth by adults in positions of authority or trustCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 22, 2025
S 1364An Act streamlining state employee collective bargainingCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 22, 2025
S 1342An Act relative to railroad workers' earned sick timePrimary sponsorIn committeeDecember 22, 2025
S 132An Act allowing certain minors to consent to supportive servicesCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 22, 2025
S 872An Act establishing a community health center nurse practitioner residency programPrimary sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 480An Act promoting infection prevention and privacy for residents of nursing homesCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 464An Act to strengthen the state home care program workforceCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 404An Act relative to supporting survivors of child sexual abuseCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 2744An Act to protect consumers from contributing to inhumane animal testing for cosmeticsCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 263An Act to protect consumers from contributing to inhumane animal testing for cosmeticsCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 2555An Act to improve Massachusetts home care.Co-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025
S 1568An Act to create a nicotine free generationCo-sponsorIn committeeDecember 18, 2025

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Sources

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