Massachusetts · Current officeholder
Chris Flanagan
Democratic Massachusetts House, District 1st Barnstable
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Sponsored legislation
212 bills in the current data (32 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 3097 | An Act amending the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | October 26, 2026 |
| 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 |
| S 3098 | An Act authorizing the town of Dennis to publish legal notices digitally | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | September 10, 2026 |
| H 5491 | An Act implementing the recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission Report | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | August 17, 2026 |
| S 2726 | An Act regarding free expression | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 10, 2026 |
| H 5553 | An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 6, 2026 |
| H 5625 | An Act relative to the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 3933 | An Act relative to the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 31, 2026 |
| H 4361 | An Act relative to benefits for teachers | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2026 |
| H 2396 | An Act relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2026 |
| H 5015 | An Act relative to rate equity for community health centers | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 23, 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 1411 | An Act increasing the personal needs allowance for long term care residents | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 20, 2026 |
| H 3194 | An Act relative to affordable housing and environmental adaptation dollars | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 13, 2026 |
| S 3150 | An Act relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 9, 2026 |
| S 1927 | An Act relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 9, 2026 |
| H 5192 | An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 1, 2026 |
| H 2505 | An Act relative to end of life options | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2026 |
| H 2364 | An Act providing safeguards for home healthcare workers | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2026 |
| H 1365 | An Act relative to changing Mass Health estate recoup for people with disabilities beyond age 55 | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2026 |
| H 2692 | An Act implementing the recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission Report | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 10, 2026 |
| H 3883 | An Act relative to disability benefits for veterans | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 1, 2026 |
| H 5443 | An Act relative to increasing access to epinephrine | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 21, 2026 |
| H 4607 | An Act relative to increasing access to epinephrine | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 20, 2026 |
| H 2185 | An Act to provide fair wages to employees of public institutions of higher education | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2026 |
| H 2572 | An Act updating emergency management | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| H 1371 | An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 16, 2026 |
| H 2442 | An Act protecting patients and healthcare workers from exposure to surgical smoke | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| H 2920 | An Act relative to telecommunicators in Barnstable and Dukes Counties | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| H 2829 | An Act relative to harbormasters | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| H 2820 | An Act streamlining state employee collective bargaining | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| H 691 | An Act relative to the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of special education in the Commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 8, 2026 |
| H 4052 | An Act sparking the construction of 21st century buildings | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 3577 | An Act establishing a zero carbon renovation fund | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 3547 | An Act preventing gas expansion to protect climate, community health and safety | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 3540 | An Act advancing clean energy equity | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 3501 | An Act supporting climate progress through sustainably developed offshore wind | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 3488 | An Act relative to tax incentives for building to NetZero Standards | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 3094 | An Act relative to incentivizing multi-family housing through redevelopment | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| H 2828 | An Act relative to expanding the hiring radius for police departments | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 2827 | An Act authorizing Jeremiah Z. Valli to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 2812 | An Act to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 2809 | An Act requiring administrators of certain retirement plans to disclose conflicts of interest | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 2769 | An Act relative to retirement equity for parenting teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 2228 | An Act providing appropriate care for certain populations | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 1975 | An Act relative to adoptions | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 1962 | An Act relative to police use of epinephrine autoinjectors | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 5277 | An Act relative to restoring commuter rail to Cape Cod | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| H 3654 | An Act relative to restoring commuter rail to Cape Cod | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| H 2865 | An Act relative to teacher’s retirement buyback for former parochial school teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| H 544 | An Act to establish the Whole Child Grant Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 23, 2026 |
| H 4078 | An Act relative to establishing protocols for the early detection and treatment of patients with sepsis | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 4077 | An Act mandating retrofitting accessibility for all medical facilities | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 3958 | An Act relative to expanding pathogen testing capabilities for aquaculture | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 3030 | An Act maintaining the state disaster relief and resiliency trust fund | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 2534 | An Act preserving access to hospital services | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 2507 | An Act assessing health care access | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 2469 | An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 2448 | An Act promoting patient safety and equitable access to care | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 2405 | An Act to ensure safe medication administration | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 965 | An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| H 5219 | An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| H 5217 | An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| H 1003 | An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| H 4085 | An Act authorizing the Registry of Motor Vehicles to issue distinctive license plates for the establishment of a fund to support the arts | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| H 3380 | An Act to strengthen the taxpayer protection act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| H 543 | An Act relative to recess for elementary and middle school students | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| H 5047 | An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to take by eminent domain certain land in the town of Norwood | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| H 3967 | An Act relative to amending the Community Preservation Act to include an extra percentage surcharge for accessibility | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| H 4086 | An Act relative to a three year study for stormwater engineering to protect habitats along state highways | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| H 3726 | An Act aligning the Commonwealth's transportation plans with its climate goals | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| H 1054 | An Act providing parks pass waiver for veterans | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| H 368 | An Act amending Chapter 236 of the Special Acts of 2014 | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| H 1436 | An Act relative to debt-free public higher education | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| H 4074 | An Act relative to the development of single family and multi-family housing for veterans | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| H 1096 | An Act relative to rate equity for community health centers | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| H 2672 | An Act relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice | 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 733 | An Act relative to educator pay | Co-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 1544 | An Act to guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| H 4881 | An Act relative to adjunct faculty in public higher education | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 7, 2026 |
| H 1429 | An Act promoting an adjunct bill of rights | 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 4856 | An Act relative to a cranberry water use transfer program | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 31, 2025 |
| H 1058 | An Act relative to a cranberry water use transfer program | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 31, 2025 |
| H 596 | An Act to ensure that all students are prepared for future success | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| H 548 | An Act to promote safe firearm storage education and increase the well-being of students | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| H 517 | An Act to provide a sustainable future for rural schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| H 4831 | An Act to modernize participation in public meetings | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| H 3299 | An Act to modernize participation in public meetings | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| S 1702 | Resolve to establish a commission to study expanding sentencing jurisdiction in Houses of Correction | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| S 1653 | An Act relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice | 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 |
| S 644 | An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| S 2721 | An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| H 91 | An Act to modernize funding for community media programming | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 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 |
| S 2696 | An Act regarding free expression | Co-sponsor | Introduced | November 13, 2025 |
| S 2328 | An Act regarding free expression | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 13, 2025 |
| S 887 | An Act increasing the personal needs allowance for long term care residents | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| S 482 | An Act increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| H 471 | An Act relative to the profession of fire-resistant material applicators | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| H 1502 | An Act relative to home remodeling programs for seniors and people with disabilities | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| H 1547 | An Act codifying the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 5, 2025 |
| S 1452 | An Act establishing a Municipal Building Assistance Program and Building Authority | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 27, 2025 |
| H 2500 | An Act relative to increasing access to epinephrine | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 16, 2025 |
| H 611 | An Act relative to emergency stock epinephrine in schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 2, 2025 |
| H 4463 | An Act to provide green and healthy public colleges and universities | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 2, 2025 |
| H 577 | An Act honoring the Commonwealth’s commitment to public school districts | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 30, 2025 |
| H 3782 | An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 29, 2025 |
| H 3944 | An Act relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 25, 2025 |
| H 1426 | An Act to provide green and healthy public colleges and universities and address their deferred maintenance needs | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 11, 2025 |
| H 2909 | An Act relative to the disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| H 2853 | An Act relative to PTSD and accidental disability | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 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 2690 | An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 21, 2025 |
| H 678 | An Act to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 18, 2025 |
| H 2932 | An Act relative to benefits for teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2025 |
| H 2650 | An Act relative to medical services | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2025 |
| H 2260 | An Act relative to firefighter residency | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 23, 2025 |
| H 2265 | An Act providing for pre-service training for members of local boards and commissions | Primary sponsor | In committee | July 10, 2025 |
| S 586 | An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 3, 2025 |
| H 697 | An Act relative to full funding of regional school district transportation | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 23, 2025 |
| H 597 | An Act ensuring full reimbursement for in-district school transportation costs | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 23, 2025 |
| SD 401 | An Act increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SD 66 | An Act relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 2385 | An Act increasing the personal needs allowance for long term care residents | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 1668 | An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 1447 | An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 1248 | An Act establishing a Municipal Building Assistance Program and Building Authority | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 1023 | An Act relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HD 3759 | An Act relative to the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of special education in the Commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HD 3619 | An Act to provide a sustainable future for rural schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HD 2825 | An Act honoring the Commonwealth’s commitment to public school districts | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| SD 141 | An Act regarding free expression | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 985 | An Act relative to disability benefits for veterans | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 978 | An Act providing parks pass waiver for veterans | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 969 | An Act relative to educator pay | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 948 | An Act relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 913 | An Act relative to full funding of regional school district transportation | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 830 | An Act increasing the personal needs allowance for long term care residents | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 545 | An Act relative to a cranberry water use transfer program | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4236 | An Act updating emergency management | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4090 | An Act sparking the construction of 21st century buildings | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4087 | An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4041 | An Act to provide fair wages to employees of public institutions of higher education | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4040 | An Act implementing the recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission Report | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 404 | An Act relative to the profession of fire-resistant material applicators | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4039 | An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4037 | An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3796 | An Act to provide green and healthy public colleges and universities and address their deferred maintenance needs | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 368 | An Act to modernize participation in public meetings | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3670 | An Act supporting climate progress through sustainably developed offshore wind | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 365 | An Act relative to adoptions | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3452 | An Act relative to benefits for teachers | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 326 | An Act to modernize funding for community media programming | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3259 | An Act to strengthen the taxpayer protection act | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3171 | An Act establishing a zero carbon renovation fund | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3025 | An Act requiring administrators of certain retirement plans to disclose conflicts of interest | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2997 | An Act relative to affordable housing and environmental adaptation dollars | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2803 | An Act relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2726 | An Act maintaining the state disaster relief and resiliency trust fund | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2698 | An Act streamlining state employee collective bargaining | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2686 | An Act relative to the disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2579 | An Act aligning the Commonwealth's transportation plans with its climate goals | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 255 | An Act relative to retirement equity for parenting teachers | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2540 | An Act relative to end of life options | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2463 | An Act relative to telecommunicators in Barnstable and Dukes Counties | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 245 | An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2338 | An Act relative to medical services | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2334 | An Act to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2223 | An Act to establish the Whole Child Grant Program | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2222 | An Act relative to recess for elementary and middle school students | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2134 | An Act relative to PTSD and accidental disability | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2021 | An Act relative to establishing protocols for the early detection and treatment of patients with sepsis | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2020 | An Act codifying the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2013 | An Act relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2006 | An Act relative to expanding pathogen testing capabilities for aquaculture | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2003 | An Act relative to a three year study for stormwater engineering to protect habitats along state highways | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1985 | An Act relative to the development of single family and multi-family housing for veterans | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1959 | An Act relative to amending the Community Preservation Act to include an extra percentage surcharge for accessibility | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1942 | An Act mandating retrofitting accessibility for all medical facilities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1932 | An Act authorizing the Registry of Motor Vehicles to issue distinctive license plates for the establishment of a fund to support the arts | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1925 | An Act to guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1885 | An Act advancing clean energy equity | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1881 | An Act relative to incentivizing multi-family housing through redevelopment | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1865 | An Act relative to changing Mass Health estate recoup for people with disabilities beyond age 55 | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1862 | An Act relative to harbormasters | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1860 | An Act providing for pre-service training for members of local boards and commissions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1855 | An Act relative to tax incentives for building to NetZero Standards | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1851 | An Act amending Chapter 236 of the Special Acts of 2014 | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1849 | An Act relative to expanding the hiring radius for police departments | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1846 | An Act relative to home remodeling programs for seniors and people with disabilities | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1844 | An Act authorizing Jeremiah Z. Valli to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
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