Massachusetts · Current officeholder
John Barrett
Democratic Massachusetts House, District 1st Berkshire
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Sponsored legislation
145 bills in the current data (34 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 4347 | An Act relative to the Williamstown Library Trustees | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 9, 2026 |
| H 5507 | An Act authorizing the Adams Fire District to allow firefighters to continue to serve past the age of 65 | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 17, 2026 |
| H 5483 | An Act allowing the town of Williamstown to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) | Primary sponsor | In committee | August 6, 2026 |
| H 5620 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 5, 2026 |
| H 5632 | An Act relative to school choice | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 4, 2026 |
| H 5502 | An Act relative to school choice | 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 5316 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 29, 2026 |
| H 5590 | An Act establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 23, 2026 |
| H 5015 | An Act relative to rate equity for community health centers | Co-sponsor | In committee | 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 1405 | An Act establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 20, 2026 |
| H 3110 | An Act combating offshore tax avoidance | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 13, 2026 |
| H 4141 | An Act authorizing the city of North Adams to appoint retired North Adams police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 30, 2026 |
| H 2505 | An Act relative to end of life options | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2026 |
| H 1394 | An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2026 |
| H 1351 | An Act ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 17, 2026 |
| H 4867 | An Act relative to school choice | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 15, 2026 |
| HD 6206 | An Act authorizing the Adams Fire District to allow firefighters to continue to serve past the age of 65 | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 11, 2026 |
| H 4319 | An Act banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet shops | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 8, 2026 |
| H 2125 | An Act to provide paid family and medical leave to all educators | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2026 |
| H 2572 | An Act updating emergency management | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 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 2554 | An Act relative to routine childhood immunizations | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| H 2107 | An Act relative to raising the minimum wage closer to a living wage in the commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| H 967 | An Act banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shops | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| H 2580 | An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents | 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 3527 | An Act preserving broadband service for low-income consumers | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 3450 | An Act to establish municipal access to utility poles located in municipal rights-of-way | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 6, 2026 |
| H 890 | An Act relative to crumbling concrete foundations | 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 2750 | An Act relative to retirement benefits for Neal Bryan Martin | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 4684 | An Act ensuring law enforcement identification and public trust | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 1952 | An Act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 1914 | An Act relative to a temporary possession ban of animals for animal abusers | Co-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 5273 | An Act relative to the sale of nitrous oxide | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| H 4907 | An Act relative to the sale of nitrous oxide | 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 5158 | An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act") | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 23, 2026 |
| H 990 | An Act prohibiting the sale of newly farmed fur products | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| H 4055 | An Act relative to recall elections in the town of Lanesborough | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| H 1070 | An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekend | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| H 4120 | An Act to declare emergency medical services an essential service | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 4076 | An Act establishing a special commission on emergency medical services | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 4025 | An Act relative to the organization of EOHHS | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| H 3961 | An Act relative to education and prevention of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and other related epilepsy mortalities | Co-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 965 | An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | 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 1145 | An Act regulating certain mortgages | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2026 |
| H 4042 | An Act relating to homeowner insurance policy | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| H 3624 | An Act establishing time limits for idling trains | Primary 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 1954 | An Act ensuring access to equitable representation in immigration proceedings | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| H 1588 | An Act relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| H 3937 | An Act creating a climate bank in Massachusetts | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| H 3026 | An Act allowing the town of Williamstown to expand financial eligibility for senior property tax exemption | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 19, 2026 |
| H 2191 | An Act to establish an enhanced care worker minimum wage | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| H 1096 | An Act relative to rate equity for community health centers | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 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 |
| H 515 | An Act exempting Hancock schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| H 4047 | An Act relating to special permits | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| H 989 | An Act concerning the use of animals in product testing | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| H 1093 | An Act prohibiting certain insurance liens | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| H 565 | An Act establishing the Massachusetts farm to school program | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| H 222 | An Act relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| H 214 | An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| H 1242 | An Act relative to insurers' usage of aerial images | 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 |
| HD 5459 | An Act relative to the sale of nitrous oxide | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 5, 2026 |
| H 2450 | An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 5, 2026 |
| H 4853 | An Act protecting our soil, farms and food from PFAS contamination | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 31, 2025 |
| H 109 | An Act protecting our soil and farms from PFAS contamination | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 31, 2025 |
| S 314 | An Act to provide a sustainable future for rural schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 29, 2025 |
| S 2870 | An Act to provide a sustainable future for rural schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 29, 2025 |
| S 940 | An Act promoting an adjunct bill of rights | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 24, 2025 |
| S 2880 | An Act relative to adjunct faculty in public higher education | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 24, 2025 |
| S 152 | An Act relative to preventing sexual abuse of children and youth by adults in positions of authority or trust | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 22, 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 |
| HD 5312 | An Act relative to school choice | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 15, 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 868 | An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| H 1100 | An Act relating to insurance adjusters | 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 4056 | An Act relative to the Lanesborough Select Board | Primary sponsor | Enacted | October 30, 2025 |
| H 4038 | An Act relative to school transportation reimbursement | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 29, 2025 |
| H 2434 | An Act improving pediatric cancer research | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 27, 2025 |
| H 635 | An Act relating to seizure disorders in schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2025 |
| H 4641 | An Act relating to seizure disorders in schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2025 |
| H 4638 | An Act relative to the free flow of information | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2025 |
| H 1738 | An Act relative to the free flow of information | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2025 |
| H 1634 | An Act relative to sexual assaults by adults in positions of authority or trust | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 20, 2025 |
| H 4596 | An Act establishing a commission to study a statewide credentialing program for digital navigators | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 14, 2025 |
| H 100 | An Act establishing a commission to study a statewide credentialing program for digital navigators | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 14, 2025 |
| H 4590 | An Act to improve indoor air quality for highly-impacted communities | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 9, 2025 |
| H 2427 | An Act to improve indoor air quality for highly-impacted communities | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 9, 2025 |
| H 3591 | An Act ensuring our freedom to read in the Commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 6, 2025 |
| HD 4886 | An Act ensuring law enforcement identification and public trust | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 2, 2025 |
| H 111 | An Act promoting equity in agriculture | 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 4538 | An Act relative to preventing educator sexual misconduct and abuse of children and youth | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 25, 2025 |
| S 388 | An Act to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 22, 2025 |
| H 72 | An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 17, 2025 |
| H 2842 | An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| H 735 | An Act to promote food literacy | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 2, 2025 |
| H 283 | An Act relative to a loan repayment program for human services workers | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 28, 2025 |
| H 801 | An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 20, 2025 |
| H 678 | An Act to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 18, 2025 |
| H 886 | An Act relative to paint recycling | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 11, 2025 |
| SD 2620 | An Act relative to the classification of special municipal employees | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 4, 2025 |
| H 2932 | An Act relative to benefits for teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 30, 2025 |
| H 769 | An Act to improve care and prepare for the new era of Alzheimer’s and dementia | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 29, 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 |
| HD 4628 | An Act authorizing the city of North Adams to appoint retired North Adams police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| HD 3983 | An Act to improve care and prepare for the new era of Alzheimer’s and dementia | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HD 2503 | An Act exempting Hancock schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HD 6210 | An Act allowing the town of Williamstown to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4945 | An Act relative to the Williamstown Library Trustees | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4525 | An Act relative to recall elections in the Town of Lanesborough | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4507 | An Act relative to the Lanesborough Select Board | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 405 | An Act relative to the organization of EOHHS | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4025 | An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3165 | An Act to establish an enhanced care worker minimum wage | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 314 | An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 304 | An Act relative to school transportation reimbursement | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 303 | An Act prohibiting certain insurance liens | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 302 | An Act allowing the town of Williamstown to expand financial eligibility for senior property tax exemption | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 301 | An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 300 | An Act establishing time limits for idling trains | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 299 | An Act to establish municipal access to utility poles located in municipal rights-of-way | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 298 | An Act relative to retirement benefits for Neal Bryan Martin | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2540 | An Act relative to end of life options | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2497 | An Act relating to special permits | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2495 | An Act relating to homeowner insurance policy | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 245 | An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |