Massachusetts · Current officeholder
Richard Wells
Democratic Massachusetts House, District 7th Norfolk
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Sponsored legislation
141 bills in the current data (12 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 5697 | An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 26, 2026 |
| H 5696 | An Act relative to the establishment of a Milton means-tested property tax exemption | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | October 22, 2026 |
| H 2753 | An Act relative to firefighter retirement benefits | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 21, 2026 |
| H 5631 | An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | October 19, 2026 |
| H 4094 | An Act relative to the establishment of a Milton means-tested property tax exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | October 19, 2026 |
| H 5491 | An Act implementing the recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission Report | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | August 17, 2026 |
| H 4953 | An Act promoting consumer choice in health care | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 10, 2026 |
| S 2968 | An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, to grant permanent easements over certain land in the town of Milton for highway purposes | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 7, 2026 |
| H 4335 | An Act relative to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injury | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 4, 2026 |
| H 4946 | An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 31, 2026 |
| H 4813 | An Act authorizing the town of Milton to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2026 |
| H 4361 | An Act relative to benefits for teachers | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 30, 2026 |
| H 4961 | An Act to increase access to healthcare for ostomy patients | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 27, 2026 |
| H 2101 | An Act to enforce laws protecting worksite safety | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 16, 2026 |
| H 5037 | An Act relative to the sustainability of public health dental hygienists through adequate reimbursements | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 9, 2026 |
| H 4891 | An Act amending the charter of the city known as the town of Randolph regarding compensation of town council and school committee members and meetings of multiple-member bodies | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 7, 2026 |
| H 1069 | An Act establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 25, 2026 |
| H 1394 | An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers | Co-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 5188 | An Act establishing a special commission to study access to unemployment insurance in the Commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| H 2730 | An Act for balanced law enforcement representation to the POST Commission | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| H 2975 | An Act further regulating the retirement rights of certain employees | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| H 2788 | An Act relative to certain licensed pipefitters and refrigeration technicians | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| H 2738 | An Act relative to providing advanced life support to police dogs injured in the line of duty | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| S 1908 | An Act increasing the cap on outside income for public pension recipients | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2026 |
| H 3159 | An Act supporting family caregivers | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2026 |
| H 325 | An Act relating to sales at certain venues | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| H 901 | An Act providing nature for all | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| H 2046 | An Act relative to pill press machines | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 1687 | An Act relative to the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| H 3962 | An Act relative to the Maggie Hubbard rental safety act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| H 2688 | An Act establishing a primary seat belt law | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| H 1052 | An Act accelerating wetlands restoration | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 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 3640 | An Act relative to private detectives and private investigators | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| H 3400 | An Act prohibiting the use of ratepayer funds for utility lobbying, promotions, or perks | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| S 2657 | An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting by and through its Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, to grant permanent easements over certain land in the town of Milton for highway purposes | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| H 3813 | An Act to update and standardize transit definitions in the Commonwealth | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| H 2162 | An Act relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| H 1247 | An Act relative to preventing fraud and establishing regulations on certain virtual currencies | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| H 1147 | An Act relative to the sustainability of public health dental hygienists through adequate reimbursements | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| H 5032 | An Act relative to preparing apprentices in the commonwealth | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2026 |
| H 3306 | An Act establishing the fourth Thursday in march as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 29, 2026 |
| H 4994 | An Act relative to preparing apprentices in the commonwealth | Co-sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| H 4974 | An Act Preparing Apprentices through Training, Hiring, and Skills in Massachusetts | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| H 4162 | An Act to increase access to healthcare for ostomy patients | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| H 1295 | An Act promoting consumer choice in health care | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| S 1747 | An Act relative to public safety on private and public college and university campuses | 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 2126 | An Act relative to prevailing wages | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| H 2085 | An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the commonwealth of Massachusetts | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| H 1345 | An Act enhancing homebuyer awareness by providing notice to persons purchasing property in a flood zone | Co-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 214 | An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| H 2887 | An Act relative to credible service for school nurses | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 8, 2026 |
| H 4400 | An Act relative to the charter of the city known as the town of Randolph | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 5, 2026 |
| H 77 | An Act fostering artificial intelligence responsibility | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 24, 2025 |
| H 3811 | An Act establishing the Blue Star Family license plate | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 24, 2025 |
| H 750 | An Act providing hands only CPR training and the use of defibrillators | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| H 572 | An Act relative to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator education in public schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| H 4107 | An Act to require CPR training and promote careers in emergency medical services | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 18, 2025 |
| H 4645 | An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker | Co-sponsor | Enacted | December 12, 2025 |
| H 3334 | An Act relative to timely public payments for work not included in original construction contracts | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 11, 2025 |
| H 4809 | An Act alleviating the burden of medical debt for patients and families | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 8, 2025 |
| H 419 | An Act alleviating the burden of medical debt for patients and families | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 8, 2025 |
| H 4089 | An Act authorizing the town of Milton to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 8, 2025 |
| H 4339 | An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| H 2432 | An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 4, 2025 |
| H 2510 | An Act to improve outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 24, 2025 |
| S 1934 | An Act relative to funding of the Massachusetts State House police memorial | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 20, 2025 |
| H 91 | An Act to modernize funding for community media programming | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2025 |
| H 3388 | An Act designating veterans suicide awareness and remembrance day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | November 19, 2025 |
| H 86 | An Act to protect location privacy | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| H 715 | An Act relative to phone-free schools | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| H 628 | An Act relative to celebrating and teaching Native American culture and history | 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 335 | An Act to promote equity among lessors | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| H 2736 | An Act relative to the security of exercise equipment and free weights in correctional institutions | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 17, 2025 |
| H 326 | An Act relative to pipefitting licensure | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| H 1500 | An Act addressing affordable housing | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 6, 2025 |
| H 2740 | An Act establishing safety standards for BMX bicycle and motorcross tracks | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 30, 2025 |
| H 2434 | An Act improving pediatric cancer research | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 27, 2025 |
| H 1877 | An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 23, 2025 |
| H 4620 | An Act relative to the employment of persons with disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 20, 2025 |
| H 3293 | An Act relative to the employment of persons with disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 20, 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 231 | An Act to establish an acquired brain injury advisory board | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 16, 2025 |
| H 2834 | An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 6, 2025 |
| H 3914 | An Act relative to the disability retirement of Casey L'Italien, a police officer in the city known as the town of Randolph | Co-sponsor | In committee | October 2, 2025 |
| H 4538 | An Act relative to preventing educator sexual misconduct and abuse of children and youth | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 25, 2025 |
| H 4487 | An Act relative to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 17, 2025 |
| H 232 | An Act relative to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 17, 2025 |
| H 3655 | An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 2025 |
| H 2961 | An Act relative to disability or death caused by contagious disease; presumption | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 8, 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 2842 | An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | 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 713 | An Act relative to supporting student participation in 4-H programs | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 4, 2025 |
| H 2089 | An Act relative to roadway excavation quality assurance | Co-sponsor | In committee | September 2, 2025 |
| H 4408 | An Act establishing the hunger free campus initiative | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 28, 2025 |
| H 1466 | An Act establishing the hunger free campus initiative | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 28, 2025 |
| H 1227 | An Act relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 28, 2025 |
| H 1151 | An Act relative to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injury | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 28, 2025 |
| H 2993 | An Act providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 21, 2025 |
| H 2690 | An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 21, 2025 |
| H 478 | An Act relative to the sale of malt beverages produced by a pub brewery | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 18, 2025 |
| H 2342 | An Act relative to dangerous dogs | Co-sponsor | In committee | August 14, 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 2349 | An Act requiring automatic external defibrillators in Norfolk County public buildings | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 14, 2025 |
| H 2465 | An Act relative to athletic training | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 7, 2025 |
| H 2475 | An Act relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities | Co-sponsor | In committee | July 3, 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 3938 | An Act establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HD 3429 | An Act relative to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HD 758 | An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 747 | An Act relative to the security of exercise equipment and free weights in correctional institutions | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 584 | An Act further regulating the retirement rights of certain employees | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 507 | An Act relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 5010 | An Act relative to the charter of the city known as the town of Randolph | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4595 | An Act authorizing the town of Milton to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4594 | An Act relative to the establishment of a Milton means-tested property tax exemption | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4466 | An Act relative to the disability retirement of Casey L'Italien, a police officer in the city known as the town of Randolph | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 4025 | An Act providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3991 | An Act relative to roadway excavation quality assurance | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3802 | An Act to update and standardize transit definitions in the Commonwealth | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 364 | An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3452 | An Act relative to benefits for teachers | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3430 | An Act relative to disability or death caused by contagious disease; presumption | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 343 | An Act designating veterans suicide awareness and remembrance day | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 326 | An Act to modernize funding for community media programming | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 3071 | An Act relative to pill press machines | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2856 | An Act relative to dangerous dogs | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 2551 | An Act for balanced law enforcement representation to the POST Commission | Primary sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 245 | An Act to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 1784 | An Act establishing the fourth Thursday in march as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |
| HD 157 | An Act to promote equity among lessors | Co-sponsor | Introduced | — |