This bill (HD 5623) is a procedural requirement directing the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism to submit its annual report on state tourism expenditures for fiscal year 2025. The report, due December 31, 2025, details how funds from the Tourism Trust Fund were allocated to Regional Tourism Councils (RTCs) for tourism promotion and administrative costs. It complies with Section 13T of Chapter 23A, which mandates this annual submission to legislative clerks and the Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development Committee. The bill itself does not create new policy but formalizes a reporting obligation under existing law.
Order authorizing the committee on Community Development and Small Businesses to make an investigation and study of certain House documents relative to neighborhood stabilization.
Order relative to authorizing the committee on Revenue to make an investigation and study of certain House documents relative to agriculture, land use and environment.
Order relative to authorizing the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to make an investigation and study of certain House documents relative to the MBTA Communities Act and other municipal matters.
Report of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (pursuant to Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2024, Section 10 of Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2025, and Section 88 of Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2025) submitting its Emergency Housing Assistance Program bi-weekly report
Order relative to authorizing the committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity to make an investigation and study of certain House documents relative to artificial intelligence.
Report of the Department of Public Health (pursuant to 105 CMR 451.403) submitting a report on the inspection of Bridgewater Complex Food Service on December 15, 2025, the Plan of Correction (POC) from the facility and the POC acceptance letter from the Division of Environmental Health Regulations and Standards (EHRS)
By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to support the pursuit of justice against ICE. The Judiciary.
SD 3643 (An Act to uncover ICE) prohibits Massachusetts' registrar from issuing confidential or undercover license plates to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers or agents for any purpose, including undercover operations. The bill directly affects ICE personnel operating in Massachusetts by banning the use of such plates for undercover work. Key provisions require revoking any existing confidential plates issued to ICE within 30 days of the law's effective date and preventing their renewal. This is a procedural change to vehicle registration rules, not a substantive immigration policy. (Bill pending referral to the Transportation committee.)
Report of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (pursuant Section 18 of Chapter 21A of General Laws) submitting its MassDEP Fees FY25 annual report
This bill (SD 3641) claims to prevent federal agency memoranda (like those from ICE) from being used as legal defenses in Massachusetts state courts for civil or criminal cases. It proposes amending state law to state that such federal memoranda "shall not constitute a defense" to violations of state law. However, state courts already do not recognize federal memoranda as valid legal defenses, making this bill redundant and legally unnecessary. The bill is currently referred to the Judiciary committee for review but would not change existing legal practice. The title "melt ICE defenses" is a mischaracterization of the bill's actual, non-substantive provisions.
Report of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association with assistance from the district attorneys’ offices (pursuant to Section 29D of Chapter 272 of the General Laws) submitting its number of cases and arraignments on dissemination or possession of non-consensual explicit visual material by a minor
