Massachusetts bills · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)
Massachusetts H 4206
An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
No sponsor recorded.
Cosponsors (14)
- Samantha Montaño (Democratic)
- Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democratic)
- Mark J. Cusack (Democratic)
- Michael J. Soter (Republican)
- David M. Rogers (Democratic)
- Susannah M. Whipps (Independent)
- Chynah Tyler (Democratic)
- Manny Cruz (Democratic)
- Dawne Shand (Democratic)
- Michael P. Kushmerek (Democratic)
- John C. Velis (Democratic)
- Daniel Cahill (Democratic)
- Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (Democratic)
- Jacob R. Oliveira (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Massachusetts legislature· summary
House bill No. 4187, as changed by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading, and as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. June 4, 2025.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2025 Senate | Suspension of the rule be determined by a standing vote, and it was suspended by a vote of 13 to 4. senate rule 38a. orders of the day. the orders of the day were further considered as follows: the house bill modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws (house, no. 4206),-was again considered, the main question being on ordering the bill to a third reading. messrs. tarr, montigny, keenan and o'connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by striking, in their entirety, the following sections:- section 8, section 22, section 23, section 25, and section 26. 27 cannabis laws,-modernizing. 26 uncorrected proof. after debate, the question on adoption of the amendment | fail | Set your home in Massachusetts to see |
| Nov 19, 2025 Senate | Adoption of the amendment | fail | Set your home in Massachusetts to see |
| Nov 19, 2025 Senate | Passing the bill to be enacted | pass | Set your home in Massachusetts to see |
Actions
- Apr 6, 2026 · House
Reported by H5350 - Dec 31, 2025 · Senate
Committee of conference appointed (Gomez-Comerford-Durant), in concurrence - Dec 31, 2025 · Senate
Senate insisted on its amendment - Dec 31, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended - Dec 24, 2025 · House
Committee of conference appointed - (Donahue-Gonzalez-Soter) - Dec 24, 2025 · House
House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment - Dec 24, 2025 · House
Rules suspended - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #116 (Yeas 30 to Nays 7) - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Read third - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Reprinted, as amended, see S2749 - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2722 - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Read second - Nov 13, 2025 · Senate
Placed in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - Nov 13, 2025 · Senate
Order relative to subject matter adopted - Nov 13, 2025 · Senate
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2722 - Jun 9, 2025 · Senate
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means - Jun 5, 2025 · House
H4187, published as amended - Jun 4, 2025 · House
Passed to be engrossed - 153 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 55 )