Massachusetts bills · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)
Massachusetts S 2608
An Act establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Cosponsors (9)
- Michael O. Moore (Democratic)
- Cynthia Stone Creem (Democratic)
- William J. Driscoll, Jr. (Democratic)
- Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic)
- Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic)
- James B. Eldridge (Democratic)
- Julian Cyr (Democratic)
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican)
- Patricia D. Jehlen (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Massachusetts legislature· summary
Senate, September 18, 2025 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act (Senate, No. 2516),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2608).
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2025 Senate | Passing the bill to be engrossed | pass | Set your home in Massachusetts to see |
Actions
- Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Reprinted, as amended, see S2619 - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Read third - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Substituted as a new draft for S2516 - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #50 (Rodrigues) adopted - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #49 (Tarr) adopted - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #37 (Tarr) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #35 (Tarr) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #34 (Tarr) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #20 (Tarr) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #16 (Tarr) adopted - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #36 (Fernandes) adopted - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #12 (Mark) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #24 (Friedman) adopted - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #14 (Lewis) adopted - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #4 (Creem) adopted - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #52 (Rausch) adopted - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #42 (Rausch) adopted - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #58 (Driscoll) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #57 (Cronin) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #51 (Cronin) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #48 (Driscoll) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #47 (Driscoll) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #46 (Driscoll) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #44 (Montigny) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #18 (Payano) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #31 (Cronin) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #27 (Cronin) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #26 (Cronin) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #21 (Rush) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #17 (Keenan) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #6 (Fernandes) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #3 (Eldridge) rejected - Sep 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment #2 (Finegold) rejected - Sep 18, 2025 · Senate
Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, September 25, 2025 - Sep 18, 2025 · Senate
Order relative to subject matter adopted - Sep 18, 2025 · Senate
Recommended new draft for S2516 - Sep 18, 2025 · Senate
Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means