MassachusettsAn Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws
What it does
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Reported by H5350Latest
- 2025
- Dec 31Committee of conference appointed (Gomez-Comerford-Durant), in concurrence
- Dec 31Senate insisted on its amendment
- Dec 31Rules suspended
- Dec 24Committee of conference appointed - (Donahue-Gonzalez-Soter)
- Dec 24House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
- Dec 24Rules suspended
- Nov 19Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #116 (Yeas 30 to Nays 7)Passed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Passing the bill to be enacted. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adoption of the amendment. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded 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. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded 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. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Passing the bill to be enacted. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adoption of the amendment. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Adoption of the amendment. Result: fail.Upper
- Nov 19Read thirdMinor
- Nov 19Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 19Reprinted, as amended, see S2749
- Nov 19Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2722Major
- Nov 19Read secondMinor
- Nov 13Placed in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, November 19, 2025
- Nov 13Order relative to subject matter adopted
- Nov 13Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2722Minor
- Jun 9Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and MeansMinor
- Jun 5H4187, published as amended
- Jun 4Passed to be engrossed - 153 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 55 )Passed 1st Chamber