MA H5149

Bill

MA H5149

Study Order

Introduced
02/26/2026

In Committee
02/26/2026

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Introduced Session

194th General Court

Bill Summary

Relativerelative to plastics, Boston Harbor islands and other related matters.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 02/26/2026)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5149

(68 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5149
BillText	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5149.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1001	Create a crumbling foundations task force with the goal of identifying a source and method of funding	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1010	Relative to the use of shotguns	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1011	Relative to critical wildlife habitat management	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1014	Establishing a climate change superfund	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1015	To require producer responsibility for collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1016	Relative to hunting on Sunday	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1017	To provide priority antlerless deer permits for disabled veteran hunters	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1019	Relative to the reduction of plastics	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1025	Addressing noise issues of migratory game hunters near coastal dwellings	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1026	Establishing a special commission to study the noise effects of hunting migratory game birds in neighborhoods and communities within established coastal zones	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1027	To streamline permitting for rail electrification	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1028	Relative to the protection of our drinking water from nitrosodimethylamine	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1029	Relative to the protection of our drinking water from nitrosodimethylamine	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1030	Relative to the sewer rate relief fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1032	To establish environmental accountability in the fashion industry	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1034	Restricting distribution of single-use plastic straws	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H1035	To improve plastic bottles and their recycling	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H888	Relative to recreation on private tidelands	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H889	Relative to boat wrap recycling	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H891	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H892	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H894	Relative to community preservation funds for coastal infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H896	Relative to Long and Moon Islands in Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H905	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H906	Authorizing and directing the director of the Division of Waterways to dredge the harbor area surrounding Houghs Neck in the city of Quincy	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H907	Relative to DCR yacht club fees reflecting waterway access	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H908	To "Skip the Stuff" to reduce restaurant waste	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H910	To prevent the release of black plastic into the environment	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H911	Relative to truth in labeling of recyclable and compostable goods	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H912	To reduce polystyrene in the environment	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H913	To create fees for single use beverage containers	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H914	To create fees for single use disposable food containers	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H916	To reduce single use plastics in the environment	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H917	Reducing packaging waste	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H919	To protect and preserve the northern right whale and other resident endangered whale and sea turtle species	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H921	Relative to concurrent jurisdiction on National Park Service properties	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H923	Relative to reasonable Mass Wildlife Board expense reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H925	To increase access to recycling	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H927	Resolve to review, consider, and evaluate, and to establish a suitable body and/or special commission to consider climate change economic consequences	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H928	For environmental, and water testing requirements, and funding thereof	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H929	Relative to the board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H930	Relative to bow hunting for deer in Wompatuck State Park	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H933	Relative to plastic bag reduction	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H934	Creating special funds for the division of fisheries and wildlife	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H935	Limiting toxics release inventory facilities in environmental justice communities	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H936	Protecting public drinking water by further regulating solid waste disposal facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H940	Relative to beavers	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H941	Authorizing the use of bow and arrows for Sunday hunting	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H942	Relative to the siting of facilities dealing with refuse	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H947	Relative to brownsfields assessment and remediation funds accessibility	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H948	To protect the public health, safety and welfare including but not limited to the drinking water supply in Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer, designated under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1990	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H949	To ensure safe drinking water for state funding eligibility in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H951	To eliminate hydraulic fracturing in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H955	Relative to solid waste byproduct management and control	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H960	Relative to requiring the sealing of containers transporting solid waste	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H963	Further defining an environmental justice population	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H964	Promoting responsible end-of-life management for electric and hybrid vehicle batteries	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H969	Relative to waste disposal	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H970	Relative to septic installers	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H973	Relative to Title V approval	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H974	Relative to solar panel recycling	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H978	To protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H979	Relative to a marine special activity license program	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H980	Establishing a flood mitigation and preparedness program	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H993	Permitting bow hunting on Sunday	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H994	Regulating the application of fertilizer used in the town of Orleans	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H995	Authorizing the town of Orleans to adopt a pesticide reduction bylaw	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces
H998	To reform the Toxics Use Reduction Act	Accompanied a study order, see H5149	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1001

Create a crumbling foundations task force with the goal of identifying a source and method of funding