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An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws

Reported by Senate Committee on Ways and Means  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2722  ·  Amendment

54 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-11-13SenateReported form the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2025-11-13SenateRecommended new text for H4206
2025-11-13SenateOrder relative to subject matter adopted
2025-11-13SenatePlaced in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, November 19, 2025
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #2 (Moore) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #8 (Lewis) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #10 (Miranda) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #11 (Miranda) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #13 (Miranda) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #15 (O'Connor) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #16 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #109 (Yeas 2 to Nays 35)
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #19 (Payano) adopted
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #20 (Keenan) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #22 (Keenan) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #23 (Keenan) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #24 (Keenan) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #36 (Cyr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #43 (Jehlen) adopted
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #45 (Fernandes) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #46 (Fernandes) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #47 (Fernandes) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #48 (Fernandes) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #49 (Fernandes) adopted
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #50 (Fernandes) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #53 (Collins) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #58 (O'Connor) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #59 (Lovely) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #6 (Brownsberger) adopted
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #3 (Moore) adopted
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #17 (Eldridge) adopted
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #9 (O'Connor) rejected -see Roll Call #111 (Yeas 11 to Nays 26)
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #25 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #112 (Yeas 8 to Nays 29)
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #26 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #113 (Yeas 8 to Nays 29)
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #27 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #28 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #30 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #31 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #33 (Driscoll) adopted
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #34 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #38 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #40 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #41 (O'Connor) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #51 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #52 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #54 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #55 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #57 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #7 (Brownsberger) adopted
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #42 (Tarr) rejected
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #29 (O'Connor) adopted
2025-11-19SenateAmendment #56 (Rodrigues) adopted
2025-11-19SenateReprinted, as amended, see S2749
2025-11-19SenateSubstituted, as amended for H4206
2025-11-19SenateSee H4206

4 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2025-11-19 16:31SenateNo. 109Question on adoption of the amendment 162–35
2025-11-19 19:43SenateNo. 111Question on adoption of the amendment 911–26
2025-11-19 19:55SenateNo. 112Question on adoption of the amendment 258–29
2025-11-19 20:07SenateNo. 113Question on adoption of the amendment 268–29

59 amendments filed

37 rejected  ·  12 withdrawn  ·  10 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1Withdrawn
Senate 2Temporary moratorium on the issuance of certain marijuana license typesMichael O. MooreRejected
Senate 3Whistleblower Complaints to CommissionersMichael O. MooreAdopted
Senate 4Withdrawn
Senate 5Withdrawn
Senate 6Reviewing and Updating Cannabis Testing Protocols and Regulations William N. BrownsbergerAdopted
Senate 7Modernizing Cannabis Retail Advertising William N. BrownsbergerAdopted
Senate 8Reasonable potency limitsJason M. LewisRejected
Senate 9Updating Warning Labels for Improved AccuracyPatrick M. O'ConnorRejected
Senate 10Protecting Competition and Social EquityLiz MirandaRejected
Senate 11Cannabis Credit FairnessLiz MirandaRejected
Senate 12Withdrawn
Senate 13Delivering a Fair Share of Cannabis Revenue to Communities Harmed by the War on DrugsLiz MirandaRejected
Senate 14Withdrawn
Senate 15THC Potency LimitsPatrick M. O'ConnorRejected
Senate 16Licensee CapBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 17DeliveryJames B. EldridgeAdopted
Senate 18Withdrawn
Senate 19Supply and Demand StudyPavel M. PayanoAdopted
Senate 20Term LimitsJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 21Withdrawn
Senate 22Protecting ChildrenJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 23Self ExclusionJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 24Health Impact Study CollaborationJohn F. KeenanRejected
Senate 25Appointment of CommissionersBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 26An Act to Retain Reasonable Possession LimitsBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 27Executive Director of the Cannabis Control CommissionBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 28Preserving Legislative Control over Medical Marijuana LicensesBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 29Improving Oversight for Medical Marijuana LicensurePatrick M. O'ConnorAdopted
Senate 30Removal of the Executive DirectorBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 31Relative to the Competitiveness of the Massachusetts Marijuana IndustryBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 32Withdrawn
Senate 33Banning unregulated intoxicating hemp products and study of regulatory frameworksWilliam J. Driscoll, Jr.Adopted
Senate 34Multi-agency illegal cannabis task forceBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 35Withdrawn
Senate 36Accounts ReceivableJulian CyrRejected
Senate 37Withdrawn
Senate 38Public Hearing on the Operations of the CommissionBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 39Withdrawn
Senate 40Ombudsmen for the CommissionBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 41Billboard AdvertisingPatrick M. O'ConnorRejected
Senate 42Increasing the Penalties for Distribution to MinorsBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 43Studying excise tax impactPatricia D. JehlenAdopted
Senate 44Withdrawn
Senate 45Loyalty ProgramsDylan A. FernandesRejected
Senate 46Retroactive application of Chapter 180Dylan A. FernandesRejected
Senate 47State Reference LaboratoryDylan A. FernandesRejected
Senate 48Funding the Information Technology of the Cannabis Control CommissionDylan A. FernandesRejected
Senate 49Technical Amendment on Cannabis Control Commission StaffDylan A. FernandesAdopted
Senate 50Joint VentureDylan A. FernandesRejected
Senate 51Establishing a Legislative LiaisonBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 52Special commission to study the effects of cannabis use on youth in the commonwealthBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 53Social Equity Trust FundNick CollinsRejected
Senate 54Annual Report by the CCCBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 55Supply and Demand Study and New License MoratoriumBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 56SWM AmendmentMichael J. RodriguesAdopted
Senate 57Raising the Joint Venture Equity CapBruce E. TarrRejected
Senate 58Directing one-percent of the recreational marijuana excise tax to youth substance use preventionPatrick M. O'ConnorRejected
Senate 59Alternate CommissionerJoan B. LovelyRejected

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.