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S2105 • 2025

An Act making records in the office of the Governor public

An Act making records in the office of the Governor public

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Sponsor
Michael D. Brady
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Accompanied S2099
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act making records in the office of the Governor public

An Act making records in the office of the Governor public By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act making records in the office of the Governor public By Mr.
  • Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2105) of Michael D.
  • Brady and Mike Connolly for legislation to make records in the office of the Governor public.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Accompanied S2099

  2. 2025-12-24 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Saturday January 31, 2026

  3. 2025-06-18 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act making records in the office of the Governor public
By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2105) of Michael D. Brady and Mike Connolly for legislation to make records in the office of the Governor public. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2105

SECTION 1. Subclause 26, in lines 146 to 158, inclusive, of Section 7 of Chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “section 1 of chapter 32,” in line 157, the following words: “or office of the governor. “

SECTION 2. Subclause 26 of Section 7 of Chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by inserting after “in section 10A of chapter sixty-six” in line 273, the following sentence: “This section applies to records of the office of the governor created or received after noon on January 6, 2025.”

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