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S2210 • 2025

An Act extending the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature

An Act extending the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature

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Sponsor
Rebecca L. Rausch
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Accompanied S2099
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act extending the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature

An Act extending the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act extending the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature By Ms.
  • Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2210) of Rebecca L.
  • Rausch, John F.

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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 extending the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature
By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2210) of Rebecca L. Rausch, John F. Keenan and Mike Connolly for legislation to extend the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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Bill S.2210

SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 168, after the words “chapter 32” the following words:- , or by the general court, or by the office of the governor of the commonwealth.

SECTION 2. Said section 7 of chapter 4, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph twenty-sixth by inserting the following new subparagraphs:

(v) communications between a member of the general court, or such member’s employee, agent, or representative, and any constituent of such member; provided, however, that the communications reasonably relate to a constituent’s request for assistance in obtaining government-provided benefits or services or otherwise interacting with a state or federal agency; or

(w) communications, memoranda, drafts or other documents relating to developing policy positions of members of the general court or the governor of the commonwealth.

SECTION 3. Section 1A of chapter 66 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words “agencies and municipalities”, in each instance, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- agencies, municipalities, the general court, and the governor.

SECTION 4. Said section 1A of chapter 66, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “agency or municipality” in lines 5-6 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- agency, municipality, the general court, or the governor.

SECTION 5. Section 6A of said chapter 66, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “agency and municipality”, in each instance, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- agency, municipality, the general court, and the governor.

SECTION 6. Section 10 of said chapter 66, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “agency or municipality”, in each instance, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- agency, municipality, the general court, or the governor.

SECTION 7. Said section 10 of chapter 66, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “agency or municipality”, in each instance, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- agency, municipality, the general court, or the governor.

SECTION 8. Said chapter 66, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out section 18 and inserting in place thereof the following section:

Section 18.

Declarations, affidavits and other papers filed by claimants in the office of the secretary of veterans' services, or records kept by him for reference by the officials of his office, shall not be public records.

SECTION 9. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2026.

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