During each session of the Massachusetts legislature, Climate Action Now identifies some proposed legislation as Priority Bills. We commit ourselves to informing ourselves and the public about these bills, lobbying and testifying for them, and seeking to get them approved by the legislature.
We also identify some Endorsed Bills. These are bills that we also strongly recommend, but that we may not be able to devote as many resources to getting them approved.
There are usually any number of additional bills that we would also like to see enacted into law, however, we have found that we are most effective when we have a limited number of priority and endorsed bills.
Climate Action Now Priority and Endorsed Bills
Updated May 29, 2025
PRIORITY BILLS (** These bills are also Mass Power Forward priorities.)
People Over Energy Profits**
An Act preventing gas expansion to protect climate, community health and safety (Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy)
Here is our Toolkit with more about our People Over Energy Profits campaign.
An Act prohibiting the use of ratepayer funds for utility lobbying, promotions, or perks (Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy)
Make Polluters Pay**
An Act establishing a climate change superfund (Environment and Natural Resources)
Air Quality**
An Act to improve indoor air quality for highly impacted communities (Public Health)
An Act to ensure cleaner air for communities overburdened by outdoor air pollution (Public Health)
No Biomass
An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal light plants (Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy)
An Act limiting the eligibility of woody biomass as an alternative energy supply (Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy)
Immigration Justice
The Safe Communities Act – An act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
Immigrant Legal Defense Act – An Act ensuring access to equitable representation in immigration proceedings (Judiciary)
Forest Protection Legislation
–DCR
An act relative to forest protection (Environment and Natural Resources)
–Watershed
An act relative to watershed forest protection (Environment and Natural Resources)
–Fish and Wildlife
An act relative to increased protection of wildlife management areas. (Environment and Natural Resources)
ENDORSED BILLS
Climate Bank
An Act Creating a Climate Bank in Massachusetts (Financial Services)
S.786/H.3937
AHEAD Coalition
An Act Relative to affordable housing and environmental adaptation dollars
Ban Predatory 3rd Party Suppliers
An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections (Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions at Gas Stations
An act to raise awareness of carbon dioxide emissions at gas stations
HD3843 (Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure)
Green Community Grants for Solar Panels on Rooftops
An act to allow all green communities grants to be used for solar panels on municipal rooftops and land
HD4032 (Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy)
Sunlight agenda
An Act to provide sunlight to state government
S.2099 (Joint Rules Comm)
An Act extending the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature (State Administration and Regulatory Oversight)
An Act relative to the open meeting law (State Administration and Regulatory Oversight)