Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 12 tracked bills, 5 news records, and 0 public figures; leading categories are AI in health care, AI governance, and AI use in criminal justice, the stage mix is 11 committee and 1 enacted, and facility matching found no matched data centers, 29 matched power plants totaling 10,277 MW, 3 local policy areas and 3 local actions.
Legislation
- In committeeConcerningH4640
To implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology
To implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI use in criminal justice, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency, ai safety, and data privacy, and associated with Joint Committee on the Judiciary. The record date is 2025-10-23.
Updated Oct 23, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningS2632
Relative to the use of artificial intelligence and other software tools in healthcare decision-making
Relative to the use of artificial intelligence and other software tools in healthcare decision-making is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to ai in healthcare, algorithmic transparency, and ai safety, and associated with Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. The record date is 2025-10-16.
Updated Oct 16, 2025Source - EnactedH4530
Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects is tracked in Massachusetts at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with House Committee on Ways and Means. The record date is 2025-09-22.
Updated Sep 22, 2025Source - In committeeH1356
Relative to transparency of hospital and health system finances
Relative to transparency of hospital and health system finances is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care and associated with Mark Cusack. The record date is 2025-02-27.
Updated Feb 27, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningH495
Reducing emissions from artificial intelligence
Reducing emissions from artificial intelligence is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to carbon emissions, energy rates, and grid capacity, and associated with David Rogers. The record date is 2025-02-27.
Updated Feb 27, 2025Source - In committeeH630
Establishing an education-to-career data center
Establishing an education-to-career data center is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in education, linked to ai in education, and associated with Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Manny Cruz. The record date is 2025-02-27.
Updated Feb 27, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningH81
Relative to artificial intelligence disclosure
Relative to artificial intelligence disclosure is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency and data privacy, and associated with Steven Howitt. The record date is 2025-02-27.
Updated Feb 27, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningH97
Protecting consumers in interactions with artificial intelligence systems
Protecting consumers in interactions with artificial intelligence systems is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency, ai safety, and data privacy, and associated with David Rogers and Andres Vargas. The record date is 2025-02-27.
Updated Feb 27, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningS1053
To implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology
To implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI use in criminal justice, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency and ai safety, and associated with Cynthia Creem. The record date is 2025-02-27.
Updated Feb 27, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningS46
Relative to the use of artificial intelligence and other software tools in healthcare decision-making
Relative to the use of artificial intelligence and other software tools in healthcare decision-making is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to ai in healthcare and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Michael Moore. The record date is 2025-02-27.
Updated Feb 27, 2025Source - In committeeS50
Establishing a career-to-education data center
Establishing a career-to-education data center is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in education, linked to ai in education, and associated with Pavel Payano. The record date is 2025-02-27.
Updated Feb 27, 2025Source - In committeeS909
Empowering patients and entrepreneurs with real transparency on cost
Empowering patients and entrepreneurs with real transparency on cost is tracked in Massachusetts at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care, linked to data privacy, and associated with Bruce Tarr. The record date is 2025-02-27.
Updated Feb 27, 2025Source
Recent news
Gov. Healey Says Massachusetts Needs Data Centers
The Boston Globe · Apr 6, 2026
Massachusetts Cities Push Back Against Data Centers
WBUR News · Apr 6, 2026
Massachusetts S.2632 AI Healthcare Bill Advances to Senate
Troutman Privacy + Cyber + AI (Troutman Pepper) · Apr 6, 2026
Lowell City Council Passes Massachusetts First Data Center Moratorium
Bisnow / CommonWealth Beacon · Mar 11, 2026
Massachusetts H.4746 Consumer Data Privacy Act Awaits Committee Vote
WBUR Cognoscenti · Mar 4, 2026
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