New Massachusetts laws taking effect July 1, 2025

2 laws take effect July 1, 2025.

Of the 365 bills enacted since 2025, 344 have an effective date and 21 don't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.

Updated Nov 5, 2026 at 4:04 p.m. EST.

Budget (1)

  • H 4240 · 2025 Regular SessionStated

    An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements

    How we got this date
    Except as otherwise specified, this act shall take effect on July 1, 2025

    Parts of this act take effect on other dates.

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Government (1)

  • H 3952 · 2025 Regular SessionStated

    An Act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of Treasurer

    How we got this date
    This act shall take effect as of July 1, 2025.

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Enacted, but not yet dated (17)

These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect July 1, 2025 too; the record doesn't say.

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  • H 2268ContingentAn Act Bridgewater town charter article II, legislative branch section 2-13(a) annual stipendAcceptance by a majority of the voters in the city known as the town of Bridgewater
  • H 2313UnresolvedAn Act relative to the Regional Commissions on the Status of Womenwhether the act may be the subject of a referendum petition isn't known (neither its title nor its text shows whether it may be the subject of a referendum petition: it names no town, city or district, and it amends no section of the General Laws); Mass. Const. amend. art. 48, The Referendum, III §2 excludes a law restricted to one town, city or locality, or on the courts or judges, religion, or the Commonwealth's ordinary expenses, and that decides between M.G.L. c.4 §1's 30 days and art. 48's 90
  • H 2917ContingentAn Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water DistrictPublic employee retirement administration commission receives a favorable letter of determination or ruling from its tax counsel that the purchase of service time will not cause noncompliance with the Internal Revenue Code
  • H 3898ContingentAn Act to amend the town of Natick home rule charterYes votes exceed No votes at the town election (ballot question)
  • H 4030ContingentAn Act relative to the organization and governance structure of the town of RochesterAcceptance by the town of Rochester by a vote at town meeting
  • H 4139ContingentAn Act authorizing the town of Wellesley to dissolve its Housing Development CorporationPosting or publication by the Wellesley town clerk of a by-law amendment establishing a Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund under section 55C of chapter 44
  • H 4156ContingentAn Act establishing a charter for the city of CambridgeApproval by a majority of Cambridge voters at the next biennial city election; takes effect January 1 of the year following the vote
  • H 4158ContingentAn Act expanding the select board of the town of WestonAcceptance by a majority of votes cast by Weston voters at a special election on the ballot question
  • H 4232ContingentAn Act relative to the charter of the town of FairhavenAcceptance by a majority of voters of the town of Fairhaven at the next annual town election at least 35 days after effective date of section 4
  • H 4263ContingentAn Act establishing a charter for the city of MedfordAcceptance of the ballot question in section 4 by a majority of voters participating in the November 4, 2025 election
  • H 4445ContingentAn Act establishing a charter for the city of Somervilleacceptance by a majority of the city voters voting in the affirmative pursuant to section 9
  • H 4569ContingentAn Act relative to the temporary absence of the town manager in the city known as the town of Bridgewaterapproval by a majority of the voters of the city known as the town of Bridgewater
  • H 4755UnresolvedAn Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudburythe event it counts from isn't recorded
  • H 4781ContingentAn Act authorizing Bridgewater town charter amendment for gender neutral languageapproval by majority vote at an annual or special town election of the town of Bridgewater
  • H 4891ContingentAn Act amending the charter of the city known as the town of Randolph regarding compensation of town council and school committee members and meetings of multiple-member bodiesVoters approve question 1 in section 6; takes effect on the later of January 1, 2026 or 30 days after certification of election results
  • H 5102ContingentAn Act relative to the town of Reading Home Rule Charterapproval by the voters at a town election
  • H 972ContingentAn Act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Lynnfield Center Water District within the town of Lynnfield Provision of water services to the Lynnfield Center Water District begins only after the MWRA board votes to approve, makes the required findings, and all required approvals (regulatory bodies and the authority's advisory board) are received