An Act to improve outdoor lighting, conserve energy, and increase dark-sky visibility
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- +2
- Latest action
- Jul 6
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Not started)
What it does
Senate, July 1, 2026 -- Text of the Senate Bill to improve outdoor lighting, conserve energy, and increase dark-sky visibility (Senate, No. 3162) (being the text of Senate, No. 3145, printed as amended)
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Who is involved
MA S 3162
- Bruce TarrCo-sponsor
- Cynthia CreemCo-sponsor
- Ed KennedyCo-sponsor
- Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsor
- Jo ComerfordCo-sponsor
- Margaret ScarsdaleCo-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
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Work with this bill
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in Massachusetts.
- Who sits in the seats that vote on itA roster is not a certified tally, and a filing is not a place on the ballot.
- Who funds the people decidingA receipt is not backing. A contribution does not establish a policy motive.
- Who is paid to be heardNaming an institution is the filer's account, not a record of any meeting.
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