Massachusetts

Massachusetts: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

240 bills: 28 Anti-LGBTQ+, 212 Pro-LGBTQ+. 15 are enacted (0 Anti-LGBTQ+, 15 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed19724173
Pending28424
Enacted15015

Most recent bills

All 240 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Massachusetts: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Massachusetts, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0204060801002009: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 11 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 14 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2022: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 81 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 31 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 22 Pro-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Massachusetts, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.020406080100201120142017202020232026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Massachusetts by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.012342011: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Massachusetts by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2009 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.01234201120142017202020232026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
202623122101
202536531303
202482181404
2023808000
2022817101
2021110000
2020936000
201914014202
201812111101
2017514000
2016514101
2014945101
2013101000
20121147000
2011404101
20101156000
2009101000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents22616
Bathrooms & facilities1156
Sports participation990
Youth gender-affirming care22121
Adult gender-affirming care18018
Insurance coverage707
Prisons, jails & detention17116
Schools & curriculum461036
Book bans & censorship303
Marriage, family & custody1037
Nondiscrimination protections80080
Hate crimes11011
Religious exemptions880
Military service303
Conversion therapy14014
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law12210
Symbolic resolutions & recognition963
Government process, funding & data38137

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies20020
Education Nondiscrimination19019
Broad Nondiscrimination18018
LGBTQ+ Education18018
Prisoner Nondiscrimination16016
Conversion Therapy Ban14014
Birth Certificate Or Identification13013
Healthcare Nondiscrimination13013
Safe State Bill10010
Gender Affirming Care808
Hate Crime Classification808
Housing Nondiscrimination808
Show the other 63 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
LGBTQ+ Elder Rights808
LGBTQ+ Health Care808
Privacy: Data Protection808
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination808
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Walking While Trans808
Appropriations716
Insurance Nondiscrimination707
Opt-In LGBTQ Education770
End Legal Recognition660
Inclusive Bathrooms606
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Menstrual Rights606
Provider Protections606
Religious Exemptions: Academic660
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Anti-Sodomy606
Credit Nondiscrimination505
Easy Name And Gender Changes505
Employment Nondiscrimination505
HIV and STI Care505
Anti-Bullying404
Diaper Changing Station Bill404
Don't Say Gay: K12440
Sports Ban: K12440
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Accommodations440
Anti-Censorship: Book Ban Ban303
Anti-Censorship: Library Protection303
Don't Say Trans: K12330
End Trans Panic Defense303
Foster Children Protections303
LGBTQ+ Youth Services303
Military Nondiscrimination303
Privacy: Anti-Doxxing303
Privacy: Medical303
Sports Ban330
Supportive Resolution303
Anti-Harassment202
Don't Say Gay: Elementary220
Don't Say Trans: Elementary220
Forced Outing: Mental Emotional Well-Being220
Religious Exemptions: Adoption and Foster Care220
Religious Exemptions: Marriage220
Religious Exemptions: PFCGDA220
Religious Exemptions: Trans DNE220
Repeal Pro-LGBTQ Laws220
Sports Ban: Colleges220
Sports Ban: Non-Academic220
Sports Ban: Secondary220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges220
Trans Bathroom Ban: K12220
Abuse Survivors Protections101
Algorithmic Nondiscrimination101
Child Custody Bill110
Child Custody Protections101
Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination101
Forced Outing: Schools110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Detrans Coverage110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Prisoners110
LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering101
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum101
Marriage Equality101
Opt-Out LGBTQ Education110
Religious Exemptions: Medical110
Supporting LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses101
Trans Bathroom Ban110

Hearings

No hearings are listed for this jurisdiction.

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Jack LewisDRepresentativeHD-07-MID60
James EldridgeDSenatorSD-MIDDLE57
Rebecca RauschDSenatorSD-NORFOL53
Joanne ComerfordDSenatorSD-HAMPSH48
Jason LewisDSenatorSD-05-MID46
Julian CyrDSenatorSD-CAPE45
Patricia JehlenDSenatorSD-02-MID45
Lindsay SabadosaDRepresentativeHD-01-HAM44
Kay KhanDRepresentativeHD-11-MID42
Natalie HigginsDRepresentativeHD-04-WOR39

All 303 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case 1:26-cv-10877D. Mass.District2026
Case 1:26-cv-11396D. Mass.District2026
Case 1:26-cv-12638D. Mass.District2026
Case 3:26-cv-30117D. Mass.District2026
Case 1:26-cv-14051D. Mass.District2026
Case 1:25-cv-10580D. Mass.District2025
Case 1:25-cv-11042D. Mass.District2025
Case 1:25-cv-12019D. Mass.District2025
Case 1:25-cv-12162D. Mass.District2025
Case 1:25-cv-13047D. Mass.District2025

All 20 court cases

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.