The end of the current legislative session is less than four weeks away: 11:59 pm on New Year’s Eve.
Unlike in most years, when most legislative business finishes in July, the House and Senate have continued negotiations around various bills (see here and here) well into the summer and the fall (some are still ongoing).
With the upcoming threat of the second Trump presidency, Beacon Hill shouldn’t come back into session only to finish old business. They need to be proactive about protecting the Commonwealth from the next four years.
We know that the Trump administration, already filled with Project 2025 architects, is planning an all-out assault on immigrants, reproductive rights, the LGBTQ community, workers’ rights, the environment, and so much more. There’s no question about that.
But there is a question about what your state legislators will do. Will they insist on waiting months into next year to take necessary action? Or will they be proactive?
Write to your state legislators to tell them there’s no excuse for waiting.
When the new session starts, they will fall back into old habits of not passing meaningful legislation until the very end. We can’t wait until July of 2026 to take action.
While You’re At It…Email Gov. Healey Too
Governors in other blue states have already been talking about the steps that they plan to take to to protect their populations and their progress from the new administration. We need our governor to lead as well.
Write to Gov. Healey to urge her to be proactive about protecting MA from the Trump administration.
