Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3945: An Act to promote urban agriculture in environmental justice communities
Status: In committee, March 19, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 31, 2025:
SECTION 1. Subsection (d) of section 29A of chapter 23G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out clause (12) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:- (12) preference shall be given to projects located within an environmental justice municipality or located within 1 mile of an environmental justice municipality, as defined in section 62 of chapter 30. SECTION 2. Section 62 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Environmental burdens” the following definition:- “Environmental justice municipality”, a municipality that meets 1 or more of the following criteria: (i) the annual median household income is not more than 65 per cent of the statewide annual median household income; (ii) minorities comprise 40 per cent or more of the population; (iii) 25 per cent or more of households lack English language proficiency; or (iv) minorities comprise 25 per cent or more of the population and the annual median household income of the municipality in which the neighborhood is located does not exceed 150 per cent of the statewide annual median household income; provided, that the secretary may determine that a municipality shall not be designated an environmental justice municipality upon finding that: (A) the annual median household income of …
Sponsors
- Judith Garcia (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a new draft, see H5268
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 31, 2025
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/02/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is H3945?
- H3945 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to promote urban agriculture in environmental justice communities.
- What is the status of H3945?
- In committee as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a new draft, see H5268 (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3945?
- Judith Garcia (D).
- Where is the official record for H3945?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3945
Source: official Massachusetts record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.