Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4854: An Act fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts
Status: In committee, December 31, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, December 31, 2025:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 18AA the following section:- Section 18BB. The Massachusetts emergency management agency shall develop and maintain a plan for supporting agricultural, seafood and processed food production in the commonwealth in all emergency preparedness planning efforts in order to mitigate the impacts of food supply chain disruptions. The plan shall be developed in coordination with the department of agricultural resources, the department of public health and the department of transitional assistance, and shall include consideration for food production, transportation, storage and distribution. The plan shall be reviewed and updated every 5 years. The director of the Massachusetts emergency management agency shall submit the plan, and subsequent required plan revisions, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on agriculture and fisheries and the joint committee on emergency preparedness and management. SECTION 2. Section 23B of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 25, the figure “10” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 20. SECTION 3. Said section 23B of said chapter 7, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:- (d) (1) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, …
Sponsors
- Natalie Blais (D, 1st Franklin)
- Kate Hogan (D, 3rd Middlesex)
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire)
- Mindy Domb (D, 3rd Hampshire)
- Hannah Kane (R, 11th Worcester)
- Steven Ultrino (D, 33rd Middlesex)
- Joanne Comerford (D, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester)
- Danillo Sena (D)
- Erika Uyterhoeven (D, 27th Middlesex)
- Samantha Montaño (D)
- Rodney Elliott (D)
- Carmine Gentile (D)
Latest actions
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : New draft of H112 and H4430
- : Reported from the committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries (December 4, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4854?
- H4854 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts.
- What is the status of H4854?
- In committee as of December 31, 2025. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (December 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored H4854?
- Natalie Blais (D, 1st Franklin), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4854?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4854
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