Massachusetts Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Massachusetts State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
MA H.2669 2023-03-20 WATCH Prohibits requiring COVID vaccines in public accommodations & state from issuing vaccine passports, firing state employees who refuse COVID vaccines Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Service on 2/16/2023

Action: Contact Joint Committee on Public Service Members, your Representative and Senator with concerns
MA H.737/HD 3358 2023-03-14 SUPPORT Requires healthcare providers who administer vaccines to report adverse events to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System VAERS Referred to the Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management on 2/16/2023

Action: Contact Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management , your Representative and Senator, ask them to support
MA H.604/HD 3251 2023-02-16 OPPOSE Eliminates religious belief exemption for vaccines required for school, requires the department to publish exemption data H 604 referred to the Education Committee on 2/16/2023

Action: Contact Joint Education Committee Members, your Representative and Senator, ask to OPPOSE
MA S.1458 2023-02-16 OPPOSE Government Takeover of all Medical and Religious Belief Exemptions, Minor Consent, Expanded Vaccine Tracking and Reporting Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health on 2/16/2023

Action: Contact Joint Committee on Public Health Members, your Senator and Representative, ask them to OPPOSE
MA SD 2026 2023-01-20 OPPOSE Eliminates religious belief exemption for vaccines required for school, requires the department to publish exemption data Posted on legislative website on 1/20/2023

Action: Contact your Senator & Representative, ask to OPPOSE

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.