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S 2797

State Administration and Regulatory Oversight -- Extension Order

194th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Nick Collins

Extends the Senate Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight’s deadline to Jan 31, 2026 to review a broad set of state admin and regulatory documents and report.

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Bill Summary · S 2797

Summary of S. 2797 — State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Extension Order (Massachusetts Senate)

Basic Information

  • Bill Number: S 2797
  • Official Title (as listed): State Administration and Regulatory Oversight -- Extension Order
  • Introduced: September 15, 2025
  • Status: Adopted (as of December 24, 2025)
  • Primary Sponsor: Peter Welch
  • Related Bills:
    • Companion: HR 5367
    • Replaces: SD 3450

Purpose and Intent

S. 2797 is an extension-order measure intended to grant the Senate's Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight additional time to complete its work. Specifically, it authorizes the committee to have until January 31, 2026 to finalize its report regarding a broad set of current Senate documents related to state administration and regulatory oversight matters.

Note: The bill’s formal labeling in the docket references an alternative title, “Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2025,” but the Senate file text describes an extension-related action for state administration and regulatory oversight documents. The document also lists a comprehensive list of documents the committee must review in connection with the extension.

Key Provisions and Provisions’ Effects

  • Extension of Time for Reporting: Grants the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight an extension until January 31, 2026 to produce its final report.
  • Scope of Review: The extension applies to a specified set of current Senate documents (numerically listed in the filed order), relating to state administration and regulatory oversight matters. The docket enumerates numerous document numbers (e.g., 2099, 2103, 2105, …, 2657) that the committee must review as part of this extension.
  • Procedural Mechanism: The extension is provided via an order, notwithstanding Joint Rule 10, to allow the committee to complete its reporting obligations.

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • Legislative Committee: The primary impact is on the Senate’s Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, which gains a deadline extension for its final report.
  • Legislation and Oversight Process: Affects the timeline for review and potential recommendations concerning the listed state administration and regulatory oversight documents.
  • Related Jurisdictions: The measures align with concurrent rules of both branches (as indicated by the “two branches, acting concurrently” reference in related actions), and the bill has a published companion (HR 5367) and is related to SD 3450.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Initial Actions:
    • Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on 2025-09-15 (initial procedural path).
    • Introduced in Senate on 2025-09-15.
  • Subsequent Actions:
    • 2025-12-04: Referred to the Rules Committee of the two branches, acting concurrently.
    • 2025-12-24: Rules suspended.
    • 2025-12-24: Adopted.
  • Effective Date of Action: The extension takes effect upon adoption of the order, with the final report due by January 31, 2026.

Summary Assessment

S. 2797 functions primarily as a procedural extension instrument, granting the Senate’s State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee additional time to review a defined set of documents and prepare its final report. It does not appear to enact substantive new policy beyond extending the reporting deadline, though the accompanying docket and document list indicate a broad scope of oversight matters to be examined. The bill aligns with parallel measures and related bills across branches and has a published companion for consideration.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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