Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Massachusetts "community immunity" bill advanced out of committee in May 2026
A Senate bill titled Promoting community immunity was reported favorably from the Health Care Financing committee in May 2026. Bills to protect medical exemptions and medical freedom, ban or allow opt-outs from fluoridation, license home kitchens, and support birth centers and midwives remain pending. The Senate passed a bill letting the town of Somerset stop fluoridation.
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Sustain birth centers and midwives
Promotes and enhances the sustainability of birth centers and the midwifery workforce, including coverage of birth centers.
Families should have real access to midwives and birth centers.
Watch the community immunity bill
The Senate bill promoting community immunity was reported out of the Health Care Financing committee with a new draft in May 2026. The bill title and description do not spell out its provisions.
CODR is watching this bill closely for any effect on vaccine exemptions for Massachusetts families.
Let Somerset stop water fluoridation
Allows the town of Somerset to prohibit water fluoridation, with local approval received. It has passed one chamber.
Communities should be free to choose whether to add fluoride to their water.
Protect medical vaccine exemptions for school
Relates to the protection of medical exemptions from immunizations required for school attendance.
Children with medical reasons to skip a vaccine should keep their place in school.
Protect medical freedom
Relates to mandating or compelling individuals to undergo medical procedures, including vaccination.
No one should be compelled to undergo a medical procedure against their will.
Ban artificial water fluoridation
Bans artificial fluoridation in municipal water.
People should decide for themselves what goes into their bodies, including through tap water.
License home kitchens to sell food
Relates to licensing home kitchens to promote economic opportunity.
Home cooks should be able to earn a living selling food to their neighbors.
Notify parents of changes in student well-being
Relates to procedures for notifying parents of changes to a student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being.
Parents, not schools, should be the first to know about their child's health and well-being.