Legislation

Senator Lewis is excited to champion a bold legislative agenda for the 2025-2026 legislative session.

Senator Lewis at the Boys and Girls Club

To Help Working Families and Advance Economic Justice, We Must:

Reduce the cost of living and make Massachusetts more affordable for working families.
Reduce income and wealth inequality and increase opportunity and economic mobility for all.
Continue to raise the minimum wage closer to a living wage in order to lift more families out of poverty.
Address housing affordability by increasing the supply of housing, helping more young people to become homeowners, and allowing municipalities to implement rent stabilization policies.
Build on the success of the Fair Share Amendment by ensuring that large, multinational corporations also pay their fair share of state taxes.
Support and strengthen labor unions, and provide a pathway to organizing and collective bargaining for gig workers like rideshare drivers.
Support greater employment opportunities for people with disabilities and others who have struggled to enter and succeed in the workplace.
Do more to close the gender pay gap and make our workplaces more inclusive and welcoming for all workers.

To Provide Quality, Affordable Healthcare for All, We Must:

Senator Lewis at a bill signing for alzheimer’s legislation

Improve access to care, especially for primary care, behavioral health, and oral health.
Lower healthcare costs, including health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
Protect and expand access to abortion and other reproductive health services as well as maternal healthcare.
Reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.
Improve prevention and wellness by addressing the social determinants of health, including increasing access to healthy foods and reducing consumption of tobacco and nicotine products, alcohol, and sugary beverages.
Improve access to care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as patients and families struggling with debilitating conditions, such as Alzheimer’s and other dementias, PANS/PANDAS, and other conditions.
Do more to support and grow our healthcare workforce.

To Expand Educational Opportunity and Equity, We Must:

Continue implementing the Student Opportunity Act so that every child has access to a high-quality public education.
Reexamine the K-12 school funding formula to ensure that all school districts are receiving adequate and equitable state funding.
Review and update the school building program to ensure that students in all communities are learning in safe, modern facilities.
Implement a new high school graduation standard that is aligned with redesigning the high school experience to better prepare students for a full and enriching life.
Reform the school and district assessment and accountability system to move away from standardized test scores to a more holistic and authentic way of improving school quality.
Continue expanding access to high-quality, affordable early education and childcare for all working families, while supporting providers and early educators.
Continue making public higher education more accessible and affordable, and ensure that students are successful in persisting and graduating.

Senator Lewis reading to students at a school

Senator Lewis at the Student Opportunity Act bill signing

To Advance Civil Rights and Social Justice, We Must:

Senator Lewis in Malden celebrating bilingual ballots

Continue tackling systemic racism and promote racial justice in all our policies.
Ensure robust protections are in place for LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and other targeted groups.
Expand opportunities and inclusion for people with disabilities.
Continue to pursue greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in our state government and all our public institutions.
Protect privacy rights, including digital privacy and security.

To Promote Environmental Sustainability and Combat Climate Change, We Must:

Accelerate the shift to a green economy, powered by clean, renewable energy like solar and offshore wind, while prioritizing environmental justice communities.
Protect and preserve our environment, including clean air, clean water and open space.
Reduce and eliminate single-use plastics from our environment.
Promote animal welfare and policies that protect habitat, ecosystems, and biodiversity.

Senator Lewis at the ribbon cutting for the Tri-Community Greenway

To Improve Transportation and Other Infrastructure, We Must:

Continue improving and modernizing our transportation system, including safe, reliable, and convenient public transit.
Explore ways to reduce traffic and congestion.
Improve mobility options for all roadway users, especially pedestrians and cyclists.
Upgrade other infrastructure, including the electric grid and water and sewer systems.

To Strengthen our Democracy, We Must:

Make it easier to participate in elections and civic life, including enabling same-day voter registration.
Support and encourage greater public participation in government and decision-making, especially among those who have been marginalized in the past.
Strengthen local media, including community media stations.
Build greater trust in our government and public institutions by improving transparency and accountability.

Senator Lewis is excited to champion a bold legislative agenda for the 2025-2026 legislative session.

To Help Working Families and Advance Economic Justice, We Must:

Reduce the cost of living and make Massachusetts more affordable for working families.

Reduce income and wealth inequality and increase opportunity and economic mobility for all.

Continue to raise the minimum wage closer to a living wage in order to lift more families out of poverty.

Address housing affordability by increasing the supply of housing, helping more young people to become homeowners, and allowing municipalities to implement rent stabilization policies.

Build on the success of the Fair Share Amendment by ensuring that large, multinational corporations also pay their fair share of state taxes.

Support and strengthen labor unions, and provide a pathway to organizing and collective bargaining for gig workers like rideshare drivers.

Support greater employment opportunities for people with disabilities and others who have struggled to enter and succeed in the workplace.

Do more to close the gender pay gap and make our workplaces more inclusive and welcoming for all workers.

To Provide Quality, Affordable Healthcare for All, We Must:

Improve access to care, especially for primary care, behavioral health, and oral health.

Lower healthcare costs, including health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs.

Protect and expand access to abortion and other reproductive health services as well as maternal healthcare.

Reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.

Improve prevention and wellness by addressing the social determinants of health, including increasing access to healthy foods and reducing consumption of tobacco and nicotine products, alcohol, and sugary beverages.

Improve access to care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as patients and families struggling with debilitating conditions, such as Alzheimer’s and other dementias, PANS/PANDAS, and other conditions.

Do more to support and grow our healthcare workforce.

To Expand Educational Opportunity and Equity, We Must:

Continue implementing the Student Opportunity Act so that every child has access to a high-quality public education.

Reexamine the K-12 school funding formula to ensure that all school districts are receiving adequate and equitable state funding.

Review and update the school building program to ensure that students in all communities are learning in safe, modern facilities.

Implement a new high school graduation standard that is aligned with redesigning the high school experience to better prepare students for a full and enriching life.

Reform the school and district assessment and accountability system to move away from standardized test scores to a more holistic and authentic way of improving school quality.

Continue expanding access to high-quality, affordable early education and childcare for all working families, while supporting providers and early educators.

Continue making public higher education more accessible and affordable, and ensure that students are successful in persisting and graduating.

To Advance Civil Rights and Social Justice, We Must:

Continue tackling systemic racism and promote racial justice in all our policies.

Ensure robust protections are in place for LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and other targeted groups.

Expand opportunities and inclusion for people with disabilities.

Continue to pursue greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in our state government and all our public institutions.

Protect privacy rights, including digital privacy and security.

To Promote Environmental Sustainability and Combat Climate Change, We Must:

Accelerate the shift to a green economy, powered by clean, renewable energy like solar and offshore wind, while prioritizing environmental justice communities.

Protect and preserve our environment, including clean air, clean water and open space.

Reduce and eliminate single-use plastics from our environment.

Promote animal welfare and policies that protect habitat, ecosystems, and biodiversity.

To Improve Transportation and Other Infrastructure, We Must:

Continue improving and modernizing our transportation system, including safe, reliable, and convenient public transit.

Explore ways to reduce traffic and congestion.

Improve mobility options for all roadway users, especially pedestrians and cyclists.

Upgrade other infrastructure, including the electric grid and water and sewer systems.

To Strengthen our Democracy, We Must:

Make it easier to participate in elections and civic life, including enabling same-day voter registration.

Support and encourage greater public participation in government and decision-making, especially among those who have been marginalized in the past.

Strengthen local media, including community media stations.

Build greater trust in our government and public institutions by improving transparency and accountability.

Click here to view all of the bills that I have filed or co-sponsored this legislative session to advance these goals.