An Act to end the taking of horseshoe crabs for bait

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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 5266

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 19, 2026.

The committee on Environment and Natural Resources, to whom was

referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 898) of Michelle L.

Badger relative to the use of horseshoe crabs for bait, reports

recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 5266) ought to

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 13%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum +2 57/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 209 days quiet

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