Not enacted. Massachusetts has no active packaging EPR program. No producer registration, reporting, or fees apply today. This page tracks the bill's status so producers can plan ahead.
Massachusetts packaging EPR is stalled. S.571 has had no action since its September 18, 2025 referral to Senate Ways and Means, and neither it nor its House counterpart H.926 reached a floor vote before formal sessions ended on July 31, 2026 (Joint Rule 12A), so the bill can advance only in an informal session before the 2025-2026 session ends. Massachusetts bills do not carry over between biennia, so otherwise both must be refiled in the 2027 session. The 2026 EPR Commission had recommended a formal needs assessment before any program, and a Senate amendment to the Mass Ready Act that would have funded a $1.2 million packaging EPR needs assessment was rejected, and that bond bill carries a paint EPR framework rather than packaging EPR. No producer obligations or fees apply today. If a refiled bill passes in 2027, MassDEP would be the oversight agency and fees would likely begin around 2029 or 2030.
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Current status
Bills in play
S.571 / H.926: full EPR bills, stalled (formal sessions ended Jul 31, 2026); no action since the Sep 18, 2025 referral to Senate Ways and Means
S.3050 (2026): omnibus, reported from Senate Ways and Means April 8, 2026; reprinted as amended as S.3064, which passed the Senate 36-3 on April 15, 2026 and the House 151-0 on June 17, 2026; in conference committee since July 1, 2026
Last actionSep 18, 2025: S.571 referred to Senate Ways and Means; stalled (formal sessions ended Jul 31, 2026)
Next actionInformal session only before the 2025-2026 session ends: otherwise refiling in 2027
S.3050 omnibus reported from Senate Ways and Means (Apr 8); reprinted as amended as S.3064, which passed the Senate 36-3 (Apr 15)
2026
EPR Commission: recommends needs assessment; does not endorse S.571
2027
Possible reintroduction post-assessment
2027 or later
Possible enactment if refiled
Frequently asked questions
Is packaging EPR law in effect in Massachusetts?
No. S.571 is stalled: it has had no action since its September 18, 2025 referral to Senate Ways and Means, and formal sessions ended July 31, 2026 (Joint Rule 12A), so it can advance only in an informal session before the 2025-2026 session ends. The 2026 EPR Commission recommended a needs assessment first and did not endorse the full bill, so no producer obligations or fees apply today.
What are SB 571 and S.3050 in Massachusetts?
S.571 is the full packaging EPR bill. S.3050, reprinted as amended as S.3064, is a broader resilience bill (An Act to build resilience for Massachusetts communities) whose producer responsibility provision covers paint rather than packaging (Section 17); it passed the Senate 36 to 3 on April 15, 2026 and the House 151 to 0 on June 17, 2026 and has been in conference committee since July 1, 2026. The EPR-specific bill faces a more cautious path pending a needs assessment.
Which agency would administer Massachusetts EPR?
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).
What this means for producers
There are no Massachusetts EPR obligations or fees today. Producers subject to the enacted state laws (California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) can monitor Massachusetts here and fold it into multi-state planning if it advances. Track live status, fee schedules, and deadlines for the enacted states on the EPR Atlas hub, compare programs on the EPR Laws by State page, and estimate exposure with the EPR Fee Calculator.