State Sen. Jason Lewis and State Reps. Tommy Vitolo and Kate Lipper-Garabedian plan to file a Nicotine-Free Generation bill during the 2025-26 legislative session, aiming to gradually phase out the legal sale of nicotine and tobacco products in Massachusetts.

Question 3, a ballot measure seeking to allow unionization and collective bargaining for transportation network drivers, has sparked support from Massachusetts state senators, but Uber and Lyft remain neutral.

State legislators have pushed to raise taxes on alcohol in a legislative briefing on Feb. 9, backed by a December report that drinking caused almost 5% of all deaths in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2019.