John Christopher Velis

Filed a Massachusetts Senate bill to have health insurance cover prosthetic and orthotic devices - artificial limbs and braces - for people with limb loss or limb difference (Senate Bill 836).

February 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: malegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Filed a bill proposing to widen when Massachusetts police may use wiretaps (Senate Bill 1284). The bill would allow a wiretap in a first-degree murder case even when organized crime is not involved. It also rewrote the list of crimes that can justify a wiretap. In July 2026 the Judiciary Committee sent the bill to study, which ends it for that session.

February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: malegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026

On 2025-02-27, petitioned for legislation concerning social-media algorithm accountability and transparency, and the bill was referred to the relevant Senate committee.

February 27, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: malegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Voted for a bill replacing Massachusetts law on which state's courts decide a child-custody case when the parents live in different states, and requiring Massachusetts courts to enforce custody orders issued elsewhere. The Senate passed it 39-0 with no member absent, and it moved to the House Ways and Means Committee (Senate Bill 2550).

July 17, 2025

Source: malegislature.gov · researched August 20, 2026