Natalie Marie Higgins

Filed H.1188 to expand access to gender-affirming health care for transgender people.

February 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for the final 2024 clean energy law (S.2967) on speeding up permits for clean energy projects and upgrading the power grid. The House passed it 128-17.

November 14, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the final 2022 clean energy and offshore wind law (H.5060). The House passed it 146-7.

July 21, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the climate law (S.9) setting a state goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, after voting the same way on its first passage on January 28, 2021. The House passed it 145-14.

March 18, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the final tobacco control law (H.4196), which banned sales of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes. The House passed it 119-33.

November 21, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Filed H.3123 to repeal the state sales tax exemption for aircraft and aircraft parts.

February 27, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Sponsored the bill to stop Massachusetts from revoking professional licenses because of student loan default. A new version (H.4937) became law when the Governor signed it on January 8, 2025.

January 8, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for the final pay transparency law (H.4890), which requires larger employers to list salary ranges in job postings, after voting the same way on the House version (H.4109) on October 4, 2023. The House passed it 153-5.

July 24, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for a 2021 House rules change giving members and the public a set time to review bills before votes. It failed 39-119.

July 7, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for 2019 House rules changes to make bills public 72 hours before votes and to publish amendments, committee materials, and committee votes. Each failed; the 72-hour rule lost 55-103.

January 30, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for the PROTECT Act (H.5620), a law limiting state and local help with federal civil immigration enforcement. The House passed it 137-21.

July 30, 2026Supports Immigration

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Voted for overriding Governor Baker's veto of H.4805 (the Work and Family Mobility Act), which lets residents without legal immigration status get driver's licenses. The House passed it 119-36.

June 8, 2022Supports Immigration

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Joined the Fitchburg and Leominster legislative delegation in securing $50,000 in the fiscal 2027 state budget to renovate the local Boys and Girls Club.

September 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the final fiscal 2027 state budget (H.5555), after voting the same way on the final fiscal 2026 budget (H.4240) on June 30, 2025. The House passed it 142-6.

July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the fiscal 2025 closeout supplemental budget (H.4761). The House passed it 149-9.

November 19, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for H.4750, a bill to borrow money for building projects at public colleges and universities. The House passed it 148-5.

November 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for a fiscal 2025 supplemental budget (H.4005) spending income-surtax money on education and transportation. The House passed it 140-14.

April 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Filed H.1436 to make public college in Massachusetts debt-free for students.

February 27, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the final fiscal 2025 supplemental budget (H.58) that added money for the state's emergency family shelter system. The House passed it 127-23.

February 26, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the final Mass Leads Act (H.5100), a $4 billion economic development bond bill for life sciences, climate technology, and artificial intelligence. The House passed it 137-8.

November 14, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the final Affordable Homes Act (H.4977), a $5.16 billion housing bond bill that also allowed small backyard in-law apartments statewide, after voting the same way on the House version (H.4707) on June 5, 2024. The House passed it 128-24.

August 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the final enactment of H.4052, a law making phone calls free for people held in state prisons and county jails. The House passed it 132-26.

November 8, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for a $2.8 billion fiscal 2023 closeout supplemental budget (H.4167) that included $250 million for the emergency family shelter system. The House passed it 133-25.

November 8, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Filed H.1746 to strengthen protections for sexual violence survivors, including rules for testing sexual assault evidence kits.

February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for the PROTECT Act (H.5620), a law limiting state and local help with federal civil immigration enforcement. The House passed it 137-21.

July 30, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted for the final enactment of H.4052, a law making phone calls free for people held in state prisons and county jails. The House passed it 132-26.

November 8, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted for the final police reform law (S.2963), which created a state commission to certify police officers and set new limits on police use of force. The House passed it 91-67.

December 1, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted for the final Affordable Homes Act (H.4977), a $5.16 billion housing bond bill that also allowed small backyard in-law apartments statewide, after voting the same way on the House version (H.4707) on June 5, 2024. The House passed it 128-24.

August 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Joined the Fitchburg and Leominster legislative delegation in securing $50,000 in the fiscal 2027 state budget to renovate the local Boys and Girls Club.

September 15, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for the final fiscal 2025 supplemental budget (H.58) that added money for the state's emergency family shelter system. The House passed it 127-23.

February 26, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for a $2.8 billion fiscal 2023 closeout supplemental budget (H.4167) that included $250 million for the emergency family shelter system. The House passed it 133-25.

November 8, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for S.2581, a bill requiring schools to limit student use of cellphones and other personal devices during the school day. The House passed it 129-25.

April 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for H.4750, a bill to borrow money for building projects at public colleges and universities. The House passed it 148-5.

November 18, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for H.4672, a bill on teacher preparation and student literacy instruction. The House passed it 155-0.

October 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Filed H.598 to promote mental health education in public schools. A committee recommended it on October 2, 2025.

October 2, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for a fiscal 2025 supplemental budget (H.4005) spending income-surtax money on education and transportation. The House passed it 140-14.

April 9, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Filed H.1436 to make public college in Massachusetts debt-free for students.

February 27, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for the final gun-law overhaul (H.4885, An Act modernizing firearm laws), after voting the same way on the House version (H.4135) on October 18, 2023. The House passed it 124-33.

July 18, 2024Supports Gun Control

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Voted for H.5595, a law letting a physician perform an abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy based on medical judgment, removing the list of required reasons. The House passed it 121-35.

July 31, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for S.2543, a law strengthening legal protections for people who provide or receive reproductive and gender-affirming health care, including keeping providers' home addresses out of public records. The House passed it 132-24.

July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for the final version of H.5090, a law expanding legal protections for people who provide or receive abortions and gender-affirming care. The House passed it 137-16.

July 26, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for overriding Governor Baker's veto of H.5179 (the ROE Act), which put abortion rights in state law and expanded access, including for 16- and 17-year-olds without parental consent. The House passed it 107-46.

December 28, 2020Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for H.5093, a bill to protect voters against deceptive election misinformation. The House passed it 154-3.

February 11, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for S.2543, a law strengthening legal protections for people who provide or receive reproductive and gender-affirming health care, including keeping providers' home addresses out of public records. The House passed it 132-24.

July 31, 2025Supports Data Privacy

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Filed H.599 to require LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum in public schools.

February 27, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Filed H.1188 to expand access to gender-affirming health care for transgender people.

February 27, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for the final VOTES Act (S.2924), which made mail-in voting and early voting permanent in Massachusetts. The House passed it 126-29.

June 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for H.140, a bill banning licensed health professionals from using conversion therapy to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors. The House passed it 148-8.

March 13, 2019Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for a fiscal 2025 supplemental budget (H.4005) spending income-surtax money on education and transportation. The House passed it 140-14.

April 9, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted for H.4508, a House bill raising the gas tax by 5 cents a gallon and raising taxes on corporations and ride-hailing trips to pay for transportation. The House passed it 113-40.

March 4, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted for H.5469, a House bill setting public-records rules for the Legislature and defining how the state auditor may audit it; the state auditor said it narrowed the audit voters approved in 2024. The House passed it 125-28.

June 3, 2026

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Filed H.967 to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits at new pet shops, a bill she has pursued since 2019. In July 2026 she withdrew an attempt to add it to another animal bill.

May 31, 2026

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Voted for the final version of H.5350, a bill overhauling the state's cannabis laws and its Cannabis Control Commission. The House passed it 155-0.

April 8, 2026

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Voted for H.5151, the House energy bill on energy costs, clean power, and utility rules. The House passed it 128-27.

February 26, 2026

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Filed H.2449 to let cities and towns end fluoridation of their water supply by local vote.

February 27, 2025

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Voted against the final fiscal 2024 supplemental budget (H.4582), which added $251 million for the emergency family shelter system and set a nine-month limit on most shelter stays, one of about 10 Democrats to vote no. The House passed it 123-35.

April 25, 2024

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