H 5154·MA·house
An Act exonerating certain individuals accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts
Reported by CommitteeFiled Feb 26, 2026
Sponsor: Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Latest Action
House: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Feb 26, 2026
Summary
The bill revises Chapter 145 of the 1957 Massachusetts resolves, inserting the names of additional people who were accused of witchcraft in colonial times and removing the reference to the year 1692. By updating the language, the measure acknowledges that those individuals were indicted or accused but not convicted, effectively clearing their names. The change is a symbolic correction of the historical record.
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