Executive Order No. 659 · Oct 5, 2026
Proclaiming an Energy Emergency and Providing Immediate Home Energy Assistance and Relief on Energy Bills During the Winter Months
Issued by Governor Maura Healey. Massachusetts Register No. 1585.
In brief
What it does: Home Energy Assistance to Middle-Income Residents
Why: As fall begins, Massachusetts families and businesses are preparing for another winter heating season while facing rising costs for housing, food, education, transportation, and other necessities.
In the order’s own words, shortened. The full text is on mass.gov.
From the Trial Court Law Libraries’ list of governors’ executive orders on mass.gov, as published there. Any order that later changes this one is listed there too.