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.

Read the order 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.