# Massachusetts H 214: An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty Massachusetts H 214, An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-01-12 (Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H214-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts H 214 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2026-01-12, Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means - Sponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 90 - Subjects: Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, House Ways and Means - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aaron L. Saunders (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adrian C. Madaro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alan Silvia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Mah Sangiolo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andres X. Vargas (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian M. Ashe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bridget Plouffe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carlos González (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christine P. Barber (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Hendricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher J. Worrell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher M. Markey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Richard Flanagan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Cahill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel J. Ryan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Biele (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David M. Rogers (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Paul Linsky (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dennis C. Gallagher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edward R. Philips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Estela A. Reyes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Frank A. Moran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greg Schwartz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hadley Luddy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hannah Bowen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Homar Gómez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James Arciero (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James J. O'Day (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jessica Ann Giannino (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joan Meschino (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John Barrett III (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John J. Lawn Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joshua Tarsky (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Judith A. Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kate Donaghue (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth I. Gordon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary S. Keefe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael P. Kushmerek (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle L. Badger (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle M. DuBois (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mindy Domb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Natalie M. Blais (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Paul J. Donato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Paul R. Feeney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Pavel M. Payano (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Priscila S. Sousa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Richard G. Wells Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita A. Mendes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rob Consalvo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Russell E. Holmes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sally P. Kerans (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Reid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Shirley B. Arriaga (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tackey Chan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tommy Vitolo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tram T. Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William C. Galvin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William F. MacGregor (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-12-15 | committee | Committee Favorable: Poll on H.214 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H.281, H.254 and H.207) | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (5) - 2026-01-12: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House) - 2026-01-12: Accompanied by H207, H254 and H281 (House) - 2025-09-05: Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 (legislature) - 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (House) ## Bill text - As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H214.pdf) ## Related bills - H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate) - H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed) - H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house) - H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) - H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed) - H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) ## Sources - [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H214.pdf) ## Related - [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194) - [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194) - [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194) - [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H214-194 (as of 2026-11-01).