# Massachusetts H 2221: An Act relative to student mental health

Massachusetts H 2221, An Act relative to student mental health, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic); status third reading, last action 2025-09-08 (Read second and ordered to a third reading) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2221
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to student mental health
- Status: third reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-09-08, Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Sponsors: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 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: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Francis Moran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-08-13 | committee | Committee Favorable: Shall the bill be reported favorably? | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-09-08: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-09-08: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-09-08: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-09-04: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-06-24: Hearing scheduled for 06/30/2025 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 Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2221.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2221.pdf)

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- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2221-194 (as of 2026-11-01).