# Massachusetts H 4361: An Act relative to benefits for teachers

Massachusetts H 4361, An Act relative to benefits for teachers, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means; status passed senate, last action 2026-07-30 (Committee of conference appointed (Rodrigues-Lovely-O'Connor), in concurrence); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4361
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to benefits for teachers
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-30
- Last action: 2026-07-30, Committee of conference appointed (Rodrigues-Lovely-O'Connor), in concurrence
- Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsors: 105
- Subjects: House Ways and Means, Senate Ways and Means, Bills in the Third Reading
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (175 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: House Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsor: Adam J. Scanlon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian C. Madaro (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bradley H. Jones Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian M. Ashe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian W. Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bridget Plouffe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bud L. Williams (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 Richard Flanagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Colleen M. Garry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Cahill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danielle W. Gregoire (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: David T. Vieira (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dawne Shand (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dennis C. Gallagher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward R. Philips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hannah Kane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Homar Gómez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jacob R. Oliveira (Democratic), Senate
- 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: James K. Hawkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James M. Murphy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Ann Giannino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joan B. Lovely (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joan Meschino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Barrett III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Francis Moran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John J. Cronin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John J. Marsi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua Tarsky (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marc T. Lombardo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marcus S. Vaughn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark J. Cusack (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael J. Soter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael O. Moore (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: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul J. Donato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul R. Feeney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter J. Durant (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Priscila S. Sousa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard G. Wells Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard M. Haggerty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rob Consalvo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney M. Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Russell E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan C. Fattman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ryan M. Hamilton (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: Simon Cataldo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Tackey Chan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas P. Walsh (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas W. Moakley (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-03 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: Ought to pass with an amendment - New Text | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-30 | House | Passed to be engrossed | pass | 158 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-07-30: Committee of conference appointed (Rodrigues-Lovely-O'Connor), in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-07-30: Senate insisted on its amendment (Senate)
- 2026-07-30: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-07-15: Committee of conference appointed - (Ryan-Gonzalez-Ferguson) (House)
- 2026-07-15: House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment (House)
- 2026-07-15: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-06-08: Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (House)
- 2026-06-04: Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #187 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0) (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Read third (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3109; and by inserting before the enacting clause an emergence preamble (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Read second (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Also based on S1884 (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3109; and by inserting before the enacting clause an emergence preamble (Senate)
- 2025-08-04: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2025-07-30: Passed to be engrossed - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 67) (House)
- 2025-07-30: Read third (House)
- 2025-07-30: Rules supended (House)
- 2025-07-30: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-07-30: New draft of H2932 (House)
- 2025-07-30: Pending new draft of H2932 (House)
- 2025-07-30: Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Passed to be engrossed, 2026-06-04: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4361.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- 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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4361.pdf)

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- [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)
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- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4361-194 (as of 2026-11-01).