# Massachusetts H 4408: An Act establishing the hunger free campus initiative

Massachusetts H 4408, An Act establishing the hunger free campus initiative, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Joint Committee on Higher Education; status in committee, last action 2025-08-28 (Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4408
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing the hunger free campus initiative
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-28
- Last action: 2025-08-28, Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Higher Education
- Cosponsors: 33
- Subjects: Higher Education, House Ways and Means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (10 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: Joint Committee on Higher Education
- Cosponsor: Adrian C. Madaro (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andres X. Vargas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian M. Ashe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Homar Gómez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James Arciero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joan Meschino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth I. Gordon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle L. Badger (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mindy Domb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Priscila S. Sousa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard G. Wells Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney M. Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Russell E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Reid (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Tackey Chan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tram T. Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-08-03 | committee | Committee Redraft: Should the new draft be favorably reported to the House? | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4408.pdf)

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- 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
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4408.pdf)

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