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MassachusettsH 4416194th General Court (2025-2026)House

An Act enhancing child welfare protections

Sponsored By: Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

In Committee

Children, Families and Persons with DisabilitiesHouse Ways and MeansHouse Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Christopher J. Worrell

    Democratic • House

  • Jay D. Livingstone

    Democratic • House

  • Russell E. Holmes

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Garballey

    Democratic • House

  • Thomas W. Moakley

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 35 • No: 0

committee vote • 10/21/2025

Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.4416 “An Act enhancing child welfare protections” as amended

Yes: 24 • No: 0 • Other: 12

committee vote • 8/4/2025

Committee Redraft: Poll on H262 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H227)

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. New draft substituted, see H4644

    10/22/2025House

  2. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

    10/22/2025House

  3. Rules suspended

    10/22/2025House

  4. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending

    10/22/2025House

  5. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

    10/22/2025House

  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4644

    10/22/2025House

  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    8/28/2025House

  8. New draft of H227 and H262

    8/28/2025House

  9. Reported from the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

    8/28/2025House

Bill Text

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