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MassachusettsH 4646194th General Court (2025-2026)House

An Act enhancing child welfare protections

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Passed Senate

Senate Ways and Means

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

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: 174 • No: 1

committee vote • 6/4/2026

Committee Favorable with Amendment: Ought to pass with an amendment - New Text

Yes: 15 • No: 0 • Other: 2

House vote • 10/22/2025

Passed to be engrossed

Yes: 159 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Reported by H5629

    7/30/2026House

  2. Committee of conference appointed (Comerford-Kennedy-O'Connor), in concurrence

    7/2/2026Senate

  3. Senate insisted on its amendment

    7/2/2026Senate

  4. Rules suspended

    7/2/2026Senate

  5. Committee of conference appointed - (Livingstone-Garcia-Sullivan-Almeida)

    7/1/2026House

  6. House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment

    7/1/2026House

  7. Rules suspended

    7/1/2026House

  8. Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #192 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

    6/11/2026Senate

  9. Read third

    6/11/2026Senate

  10. Ordered to a third reading

    6/11/2026Senate

  11. Reprinted, as amended, see S3121

    6/11/2026Senate

  12. Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3111

    6/11/2026Senate

  13. Read second

    6/11/2026Senate

  14. Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, June 11, 2026

    6/4/2026Senate

  15. Order relative to subject matter adopted

    6/4/2026Senate

  16. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3111

    6/4/2026Senate

  17. Also based on S2659

    6/4/2026Senate

  18. Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

    10/27/2025Senate

  19. Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 96)

    10/22/2025House

  20. H4644, published as amended

    10/22/2025House

Bill Text

  • Passed to be engrossed

    6/11/2026

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