# Massachusetts H 4650: An Act relative to social work uplifting practices and exam removal

Massachusetts H 4650, An Act relative to social work uplifting practices and exam removal, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Joint Committee on Higher Education; status in committee, last action 2025-10-27 (Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4650
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to social work uplifting practices and exam removal
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-27
- Last action: 2025-10-27, Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Higher Education
- Cosponsors: 39
- Subjects: Higher Education, House Ways and Means
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (9 yes, 2 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: Christine P. Barber (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher J. Worrell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chynah Tyler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dawne Shand (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward R. Philips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Estela A. Reyes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James Arciero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Francis Moran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marcus S. Vaughn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary S. Keefe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael P. Kushmerek (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle M. DuBois (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul R. Feeney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rob Consalvo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Russell E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Reid (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Simon Cataldo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas P. Walsh (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tram T. Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-16 | committee | Committee Redraft: Should the new draft be favorably reported to the House | pass | 9 | 2 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2025-10-27: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-10-27: New draft of H1423 (House)
- 2025-10-27: Reported from the committee on Higher Education (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4650.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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4650.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4650-194 (as of 2026-11-01).