MassachusettsH 4656194th General Court (2025-2026)House

An Act to preserve family and sibling bonds for children in foster care

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

In Committee

Children, Families and Persons with DisabilitiesHouse Ways and Means

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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

  • Aaron L. Saunders

    Democratic • House

  • Carmine Lawrence Gentile

    Democratic • House

  • Colleen M. Garry

    Democratic • House

  • Francisco E. Paulino

    Democratic • House

  • Joan Meschino

    Democratic • House

  • Patrick Joseph Kearney

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 11 • No: 0

committee vote 10/20/2025

Committee Redraft: Poll on H268 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H269 and H270)

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

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

    10/29/2025House
  2. New draft of H268, H269 and H270

    10/29/2025House
  3. Reported from the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

    10/29/2025House

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