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MassachusettsH 5502194th General Court (2025-2026)House

An Act relative to school choice

Sponsored By: Joint Committee on Education

Second Reading

EducationHouse 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 Education

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • John Barrett III

    Democratic • House

  • Lindsay N. Sabadosa

    Democratic • House

  • Paul W. Mark

    Democratic • Senate

  • Susannah M. Whipps

    Independent • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 40 • No: 0

committee vote • 7/31/2026

Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.5502 “An Act relative to school choice” as amended

Yes: 29 • No: 0

committee vote • 6/5/2026

Committee Redraft: Should H.4867 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House?

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. New draft substituted, see H5632

    7/31/2026House

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

    7/31/2026House

  3. Rules suspended

    7/31/2026House

  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

    7/31/2026House

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

    7/31/2026House

  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5632

    7/31/2026House

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

    6/15/2026House

  8. New draft of H4867

    6/15/2026House

  9. Reported from the committee on Education

    6/15/2026House

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