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MassachusettsH 629194th General Court (2025-2026)House

An Act expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy

Sponsored By: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic)

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

  • Jack Patrick Lewis

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Carmine Lawrence Gentile

    Democratic • House

  • Priscila S. Sousa

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 41 • No: 0

committee vote • 10/28/2025

Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.629 “An Act expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy” as amended

Yes: 31 • No: 0 • Other: 1

committee vote • 7/23/2025

Committee Favorable: Should H.629 be reported favorably to the House?

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. New draft substituted, see H4671

    10/29/2025House

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

    10/29/2025House

  3. Rules suspended

    10/29/2025House

  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

    10/29/2025House

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

    10/29/2025House

  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4671

    10/29/2025House

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

    8/7/2025House

  8. Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

    4/22/2025legislature

  9. Senate concurred

    2/27/2025Senate

  10. Referred to the committee on Education

    2/27/2025House

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