All Roll Calls
Yes: 21 • No: 0
MassachusettsS 209194th General Court (2025-2026)Senate
An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountant
Sponsored By: John J. Cronin (Democratic)
Passed
Consumer Protection and Professional LicensureSenate Ways and Means
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Bill Overview
No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
John J. Cronin
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Michael O. Moore
Democratic • Senate
Patrick M. O'Connor
Republican • Senate
Pavel M. Payano
Democratic • Senate
Thomas M. Stanley
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
committee vote • 2/5/2026
Committee Favorable with Amendment: Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft
Yes: 16 • No: 0 • Other: 2
committee vote • 11/13/2025
Committee Favorable: Ought to pass
Yes: 5 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Ways and Means new draft substituted, see S2946
2/12/2026SenateRead a second time
2/12/2026SenatePlaced in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12, 2026
2/5/2026SenateOrder relative to subject matter adopted
2/5/2026SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2946
2/5/2026SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
12/18/2025SenateHearing scheduled for 06/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
5/23/2025legislatureHouse concurred
2/27/2025HouseReferred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
2/27/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Filed
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