# Massachusetts S 209: An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountant

Massachusetts S 209, An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountant, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by John J. Cronin (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-02-12 (New draft substituted, see S2946) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S209-194
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 209
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountant
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-02-12, New draft substituted, see S2946
- Sponsor: John J. Cronin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Senate Ways and Means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (21 yes, 0 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: John J. Cronin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael O. Moore (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pavel M. Payano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-05 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft | pass | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-11-13 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 5 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-02-12: New draft substituted, see S2946 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read a second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Order relative to subject matter adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2946 (Senate)
- 2025-12-18: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2025-05-23: Hearing scheduled for 06/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S209.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- 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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S209.pdf)

## Related
- [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194)
- [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194)
- [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194)
- [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills)
- [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S209-194 (as of 2026-11-01).