# Massachusetts S 3239: An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study and examine Family, Friend, and Neighbor-Provided Childcare in the Commonwealth

Massachusetts S 3239, An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study and examine Family, Friend, and Neighbor-Provided Childcare in the Commonwealth, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joint Committee on Education; status in committee, last action 2026-08-13 (Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3239
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study and examine Family, Friend, and Neighbor-Provided Childcare in the Commonwealth
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-08-10
- Last action: 2026-08-13, Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Education
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Education, Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, Senate Ways and Means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (5 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: Joint Committee on Education
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John F. Keenan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Liz Miranda (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nick Collins (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia D. Jehlen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pavel M. Payano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-30 | committee | Committee Redraft: Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft | pass | 5 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-08-13: Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2026-08-10: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently (Senate)
- 2026-08-10: New draft of S341 (Senate)
- 2026-08-10: Reported from the committee on Education (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3239.pdf)

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- 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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3239.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3239-194 (as of 2026-11-01).