# Massachusetts S 394: An Act increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget

Massachusetts S 394, An Act increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Jason M. Lewis (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-09-22 (Accompanied S400) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 394
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-09-22, Accompanied S400
- Sponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dylan A. Fernandes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-09-22: Accompanied S400 (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Education (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S394.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)
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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S394.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S394-194 (as of 2026-11-01).