2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
S816: Committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system
Legislative Summary
For legislation to commit to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system. Higher Education.
Bill History
2/16/2023
Referred to the Joint Committee on Higher Education
Senate
2/16/2023
House concurred
House of Representatives
9/8/2023
Hearing scheduled for 09/18/2023 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
Joint Conference
2/8/2024
Reporting date extended to Friday March 1, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Amendment adopted
Senate
2/29/2024
Reporting date extended to Friday, March 8, 2024, pending concurrence
Senate
3/4/2024
House concurred in the Senate amendment
House of Representatives
9/5/2024
Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/16/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 37
Independent: 1
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (38)
Paul Mark
Democrat
Salvatore DiDomenico
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Manny Cruz
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
Patricia Jehlen
Democrat
Marc Pacheco
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Robyn Kennedy
Democrat
John Cronin
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Michael Barrett
Democrat
Jason Lewis
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
Patrick O'Connor
Republican
John Velis
Democrat
Julian Cyr
Democrat
Liz Miranda
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Lydia Edwards
Democrat
Adam Gomez
Democrat
Brendan Crighton
Democrat
Paul Feeney
Democrat
Kay Khan
Democrat
Edward Kennedy
Democrat
Pavel Payano
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Joan Lovely
Democrat
Susan Moran
Democrat
John Keenan
Democrat
Michael Moore
Democrat
Nick Collins
Democrat