2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H495: Empowering students and schools to thrive
Legislative Summary
Relative to the comprehensive support and improvement of schools. Education.
Bill History
2/16/2023
Referred to the Joint Committee on Education
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
Senate concurred
Senate
9/20/2023
Hearing scheduled for 10/04/2023 from 02:00 PM-08:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
Joint Conference
2/8/2024
Reporting date extended to Sunday June 30, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Senate concurred
Senate
8/29/2024
Accompanied a study order, see H5011
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/16/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 79
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
James Hawkins
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (79)
Samantha Montano
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Brian Murray
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Ryan Hamilton
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Tackey Chan
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
Carlos Gonzalez
Democrat
Carol Doherty
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Peter Capano
Democrat
William Galvin
Democrat
Jon Santiago
Democrat
Mary Keefe
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
Patrick O'Connor
Republican
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
Natalie Blais
Democrat
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
William Pignatelli
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Denise Garlick
Democrat
Alan Silvia
Democrat
James O'Day
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Christopher Flanagan
Democrat
Kate Donaghue
Democrat
Josh Cutler
Democrat
Kathleen LaNatra
Democrat
Joan Meschino
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Adam Scanlon
Democrat
Michelle Ciccolo
Democrat
Aaron Saunders
Democrat
Michael Kushmerek
Democrat
Antonio Cabral
Democrat
Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Lydia Edwards
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Brian Ashe
Democrat
Rady Mom
Democrat
Kay Khan
Democrat
Dawne Shand
Democrat
Bud Williams
Democrat
Adrianne Ramos
Democrat
James Murphy
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Marc Pacheco
Democrat
Daniel Donahue
Democrat
David Robertson
Democrat
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Jennifer Balinsky Armini
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Priscila Sousa
Democrat
Daniel Cahill
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Kenneth Gordon
Democrat
Paul Donato
Democrat
James Arciero
Democrat
Sean Garballey
Democrat
Michelle DuBois
Democrat
John Barrett
Democrat
Russell Holmes
Democrat
Mindy Domb
Democrat
Orlando Ramos
Democrat
David Linsky
Democrat