2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
S400: To ensure adequate and equitable funding for public education
Legislative Summary
By Mr. Lewis, a petition of Jason M. Lewis, Joanne M. Comerford, Bruce E. Tarr, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to ensure adequate and equitable funding for public education. Education.
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Education
Senate
2/27/2025
House concurred
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
Joint Conference
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 12
Republican: 9
Primary Sponsor

Jason Lewis
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (20)
Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Christopher Markey
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
David Muradian
Republican
Colleen Garry
Democrat
Leigh Davis
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Steven Howitt
Republican
Michael Moore
Democrat
Barry Finegold
Democrat
Paul Mark
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Peter Durant
Republican
Bradley Jones
Republican
Marcus Vaughn
Republican
Hannah Kane
Republican
John Marsi
Republican