2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H558: To promote the inclusion of American Sign Language in the Commonwealth’s public schools, AKA The American Sign Language Inclusion Act
Legislative Summary
Relative to courses in American Sign Language. Education.
Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Education
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Republican: 2
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor
Carol Doherty
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Dawne Shand
Democrat
David Vieira
Republican
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Steven Xiarhos
Republican
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Jessica Giannino
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
Steven Owens
Democrat
David Linsky
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Kristin Kassner
Democrat
Dennis Gallagher
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Carlos Gonzalez
Democrat