2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H1436: Relative to debt-free public higher education
Legislative Summary
For legislation to establish a grant program to pay the equivalent of tuition and mandatory fees to eligible students at Massachusetts public higher education institutions. Higher Education.
Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Higher Education
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Higher Education(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 24
Primary Sponsor

Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Christopher Flanagan
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
Manny Cruz
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Christopher Worrell
Democrat
Tara Hong
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Ryan Hamilton
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat