HB1288 — relative to enabling school administrative units to adopt budget caps.
Last action — INTERIM STUDY
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Summary
relative to enabling school administrative units to adopt budget caps.
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Executive Session: 10/06/2026 10:00 am GP 232
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Special Order to next order of business (Rep. Osborne): MA VV 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 84
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Refer for Interim Study: MA DV 175-164 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 85
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Removed from Consent (Reps. Sellers, DeRoy, McFarlane, Nalevanko, Popovici-Muller, Vose, Bailey, Wherry, Pauer, D. McGuire) 03/09/2026 HJ 7 P. 1
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Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/02/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 10 P. 12
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==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
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==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 232
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Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 10:45 am GP 232
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Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 14
Sponsors
- Victoria Sullivan · Cosponsor
- Timothy Lang · Cosponsor
- Diane Pauer · Cosponsor
- Gregory Hill · Cosponsor
- Michael Vose · Primary
- Margaret Drye · Cosponsor
- Liz Barbour · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 408 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Michael Vose Republican
Co-sponsors (6)
- Victoria Sullivan Republican
- Timothy Lang Republican
- Diane Pauer Republican
- Gregory Hill Republican
- Margaret Drye Republican
- Liz Barbour Republican
Not signed on (408)
408 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 408 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1288 do?
- relative to enabling school administrative units to adopt budget caps.
- Who sponsors HB1288?
- HB1288 is sponsored by Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Timothy Lang (Republican), Diane Pauer (Republican), Gregory Hill (Republican), Michael Vose (Republican), Margaret Drye (Republican), and Liz Barbour (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB1288?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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