Massachusetts 190th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: In Committee

H 4492 — An Act Foster Parents Bill of Rights

Last action — Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 190th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. Discharged to the committee on House Rules

  3. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

  4. New draft of H104 and H1955

  5. Reported from the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Sponsors

  • Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee on Children · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 203 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (203)

203 members have not signed on to this bill.

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civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4492?
H 4492 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
What is the current status of H 4492?
This bill died with 190th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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