Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 67 D cosponsors

S 2495 — An Act relative to healthy youth

Last action — New draft substituted, see S2534

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 19, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 94 sponsors

    1 primary, 93 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (67 D).

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Summary

Senate, July 19, 2021 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 318) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Christina A. Minicucci, Vanna Howard, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student sex education; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 615) of Natalie M. Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis and others for legislation to authorize a consent program to prevent and reduce the incidence of sexual assault; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 673) of James J. O'Day, Vanna Howard and others relative to public schools choosing to teach human sexual education or human sexuality issues, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2495).

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. New draft substituted, see S2534

  2. Read second

  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday September 23, 2021

  4. Referred to the committee on Senate Rules

  5. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefore a new draft, see S2534

  6. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  7. New draft of S318, H615 and H673

  8. Reported from the committee on Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 93 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Education

Co-sponsors (93)

Not signed on (110)

110 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2495 do?
Senate, July 19, 2021 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 318) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Christina A. Minicucci, Vanna Howard, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student sex education; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 615) of Natalie M. Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis and others for legislation to authorize a consent program to prevent and reduce the incidence of sexual assault; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 673) of James J. O'Day, Vanna Howard and others relative to public schools choosing to teach human sexual education or human sexuality issues, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2495).
Who sponsors S 2495?
S 2495 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Education, Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Christina A. Minicucci, Vanna Howard (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), James Arciero (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, Michael J. Barrett (Democrat), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), Christine P. Barber (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), John Barrett, III (Democrat), Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), Natalie M. Blais, Joan B. Lovely (Democrat), Daniel Cahill (Democrat), Harriette L. Chandler, Peter Capano, James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Gerard J. Cassidy, Paul R. Feeney (Democrat), Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat), Cindy F. Friedman (Democrat), Paul F. Tucker, Mindy Domb (Democrat), Erika Uyterhoeven (Democrat), Josh S. Cutler, David Paul Linsky (Democrat), Brendan P. Crighton (Democrat), Michael S. Day (Democrat), Richard M. Haggerty (Democrat), Adam G. Hinds, Tami L. Gouveia, Christopher Hendricks (Democrat), Mathew J. Muratore, Kevin G. Honan (Democrat), Diana DiZoglio, Daniel J. Hunt (Democrat), Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democrat), Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Kay Khan, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Andres X. Vargas (Democrat), Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), Jonathan D. Zlotnik (Democrat), Daniel M. Donahue (Democrat), James J. O'Day (Democrat), Michelle M. DuBois (Democrat), Michael O. Moore (Democrat), Patricia A. Duffy (Democrat), John F. Keenan (Democrat), Lori A. Ehrlich, Rebecca L. Rausch (Democrat), Nika C. Elugardo, Eric P. Lesser, Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Joseph A. Boncore, Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat), John J. Cronin (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), Julian Cyr (Democrat), Patricia D. Jehlen (Democrat), Mike Connolly (Democrat), Adam Gómez (Democrat), Danielle W. Gregoire (Democrat), Sonia Chang-Diaz, Smitty Pignatelli, Carolyn C. Dykema, Brandy Fluker-Reid (Democrat), Marcos A. Devers, Michael P. Kushmerek (Democrat), Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Patricia A. Haddad, Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democrat), Jay D. Livingstone (Democrat), Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Malia, Paul W. Mark (Democrat), Michael J. Moran (Democrat), Steven Owens (Democrat), Sarah K. Peake, Edward R. Philips (Democrat), Maria Duaime Robinson, David M. Rogers (Democrat), Jeffrey N. Roy (Democrat), Jon Santiago, Danillo A. Sena (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), and Edward J. Kennedy (Democrat).
What is the current status of S 2495?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 19, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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