Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 9 D · 1 R cosponsors

H 5055 — An Act relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency

Last action — Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced July 28, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  3. Rules suspended

  4. Ordered to a third reading

  5. New draft of H4541

  6. Pending new draft of H4541

  7. Reported from the committee on House Ways and

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Ways and Means

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (189)

189 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 5055?
H 5055 is sponsored by Walter F. Timilty, House Committee on Ways and Means, Joint Committee on Education, Edward F. Coppinger, Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Jay D. Livingstone (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Barry R. Finegold (Democrat), Michael F. Rush (Democrat), David Biele (Democrat), Timothy R. Whelan, Vanna Howard (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Jeffrey N. Roy (Democrat), and Danielle W. Gregoire (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 5055?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced July 28, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.
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