Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 25 D cosponsors

H 4538 — An Act to ensure equitable access to education, including special education services, for all students in Massachusetts

Last action — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 31, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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.

  • 31 sponsors

    1 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (25 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. New draft of H565

  3. Reported from the committee on Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Education

Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4538?
H 4538 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Education, Marjorie C. Decker (Democrat), Vanna Howard (Democrat), Bud L. Williams (Democrat), James J. O'Day (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Patricia A. Haddad, Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Daniel M. Donahue (Democrat), Peter Capano, Carlos González (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Christine P. Barber (Democrat), David Paul Linsky (Democrat), Patricia D. Jehlen (Democrat), Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Jacob R. Oliveira (Democrat), James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Steven Owens (Democrat), Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Patricia A. Duffy (Democrat), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), Andres X. Vargas (Democrat), Kay Khan, David M. Rogers (Democrat), Marcos A. Devers, and Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4538?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 31, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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