Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 16 D cosponsors

H 4646 — An Act requiring accountability for inequities in suspension and expulsion – the RAISE ACT

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

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 11, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 D).

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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 H664 and H4138

  3. Reported from the committee on Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Education

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (185)

185 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

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4646?
H 4646 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Education, Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), John Barrett, III (Democrat), Tami L. Gouveia, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Danillo A. Sena (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Malia, Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Joan Meschino (Democrat), Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Jessica Ann Giannino (Democrat), John J. Cronin (Democrat), John J. Mahoney (Democrat), James J. O'Day (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), and Natalie M. Blais (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4646?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 11, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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