Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 9 D cosponsors

S 2727 — An Act establishing a special commission to study the effectiveness of the Massachusetts School Building Authority

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 03, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 D).

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Summary

Senate, March 3, 2022 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 296) of Joanne M. Comerford, Patricia A. Duffy, Michael O. Moore and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation to promote equity in school building assistance and ensuring best practice incentives are available for all school building projects; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 306) of Brendan P. Crighton, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Michael J. Barrett for legislation to modernize school construction; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 337) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to establish a special commission to study the effectiveness of the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 345) of John F. Keenan and James M. Murphy for legislation to create a facilities loan program for private special education schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 354) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to improve and enhance the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 395) of John C. Velis and Patricia A. Duffy for legislation relative to school districts in receivership and the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 541) of Bruce J. Ayers relative to technology upgrade programs for public schools; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 548) of Natalie M. Blais and David Allen Robertson relative to school building assistance; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 557) of Daniel Cahill, Peter Capano and others relative to school construction; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 635) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Mathew J. Muratore and Steven S. Howitt relative to to the advisory board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 654) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Jessica Ann Giannino and Richard M. Haggerty for legislation to expand the membership of the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 684) of Edward R. Philips relative to the feasibility of ergonomically designed school buildings and its beneficial impact on students and faculty; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 685) of Edward R. Philips and Adam J. Scanlon relative to equipping public elementary and secondary schools with panic alarms or emergency mechanisms; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 687) of Orlando Ramos, Adam Gomez and others for legislation to increase access to safe swimming, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2727).

Bill Text

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Action History

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

  2. Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

  3. Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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

  5. New draft of S296, S306, S337, S345, S354, S395, H541, H548, H557, H635, H654, H684, H685 and H687

  6. Reported from the committee on Education

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 193 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Education

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (193)

193 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2727 do?
Senate, March 3, 2022 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 296) of Joanne M. Comerford, Patricia A. Duffy, Michael O. Moore and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation to promote equity in school building assistance and ensuring best practice incentives are available for all school building projects; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 306) of Brendan P. Crighton, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Michael J. Barrett for legislation to modernize school construction; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 337) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to establish a special commission to study the effectiveness of the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 345) of John F. Keenan and James M. Murphy for legislation to create a facilities loan program for private special education schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 354) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to improve and enhance the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 395) of John C. Velis and Patricia A. Duffy for legislation relative to school districts in receivership and the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 541) of Bruce J. Ayers relative to technology upgrade programs for public schools; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 548) of Natalie M. Blais and David Allen Robertson relative to school building assistance; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 557) of Daniel Cahill, Peter Capano and others relative to school construction; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 635) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Mathew J. Muratore and Steven S. Howitt relative to to the advisory board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 654) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Jessica Ann Giannino and Richard M. Haggerty for legislation to expand the membership of the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 684) of Edward R. Philips relative to the feasibility of ergonomically designed school buildings and its beneficial impact on students and faculty; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 685) of Edward R. Philips and Adam J. Scanlon relative to equipping public elementary and secondary schools with panic alarms or emergency mechanisms; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 687) of Orlando Ramos, Adam Gomez and others for legislation to increase access to safe swimming, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2727).
Who sponsors S 2727?
S 2727 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Education, Barry R. Finegold (Democrat), Brendan P. Crighton (Democrat), Natalie M. Blais, Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), David Allen Robertson (Democrat), Michael J. Barrett (Democrat), James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Christine P. Barber (Democrat), Adam J. Scanlon (Democrat), and Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat).
What is the current status of S 2727?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 03, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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