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MA H 1447

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An Act relative to the endowment match program

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

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Did MA H 1447 pass?

Not yet. MA H 1447 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

What is MA H 1447 about?

By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1447) of Michael P. Kushmerek and Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to encourage private fundraising by public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

Who sponsors MA H 1447?

Michael P. Kushmerek is the primary sponsor of MA H 1447, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1447) of Michael P. Kushmerek and Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to encourage private fundraising by public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Michael P. Kushmerekprimary
  • Jacob R. Oliveiracosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Higher Education

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  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-08-28

    Hearing scheduled for 09/11/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2026-01-07

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

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Votes

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1447

Attribution

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