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MA H 4416

introduced

An Act enhancing child welfare protections

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

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Quick answers

Did MA H 4416 pass?

Not yet. MA H 4416 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2025-10-22): New draft substituted, see H4644

What is MA H 4416 about?

MA H 4416 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act enhancing child welfare protections”.

Who sponsors MA H 4416?

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities is the primary sponsor of MA H 4416, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-10-22 — New draft substituted, see H4644
Bill type
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Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilitiesprimary
  • Jay D. Livingstonecosponsor
  • Thomas W. Moakleycosponsor
  • Sean Garballeycosponsor
  • Christopher J. Worrellcosponsor
  • Russell E. Holmescosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-22

    New draft substituted, see H4644

  2. 2025-10-22

    Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

    amendment-passage,reading-2

  3. 2025-10-22

    Rules suspended

  4. 2025-10-22

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending

  5. 2025-10-22

    Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-10-22

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4644

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-08-28

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

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  8. 2025-08-28

    New draft of H227 and H262

  9. 2025-08-28

    Reported from the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

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Related bills

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4416

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