MA H 4416
in committeeAn Act enhancing child welfare protections
Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower
Quick answers
Did MA H 4416 pass?
Not yet. MA H 4416 is in committee as of 2025-10-22 and has not come to a final 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
- bill
- 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
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-08-28
Reported from the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
2025-08-28
New draft of H227 and H262
2025-08-28
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-10-22
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4644
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-22
Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
referral-committee
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
2025-10-22
Rules suspended
2025-10-22
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
amendment-passage,reading-2
2025-10-22
New draft substituted, see H4644
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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