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MA H 5511

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An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy

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

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Quick answers

Did MA H 5511 pass?

Yes. MA H 5511 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 113 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5511 about?

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill relative to teacher preparation and student literacy (House, No. 4683), reports, recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 5511).

Who sponsors MA H 5511?

Teacher Preparation and Student Literacy is the primary sponsor of MA H 5511, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Description

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill relative to teacher preparation and student literacy (House, No. 4683), reports, recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 5511).

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-26 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 113 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Teacher Preparation and Student Literacyprimary
  • Alice Hanlon Peischcosponsor
  • Danillo A. Senacosponsor
  • Simon Cataldocosponsor
  • Michael O. Moorecosponsor
  • Patrick Joseph Kearneycosponsor
  • Mary S. Keefecosponsor
  • Bud L. Williamscosponsor
  • Patricia A. Duffycosponsor
  • Margaret R. Scarsdalecosponsor
  • Andres X. Vargascosponsor
  • Justin Thurbercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 113 of the Acts of 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-06-18

    Laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-06-18

    Enacted -see Roll Call #195 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

    passage

  4. 2026-06-18

    Enacted

    passage

  5. 2026-06-18

    Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence

  6. 2026-06-17

    Committee of conference report accepted - 153 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 217 )

  7. 2026-06-17

    Rules suspended

  8. 2026-06-17

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

  9. 2026-06-17

    Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-06-17

    Reported on H4683

  11. 2026-06-17

    Reported from the committee of conference

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • H. 5511 On acceptance of conference report

    2026-06-17 · pass · 153-0

    Member-level votes (158)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Moran, M.: yes
    • Hogan: yes
    • Peisch: yes
    • Moran, F.: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Arciero: yes
    • Arena-DeRosa: yes
    • Armini: yes
    • Arriaga: yes
    • Ashe: yes
    • Ayers: yes
    • Badger: yes
    • Barber: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Biele: yes
    • Bowen: yes
    • Cabral: yes
    • Cahill: yes
    • Cataldo: yes
    • Chan: yes
    • Ciccolo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Consalvo: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Cusack: yes
    • Davis: not voting
    • Day: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Diggs: yes
    • Domb: yes
    • Donaghue: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • DuBois: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Farley-Bouvier: yes
    • Field: yes
    • Finn: yes
    • Fiola: yes
    • Flanagan: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Galvin: yes
    • Garballey: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garry: yes
    • Gentile: yes
    • Giannino: yes
    • Gómez: yes
    • González: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Haggerty: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Hawkins: not voting
    • Hendricks: yes
    • Higgins: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Honan: yes
    • Hong: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kassner: yes
    • Kearney: yes
    • Keefe: yes
    • Lawn: yes
    • LeBoeuf: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Linsky: not voting
    • Lipper-Garabedian: yes
    • MacGregor: not voting
    • Madaro: not voting
    • Mahoney: yes
    • Mendes: yes
    • Meschino: yes
    • Michlewitz: yes
    • Moakley: yes
    • Montaño: yes
    • Moran, J.: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • O'Day: yes
    • Ouellette: yes
    • Owens: yes
    • Paulino: yes
    • Philips: yes
    • Plouffe: yes
    • Puppolo: yes
    • Ramos, A.: yes
    • Ramos, O.: yes
    • Reid: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Robertson: yes
    • Rogers, D.: yes
    • Roy: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • LaNatra: yes
    • Luddy: yes
    • McMurtry: yes
    • Kilcoyne: yes
    • Livingstone: yes
    • McGonagle: yes
    • Rogers,: yes
    • Kerans: yes
    • Kushmerek: yes
    • Fluker-Reid: yes
    • Sabadosa: yes
    • Sangiolo: yes
    • Saunders: yes
    • Scanlon: yes
    • Scarsdale: yes
    • Schwartz: yes
    • Sena: yes
    • Shand: yes
    • Silvia, A.: yes
    • Sousa: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Sylvia, M.: yes
    • Markey: yes
    • Tarr: yes
    • Tarsky: yes
    • Turco: yes
    • Tyler: yes
    • Ultrino: yes
    • Uyterhoeven: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Vitolo: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Zlotnik: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Ferguson: yes
    • Frost: yes
    • Muradian: yes
    • Vieira: yes
    • Berthiaume: yes
    • Boldyga: yes
    • Chaisson: yes
    • DeCoste: yes
    • Gaskey: yes
    • Howitt: yes
    • Kane *: yes
    • Lombardo: yes
    • Marsi: yes
    • McKenna: yes
    • Orrall: yes
    • Pease: yes
    • Smola: yes
    • Soter: yes
    • Sullivan-Almeida: yes
    • Sweezey: yes
    • Thurber: yes
    • Vaughn: yes
    • Wong: yes
    • Xiarhos: yes
    • Whipps: yes

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