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MA H 571

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An Act providing for alternatives to fines for failure to send

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

Quick answers

Did MA H 571 pass?

Not yet. MA H 571 is in committee as of 2025-10-20 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-10-20): Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading

What is MA H 571 about?

By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 571) of Carole A. Fiola, Paul McMurtry and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to providing for alternative penalties for failure to send children to school. Education.

Who sponsors MA H 571?

Carole A. Fiola is the primary sponsor of MA H 571, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 571) of Carole A. Fiola, Paul McMurtry and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to providing for alternative penalties for failure to send children to school. Education.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-10-20 — Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Carole A. Fiolaprimary
  • Paul McMurtrycosponsor
  • Lindsay N. Sabadosacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Education

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  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-06-25

    Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

  4. 2025-09-15

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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  5. 2025-10-20

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H571

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