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MA H 627

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An Act relative to the strengthening of financial literacy throughout the commonwealth

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

Quick answers

Did MA H 627 pass?

Not yet. MA H 627 is in committee as of 2025-10-29 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-10-29): New draft substituted, see H4670

What is MA H 627 about?

By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 627) of John J. Lawn, Jr., for legislation to authorize the department of elementary and secondary education to establish the financial literacy trust fund. Education.

Who sponsors MA H 627?

John J. Lawn, Jr. is the primary sponsor of MA H 627, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 627) of John J. Lawn, Jr., for legislation to authorize the department of elementary and secondary education to establish the financial literacy trust fund. Education.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-10-29 — New draft substituted, see H4670
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • John J. Lawn, Jr.primary
  • Bridget Plouffecosponsor
  • Amy Mah Sangiolocosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Education

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  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-09-02

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 11:00 AM-5:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  4. 2025-10-23

    Accompanied by H594 and H636

  5. 2025-10-23

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

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  6. 2025-10-23

    Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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  7. 2025-10-29

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H4670

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  8. 2025-10-29

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

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  9. 2025-10-29

    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

  10. 2025-10-29

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-10-29

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

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  12. 2025-10-29

    New draft substituted, see H4670

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H627

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