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MA S 2557

in committee

An Act relative to affirming and maintaining equal access to public education for all children

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

Quick answers

Did MA S 2557 pass?

Not yet. MA S 2557 is in committee as of 2025-07-24 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-07-24): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

What is MA S 2557 about?

Senate, July 17, 2025 -- The committee on Education to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 436) of Pavel M. Payano, Sal N. DiDomenico, Jason M. Lewis, Vanna Howard and others for legislation to affirm and maintain equal access to public education for English learners, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2557).

Who sponsors MA S 2557?

Joint Committee on Education is the primary sponsor of MA S 2557, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Senate, July 17, 2025 -- The committee on Education to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 436) of Pavel M. Payano, Sal N. DiDomenico, Jason M. Lewis, Vanna Howard and others for legislation to affirm and maintain equal access to public education for English learners, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2557).

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-07-24 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Educationprimary
  • Pavel M. Payanocosponsor
  • Sal N. DiDomenicocosponsor
  • Jason M. Lewiscosponsor
  • Vanna Howardcosponsor
  • Joanne M. Comerfordcosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Michael O. Moorecosponsor
  • Michael J. Barrettcosponsor
  • Paul R. Feeneycosponsor
  • Brendan P. Crightoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-24

    Reported from the committee on Education

  2. 2025-07-24

    New draft of S436

  3. 2025-07-24

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

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Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2557

Attribution

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