MA S 2563

enacted

An Act amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities

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

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Did MA S 2563 pass?

Yes. MA S 2563 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-12): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 102 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA S 2563 about?

Senate, July 24, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities (Senate, No. 2563) (being the text of Senate, No. 137, printed as amended)

Description

Senate, July 24, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities (Senate, No. 2563) (being the text of Senate, No. 137, printed as amended)

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-12 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 102 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-12
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 102 of the Acts of 2026
executive-signature
2026-06-04
Enacted and laid before the Governor
passage
2026-06-04
Enacted
passage
2026-06-04
Emergency preamble adopted
2026-06-04
Emergency preamble adopted
2026-06-04
Senate concurred in the still further House amendment
2026-06-04
Rules suspended
2026-06-04
House concurred in the Senate further amendment with a still further amendment, see H5474 - 150 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 204 )
2026-06-04
Rules suspended
2026-02-09
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment, see S2954
2026-02-05
Rules suspended
2025-11-05
Passed to be engrossed - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 105 )
passage
2025-11-05
Read third
reading-3
2025-11-05
Rules suspended
2025-11-05
Ordered to a third reading
2025-11-05
Amendment adopted (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
amendment-passage
2025-11-05
Rules suspended
2025-11-05
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
2025-11-05
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H4704, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-10-27
Referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
referral-committee
2025-10-27
Read second
reading-2
2025-09-15
Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading
2025-09-15
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-07-28
Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
referral-committee
2025-07-24
Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #61 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
passage
2025-07-24
S137, reprinted as amended

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Votes

S. 2563 On passing to be engrossed as amended
2025-11-05 · pass · 154-0
Member-level votes (160)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Moran, M.: yes
- Hogan: yes
- Peisch: yes
- Moran, F.: yes
- Arciero: yes
- Arena-DeRosa: yes
- Armini: yes
- Arriaga: yes
- Ashe: yes
- Ayers: yes
- Badger: yes
- Barber: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Biele: yes
- Blais: yes
- Bowen: yes
- Cabral: yes
- Cahill: yes
- Cataldo: yes
- Chan: yes
- Ciccolo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Consalvo: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Cusack: yes
- Davis: yes
- Day: yes
- Diggs: yes
- Domb: yes
- Donaghue: yes
- Donahue: yes
- DuBois: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Farley-Bouvier: yes
- Ferrante: yes
- Field: yes
- Finn: yes
- Fiola: yes
- Donato: yes
- Decker: yes
- Flanagan: yes
- Fluker-Reid: 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: yes
- Hendricks: yes
- Higgins: yes
- Holmes: not voting
- Honan: yes
- Hong: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunt: not voting
- Kassner: yes
- Kearney: yes
- Keefe: yes
- Kerans: yes
- Kilcoyne: yes
- Kushmerek: yes
- LaNatra: yes
- Madaro: yes
- Mahoney: yes
- Markey: yes
- McGonagle: yes
- McMurtry: 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
- Rogers, D.: yes
- Rogers, J.: yes
- Roy: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Sabadosa: yes
- Saunders: yes
- LeBoeuf: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Linsky: yes
- Scanlon: yes
- Scarsdale: yes
- Schwartz: yes
- Lipper-Garabedian: yes
- MacGregor: not voting
- Livingstone: yes
- Luddy: yes
- Robertson: yes
- Sangiolo: not voting
- Lawn: yes
- Sena: yes
- Shand: yes
- Silvia, A.: yes
- Sousa: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Sylvia, M.: 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: not voting
- Kane: not voting
- 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
S. 2563 On adoption of a still further amendment
2026-06-04 · pass · 150-0
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
- Flanagan: yes
- Fluker-Reid: yes
- Galvin: yes
- Garballey: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Gentile: yes
- Giannino: yes
- Gómez: yes
- González: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Gregoire: yes
- Barber: yes
- Haggerty: yes
- Biele: yes
- Bowen: yes
- Cabral: yes
- Cahill: yes
- Cataldo: yes
- Chan: yes
- Ciccolo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Consalvo: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Cusack: yes
- Davis: yes
- Day: yes
- Decker: yes
- Diggs: yes
- Domb: yes
- Donaghue: yes
- Donahue: yes
- DuBois: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Elliott: not voting
- Farley-Bouvier: not voting
- Field: not voting
- Finn: not voting
- Fiola: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Hendricks: yes
- Higgins: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Honan: yes
- Hong: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kassner: yes
- Kearney: yes
- Keefe: yes
- Kerans: yes
- Kilcoyne: yes
- Kushmerek: yes
- LaNatra: yes
- Lawn: yes
- LeBoeuf: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Linsky: yes
- Lipper-Garabedian: yes
- Livingstone: yes
- Luddy: yes
- MacGregor: yes
- Madaro: yes
- Mahoney: yes
- McMurtry: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Badger: yes
- McGonagle: yes
- Garry: yes
- Ayers: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Mendes: yes
- Meschino: yes
- Michlewitz: yes
- Moakley: not voting
- Montaño: not voting
- 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
- Rogers, J.: yes
- Roy: yes
- Ryan: 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: not voting
- Tyler: not voting
- 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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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2563

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