MA S 2581
passed bothAn Act to promote student learning and mental health
Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper
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Quick answers
Did MA S 2581 pass?
Not yet law. MA S 2581 has passed both chambers but has not been enacted. Latest recorded action (2026-05-20): Committee of conference appointed - (Peisch-F. Moran-Vieira), in concurrence
What is MA S 2581 about?
Senate, July 31, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill to promote student learning and mental health (Senate, No. 2581) (being the text of Senate document numbered 2561, printed as amended)
Description
Senate, July 31, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill to promote student learning and mental health (Senate, No. 2581) (being the text of Senate document numbered 2561, printed as amended)
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-05-20 — Committee of conference appointed - (Peisch-F. Moran-Vieira), in concurrence
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Julian Cyrcosponsor
- Brendan P. Crightoncosponsor
- John J. Cronincosponsor
- John F. Keenancosponsor
- Patrick M. O'Connorcosponsor
- John C. Veliscosponsor
- Andrea Joy Campbellcosponsor
- Mark C. Montignycosponsor
- Carmine Lawrence Gentilecosponsor
- Nick Collinscosponsor
- Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.cosponsor
- James C. Arena-DeRosacosponsor
- Barry R. Finegoldcosponsor
- Paul R. Feeneycosponsor
- Mike Connollycosponsor
- Lindsay N. Sabadosacosponsor
- Joanne M. Comerfordcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-20
Committee of conference appointed - (Peisch-F. Moran-Vieira), in concurrence
2026-05-20
House insisted on its amendment
2026-05-20
Rules suspended
2026-05-07
Committee of conference appointed (Crighton-Rodrigues-Durant)
2026-05-07
Senate NON-concurred in House amendment
2026-05-07
Senate NON-concurred in the House amendment
2026-05-07
Rules suspended
2026-04-08
Passed to be engrossed - 129 YEAS to 25 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 156 )
passage
2026-04-08
For the text of House amendments, see H5366
2026-04-08
Consolidated amendment B adopted - 144 YEAS to 10 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 155 )
amendment-passage
2026-04-08
Quorum Roll Call - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 154 )
2026-04-08
Consolidated amendment B pending
2026-04-08
Consolidated amendment A adopted - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 153 )
amendment-passage
2026-04-08
Amendment 15 rejected - 27 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 152 )
amendment-failure
2026-04-08
Amendment 7 rejected
amendment-failure
2026-04-08
Read third
reading-3
2026-04-08
Rules suspended
2026-04-08
Ordered to a third reading
2026-04-08
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
reading-2
2026-04-08
Rules suspended
2026-04-08
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
2026-04-08
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5349, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-08-04
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
referral-committee
2025-07-31
Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #66 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2)
passage
2025-07-31
S2561, reprinted as amended
Versions
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Documents
Votes
S. 2581 , amended On passing to be engrossed, in conc
2026-04-08 · pass · 129-25
Member-level votes (157)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Moran, M.: yes
- Fluker-Reid: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Peisch: yes
- Galvin: 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: yes
- Day: yes
- Decker: yes
- Diggs: yes
- Domb: yes
- Donaghue: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Farley-Bouvier: yes
- Field: yes
- Finn: yes
- Garballey: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garry: yes
- Gentile: not voting
- Giannino: yes
- Gómez: yes
- González: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Gregoire: yes
- Haggerty: 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
- Donahue: yes
- DuBois: yes
- Flanagan: yes
- Hogan: yes
- Moran, F.: not voting
- LeBoeuf: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Linsky: no
- Lipper-Garabedian: not voting
- Livingstone: yes
- Luddy: yes
- MacGregor: yes
- Madaro: yes
- Mahoney: yes
- Markey: yes
- McGonagle: yes
- McMurtry: yes
- Mendes: yes
- Meschino: yes
- Moakley: yes
- Montaño: yes
- Moran, J.: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Murray: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- O'Day: 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
- Ultrino: yes
- Vitolo: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Wells: yes
- Williams: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Zlotnik: yes
- Scanlon: yes
- Scarsdale: yes
- Schwartz: yes
- Sena: yes
- Sousa: yes
- Ferguson: yes
- Frost: yes
- Muradian: yes
- Vieira: yes
- Berthiaume: no
- Boldyga: no
- Chaisson: yes
- DeCoste: yes
- Gaskey: no
- Howitt: no
- Kane: no
- Lombardo: no
- Marsi: no
- McKenna: no
- Pease: yes
- Smola: no
- Soter: no
- Sullivan-Almeida: no
- Sweezey: no
- Thurber: no
- Vaughn: no
- Silvia, A.: no
- Jones: no
- Orrall: no
- Saunders: no
- Uyterhoeven: no
- Vargas: no
- Sangiolo: no
- Tyler: no
- Paulino: no
- Stanley: yes
- Turco: yes
- Owens: yes
- Shand: yes
- Tarsky: yes
- Ouellette: yes
- Sabadosa: yes
- Sylvia, M.: no
- Michlewitz: yes
- Fiola: yes
- Wong: yes
- Xiarhos: yes
- Whipps: yes
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