Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 1437: An Act relative to transcript notations

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 1437 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to transcript notations. Primary sponsor: Natalie Higgins (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2026): Accompanied a study order, see H5104.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1437) of Natalie M. Higgins and others that institutions of higher education adopt policies on academic transcript notations and appeals relating to sexual misconduct. Higher Education.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Independent 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Natalie HigginsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Mike MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Worcester
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire
Susannah WhippsCo-sponsorIndependentHouse2nd Franklin

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Accompanied a study order, see H5104
  2. Hearing scheduled for 10/16/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  3. Senate concurred
  4. Referred to the committee on Higher Education

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source