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

H 5282: An Act expanding access to family, friend, and neighbor-provided childcare

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 5282 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on March 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act expanding access to family, friend, and neighbor-provided childcare. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Education. It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 24 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on EducationPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
James Arena-DeRosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Middlesex
Michelle BadgerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Plymouth
Donnie BerthiaumeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Worcester
Marjorie DeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Sal DiDomenicoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Suffolk
Pat DuffyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Hampden
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Brandy Fluker-ReidCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Suffolk
Dennis GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Plymouth
Sean GarballeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23rd Middlesex
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Russell HolmesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Suffolk
Hadley LuddyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Barnstable
Billy MacGregorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Suffolk
Adrian MadaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Suffolk
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Sam MontañoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Suffolk
Angelo PuppoloCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Hampden
Estela ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Essex
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire
Amy SangioloCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Middlesex
Dan SenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37th Middlesex
Steve UltrinoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33rd Middlesex
Andy VargasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Essex
Chris WorrellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Suffolk

“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. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  2. New draft of H542
  3. Reported from the committee on Education

Sources

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