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

H 5502: An Act relative to school choice

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 5502 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on June 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to school choice. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Education. It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 31, 2026): New draft substituted, see H5632.

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 3 · Independent 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on EducationPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
John BarrettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Berkshire
Paul MarkCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire
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. New draft substituted, see H5632
  2. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
  3. Rules suspended
  4. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
  5. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5632
  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  8. New draft of H4867
  9. Reported from the committee on Education

Sources

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