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

H 5629: An Act enhancing child welfare protections

Enacted 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 5629 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on July 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act enhancing child welfare protections. Primary sponsor: Child Welfare Protection. It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 6, 2026): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 179 of the Acts of 2026.

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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Child Welfare ProtectionPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sean GarballeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23rd Middlesex
Russell HolmesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Suffolk
Jay LivingstoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Suffolk
Thomas MoakleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
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. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 179 of the Acts of 2026
  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted
  4. Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #229 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
  5. Committee of conference report accepted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 261 )
  6. Rules suspended
  7. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance
  8. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  9. Reported on H4646
  10. Reported from the committee of conference

Sources

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