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

H 571: An Act providing for alternatives to fines for failure to send

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 571 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for alternatives to fines for failure to send. Primary sponsor: Carole Fiola (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 20, 2025): Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 571) of Carole A. Fiola, Paul McMurtry and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to providing for alternative penalties for failure to send children to school. Education.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carole FiolaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Bristol
Paul McMurtryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Norfolk
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire

“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. Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading
  2. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  3. Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
  4. Senate concurred
  5. Referred to the committee on Education

Sources

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