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

H 704: An Act increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget

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 704 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget. Primary sponsor: Dan Sena (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 2, 2025): Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 704) of Danillo A. Sena and Margaret R. Scarsdale relative to increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget. Education.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan SenaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse37th Middlesex
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Francisco PaulinoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16th Essex
Margaret ScarsdaleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Middlesex

“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. Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  2. Senate concurred
  3. Referred to the committee on Education

Sources

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