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

H 713: An Act relative to supporting student participation in 4-H programs

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 713 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to supporting student participation in 4-H programs. Primary sponsor: Ken Sweezey (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 4, 2025): Read second and ordered to a third 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 Sweezey of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 713) of Kenneth P. Sweezey, Steven J. Ouellette and Adrianne Pusateri Ramos relative to student participation in 4-H programs. Education.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ken SweezeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Plymouth
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Ryan FattmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampden
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Sally KeransCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Essex
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Steven OuelletteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Bristol
Adrianne RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Essex
Todd SmolaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Hampden
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex
Richard WellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Norfolk

“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. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Rules suspended
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
  6. Senate concurred
  7. Referred to the committee on Education

Sources

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