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

HD 4407: An Act to regulate school enrollment

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

HD 4407 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on March 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to regulate school enrollment. Primary sponsor: Colleen Garry (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Education.

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

Official summary

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

By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to establish an opt-out admissions lottery process for charter schools. Education.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Colleen GarryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse36th 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. Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Education
  2. Referred to the committee on House Rules

Sources

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