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

S 2589: Order relative to authorizing the Joint Committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to higher education matters

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

S 2589 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on September 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Order relative to authorizing the Joint Committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to higher education matters. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Higher Education. Most recent recorded action (September 25, 2025): Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules.

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Official summary

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

Senate, September 2, 2025 -- The committee on Higher Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 411) of Paul W. Mark and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish the MassGrant program to provide financial assistance to eligible residents enrolled in higher education; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 946) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to create a scholarship fund to increase the number of medical providers who are knowledgeable in autism, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2589).

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Higher EducationPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules
  2. Order reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
  3. Accompanied by S411 and S946
  4. Reported from the committee on Higher Education

Sources

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