Massachusetts bills · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

Massachusetts H 4646

An Act enhancing child welfare protections

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

No sponsor recorded.

Cosponsors (5)

• Jay D. Livingstone (Democratic)
• Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic)
• Sean Garballey (Democratic)
• Christopher J. Worrell (Democratic)
• Russell E. Holmes (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

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Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Jul 30, 2026 · House
  Reported by H5629
• Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of conference appointed (Comerford-Kennedy-O'Connor), in concurrence
• Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
  Senate insisted on its amendment
• Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended
• Jul 1, 2026 · House
  Committee of conference appointed - (Livingstone-Garcia-Sullivan-Almeida)
• Jul 1, 2026 · House
  House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
• Jul 1, 2026 · House
  Rules suspended
• Jun 11, 2026 · Senate
  Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #192 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
• Jun 11, 2026 · Senate
  Read third
• Jun 11, 2026 · Senate
  Ordered to a third reading
• Jun 11, 2026 · Senate
  Reprinted, as amended, see S3121
• Jun 11, 2026 · Senate
  Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3111
• Jun 11, 2026 · Senate
  Read second
• Jun 4, 2026 · Senate
  Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, June 11, 2026
• Jun 4, 2026 · Senate
  Order relative to subject matter adopted
• Jun 4, 2026 · Senate
  Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3111
• Jun 4, 2026 · Senate
  Also based on S2659
• Oct 27, 2025 · Senate
  Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
• Oct 22, 2025 · House
  Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 96 )
• Oct 22, 2025 · House
  H4644, published as amended