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An Act to ensure fair due process in special education disputes

Filed by Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida  ·  7 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4217  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD3771

6 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-06-12HouseReferred to the committee on Education
2025-06-16SenateSenate concurred
2025-11-10JointHearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2025-11-18JointHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:25 PM in B-1 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-02-12HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2026-03-05HouseDischarged to the committee on House Rules

1 committee vote

Education (J)  ·  2026-02-05 15:00  ·  Should H.4217 be reported favorably to the House?

favorable · 11

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2025-11-18Education (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableEducation (J)
Discharge to Another CommitteeRules (J)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.