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An Act expanding access to family, friend, and neighbor-provided childcare

Filed by Marjorie C. Decker  ·  25 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H542  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD2108

6 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-02-27HouseReferred to the committee on Education
2025-02-27SenateSenate concurred
2025-08-20JointHearing scheduled for 09/02/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-2
2025-12-04HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday, December 17, 2025
2025-12-18HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
2026-03-23HouseAccompanied a new draft, see H5282

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2025-09-02Education (J)A-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
AccompaniedEducation (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.