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An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountant

Filed by John J. Cronin  ·  4 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S209  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD1246

9 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-02-27SenateReferred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
2025-02-27HouseHouse concurred
2025-05-23JointHearing scheduled for 06/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
2025-12-18SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2026-02-05SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2946
2026-02-05SenateOrder relative to subject matter adopted
2026-02-05SenatePlaced in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12, 2026
2026-02-12SenateRead a second time
2026-02-12SenateNew draft substituted, see S2946

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountantSenate Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted

2 committee votes

Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (J)  ·  2025-11-13 13:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 5

reserve right · 1

Ways and Means (S)  ·  2026-02-05 11:00  ·  Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft

favorable · 16

reserve right · 2

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
2025-06-02Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (J)B-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableConsumer Protection and Professional Licensure (J)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (S)

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.