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Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

J13  ·  194th General Court  ·  House chair: Jay D. Livingstone  ·  Senate chair: Robyn K. Kennedy

It shall be the duty of the Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities to consider all matters concerning child welfare, juvenile justice, public welfare, and children and adults with physical, developmental or intellectual disabilities. It is the Committee’s responsibility to oversee the Departments of Children and Families, Developmental Services, Transitional Assistance and Youth Services; the Massachusetts Commissions for the Blind, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.

0 matters before it  ·  215 reported out  ·  11 hearings  ·  the legislature's own page

137 recorded committee votes

DateBillQuestionPositions
2025-08-04 17:00H225Poll on H225favorable 11
2025-08-04 17:00H227Poll on H227 (Accompanying H262)favorable 11
2025-08-04 17:00H234Poll on H234favorable 11
2025-08-04 17:00H283Poll on H283favorable 11
2025-08-04 17:00H4416Poll on H262 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H227)favorable 11
2025-08-04 17:00H4417Poll on H247 (As redrafted, see attachment in email)favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 17:00S131Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-05 17:00S154Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-05 17:00S157Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-05 17:00S2602Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 6
2025-09-08 12:00H231H231favorable 11
2025-09-08 12:00H243Poll on H243favorable 11
2025-09-08 12:00H253Poll on H253favorable 11
2025-09-08 12:00H276Poll on H276favorable 11
2025-09-08 12:00H277Poll on H277favorable 11
2025-09-08 12:00H4487Poll on H232favorable 11
2025-09-29 17:00S111Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-29 17:00S128Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-29 17:00S138Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-29 17:00S149Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-29 17:00S155Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-29 17:00S156Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-29 17:00S168Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-29 17:00S170Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-29 17:00S172Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-03 17:00H236Poll on H236 (Accompanying H235)favorable 11
2025-10-03 17:00H246Poll on H246 (Accompanying H235)favorable 11
2025-10-03 17:00H249Poll on H249 (Accompanying H235)favorable 11
2025-10-03 17:00H258Poll on H258 (Accompanying H235)favorable 11
2025-10-03 17:00H259Poll on H259 (Accompanying H235)favorable 11
2025-10-03 17:00H265Poll on H265 (Accompanying H235)favorable 11
2025-10-03 17:00H266Poll on H266 (Accompanying H235)favorable 11
2025-10-03 17:00H273Poll on H273favorable 11
2025-10-03 17:00H4599Poll on H235 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H.249, H.246, H.236, Hfavorable 11
2025-10-07 17:00S102Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-07 17:00S104Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-07 17:00S110Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-07 17:00S117Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-07 17:00S118Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-07 17:00S120Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-07 17:00S130Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-07 17:00S135Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-07 17:00S147Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-07 17:00S151Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-07 17:00S163Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-07 17:00S167Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-10-20 10:00H244Poll on H244favorable 11
2025-10-20 10:00H269Poll on H269 (Accompanying H268)favorable 11
2025-10-20 10:00H270Poll on H270 (Accompanying H268)favorable 11
2025-10-20 10:00H293Poll on H293favorable 11
2025-10-20 10:00H4656Poll on H268 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H269 and H270)favorable 11
2025-10-20 17:00S2659Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft, accompanied by S107, S125, S127, S129, S13favorable 6
2025-10-20 22:00H4905Poll on H250 favorable 11
2025-11-17 17:00S106Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S109Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S112Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S115Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S132Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S141Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S145Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S146Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S152Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S161Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-17 17:00S171Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S101Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S114Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-11-24 16:00S121Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-11-24 16:00S122Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-11-24 16:00S123Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-11-24 16:00S124Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S126Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-11-24 16:00S140Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-11-24 16:00S1413Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S142Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-11-24 16:00S143Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S158Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S160Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S162Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S166Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S169Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-11-24 16:00S2714Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-24 16:00S2754Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 17:20H4852Poll on H261favorable 4  ·  no action 7
2025-12-08 10:00H208Poll on H208 (Accompanying H256)favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-12-08 10:00H219Poll on H219favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-12-08 10:00H242Poll on H242favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-12-08 10:00H278H278favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-12-08 10:00H282H282favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-12-08 10:00H287H287favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-12-08 10:00H4851Poll on H256favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-12-08 11:00H4852Poll on H261 (Accompanied by H264)favorable 11
2025-12-08 11:20H208Show / hide history Poll on H208 (Accompanying H256)favorable 11
2025-12-08 11:20H219Poll on H219favorable 11
2025-12-08 11:20H242Poll on H242favorable 11
2025-12-08 11:20H264Poll on H264 (Accompanying H261)favorable 11
2025-12-08 11:20H4851Poll on H256favorable 11
2025-12-08 11:54H278Poll on H278favorable 11
2025-12-08 11:56H282Poll on H282favorable 11
2025-12-08 11:56H287Poll on H287favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H195Poll on H.195 (accompanying H.209) favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H196Poll on H.196favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H207Poll on H.207, accompanying H.214favorable 9  ·  reserve right 2
2025-12-15 10:00H209Poll on H.209, accompanied by H.195favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H214Poll on H.214 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H.281, H.254 and H.20favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H221Poll on H.221, accompanying H.220favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H222Poll on H.222favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H241Poll on H.241favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-15 10:00H252Poll on H.252favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H254Poll on H.254, accompanying H.214favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H281Poll on H.281, accompanying H.214favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H295Poll on H.295, accompanying H.220favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H4910Poll on H.201, as redrafted (see attachment in email) favorable 11
2025-12-15 10:00H4911Poll on H.220 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H.295 and H.221)favorable 11
2025-12-19 10:00H223Poll on H223favorable 11
2025-12-19 10:00H4912Poll on H224 (Redrafted, see email) favorable 11
2026-01-15 17:00H199Poll on H199favorable 11
2026-01-15 17:00H233Poll on H233favorable 11
2026-01-15 17:00H267Poll on H267favorable 11
2026-01-15 17:00H272Poll on H272 favorable 11
2026-01-15 17:00H290Poll on H290favorable 11
2026-01-15 17:00H4216Poll on H4216favorable 11
2026-01-15 17:00H5024Poll on H197 (As redrafted, see email) favorable 11
2026-01-15 17:00H5025Poll on H4258 (As redrafted, see email)favorable 11
2026-02-06 12:00H210Poll on H.210favorable 11
2026-02-06 12:00H226Poll on H.226 favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2026-02-06 12:00H280Poll on H.280 (Accompanying H.202)favorable 11
2026-02-06 12:00H289Poll H289favorable 11
2026-02-06 12:00H291Poll on H291favorable 11
2026-02-06 12:00H5089Poll on H.202 (As redrafted, see attachment in email, accompanied by H.280)favorable 11
2026-02-06 12:00H5090Poll on H.215 (As redrafted, see attachment in email)favorable 11
2026-02-06 12:00H5091Poll on H.285 (As redrafted, see attachment in email)favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2026-03-18 16:00H5299Poll on H279 (as redrafted, see email)favorable 7  ·  reserve right 4
2026-03-18 16:00H5300Poll on H296 (as redrafted, see email) favorable 11
2026-07-20 12:00H5594Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 13  ·  reserve right 4
2026-07-30 17:00H213Poll on H213 favorable 11
2026-07-30 17:00H5085Joint Poll on H5085favorable 13  ·  reserve right 4
2026-07-30 17:00H5628Poll on H5286 (as redrafted, see email) favorable 11

11 public hearings

DateWhereBills heardStatus
2025-04-15A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston0Completed
2025-05-13A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston15Completed
2025-06-10A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston16Completed
2025-07-08A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston22Completed
2025-07-22A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston16Completed
2025-09-09B-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston27Completed
2025-09-16A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston30Completed
2025-09-22A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston11Completed
2025-10-21B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston23Completed
2025-11-18A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston19Completed
2026-07-01B-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston3Completed

A bill counted as reported out may have been reported into a study order, which ends it for the session. Recorded votes here are the ones the committee published; House Rule 17B and Senate Rule 12 require them, and the site's methods note how often one is actually posted.