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.
| Date | Bill | Question | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-04 17:00 | H225 | Poll on H225 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-08-04 17:00 | H227 | Poll on H227 (Accompanying H262) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-08-04 17:00 | H234 | Poll on H234 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-08-04 17:00 | H283 | Poll on H283 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-08-04 17:00 | H4416 | Poll on H262 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H227) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-08-04 17:00 | H4417 | Poll on H247 (As redrafted, see attachment in email) | favorable 10 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-09-05 17:00 | S131 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-05 17:00 | S154 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-05 17:00 | S157 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-05 17:00 | S2602 | Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-08 12:00 | H231 | H231 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-09-08 12:00 | H243 | Poll on H243 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-09-08 12:00 | H253 | Poll on H253 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-09-08 12:00 | H276 | Poll on H276 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-09-08 12:00 | H277 | Poll on H277 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-09-08 12:00 | H4487 | Poll on H232 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-09-29 17:00 | S111 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-29 17:00 | S128 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-29 17:00 | S138 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-29 17:00 | S149 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-29 17:00 | S155 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-29 17:00 | S156 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-29 17:00 | S168 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-29 17:00 | S170 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-09-29 17:00 | S172 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-03 17:00 | H236 | Poll on H236 (Accompanying H235) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-03 17:00 | H246 | Poll on H246 (Accompanying H235) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-03 17:00 | H249 | Poll on H249 (Accompanying H235) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-03 17:00 | H258 | Poll on H258 (Accompanying H235) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-03 17:00 | H259 | Poll on H259 (Accompanying H235) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-03 17:00 | H265 | Poll on H265 (Accompanying H235) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-03 17:00 | H266 | Poll on H266 (Accompanying H235) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-03 17:00 | H273 | Poll on H273 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-03 17:00 | H4599 | Poll on H235 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H.249, H.246, H.236, H | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S102 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S104 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S110 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S117 | Ought to pass | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S118 | Ought to pass | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S120 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S130 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S135 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S147 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S151 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S163 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-07 17:00 | S167 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-20 10:00 | H244 | Poll on H244 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-20 10:00 | H269 | Poll on H269 (Accompanying H268) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-20 10:00 | H270 | Poll on H270 (Accompanying H268) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-20 10:00 | H293 | Poll on H293 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-20 10:00 | H4656 | Poll on H268 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H269 and H270) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-10-20 17:00 | S2659 | Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft, accompanied by S107, S125, S127, S129, S13 | favorable 6 |
| 2025-10-20 22:00 | H4905 | Poll on H250 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S106 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S109 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S112 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S115 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S132 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S141 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S145 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S146 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S152 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S161 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-17 17:00 | S171 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S101 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S114 | Study | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S121 | Study | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S122 | Study | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S123 | Study | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S124 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S126 | Study | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S140 | Study | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S1413 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S142 | Study | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S143 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S158 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S160 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S162 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S166 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S169 | Study | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S2714 | Ought to pass | favorable 6 |
| 2025-11-24 16:00 | S2754 | Study | favorable 5 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-12-03 17:20 | H4852 | Poll on H261 | favorable 4 · no action 7 |
| 2025-12-08 10:00 | H208 | Poll on H208 (Accompanying H256) | favorable 10 · no action 1 |
| 2025-12-08 10:00 | H219 | Poll on H219 | favorable 10 · no action 1 |
| 2025-12-08 10:00 | H242 | Poll on H242 | favorable 10 · no action 1 |
| 2025-12-08 10:00 | H278 | H278 | favorable 10 · no action 1 |
| 2025-12-08 10:00 | H282 | H282 | favorable 10 · no action 1 |
| 2025-12-08 10:00 | H287 | H287 | favorable 10 · no action 1 |
| 2025-12-08 10:00 | H4851 | Poll on H256 | favorable 10 · no action 1 |
| 2025-12-08 11:00 | H4852 | Poll on H261 (Accompanied by H264) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-08 11:20 | H208 | Show / hide history Poll on H208 (Accompanying H256) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-08 11:20 | H219 | Poll on H219 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-08 11:20 | H242 | Poll on H242 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-08 11:20 | H264 | Poll on H264 (Accompanying H261) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-08 11:20 | H4851 | Poll on H256 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-08 11:54 | H278 | Poll on H278 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-08 11:56 | H282 | Poll on H282 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-08 11:56 | H287 | Poll on H287 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H195 | Poll on H.195 (accompanying H.209) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H196 | Poll on H.196 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H207 | Poll on H.207, accompanying H.214 | favorable 9 · reserve right 2 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H209 | Poll on H.209, accompanied by H.195 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H214 | Poll on H.214 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H.281, H.254 and H.20 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H221 | Poll on H.221, accompanying H.220 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H222 | Poll on H.222 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H241 | Poll on H.241 | favorable 10 · reserve right 1 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H252 | Poll on H.252 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H254 | Poll on H.254, accompanying H.214 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H281 | Poll on H.281, accompanying H.214 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H295 | Poll on H.295, accompanying H.220 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H4910 | Poll on H.201, as redrafted (see attachment in email) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-15 10:00 | H4911 | Poll on H.220 (As redrafted, see attachment in email. Accompanied by H.295 and H.221) | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-19 10:00 | H223 | Poll on H223 | favorable 11 |
| 2025-12-19 10:00 | H4912 | Poll on H224 (Redrafted, see email) | favorable 11 |
| 2026-01-15 17:00 | H199 | Poll on H199 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-01-15 17:00 | H233 | Poll on H233 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-01-15 17:00 | H267 | Poll on H267 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-01-15 17:00 | H272 | Poll on H272 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-01-15 17:00 | H290 | Poll on H290 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-01-15 17:00 | H4216 | Poll on H4216 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-01-15 17:00 | H5024 | Poll on H197 (As redrafted, see email) | favorable 11 |
| 2026-01-15 17:00 | H5025 | Poll on H4258 (As redrafted, see email) | favorable 11 |
| 2026-02-06 12:00 | H210 | Poll on H.210 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-02-06 12:00 | H226 | Poll on H.226 | favorable 10 · reserve right 1 |
| 2026-02-06 12:00 | H280 | Poll on H.280 (Accompanying H.202) | favorable 11 |
| 2026-02-06 12:00 | H289 | Poll H289 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-02-06 12:00 | H291 | Poll on H291 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-02-06 12:00 | H5089 | Poll on H.202 (As redrafted, see attachment in email, accompanied by H.280) | favorable 11 |
| 2026-02-06 12:00 | H5090 | Poll on H.215 (As redrafted, see attachment in email) | favorable 11 |
| 2026-02-06 12:00 | H5091 | Poll on H.285 (As redrafted, see attachment in email) | favorable 10 · reserve right 1 |
| 2026-03-18 16:00 | H5299 | Poll on H279 (as redrafted, see email) | favorable 7 · reserve right 4 |
| 2026-03-18 16:00 | H5300 | Poll on H296 (as redrafted, see email) | favorable 11 |
| 2026-07-20 12:00 | H5594 | Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft | favorable 13 · reserve right 4 |
| 2026-07-30 17:00 | H213 | Poll on H213 | favorable 11 |
| 2026-07-30 17:00 | H5085 | Joint Poll on H5085 | favorable 13 · reserve right 4 |
| 2026-07-30 17:00 | H5628 | Poll on H5286 (as redrafted, see email) | favorable 11 |
| Date | Where | Bills heard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-15 | A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 0 | Completed |
| 2025-05-13 | A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 15 | Completed |
| 2025-06-10 | A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 16 | Completed |
| 2025-07-08 | A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 22 | Completed |
| 2025-07-22 | A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 16 | Completed |
| 2025-09-09 | B-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 27 | Completed |
| 2025-09-16 | A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 30 | Completed |
| 2025-09-22 | A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 11 | Completed |
| 2025-10-21 | B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 23 | Completed |
| 2025-11-18 | A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 19 | Completed |
| 2026-07-01 | B-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | 3 | Completed |
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.