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Joint Committee on Education

J14  ·  194th General Court  ·  House chair: Kenneth I. Gordon  ·  Senate chair: Jason M. Lewis

It shall be the duty of the committee on Education to consider all matters concerning education (through grade 12) and such other matters as may be referred.

161 matters before it  ·  318 reported out  ·  18 hearings  ·  the legislature's own page

205 recorded committee votes

DateBillQuestionPositions
2025-07-16 14:00S312Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-07-16 14:00S350Ought Not to passfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-07-16 14:00S364Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-07-16 14:00S397Ought Not to passfavorable 6
2025-07-16 14:00S420Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-07-16 14:00S436Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-07-16 16:00S2557Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-07-23 17:00H4366 Should H.533 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-07-23 17:00H602Should H.602 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-07-23 17:00H629 Should H.629 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-07-23 17:00H650Should H.650 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-07-23 17:00H713Should H.713 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-01 17:00H4404Should H.564 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-01 17:00H4405Should H.633 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-01 17:00H555Should H.555 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-01 17:00H567Should H.567 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-01 17:00H630Should H.630 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-01 17:00H653Should H.653 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-01 17:00H678Should H.678 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-01 17:00H714Should H.714 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-08-01 17:00H727Should H.727 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-05 14:00H543Should H.543 reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H571Should H.571 reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H576 Should H.576 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H621Should H.621 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H622Should H.622 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H625Should H.625 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H663Should H.663 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H705Should H.705 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H718Should H.718 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H730Should H.730 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H731Should H.731 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:00H748Should H.748 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:05H524Should H.524 reported favorably to the House?favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-05 14:05H592Should H.592 reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-12 17:10H749Should H.749 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-09-12 18:10H667Should H.667 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-09-12 18:12H638Should H.638 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-09-12 18:15H591Should H.591 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-09-12 18:17H575Should H.575 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 9  ·  adverse 2
2025-09-12 18:21H507Should H.507 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-09-12 18:24H585Should H.585 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-09-17 16:00S2609Redraftfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-17 16:00S2610Redraftfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S311Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S315Ought to passfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-09-17 16:00S334Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S342Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S351Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S357Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S361Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S373Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S399Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S400Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S403Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-17 16:00S405Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-09-19 16:45H4562Should H.539 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House?favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-19 16:45H590Should H.590 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-19 16:45H598Should H.598 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-19 16:45H611Should H.611 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-19 16:45H652Should H.652 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-19 16:55H4563Should H.672 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House?favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-19 16:55H530 Should H.530 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-19 16:55H600Should H.600 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-19 16:55H619 Should H.619 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-09-19 16:55H699 Should H.699 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-10-17 16:30H644Should H.644 be reported favorably to the House?  favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-10-17 16:35H4641Should H.635 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House? favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-10-17 16:35H4642Should H.669 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House?  favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-10-17 16:40H698Should H.698 be reported favorably, accompanying H.669 to the House?   favorable 10  ·  no action 1
2025-10-22 15:00H4665Should H.599 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House? favorable 9  ·  reserve right 2
2025-10-23 10:18H624Should H.624 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-10-23 10:28H627Should H.627 be reported as favorably to the House, accompanied by H636, H46, and H594? favorable 11
2025-10-23 10:29H636Should H.636 be reported favorably to the House, accompanying H627? favorable 11
2025-10-23 11:22H594Should H.594 be reported favorably to the House, accompanying H627? favorable 11
2025-10-30 16:00S2689Should S371 be reported favorably to the House, accompanied by S322, S412, and S444?favorable 6
2025-10-30 16:00S2690Should S358 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House, accompanied by S330, S384, S3favorable 6
2025-10-30 16:00S2691Should S2614 be reported favorably as redrafted, accompanied by S414, S378, S452, S402, S3favorable 6
2025-10-30 16:00S2692Should S401 be reported to the House favorably as redrafted?favorable 6
2025-10-30 16:00S340Should S340 be reported favorably to the House, accompanied by S336?favorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-10-30 16:00S391Should S391 be reported favorably to the House, accompanied by S410?favorable 6
2025-10-30 16:00S392Should S392 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 6
2025-11-10 18:10H4745Should H.666 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House, accompanied by H549, H574, Hfavorable 11
2025-11-10 18:10H549Should H.549 be reported favorably to the House, accompanying H.666? favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:15H574Should H.574 be reported favorably to the House, accompanying H.666?favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:15H605Should H.605 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:15H628Should H.628 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:15H656Should H.656 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 9  ·  reserve right 2
2025-11-10 18:15H696Should H.696 be reported favorably to the House, accompanying H.666?favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:15H715Should H.715 be reported favorably to the House, accompanying H.666?favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:15H720Should H.720 be reported favorably to the House, accompanying H.666?favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:18H562Should H.562 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:18H589Should H.589 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:18H604Should H.604 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:21H561Should H.561 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:23H523Should H.523 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:23H541Should H.541 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-11-10 18:25H560Should H.560 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-11-26 10:20H528Should H.528 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-11-26 10:20H634Should H.634 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-11-26 10:20H685Should H.685 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-11-26 11:00S2862Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S2863Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft, accompanied by S413, S456, S382, S432, S43favorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S2864Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft, accompanied by S455, S454, S442, S383favorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S2865Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S2866Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S2867Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S2868Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft, accompanied by S433favorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S2869Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S2870Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S313Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S379Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S409Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-11-26 11:00S50Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-12-03 14:00S113Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S2682Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S2683Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S2792Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S2855Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 2
2025-12-03 14:00S309Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S310Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S319Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S320Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-12-03 14:00S327Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S339Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S343Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S344Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S346Studyfavorable 4  ·  reserve right 2
2025-12-03 14:00S349Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S353Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S355Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S356Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S360Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S362Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S365Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S367Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S370Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S372Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S375Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S386Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S408Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S417Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S418Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-12-03 14:00S419Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S429Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S434Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S435Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-12-03 14:00S437Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S445Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S446Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S448Ought to passfavorable 6
2025-12-03 14:00S449Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S450Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S451Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S453Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-03 14:00S462Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2025-12-12 15:30H4297Should H.4297 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-12-12 15:30H4903Should H.601 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House?favorable 11
2025-12-12 15:30H515Should H.515 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2025-12-12 15:30H565Should H.565 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2025-12-12 15:30H751Should H.751 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-02 12:00S368Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft, accompanied by S359, S376, S380, S387favorable 5  ·  no action 1
2026-02-05 15:00H4217Should H.4217 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:26H546Should H.546 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:28H670Should H.670 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:29H752Should H.752 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:31H736Should H.736 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:32H675Should H.675 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:34H520Should H.520 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:51H514Should H.514 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:52H729Should H.729 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:54H726Should H.726 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:55H4059Should H.4059 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-05 15:56H5117Should H.4720 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-27 17:37H668Should H.668 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2026-02-27 17:51H5176Should H.651 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-27 18:00H5177Should H.4207 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-27 18:00H655Should H.655 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 9  ·  reserve right 2
2026-02-27 18:00H657Should H.657 be reported favorably to the House? favorable 11
2026-02-27 18:03H5174Should H.631 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House?favorable 11
2026-03-18 10:15H5282Should H.542 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House?favorable 11
2026-03-18 10:15H5283Should H.547 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House? favorable 9  ·  reserve right 2
2026-03-18 10:15H5284Should H.632 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House?favorable 11
2026-03-18 10:15H5285Should H.646 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House?favorable 11
2026-03-18 10:15H544Should H.544 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2026-03-18 10:15H637Should H.637 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2026-03-18 10:15H691Should H.691 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2026-03-18 10:15H717Should H.717 be reported favorably to the House?favorable 11
2026-06-05 11:30H5502Should H.4867 be reported favorably as redrafted to the House? favorable 11
2026-07-30 14:00S321Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S3238Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S3239Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draftfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S324Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S325Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S331Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S374Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S398Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S421Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S423Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S426Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S427Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S431Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S438Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S439Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1
2026-07-30 14:00S458Studyfavorable 5  ·  reserve right 1

16 public hearings

DateWhereBills heardStatus
2025-05-06B-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston25Completed
2025-05-12A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston42Completed
2025-06-03B-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston35Completed
2025-06-17B-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston41Completed
2025-07-08B-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston30Completed
2025-07-21Gardner Auditorium, 24 Beacon Street, Boston49Completed
2025-09-02A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston18Completed
2025-09-16Gardner Auditorium, 24 Beacon Street, Boston55Completed
2025-09-30Gardner Auditorium, 24 Beacon Street, Boston36Completed
2025-10-14Gardner Auditorium, 24 Beacon Street, Boston31Completed
2025-11-12Gardner Auditorium, 24 Beacon Street, Boston39Completed
2025-11-18B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston20Completed
2025-12-02A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston33Completed
2026-02-10A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston2Completed
2026-03-24Virtual Hearing, 24 Beacon Street, Boston0Completed
2026-05-05A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston2Completed

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.