Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4406: An Act banning legacy and donor preferences in higher education
Status: In committee, August 28, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 28, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 9 of Chapter 15A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- When deciding whether to grant admission to an applicant, a public institution of higher education shall not consider the applicant’s familial relationship to a person who attends or attended the institution or such applicant’s familial relationship to any donor to such institution. A public institution of higher education shall not include in the documents that it uses to consider an applicant for admission information that discloses the name of any college or university that any relative of the applicant attended or made a donation to. SECTION 2. Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 30A the following section:- Section 30B. When deciding whether to grant admission to an applicant, a degree-granting institution of higher education located in the commonwealth authorized to grant degrees by the board of higher education shall not consider the applicant’s familial relationship to a person who attends or attended the institution or such applicant’s familial relationship to any donor to such institution. Such institution shall not include in the documents that it uses to consider an applicant for admission information that discloses the name of any college or university that any relative of the applicant attended or made a donation to. …
Sponsors
- Education, Joint Committee on (I) · primary sponsor
- Michael Moran (D, 18th Suffolk)
- Simon Cataldo (D)
- Francisco Paulino (D)
- Mindy Domb (D, 3rd Hampshire)
- Sean Garballey (D, 23rd Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : New draft of H1425 and H1452
- : Reported from the committee on Higher Education
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Higher Education (August 3, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4406?
- H4406 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act banning legacy and donor preferences in higher education.
- What is the status of H4406?
- In committee as of August 28, 2025. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (August 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored H4406?
- Education, Joint Committee on (I), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4406?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4406
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