Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5502: An Act relative to school choice
Status: In committee, July 31, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 15, 2026:
Section 12B of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 216, after the word “sections” the following words:- ; provided, however, that any municipal school district operating pursuant to a tuition agreement, and not a regional school district agreement, for the provision of middle and high school education, may exempt incoming school choice students at the elementary level from participation in such tuition agreement.
Sponsors
- Education, Joint Committee on (I) · primary sponsor
- John Barrett (D)
- Paul Mark (D)
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire)
- Whipps, Susannah M. (I, 2nd Franklin)
Latest actions
- : New draft substituted, see H5632
- : Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
- : Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
- : Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5632
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : New draft of H4867
- : Reported from the committee on Education
Votes
- Committee Vote - House Committee on Ways and Means (July 31, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Education (June 5, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5502?
- H5502 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to school choice.
- What is the status of H5502?
- In committee as of July 31, 2026. Latest action: New draft substituted, see H5632 (July 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5502?
- Education, Joint Committee on (I), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H5502?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5502
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