Massachusetts · Bill 607 · 193rd General Court

An Act relative to civic test requirements for graduation

H 607 Sponsored by Marcus S. Vaughn Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 16, 2023
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 607) of Marcus S. Vaughn relative to requiring high school students to pass a civics test for prior to graduation. Education.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Education · Joint Committee on Education
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 10/11/2023 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in B-2 · Joint Committee on Education
  4. HouseAccompanied a study order, see H4587

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.