Massachusetts · Bill 1237 · 193rd General Court

An Act relative to student mental health

S 1237 Sponsored by Joanne M. Comerford Died in committee

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

What it does

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

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1237) of Joanne M. Comerford, Jack Patrick Lewis, Susannah M. Whipps, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student mental health. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery · Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 11/06/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
  4. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means
  5. SenateNo further action taken

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 1 Independent, 1 Republican.

All 6 cosponsors

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.