Massachusetts · Bill 511 · 194th General Court

An Act ensuring language readiness in deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten

H 511 Sponsored by Brian M. Ashe In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  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 Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 511) of Brian M. Ashe relative to the language readiness of deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten. Education.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Education · Joint Committee on Education
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 · Joint Committee on Education
  4. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:25 PM in B-1 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on Education
  5. HouseReporting date extended to Friday, March 18, 2026

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.