Massachusetts · Bill 596 · 194th General Court
An Act to ensure that all students are prepared for future success
- Introduced Feb 27, 2025
- In committee Feb 27, 2025
- Passed the House Next
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 596) of James K. Hawkins and others for legislation to align high school courses with college and workforce expectations. Education.
Every action
5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on Education · Joint Committee on Education
- SenateSenate concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 · Joint Committee on Education
- HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday, December 17, 2025
- HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 17 cosponsors: 17 Democrats.
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James K. HawkinsD Primary sponsor · District 2nd Bristol
All 17 cosponsors
- Brian W. MurrayD
- Christopher Richard FlanaganD
- David Henry Argosky LeBoeufD
- Erika UyterhoevenD
- Jacob R. OliveiraD
- James B. EldridgeD
- James C. Arena-DeRosaD
- Lindsay N. SabadosaD
- Margaret R. ScarsdaleD
- Mary S. KeefeD
- Michael D. BradyD
- Mike ConnollyD
- Natalie M. HigginsD
- Rodney M. ElliottD
- Samantha MontañoD
- Tara T. HongD
- Vanna HowardD
From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.