Massachusetts · Bill 628 · 194th General Court
An Act relative to celebrating and teaching Native American culture and history
- 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 Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 628) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to the teaching of Native American culture and history. Education.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on Education · Joint Committee on Education
- SenateSenate concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 11:00 AM-5:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium · Joint Committee on Education
- CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means
Roll calls
1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2025 | Joint Committee on Education | Committee report: Favorable (Should H.628 be reported favorably to the House?) | 11–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 20 cosponsors: 19 Democrats, 1 Republican.
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Jack Patrick LewisD Primary sponsor · District 7th Middlesex
All 20 cosponsors
- Adrian C. MadaroD
- Bruce E. TarrR
- David M. RogersD
- David Paul LinskyD
- Erika UyterhoevenD
- Homar GómezD
- James B. EldridgeD
- James C. Arena-DeRosaD
- Lindsay N. SabadosaD
- Margaret R. ScarsdaleD
- Marjorie C. DeckerD
- Michelle L. BadgerD
- Mike ConnollyD
- Natalie M. HigginsD
- Richard G. Wells, Jr.D
- Rob ConsalvoD
- Samantha MontañoD
- Sean GarballeyD
- Steven OwensD
- Tara T. HongD
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.