Massachusetts · Bill 708 · 194th General Court

An Act requiring a mental health wellness examination for all school children

  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 Sousa of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 708) of Priscila S. Sousa relative to requiring a mental health wellness examination for all school children. Education.

Every action

3 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 07/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium · Joint Committee on Education

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.