Massachusetts · Bill 729 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

H 729 Sponsored by Steven Ultrino 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 Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 729) of Steven Ultrino and Sean Garballey for legislation to further regulate the composition of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education.

Every action

7 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 11/12/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium · Joint Committee on Education
  4. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. CommitteeCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  6. HouseRules suspended
  7. HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 5, 2026 Joint Committee on Education Committee report: Favorable (Should H.729 be reported favorably to the House?)
Members

Yes · 11

 11–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

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.