An Act exempting Warwick Schools
- 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 Whipps of Athol and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 751) of Susannah M. Whipps and Joanne M. Comerford (by vote of the town) that public schools in the town of Warwick be authorized to continue to participate in the school choice program. Education. [Local Approval Received.]
Every action
8 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
- CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- CommitteeCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- HouseRules suspended
- 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
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | Joint Committee on Education | Committee report: Favorable (Should H.751 be reported favorably to the House?) | 11–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Susannah M. WhippsI Primary sponsor · District 2nd Franklin
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Joanne M. ComerfordD Joint sponsor · District Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.