Massachusetts · Bill 1921 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to retirement equity for parenting teachers

S 1921 Sponsored by John C. Velis In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1921) of John C. Velis, Simon Cataldo, Sean Garballey, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to retirement equity for parenting teachers. Public Service.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Service · Joint Committee on Public Service
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Public Service
  4. SenateReporting date extended to Tuesday March 17, 2026
  5. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate 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

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 17, 2026 Joint Committee on Public Service Committee report: Favorable (Ought to pass)
Members

Yes · 4

Other · 2

 4–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 16 cosponsors: 14 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

  • John C. VelisD Primary sponsor · District Hampden and Hampshire
All 16 cosponsors

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.