Massachusetts · Bill 355 · 194th General Court
An Act reducing costs for teachers and school personnel
- Introduced Feb 27, 2025
- In committee Feb 27, 2025
- Failed
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 355) of Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to require the commonwealth to cover costs associated with fingerprint-based criminal background checks of teachers and school personnel. Education.
Every action
5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on Education · Joint Committee on Education
- HouseHouse concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium · Joint Committee on Education
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 12/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Education
- SenateAccompanied a study order, see S2792
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 3, 2025 | Joint Committee on Education | Committee report: Accompanied (Study) MembersYes · 5 Other · 1 |
5–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.
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Ryan C. FattmanR Primary sponsor · District Worcester and Hampden
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.