Massachusetts · Bill 939 · 194th General Court

An Act establishing the hunger-free campus initiative

S 939 Sponsored by Joan B. Lovely 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 Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 939) of Joan B. Lovely, Joanne M. Comerford, Michael D. Brady, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the hunger-free campus initiative that would provide grants to institutions of public higher education to address student food insecurity and hunger. Higher Education.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Higher Education · Joint Committee on Higher Education
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 05/05/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Higher Education
  4. CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see S2535 · Joint Committee on Higher Education

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 17 cosponsors: 14 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independent.

All 17 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.