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Bill An Act amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities Senate, July 24, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities (Senate, No. 2563) (being the text of Senate, No. 137, printed as amended) us/states/ma Massachusetts General Court 194th S 2563 Massachusetts S 2563 (194th)
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Massachusetts S 2563 (194th) — An Act amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities

Senate, July 24, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities (Senate, No. 2563) (being the text of Senate, No. 137, printed as amended)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • S. 2563 On passing to be engrossed as amended — 1540 (pass) · lower
  • S. 2563 On adoption of a still further amendment — 1500 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bradley H. Jones, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Bruce E. Tarr — cosponsor (person)
  • James B. Eldridge — cosponsor (person)
  • James K. Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
  • Jason M. Lewis — cosponsor (person)
  • Joanne M. Comerford — cosponsor (person)
  • John F. Keenan — cosponsor (person)
  • Manny Cruz — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark C. Montigny — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael D. Brady — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael O. Moore — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Connolly — cosponsor (person)
  • Patricia D. Jehlen — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick M. O'Connor — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul R. Feeney — cosponsor (person)
  • Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
  • Sal N. DiDomenico — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-07-24 S137 printed as amended
  • 2025-07-24 Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #61 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0) passage
  • 2025-07-28 Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling referral-committee
  • 2025-09-15 Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  • 2025-09-15 Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading
  • 2025-10-27 Read second reading-2
  • 2025-10-27 Referred to the committee on House Ways and Means referral-committee
  • 2025-11-05 Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H4704, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
  • 2025-11-05 Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
  • 2025-11-05 Rules suspended
  • 2025-11-05 Amendment adopted (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) amendment-passage
  • 2025-11-05 Ordered to a third reading
  • 2025-11-05 Rules suspended
  • 2025-11-05 Read third reading-3
  • 2025-11-05 Passed to be engrossed - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 105 ) passage
  • 2026-02-05 Rules suspended
  • 2026-02-05 Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment, see S2954
  • 2026-02-09 Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading referral-committee
  • 2026-06-04 Rules suspended
  • 2026-06-04 House concurred in the Senate further amendment with a still further amendment, see H5474 - 150 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 204 )
  • 2026-06-04 Rules suspended
  • 2026-06-04 Senate concurred in the still further House amendment
  • 2026-06-04 Emergency preamble adopted
  • 2026-06-04 Emergency preamble adopted
  • 2026-06-04 Enacted passage
  • 2026-06-04 Enacted and laid before the Governor passage
  • 2026-06-12 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 102 of the Acts of 2026 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/90267909-0cbb-4c7c-b7fb-d96942583921. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).