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IntroducedJul 31, 2025
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Passed SenateJul 31, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Massachusetts Senate Bill
An Act to promote student learning and mental health
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 08, 2026: Passed to be engrossed - 129 YEAS to 25 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 156 )
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on S 2581
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- John F. Keenancosponsor
- Patrick M. O'Connorcosponsor
- John C. Veliscosponsor
- Andrea Joy Campbellcosponsor
- Mark C. Montignycosponsor
- Carmine Lawrence Gentilecosponsor
- Nick Collinscosponsor
- Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.cosponsor
- James C. Arena-DeRosacosponsor
- Barry R. Finegoldcosponsor
- Paul R. Feeneycosponsor
- Mike Connollycosponsor
- Lindsay N. Sabadosacosponsor
- Joanne M. Comerfordcosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5349, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
- Rules suspended
- Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended
- Read third
- Amendment 7 rejected
- Amendment 15 rejected - 27 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 152 )
- Consolidated amendment A adopted - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 153 )
- Consolidated amendment B pending
- Quorum Roll Call - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 154 )
- Consolidated amendment B adopted - 144 YEAS to 10 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 155 )
- For the text of House amendments, see H5366
- Passed to be engrossed - 129 YEAS to 25 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 156 )
- Aug 04, 2025 | House
- Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Jul 31, 2025 | Senate
- S2561, printed as amended
- Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #66 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2)
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- House Amendment A (Adopted (Roll Call #153)); Title: Consolidated AHTML
- House Amendment B (Adopted (Roll Call #155)); Title: Consolidated BHTML
- House Amendment 2 (Consolidated "B") -- Sabadosa, Lindsay N.; Title: Protecting the interest of minor children featured on for-profit family vlogsHTML
- House Amendment 3 (Consolidated "A") -- LeBoeuf, David Henry Argosky; Title: Clarify Medical Device Access for Students with Chronic Health ConditionsHTML
- House Amendment 4 (Consolidated "B") -- Jones, Jr., Bradley H.; Title: Intermittent Variable RewardsHTML
- House Amendment 5 (Consolidated "B") -- Connolly, Mike; Title: Exempting Wikipedia from the definition of a social media platformHTML
- House Amendment 6 (Consolidated "A") -- Badger, Michelle L.; Title: Developmentally Appropriate Use of Personal Electronic Devices for High School StudentsHTML
- House Amendment 7 (Consolidated "A") -- Hawkins, James K.; Title: District flexibility to create policy to determine "school day" exclusionsHTML
- House Amendment 8 (Consolidated "A") -- Lipper-Garabedian, Kate; Title: Student and educator data privacyHTML
- House Amendment 9 (Consolidated "B") -- Connolly, Mike; Title: Holding big tech accountableHTML
- House Amendment 10 (Consolidated "A") -- Decker, Marjorie C.; Title: Young Student Suspension and Expulsion BanHTML
- House Amendment 11 (Consolidated "A") -- Decker, Marjorie C.; Title: Recess for K-8 studentsHTML
- House Amendment 12 (Consolidated "A") -- Ultrino, Steven; Title: Permitting Language Access Use of Personal Electronic DevicesHTML
- House Amendment 13 (Withdrawn) -- Hendricks, Christopher; Title: Raising the social media access age to 16HTML
- House Amendment 14 (Consolidated "A") -- Sweezey, Kenneth P.; Title: Aligning Device Policies with Instructional TimeHTML
- House Amendment 15 (Consolidated "A" (Roll Call #152)) -- Sweezey, Kenneth P.; Title: No Unfunded Mandates for Device PoliciesHTML
- House Amendment 16 (Consolidated "A") -- Sangiolo, Amy Mah; Title: Amending Implementation DateHTML
- House Amendment 17 (Consolidated "B") -- Ryan, Daniel J.; Title: Content Screen Time LimitHTML
- House Amendment 18 (Consolidated "B") -- Montaño, Samantha; Title: Retroactive ProtectionsHTML
- House Amendment 19 (Consolidated "B") -- Day, Michael S.; Title: Social Media and Cell Phone Youth Protection FundHTML
- House Amendment 20 (Consolidated "B") -- Scanlon, Adam J.; Title: Identifying harmful design in social mediaHTML
- House Amendment 21 (Consolidated "B") -- Cataldo, Simon; Title: Defining "Connected account" and clarifying conditions of use for 14- or 15-year-old usersHTML
- House Amendment 22 (Consolidated "B") -- Cahill, Daniel; Title: Peer to Peer PaymentHTML
- House Amendment 23 (Consolidated "B") -- MacGregor, William F.; Title: Protecting children from addictive social media feedsHTML
- House Amendment 24 (Consolidated "B") -- Connolly, Mike; Title: Promoting non-addictive featuresHTML
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