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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Massachusetts Senate Bill
Senate, January 22, 2026 -- Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill relative to teacher preparation and student literacy (House, No. 4683) (also based on Senate, No. 2855).
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jan 29, 2026: Reprinted, as amended, see S2940
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on S 2924
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
Votes
YES: 37
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Amendment #2 (Fernandes) rejected
- Amendment #3 (Fernandes) rejected
- Amendment #12 (Keenan) adopted
- Amendment #13 (Fernandes) rejected
- Amendment #38 (Moore) rejected
- Amendment #14 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #15 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #16 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #17 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #23 (Tarr) adopted
- Amendment #18 (Comerford) adopted
- Amendment #35 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #37 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #39 (Cronin) adopted
- Amendment #40 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #43 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #44 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #46 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #47 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #130 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #50 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #34 (Rodrigues) adopted
- Reprinted, as amended, see S2940
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Recommended new text for H4683
- Order relative to subject matter adopted
- Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 29, 2026
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- Senate Amendment 1 (Withdrawn) -- Moore, Michael O.; Title: Ensuring Educational Success by Addressing Disparities in Children's VisionHTML
- Senate Amendment 2 (Rejected) -- Fernandes, Dylan A.; Title: Funding Cost of High-Quality CurriculaHTML
- Senate Amendment 3 (Rejected) -- Fernandes, Dylan A.; Title: Funding costs associated with professional developmentHTML
- Senate Amendment 4 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Establishing a commission on the status of children and youthHTML
- Senate Amendment 5 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Supporting survivors of child sexual abuseHTML
- Senate Amendment 6 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Stopping harm inflicted by the exploitation of life and development (SHIELD Act)HTML
- Senate Amendment 7 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Safe drinking water in schoolsHTML
- Senate Amendment 8 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Expand virtual school eligibility for school choice studentsHTML
- Senate Amendment 9 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Enhancing hiring practices to prevent sexual abuseHTML
- Senate Amendment 10 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Students accessing food and nutritional informationHTML
- Senate Amendment 11 (Withdrawn) -- Lovely, Joan B.; Title: Home Works ProgramHTML
- Senate Amendment 12 (Adopted) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Ensuring Districts Use DESE Guidelines for Screening for Neurological Learning DisabilitiesHTML
- Senate Amendment 13 (Rejected) -- Fernandes, Dylan A.; Title: Automatic Waiver for Successful Literacy ProgramsHTML
- Senate Amendment 14 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: School District Unfunded Mandate reimbursement fundingHTML
- Senate Amendment 15 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Demonstrated Competency in Evidence‑Based Literacy Instruction for Elementary LicensureHTML
- Senate Amendment 16 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Establishing Teacher Literacy Competency Standards for Elementary Licensure and EvaluationHTML
- Senate Amendment 17 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Teacher support with the early literacy fundHTML
- Senate Amendment 18 (Adopted) -- Comerford, Joanne M.; Title: Ensuring sufficient resources for school districtsHTML
- Senate Amendment 19 (Withdrawn) -- Comerford, Joanne M.; Title: Annual educator trainings in every countyHTML
- Senate Amendment 20 (Withdrawn) -- Comerford, Joanne M.; Title: Flexibility for professional development requirements in rural and regional school districtsHTML
- Senate Amendment 21 (Withdrawn) -- Comerford, Joanne M.; Title: Increasing the transfer to the Early Literacy FundHTML
- Senate Amendment 22 (Withdrawn) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Avoiding Early Literacy Fund Conflicts of InterestHTML
- Senate Amendment 23 (Adopted) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Reporting from the early literacy fundHTML
- Senate Amendment 24 (Withdrawn) -- Brownsberger, William N.; Title: Considering the results of reading proficiency testingHTML
- Senate Amendment 25 (Withdrawn) -- Jehlen, Patricia D.; Title: Ensuring High-Quality Instruction to Meet the Needs of Every LearnerHTML
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