MA H511 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-17 - Reporting date extended to Friday, March 18, 2026
Pending: Joint Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-17 - Reporting date extended to Friday, March 18, 2026
Pending: Joint Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Relative to the language readiness of deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten. Education.
Title
Ensuring language readiness in deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten
Sponsors
| Rep. Brian Ashe [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | House | Reporting date extended to Friday, March 18, 2026 |
| 2025-11-18 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:25 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 2025-11-10 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the Joint Committee on Education |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H511 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H511.pdf |
