Legislative Research: MA S685 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights. Financial Services. [S685 2025 Detail][S685 2025 Text][S685 2025 Comments] | 2025-12-08 Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to the fiduciary responsibility of lenders for non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed accounts. Financial Services. [S685 2023 Detail][S685 2023 Text][S685 2023 Comments] | 2024-02-12 Accompanied a study order, see S2636 |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage. Financial Services. [S685 2021 Detail][S685 2021 Text][S685 2021 Comments] | 2022-08-08 Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to accountable care. Health Care Financing. [S685 2019 Detail][S685 2019 Text][S685 2019 Comments] | 2020-06-25 Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to the eligibility of students for in-state tuition rates and fees at public higher educational institutions. Higher Education. [S685 2017 Detail][S685 2017 Text][S685 2017 Comments] | 2018-04-26 Accompanied a study order, see S2487 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to authorize Performance-Based Education Funding. Higher Education. [S685 2015 Detail][S685 2015 Text][S685 2015 Comments] | 2016-04-07 Accompanied a study order, see S2214 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to divorce procedures and judgments in certain Probate Court decisions. The Judiciary. [S685 2013 Detail][S685 2013 Text][S685 2013 Comments] | 2014-06-30 Accompanied a study order, see S2234 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to provide further protection for grand jurors. The Judiciary. [S685 2011 Detail][S685 2011 Text][S685 2011 Comments] | 2012-10-15 Accompanied a study order, see S2440 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to restore fairness in the unemployment insurance law for workers in temporary jobs [S685 2009 Detail][S685 2009 Text][S685 2009 Comments] | 2010-08-19 Accompanied a study order, see S02611 |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Massachusetts S685] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Senator Linda Forry MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Jonathan Hecht MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Daniel Cullinane MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Elizabeth Malia MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S685 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. (2018, April 26). LegiScan. Retrieved July 02, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S685/2017
MLA
"MA S685 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 26 Apr. 2018. Web. 02 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S685/2017>.
Chicago
"MA S685 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." April 26, 2018 LegiScan. Accessed July 02, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S685/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S685 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. 26 April 2018. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S685/2017 (accessed July 02, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1577 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Establishing a college tuition tax deduction | Accompanied a study order, see S2497 |
| S1533 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Relative to certain endowment funds in private institutions of higher learning | Accompanied a study order, see S2497 |
| S688 | Similar To | 2018-04-26 | Eliminating form 901 reporting requirement | Accompanied a study order, see S2487 |
| S957 | Similar To | 2018-03-01 | Promoting gender equity | Accompanied a study order, see S2313 |
| S1025 | Similar To | 2018-04-26 | Relative to public higher education collective labor contracts | Accompanied a study order, see S2491 |
| S1383 | Similar To | 2018-04-26 | Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system | Accompanied a study order, see S2491 |
| S706 | Similar To | 2017-06-08 | Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses | Accompanied a new draft, see S2081 |
| S112 | Similar To | 2018-02-14 | Establishing a student tuition recovery fund | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| S680 | Similar To | 2018-01-18 | Relative to uniform financial aid information | New draft substituted, see S2247 |
| H648 | Similar To | 2017-06-08 | Relative to student’s rights in higher education | Accompanied a new draft, see S2081 |
| H1920 | Similar To | 2018-04-09 | Relative to the cost of veteran higher education | Accompanied a new draft, see H4376 |
| H636 | Similar To | 2018-06-14 | Relative to tuition for U.S. veterans | Accompanied a study order, see H4610 |
| H637 | Similar To | 2018-06-14 | Relative to instate tuition | Accompanied a study order, see H4610 |
| S2081 | Similar To | 2017-11-02 | Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses | New draft substituted, as amended, see S2191 |
| H12 | Similar To | 2019-01-01 | Relative to higher education boards and trustees | No further action taken |
| S2487 | Replaced by | 2018-05-14 | Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Higher Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to higher education issues | Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S685 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S685.pdf |
