H 836 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act expanding ballot access for regional school district votes

Summary

By Representatives Haggerty of Woburn and Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 836) of Richard M. Haggerty relative to ballot access for regional school district votes. Election Laws.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Dec 15, 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Dec 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

lower

Nov 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to the committee on Election Laws

lower

0 primary · 1 co-sponsor