allowing parents to send their children to any school district they choose.
HB 741 would allow parents to enroll their children in any public school district within the state, regardless of the family's residence. This directly affects families with school-aged children and school districts, removing current residency requirements for enrollment. The bill's key mechanism would require districts to accept students from outside their geographic boundaries without additional fees or restrictions. The bill was introduced in March 2025 and is currently under review by education committees, with no votes taken on passage as of the latest update. It remains a proposed measure, not yet law.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Last action Nov 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 27, 2025
How they voted
104–102
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 221
Mar 27, 2025
D
Democratic106
93% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican113
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Nov 20, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC;
upper
May 1, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/01/2025, Vote 4-1, CC SC 19
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10
upper
Mar 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-102-15)
house
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0336h: MA RC 198-174 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 14
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-0336h: AA VV 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 14
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0336h 03/17/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 53
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 25
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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