An Act to support educational opportunity for all
Summary
By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1617) of Denise Provost and others for the imposition of a tax on certain private institutions of higher learning for the purpose of establishing a separate fund to be known as the educational opportunity for all trust fund. Revenue.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Last action Feb 22, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to the committee on Revenue
lower
1 primary · 37 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Denise Provost
DDemocratic
Co
Aaron Vega
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo M. Scaccia
DDemocratic
Co
Brendan Crighton
DDemocratic
Co
Bud Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Byron Rushing
DDemocratic
Co
Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
Co
CW
Chris Walsh
DDemocratic
Co
Christine Barber
DDemocratic
Co
Claire D. Cronin
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Cahill
DDemocratic
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