H 1617 Massachusetts House · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

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
Photo of Denise Provost
Denise Provost
DDemocratic
MA
27th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Aaron Vega
Aaron Vega
DDemocratic
MA
5th Hampden
Co
Photo of Angelo M. Scaccia
Angelo M. Scaccia
DDemocratic
MA
14th Suffolk
Co
Photo of Brendan Crighton
Brendan Crighton
DDemocratic
MA
Third Essex
Co
Photo of Bud Williams
Bud Williams
DDemocratic
MA
11th Hampden
Co
Photo of Byron Rushing
Byron Rushing
DDemocratic
MA
9th Suffolk
Co
Photo of Carmine Gentile
Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
MA
13th Middlesex
Co
CW
Chris Walsh
DDemocratic
MA
6th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Christine Barber
Christine Barber
DDemocratic
MA
34th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Claire D. Cronin
Claire D. Cronin
DDemocratic
MA
11th Plymouth
Co
Photo of Dan Cahill
Dan Cahill
DDemocratic
MA
10th Essex