S 118 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act lifting kids out of deep poverty

Summary

By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 118) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Joanne M. Comerford, Mark C. Montigny and other members of the General Court for legislation to lift kids out of deep poverty. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Tags: Children

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Oct 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Oct 20, 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

4

Key actions

2

Committee

2

Oct 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

upper

1 primary · 30 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Middlesex and Suffolk

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol

Brendan Crighton

Carmine Gentile

Fourth Middlesex

Dylan Fernandes

Plymouth and Barnstable

First Middlesex

Middlesex and Worcester

Fifth Middlesex