Student Mental Health Services Promotion Bill
Summary
Massachusetts bill S2581 passed the House 129-25 after Senate passage 38-2, establishing requirements for student mental health services in educational settings. The bill, with 17 bipartisan sponsors, amends legislation by inserting text of H5349 and now awaits gubernatorial action. Schools and healthcare providers will face new obligations to promote student learning and mental health once the Governor signs the bill into law.
What changed
Massachusetts bill S2581 passed both legislative chambers with strong bipartisan support, establishing new requirements for student learning and mental health promotion in educational settings. The bill consolidates amendments adopted in the House and inserts text of H5349 as the revised legislation.
Schools, educational institutions, and healthcare providers in Massachusetts should prepare for new compliance obligations related to student mental health services once the Governor signs the bill into law. Implementation timelines and specific program requirements will be detailed in the final enacted version.
What to do next
- Monitor for Governor's signature and implementation timeline
- Review current student mental health service delivery against anticipated new requirements
- Coordinate with healthcare providers on expanded service obligations
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ChangeBridge / Massachusetts / S2581 Passed S2581 S Passed 2025-07-31
To promote student learning and mental health
Bill Details
State Massachusetts
Session 194th General Court
Chamber Senate
Official Source malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2581
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Sponsors
Julian Cyr (Sen - D) Brendan Crighton (Sen - D) John Cronin (Sen - D) John Keenan (Sen - D) Patrick O'Connor (Sen - R) John Velis (Sen - D) Mark Montigny (Sen - D) Carmine Gentile (Rep - D) Nick Collins (Sen - D) Donald Berthiaume (Rep - R) James Arena-DeRosa (Rep - D) Barry Finegold (Sen - D) Paul Feeney (Sen - D) Mike Connolly (Rep - D) Lindsay Sabadosa (Rep - D) Joanne Comerford (Sen - D)
Action History
2026-04-08 H Passed to be engrossed - 129 YEAS to 25 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 156 ) 2026-04-08 H Consolidated amendment B adopted - 144 YEAS to 10 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 155 ) 2026-04-08 H Quorum Roll Call - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 154 ) 2026-04-08 H Consolidated amendment B pending 2026-04-08 H Consolidated amendment A adopted - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 153 ) 2026-04-08 H Amendment 15 rejected - 27 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 152 ) 2026-04-08 H Amendment 7 rejected 2026-04-08 H Read third 2026-04-08 H Rules suspended 2026-04-08 H Ordered to a third reading 2026-04-08 H Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) 2026-04-08 H Rules suspended 2026-04-08 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending 2026-04-08 H Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5349, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling 2025-08-04 H Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means 2025-07-31 S Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #66 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2) 2025-07-31 S S2561, printed as amended
Votes
2026-04-08 House Amendment 15 rejected - 27 YEAS to 128 NAYS Yea: 27 Nay: 128 2026-04-08 House Consolidated amendment A adopted - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS Yea: 155 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 House Quorum Roll Call - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS Yea: 154 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 House Consolidated amendment B adopted - 144 YEAS to 10 NAYS Yea: 144 Nay: 10 2026-04-08 House Passed to be engrossed - 129 YEAS to 25 NAYS Yea: 129 Nay: 25
Committee Referrals
2025-08-04 H Ways and Means 2026-04-08 H Steering, Policy and Scheduling
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2025-07-31 Introduced Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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