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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.2581 194th (Current)

An Act to promote student learning and mental health

Senate, July 31, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill to promote student learning and mental health (Senate, No. 2581) (being the text of Senate document numbered 2561, printed as amended)

Bill Information

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Consolidated A Adopted
(Roll Call #153)
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Consolidated B Adopted
(Roll Call #155)
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Sabadosa, Lindsay N. Protecting the interest of minor children featured on for-profit family vlogs Consolidated "B"
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LeBoeuf, David Henry Argosky Clarify Medical Device Access for Students with Chronic Health Conditions Consolidated "A"
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Jones, Jr., Bradley H. Intermittent Variable Rewards Consolidated "B"
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Connolly, Mike Exempting Wikipedia from the definition of a social media platform Consolidated "B"
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Badger, Michelle L. Developmentally Appropriate Use of Personal Electronic Devices for High School Students Consolidated "A"
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Hawkins, James K. District flexibility to create policy to determine "school day" exclusions Consolidated "A"
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Lipper-Garabedian, Kate Student and educator data privacy Consolidated "A"
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Connolly, Mike Holding big tech accountable Consolidated "B"
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Decker, Marjorie C. Young Student Suspension and Expulsion Ban Consolidated "A"
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Decker, Marjorie C. Recess for K-8 students Consolidated "A"
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Ultrino, Steven Permitting Language Access Use of Personal Electronic Devices Consolidated "A"
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Hendricks, Christopher Raising the social media access age to 16 Withdrawn
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Sweezey, Kenneth P. Aligning Device Policies with Instructional Time Consolidated "A"
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Sweezey, Kenneth P. No Unfunded Mandates for Device Policies Consolidated "A" (Roll Call #152)
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Sangiolo, Amy Mah Amending Implementation Date Consolidated "A"
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Ryan, Daniel J. Content Screen Time Limit Consolidated "B"
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MontaƱo, Samantha Retroactive Protections Consolidated "B"
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Day, Michael S. Social Media and Cell Phone Youth Protection Fund Consolidated "B"
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Scanlon, Adam J. Identifying harmful design in social media Consolidated "B"
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Cataldo, Simon Defining "Connected account" and clarifying conditions of use for 14- or 15-year-old users Consolidated "B"
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Cahill, Daniel Peer to Peer Payment Consolidated "B"
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MacGregor, William F. Protecting children from addictive social media feeds Consolidated "B"
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Connolly, Mike Promoting non-addictive features Consolidated "B"

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