MA H2256

Bill

To increase the penalty for school tardiness

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to increase the penalty assessed on parents or guardians for excessive school truancy of a child. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to increase the penalty assessed on parents or guardians for excessive school truancy of a child. Specifically, it would amend Section 2 of Chapter 76 of the General Laws to change the penalty from a fine of not more than $20 to a fine of not more than $50 for each day the child does not attend school.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Tackey Chan (D), Brian Murray (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4874 (on 08/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2256

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2256
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2256.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H239	Prohibiting a municipality or regional school district from using public funds or other public resources for the recruitment of students from outside the municipality or regional school district	Accompanied a study order, see H4716	Similar To
H4257	Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough	Accompanied a study order, see H4692	Similar To
H4338	Establishing civil penalties for littering from a motor vehicle	Accompanied a study order, see H4721	Similar To
H4874	Judiciary Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H626	To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H737	Relative to motor vehicle police chases	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H933	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H982	To enhance safety on public ways	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H985	To increase penalties for distribution of oxycodone	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H986	To increase penalties for heroin distribution	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S2112	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	No further action taken	Similar To
S2113	Relative to healthy youth	Reprinted as amended, see S2128	Similar To
S2128	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To
S2343	Relative to financial literacy in schools	Reprinted as amended, see S2374	Similar To
S2367	To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2374	Relative to financial literacy in schools	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 438 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H239

Prohibiting a municipality or regional school district from using public funds or other public resources for the recruitment of students from outside the municipality or regional school district

Accompanied a study order, see H4716

Similar To

H4257

Relative to the charter school reimbursement rate for the town of Foxborough

Accompanied a study order, see H4692

Similar To

H4338

Establishing civil penalties for littering from a motor vehicle

Accompanied a study order, see H4721

Similar To

H4874

Judiciary Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H626

To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H737

Relative to motor vehicle police chases

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H933

Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H982

To enhance safety on public ways

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H985

To increase penalties for distribution of oxycodone

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H986

To increase penalties for heroin distribution

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S2112

Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools

No further action taken

Similar To

S2113

Relative to healthy youth

Reprinted as amended, see S2128

Similar To

S2128

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

Similar To

S2343

Relative to financial literacy in schools

Reprinted as amended, see S2374

Similar To

S2367

To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

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

Similar To

S2374

Relative to financial literacy in schools

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 438 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

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