An Act establishing a bill of rights for children in foster care

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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4599

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, October 15, 2025.

The committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, to

whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 235) of

Michael J. Finn and Joanne M. Comerford relative to establishing a bill of

rights for children in foster care; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 13%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum +1 55/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 369 days quiet

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