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SD 3089

Order relative to procedures to be followed when considering the Senate Bill to promote student learning and mental health (Senate, No. 2549)

194th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Michael Rodrigues

Sets a procedural framework to substitute Senate No. 2561 for SB 2549, with tight amendment deadlines and staged readings, guiding floor debate on July 31, 2025.

Rules suspended and adopted
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Bill Summary · SD 3089

Summary of Senate Docket No. 3089 (Senate, No. 2549)

What this bill is

  • SD 3089 is an order issued by the Massachusetts Senate related to the procedures to be followed when considering the Senate bill intended to “promote student learning and mental health” (Senate, No. 2549).
  • Status: Rules were suspended and adopted on July 24, 2025. The order governs how SB 2549 will be processed on the Senate floor.

Purpose of the order

  • To set the procedural framework for considering SB 2549, including substitution of a new draft and the timeline for amendments and readings.
  • Specifically directs that the Ways and Means Committee’s recommended amendment substituting a new draft (Senate, No. 2561) shall be the bill under consideration.

Key provisions and procedural changes

  • Second Reading: SB 2549 (as renamed by the substitute draft) is placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
  • Amendments:
    • All amendments must be filed electronically in the Clerk’s office by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025.
    • Amendments will be second-reading amendments to Senate No. 2561.
    • Further amendments in the third degree to those amendments are allowed.
    • The Clerk will specify the exact filing procedure and format for all amendments.
  • Third Reading:
    • After the bill, as amended, is ordered to a third reading, it shall be read a third time immediately.
    • The question to pass it to be engrossed shall be immediately after the third reading.
    • No amendments shall be in order at the third reading unless they are recommended by the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading.

Timeline (highlights)

  • July 24, 2025: Introduced; Rules suspended and adopted to implement this procedural framework.
  • July 28, 2025: Deadline for filing amendments (electronic).
  • July 31, 2025: Second reading expected, with the substituted bill Senate No. 2561.
  • After second reading: Third reading and potential passage to engrossment, subject to Third Reading Committee recommendation.

Who is affected

  • The Senate, its committees (notably Ways and Means and Bills in the Third Reading), the Clerk’s office, and participating Senators.
  • The sponsor indicated is Senator Rodrigues; the Ways and Means committee is involved in drafting the substitute (No. 2561).

Implications

  • This is a fully procedural measure that determines how SB 2549 will be debated and amended on the Senate floor, including substitution to a new draft and strict filing deadlines.
  • Content of SB 2549 may be superseded by the new draft (2561) during consideration, subject to amendments and floor actions.

Source

  • Massachusetts Senate docket text for Senate Docket No. 3089; status: Rules suspended and adopted (dated July 24, 2025).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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