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Senate refers House petition on access to applied behavior analysis services in schools to Education Committee

Massachusetts Senate · January 12, 2026
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Summary

The Senate received a House petition from Representative James J. O'Day concerning access to applied behavior analysis (ABA) services in schools and suspended rules to refer the petition to the Committee on Education for consideration.

The Massachusetts Senate received a House petition from Representative James J. O'Day concerning access to applied behavior analysis services in schools. The petition arrived from the House and, following suspension of the rules, the Senate referred the matter to the Committee on Education.

The transcript records the arrival of the petition and the motion to suspend general rule 12 to permit the referral; the presiding officer announced the ayes and that the rule suspension had been adopted. No debate or committee testimony on the subject appears in the session record.

Next step: The petition will be considered by the Committee on Education; the transcript does not include timelines or committee hearing dates for that referral.