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MA S1557

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Edward Kennedy

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Requires all public, private, and charter schools (grades K-12) to annually report to the department the total numbers of immunized children and those exempted from immunization requirements

  • Mandates the department to designate the methodology for school immunization reporting

  • Requires the department to annually publish aggregate immunization and exemption data for each school and school district

  • Exempts data from public disclosure if it would reveal personal information under Chapter 93H or violate other privacy laws

  • Authorizes the department to publish immunization data by municipality, county, or other geographic designation at its discretion

Legislative Description

Relative to vaccines and preventing future disease outbreaks

Last Action

Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S2888

12/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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