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MA H 2370

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An Act prioritizing patient access to care

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Description

By Representatives Barber of Somerville and Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2370) of Christine P. Barber, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to pregnancies existing for 24 weeks or more. Public Health.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-07-22 — New draft substituted, see H5595
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Christine P. Barbercosponsor
  • Lindsay N. Sabadosacosponsor
  • Sally P. Keranscosponsor
  • Kristin E. Kassnercosponsor
  • Rebecca L. Rauschcosponsor
  • Samantha Montañocosponsor
  • Natalie M. Higginscosponsor
  • Simon Cataldocosponsor
  • Jennifer Balinsky Arminicosponsor
  • Mike Connollycosponsor
  • Manny Cruzcosponsor
  • Marjorie C. Deckercosponsor
  • Mindy Dombcosponsor
  • Michelle M. DuBoiscosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Sean Garballeycosponsor
  • Carmine Lawrence Gentilecosponsor
  • Jessica Ann Gianninocosponsor
  • Homar Gómezcosponsor
  • James K. Hawkinscosponsor
  • Tara T. Hongcosponsor
  • Patrick Joseph Kearneycosponsor
  • Mary S. Keefecosponsor
  • David Paul Linskycosponsor
  • Jay D. Livingstonecosponsor
  • John Francis Morancosponsor
  • Steven Owenscosponsor
  • Adrianne Pusateri Ramoscosponsor
  • Amy Mah Sangiolocosponsor
  • Margaret R. Scarsdalecosponsor
  • Greg Schwartzcosponsor
  • Danillo A. Senacosponsor
  • Joshua Tarskycosponsor
  • Erika Uyterhoevencosponsor
  • Tommy Vitolocosponsor
  • Susannah M. Whippscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-06-30

    Hearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-10-09

    Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

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  5. 2025-12-08

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  6. 2026-03-19

    Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026

  7. 2026-04-15

    Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-07-22

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5595

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-07-22

    Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-07-22

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending

  11. 2026-07-22

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-07-22

    Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

    amendment-passage,reading-2

  13. 2026-07-22

    New draft substituted, see H5595

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2370

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