MA H 5631

in committee

An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer

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

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Did MA H 5631 pass?

Not yet. MA H 5631 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-10-19): Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

What is MA H 5631 about?

MA H 5631 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer”.

Who sponsors MA H 5631?

House Committee on Ways and Means is the primary sponsor of MA H 5631, joined by 68 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-10-19 — Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2026-10-19
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
referral-committee
2026-10-15
Read third and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2026-10-15
Ordered to a third reading
2026-10-15
Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3284
amendment-passage
2026-10-15
Read second
reading-2
2026-10-15
Rules suspended
2026-10-15
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3284
committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-04
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
referral-committee
2026-07-31
Passed to be engrossed - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 256 )
passage
2026-07-31
Read third
reading-3
2026-07-31
Rules suspended
2026-07-31
Ordered to a third reading
2026-07-31
New draft of H4946
2026-07-31
Pending new draft of H4946
2026-07-31
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5631

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