MA S 2543

enacted

An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth

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

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Did MA S 2543 pass?

Yes. MA S 2543 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-07): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA S 2543 about?

Senate, June 26, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth (Senate, No. 2543) (being the text of Senate, No. 2538, printed as amended).

Description

Senate, June 26, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth (Senate, No. 2543) (being the text of Senate, No. 2538, printed as amended).

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-08-07 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-08-07
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2025
executive-signature
2025-07-31
Laid before the Governor
2025-07-31
Enacted -see Roll Call #68 (Yeas 37 to Nays 3)
passage
2025-07-31
Enacted - 132 YEAS to 24 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 72 )
passage
2025-07-31
House concurred in the Senate amendment - 132 YEAS to 24 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 70 )
2025-07-31
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
referral-committee
2025-07-31
Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment, see S2572
2025-07-31
Rules suspended
2025-07-16
Passed to be engrossed - 136 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 65 )
passage
2025-07-16
Amended by substitution of a new text, see H4294
amendment-passage
2025-07-16
Amendment 9 adopted, as changed
amendment-passage
2025-07-16
Amendment 7 adopted, as changed
amendment-passage
2025-07-16
Amendment 6 adopted, as changed - 130 YEAS to 29 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 64 )
amendment-passage
2025-07-16
Amendment 8 rejected - 30 YEAS to 129 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 63 )
amendment-failure
2025-07-16
Amendment 4 rejected
amendment-failure
2025-07-16
Read third
reading-3
2025-07-16
Rules suspended
2025-07-16
Ordered to a third reading
2025-07-16
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
amendment-passage,reading-2
2025-07-16
Rules suspended
2025-07-16
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
2025-07-16
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H4271, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-07-03
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
referral-committee
2025-07-03
Rules suspended
2025-06-26
Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #57 (Yeas 37 to Nays 3)
passage
2025-06-26
Text of S2538, reprinted as amended

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Votes

S. 2543 On passing to be engrossed
2025-07-16 · pass · 136-23
Member-level votes (160)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Moran M.: yes
- Hogan: yes
- Peisch: yes
- Moran F.: yes
- Donato: yes
- Arciero: yes
- Arena-DeRosa: yes
- Armini: yes
- Arriaga: yes
- Ashe: yes
- Ayers: yes
- Badger: yes
- Barber: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Biele: yes
- Blais: yes
- Bowen: yes
- Cabral: yes
- Cahill: yes
- Cataldo: yes
- Chan: yes
- Ciccolo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Consalvo: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Cusack: yes
- Davis: yes
- Day: yes
- Decker: yes
- Diggs: yes
- Domb: yes
- Donaghue: yes
- Donahue: yes
- DuBois: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Farley-Bouvier: yes
- Ferrante: yes
- Field: yes
- Finn: yes
- Fiola: yes
- Flanagan: yes
- Fluker-Reid: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Galvin: yes
- Garballey: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garry: yes
- Gentile: yes
- Giannino: yes
- Gómez: yes
- González: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Gregoire: yes
- Haggerty: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Hendricks: yes
- Higgins: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Honan: yes
- Hong: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kassner: yes
- Kearney: yes
- Keefe: yes
- Kerans: yes
- Kilcoyne: yes
- Kushmerek: yes
- LaNatra: yes
- Lawn: yes
- LeBoeuf: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Linsky: yes
- Lipper-Garabedian: yes
- Livingstone: yes
- Luddy: yes
- Madaro: yes
- Mahoney: yes
- Markey: yes
- McGonagle: yes
- McMurtry: yes
- Mendes: yes
- Meschino: yes
- Michlewitz: no
- Moakley: yes
- Montaño: yes
- Moran J.: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Murray: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- O'Day: yes
- Ouellette: yes
- Ramos, O.: yes
- Reid: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Roy: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Sabadosa: yes
- Sangiolo: yes
- Saunders: yes
- Scanlon: yes
- Scarsdale: yes
- Schwartz: yes
- Sena: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Wells: yes
- Williams: yes
- Worrell: not voting
- Zlotnik: yes
- Jones: yes
- Ferguson: yes
- Muradian: yes
- Berthiaume: yes
- Boldyga: yes
- Chaisson: yes
- DeCoste: no
- Gaskey: yes
- Howitt: yes
- Kane: no
- Lombardo: no
- Marsi: no
- McKenna: no
- Orrall: no
- Pease: no
- Smola: no
- Soter: no
- Sullivan-Almeida: no
- Sweezey: no
- Thurber: no
- Vaughn: yes
- Wong: yes
- Frost: no
- Vieira: no
- Silvia: no
- Sousa: no
- Vitolo: no
- Rogers, J.: no
- Vargas: no
- Rogers, D.: yes
- MacGregor: no
- Uyterhoeven: no
- Ramos, A.: yes
- Ultrino: yes
- Puppolo: yes
- Turco: yes
- Tyler: yes
- Plouffe: yes
- Shand: yes
- Tarsky: yes
- Paulino: yes
- Robertson: yes
- Sylvia: yes
- Owens: yes
- Philips: no
- Stanley: yes
- Xiarhos: yes
- Whipps: yes
S. 2543 On concurrence
2025-07-31 · pass · 132-24
Member-level votes (160)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Moran M.: yes
- Hogan: yes
- Peisch: yes
- Moran F.: yes
- Donato: yes
- Arciero: yes
- Arena-DeRosa: yes
- Armini: yes
- Arriaga: yes
- Ashe: yes
- Ayers: yes
- Badger: yes
- Barber: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Biele: yes
- Blais: yes
- Bowen: yes
- Cabral: yes
- Cahill: yes
- Cataldo: yes
- Chan: yes
- Ciccolo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Consalvo: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Cusack: yes
- Davis: yes
- Day: yes
- Decker: yes
- Diggs: yes
- Domb: yes
- Donaghue: yes
- Donahue: yes
- DuBois: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Farley-Bouvier: yes
- Ferrante: yes
- Field: yes
- Finn: yes
- Fiola: yes
- Flanagan: yes
- Fluker-Reid: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Galvin: yes
- Garballey: yes
- Garcia: not voting
- Garry: yes
- Gentile: yes
- Giannino: yes
- Gómez: yes
- González: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Gregoire: yes
- Haggerty: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Honan: yes
- Hong: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kassner: yes
- Kearney: yes
- Keefe: no
- Kerans: yes
- Kilcoyne: yes
- Markey: yes
- Lawn: yes
- LeBoeuf: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Linsky: yes
- Lipper-Garabedian: yes
- Livingstone: yes
- McMurtry: yes
- Mendes: yes
- Meschino: yes
- Michlewitz: yes
- Moakley: yes
- Montaño: yes
- Moran J.: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Murray: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- O'Day: yes
- Tarsky: yes
- Ultrino: yes
- Uyterhoeven: yes
- Vargas: yes
- Vitolo: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Wells: yes
- Williams: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Zlotnik: yes
- Jones: yes
- Ferguson: no
- Owens: not voting
- Paulino: no
- Philips: no
- Puppolo: no
- Ramos, A.: no
- Ramos, O.: no
- Reid: no
- Reyes: no
- Rogers, J.: no
- Roy: no
- Ryan: no
- Sabadosa: no
- Sangiolo: no
- Saunders: no
- Scanlon: no
- Scarsdale: no
- Schwartz: no
- Sena: no
- Shand: no
- MacGregor: no
- Sousa: not voting
- Berthiaume: no
- Boldyga: yes
- Chaisson: no
- DeCoste: yes
- Gaskey: yes
- Howitt: yes
- Lombardo: yes
- Marsi: yes
- McKenna: yes
- Orrall: yes
- Pease: yes
- Smola: yes
- Soter: yes
- Sullivan-Almeida: yes
- Sweezey: yes
- Thurber: yes
- Vaughn: yes
- Wong: yes
- Silvia: yes
- Muradian: yes
- Kane: yes
- Rogers, D.: yes
- Frost: yes
- Vieira: yes
- Plouffe: yes
- Robertson: not voting
- Turco: yes
- Tyler: yes
- Ouellette: yes
- Luddy: yes
- Sylvia: yes
- McGonagle: yes
- Kushmerek: yes
- LaNatra: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Mahoney: yes
- Higgins: yes
- Madaro: yes
- Hendricks: yes
- Xiarhos: yes
- Whipps: no
S. 2543 On enactment
2025-07-31 · pass · 132-24
Member-level votes (160)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Moran M.: yes
- Hogan: yes
- Peisch: yes
- Moran F.: yes
- Donato: yes
- Arciero: yes
- Arena-DeRosa: yes
- Armini: yes
- Arriaga: yes
- Ashe: yes
- Ayers: yes
- Badger: yes
- Barber: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Biele: yes
- Blais: yes
- Bowen: yes
- Cabral: yes
- Cahill: yes
- Cataldo: yes
- Chan: yes
- Ciccolo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Consalvo: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Cusack: yes
- Davis: yes
- Day: yes
- Decker: yes
- Diggs: yes
- Domb: yes
- Donaghue: yes
- Donahue: yes
- DuBois: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Farley-Bouvier: yes
- Ferrante: yes
- Field: yes
- Finn: yes
- Fiola: yes
- Flanagan: yes
- Fluker-Reid: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Galvin: yes
- Garballey: yes
- Garcia: not voting
- Garry: yes
- Gentile: yes
- Giannino: yes
- Gómez: yes
- González: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Gregoire: yes
- Haggerty: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Honan: yes
- Hong: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kassner: yes
- Kearney: yes
- Keefe: no
- Kerans: yes
- Kilcoyne: yes
- Markey: yes
- Lawn: yes
- LeBoeuf: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Linsky: yes
- Lipper-Garabedian: yes
- Livingstone: yes
- McMurtry: yes
- Mendes: yes
- Meschino: yes
- Michlewitz: yes
- Moakley: yes
- Montaño: yes
- Moran J.: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Murray: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- O'Day: yes
- Tarsky: yes
- Ultrino: yes
- Uyterhoeven: yes
- Vargas: yes
- Vitolo: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Wells: yes
- Williams: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Zlotnik: yes
- Jones: yes
- Ferguson: no
- Owens: not voting
- Paulino: no
- Philips: no
- Puppolo: no
- Ramos, A.: no
- Ramos, O.: no
- Reid: no
- Reyes: no
- Rogers, J.: no
- Roy: no
- Ryan: no
- Sabadosa: no
- Sangiolo: no
- Saunders: no
- Scanlon: no
- Scarsdale: no
- Schwartz: no
- Sena: no
- Shand: no
- MacGregor: no
- Sousa: not voting
- Berthiaume: no
- Boldyga: yes
- Chaisson: no
- DeCoste: yes
- Gaskey: yes
- Howitt: yes
- Lombardo: yes
- Marsi: yes
- McKenna: yes
- Orrall: yes
- Pease: yes
- Smola: yes
- Soter: yes
- Sullivan-Almeida: yes
- Sweezey: yes
- Thurber: yes
- Vaughn: yes
- Wong: yes
- Silvia: yes
- Muradian: yes
- Kane: yes
- Rogers, D.: yes
- Frost: yes
- Vieira: yes
- Plouffe: yes
- Robertson: not voting
- Turco: yes
- Tyler: yes
- Ouellette: yes
- Luddy: yes
- Sylvia: yes
- McGonagle: yes
- Kushmerek: yes
- LaNatra: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Mahoney: yes
- Higgins: yes
- Madaro: yes
- Hendricks: yes
- Xiarhos: yes
- Whipps: no

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