2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H2985: Transferring Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health
Legislative Summary
For legislation to transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Bill History
2/16/2023
Referred to the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
Senate concurred
Senate
6/16/2023
Hearing scheduled for 06/27/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
Joint Conference
3/11/2024
Reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
Reporting date extended to Saturday June 1, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Senate concurred
Senate
5/23/2024
Reporting date extended to Wednesday July 3, 2024, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
6/27/2024
Senate concurred
Senate
7/8/2024
Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/16/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Ways and Means(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor
Ruth Balser
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Jay Livingstone
Democrat
Michelle DuBois
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
John Mahoney
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Kate Donaghue
Democrat