2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H2196: Promoting patient safety and equitable access to care
Legislative Summary
Relative to registered nurse patient assignment. Public Health.
Bill History
2/16/2023
Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
Senate concurred
Senate
7/17/2023
Hearing scheduled for 07/26/2023 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
Joint Conference
7/21/2023
Hearing canceled – new hearing TBD
Joint Conference
9/8/2023
Hearing scheduled for 09/20/2023 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
Joint Conference
7/1/2024
Accompanied a study order, see H4739
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/16/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 63
Independent: 1
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (64)
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Peter Capano
Democrat
John Rogers
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Daniel Ryan
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Josh Cutler
Democrat
Joseph McGonagle
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Frank Moran
Democrat
Jeffrey Roy
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Daniel Donahue
Democrat
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Steven Ultrino
Democrat
Gerard Cassidy
Democrat
Christopher Worrell
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
Kevin Honan
Democrat
Michael Kushmerek
Democrat
Bruce Ayers
Democrat
Adrianne Ramos
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Marc Pacheco
Democrat
Jessica Giannino
Democrat
Manny Cruz
Democrat
Meghan Kilcoyne
Democrat
Sean Garballey
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Rob Consalvo
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
James Hawkins
Democrat
Kate Donaghue
Democrat
Rita Mendes
Democrat
Ryan Hamilton
Democrat
Tackey Chan
Democrat
William Galvin
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Patrick O'Connor
Republican
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Jennifer Balinsky Armini
Democrat
Mary Keefe
Democrat
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Joan Meschino
Democrat
Colleen Garry
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
Denise Garlick
Democrat
Brian Murray
Democrat
Carol Doherty
Democrat
Shirley Arriaga
Democrat
Christopher Flanagan
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Michelle Ciccolo
Democrat
Lydia Edwards
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Priscila Sousa
Democrat
Bill MacGregor
Democrat
Judith Garcia
Democrat