2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H2221: Improving health care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism
Legislative Summary
By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others that the Department of Public Health establish a voluntary certification training program for care of certain patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism. Public Health.
Bill History
2/16/2023
Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
Senate concurred
Senate
6/27/2023
Hearing scheduled for 07/06/2023 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: 26
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
John Lawn
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (31)
Sean Garballey
Democrat
Josh Cutler
Democrat
Michael Finn
Democrat
William Pignatelli
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Kay Khan
Democrat
Kathleen LaNatra
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
Brian Ashe
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Steven Howitt
Republican
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Patrick O'Connor
Republican
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
David Robertson
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
William Galvin
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Denise Garlick
Democrat
James Arciero
Democrat
Carol Doherty
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Bradley Jones
Republican
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
Democrat
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat