2023-2024 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H4566
Legislative Summary
Promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options
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Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
4/22/2024
Reported from the committee on Public Health
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
New draft of S1335, S1375, S1414, S1457, H2163, H2187, H2209, H2265 and H3616
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
Reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
House of Representatives
5/9/2024
Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
House of Representatives
6/20/2024
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4773
House of Representatives
6/20/2024
Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
House of Representatives
6/20/2024
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
House of Representatives
6/20/2024
Rules suspended
House of Representatives
6/20/2024
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
House of Representatives
6/20/2024
New draft substituted, see H4773
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/22/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 102
Republican: 10
Primary Sponsor
Kay Khan
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (111)
Brandy Fluker Oakley
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Russell Holmes
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
Dylan Fernandes
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
Vanna Howard
Democrat
David DeCoste
Republican
Christopher Worrell
Democrat
Joanne Comerford
Democrat
Brian Murray
Democrat
Patricia Duffy
Democrat
Tackey Chan
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
David Rogers
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Daniel Cahill
Democrat
David Linsky
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
Jon Santiago
Democrat
Carole Fiola
Democrat
Jennifer Balinsky Armini
Democrat
Patrick O'Connor
Republican
Andres Vargas
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Sally Kerans
Democrat
Walter Timilty
Democrat
Jessica Giannino
Democrat
Rob Consalvo
Democrat
Carlos Gonzalez
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Mindy Domb
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Steven Ultrino
Democrat
Natalie Blais
Democrat
Bud Williams
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
William Pignatelli
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Sean Garballey
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Christopher Flanagan
Democrat
Bradley Jones
Republican
James O'Day
Democrat
John Barrett
Democrat
John Moran
Democrat
Jonathan Zlotnik
Democrat
Bill MacGregor
Democrat
Adrianne Ramos
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Dawne Shand
Democrat
Kevin Honan
Democrat
Daniel Donahue
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Mathew Muratore
Republican
Jeffrey Roy
Democrat
Kristin Kassner
Democrat
Rebecca Rausch
Democrat
Ruth Balser
Democrat
Lydia Edwards
Democrat
John Mahoney
Democrat
Simon Cataldo
Democrat
Estela Reyes
Democrat
Patricia Haddad
Democrat
Paul Donato
Democrat
Susan Gifford
Republican
Marcus Vaughn
Republican
Kathleen LaNatra
Democrat
Manny Cruz
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Nick Collins
Democrat
William Driscoll
Democrat
Mark Montigny
Democrat
Ryan Hamilton
Democrat
Pavel Payano
Democrat
Robyn Kennedy
Democrat
Liz Miranda
Democrat
Antonio Cabral
Democrat
Anne Gobi
Democrat
Alan Silvia
Democrat
Brendan Crighton
Democrat
Chynah Tyler
Democrat
Cindy Friedman
Democrat
David Biele
Democrat
Danielle Gregoire
Democrat
David Robertson
Democrat
Gerard Cassidy
Democrat
Josh Cutler
Democrat
Jason Lewis
Democrat
John Keenan
Democrat
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
Democrat
Michael Barrett
Democrat
Michael Soter
Republican
Marc Pacheco
Democrat
Paul Feeney
Democrat
Patricia Jehlen
Democrat
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Paul Schmid
Democrat
Susan Moran
Democrat
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democrat
Thomas Walsh
Democrat
William Galvin
Democrat
Adam Gomez
Democrat