2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H2655: Requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence
Legislative Summary
Relative to providing protections for health care employees who are victims of violence or assault and battery. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
4/7/2025
Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-1 & A-2
Joint Conference
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Public Safety and Homeland Security(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 64
Republican: 3
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor

John Lawn
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (67)
John Mahoney
Democrat
Sean Reid
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
Mindy Domb
Democrat
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
David Linsky
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Brian Murray
Democrat
Steven Ultrino
Democrat
Bill MacGregor
Democrat
Natalie Blais
Democrat
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Paul Donato
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Joseph McGonagle
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Simon Cataldo
Democrat
Kathleen LaNatra
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Sean Garballey
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
Christopher Markey
Democrat
Estela Reyes
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
Michelle Badger
Democrat
Colleen Garry
Democrat
Carole Fiola
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Paul Feeney
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Carlos Gonzalez
Democrat
Priscila Sousa
Democrat
James Arciero
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Kevin Honan
Democrat
Manny Cruz
Democrat
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
Antonio Cabral
Democrat
Christopher Worrell
Democrat
Adrianne Ramos
Democrat
Christopher Flanagan
Democrat
Kristin Kassner
Democrat
Michael Kushmerek
Democrat
Bud Williams
Democrat
Joan Lovely
Democrat
Steven Xiarhos
Republican
Tackey Chan
Democrat
Bridget Plouffe
Democrat
Rita Mendes
Democrat
Marjorie Decker
Democrat
Jessica Giannino
Democrat
Russell Holmes
Democrat
Dennis Gallagher
Democrat
Michelle DuBois
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Jack Lewis
Democrat