2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H2846: Relative to disability or death cause by contagious disease; presumption
Legislative Summary
Relative to the presumption for disability or death cause by contagious diseases. Public Service.
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Service
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
5/22/2025
Hearing scheduled for 05/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2
Joint Conference
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Public Service(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 37
Republican: 13
Primary Sponsor

Jessica Giannino
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (49)
Marcus Vaughn
Republican
John Marsi
Republican
Christopher Flanagan
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Steven Xiarhos
Republican
David DeCoste
Republican
Paul Frost
Republican
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Patrick Kearney
Democrat
Dennis Gallagher
Democrat
Rodney Elliott
Democrat
Michael Soter
Republican
Joseph McGonagle
Democrat
Brian Murray
Democrat
Joseph McKenna
Republican
Steven Ultrino
Democrat
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Mark Sylvia
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
Samantha Montano
Democrat
Jacob Oliveira
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Daniel Cahill
Democrat
James Arena-DeRosa
Democrat
Bill MacGregor
Democrat
Priscila Sousa
Democrat
James Arciero
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Adrian Madaro
Democrat
Antonio Cabral
Democrat
Jonathan Zlotnik
Democrat
Sean Reid
Democrat
Bridget Plouffe
Democrat
Kenneth Sweezey
Republican
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Nick Collins
Democrat
Paul Donato
Democrat
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Tara Hong
Democrat
Donald Wong
Republican
John Gaskey
Republican
Colleen Garry
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Margaret Scarsdale
Democrat
Sean Garballey
Democrat