Massachusetts House Bill 1954 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-8)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-01 - No further action taken
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

For legislation to establish a voluntary training program in best practices for the care of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Rep. Carolyn Dykema [D]	Rep. Jack Lewis [D]	Rep. Jose Tosado [D]	Rep. Sean Garballey [D]
Rep. Chris Walsh [D]	Rep. David Rogers [D]	Rep. Jennifer Benson [D]	Sen. Jason Lewis [D]
Rep. Kenneth Gordon [D]	Rep. James Cantwell [D]	Rep. Kimberly Ferguson [R]	Sen. Peter Durant [R]
Sen. Brendan Crighton [D]	Rep. Kay Khan [D]	Rep. James Dwyer [D]	Rep. Denise Provost [D]
Rep. Ruth Balser [D]	Rep. Paul Heroux [D]	Rep. Paul McMurtry [D]	Rep. Marjorie Decker [D]
Sen. Richard Ross [R]	Rep. Joseph McGonagle [D]	Rep. Antonio Cabral [D]	Rep. Louis Kafka [D]
Sen. Joan Lovely [D]	Rep. Mary Keefe [D]	Rep. Bud Williams [D]	Rep. Stephan Hay [D]
Rep. Denise Garlick [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Poirier [R]	Rep. Colleen Garry [D]	Rep. James Murphy [D]
Rep. David Vieira [R]	Rep. Michelle DuBois [D]	Rep. Gerard Cassidy [D]	Rep. Claire Cronin [D]
Sen. Barbara L'Italien [D]	Rep. Hannah Kane [R]	Rep. John Scibak [D]	Sen. Bruce Tarr [R]
Rep. Paul Tucker [D]	Rep. Shaunna O'Connell [R]	Rep. Sarah Peake [D]	Rep. Natalie Higgins [D]
Rep. Thomas Stanley [D]	Rep. Jonathan Hecht [D]	Sen. John Velis [D]	Rep. James Arciero [D]
Sen. James Eldridge [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-01	House	No further action taken
2018-05-23	House	Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2018-05-23	House	Accompanied by S1222
2018-04-26	Senate	Senate concurred
2018-04-24	House	Reporting date extended to Wednesday May 16, 2018, pending concurrence
2018-03-01	House	House concurred
2018-03-01	Senate	Reporting date extended to Wednesday April 25, 2018, pending concurrence
2018-02-12	House	Reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
2018-02-12	House	Accompanied by H2432 and H3236
2017-10-17	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 10/24/2017 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2017-04-18	Senate	Senate concurred
2017-04-13	House	Discharged to the Joint Committee on Public Health
2017-01-23	Senate	Senate concurred
2017-01-23	House	Referred to the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

H708 (Similar To) 2018-08-09 - Accompanied a study order, see H4874
H1137 (Similar To) 2018-06-18 - Accompanied a study order, see H4625
H98 (Similar To) 2019-01-01 - No further action taken
H93 (Similar To) 2018-07-23 - Accompanied a study order, see H4792
H112 (Similar To) 2019-01-01 - No further action taken
H933 (Similar To) 2018-05-17 - Read second and ordered to a third reading
H4168 (Similar To) 2018-04-19 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
H2432 (Replaces) 2018-02-12 - Accompanied H1954
H3236 (Replaces) 2018-02-12 - Accompanied H1954
S1222 (Replaces) 2018-05-23 - Accompanied H1954

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1954
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1954.pdf