MA H2261 | 2021-2022 | 192nd General Court
Note: Legislation replaced by H5422
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-12-12 - New draft substituted, see H5422
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 29 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-12-12 - New draft substituted, see H5422
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Relative to findings and reports of medical examiners performing autopsies on children under the age of two. Public Health.
Title
To promote public safety and certainty related to child deaths
Sponsors
| Rep. Marjorie Decker [D] | Rep. Sheila Harrington [R] | Rep. Marcos Devers [D] | Rep. Timothy Whelan [R] |
| Rep. Jon Santiago [D] | Sen. Salvatore DiDomenico [D] | Sen. Rebecca Rausch [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-12 | House | New draft substituted, see H5422 |
| 2022-12-12 | House | Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) |
| 2022-12-12 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2022-12-12 | House | 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 |
| 2022-12-12 | House | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending |
| 2022-12-12 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5422 |
| 2022-02-03 | House | Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 2021-12-02 | House | Reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing |
| 2021-12-02 | House | Accompanied by S1439 |
| 2021-04-22 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/03/2021 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Virtual Hearing |
| 2021-03-29 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2021-03-29 | House | Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health |
Same As/Similar To
S126 (Similar To) 2022-01-26 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
S1474 (Similar To) 2022-03-09 - Accompanied H2371
S1439 (Similar To) 2021-12-02 - Accompanied H2261
H5422 (Replaced by) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken
S1474 (Similar To) 2022-03-09 - Accompanied H2371
S1439 (Similar To) 2021-12-02 - Accompanied H2261
H5422 (Replaced by) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2261 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2261.pdf |
