Massachusetts Senate Bill 2247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-07-23 - Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

For legislation relative to benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Relative to benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics

Sen. William Brownsberger [D]

Sen. Donald Humason [R]

Sen. John Velis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-23	Senate	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2020-06-22	House	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence
2020-05-18	Senate	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
2019-09-16	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 09/19/2019 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
2019-06-10	House	House concurred
2019-06-06	Senate	Referred to the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
2019-06-06	Senate	Rules suspended
2019-01-31	Senate	Referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

S1018 (Similar To) 2020-02-03 - Accompanied a study order, see S2496
H1583 (Similar To) 2020-11-12 - Accompanied a study order, see H5081
H1148 (Similar To) 2020-06-22 - Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence
H1703 (Similar To) 2020-03-09 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4532
S1218 (Similar To) 2020-02-20 - Accompanied a study order, see S2547
H4017 (Similar To) 2019-10-07 - Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2019
S2397 (Similar To) 2019-11-14 - Reprinted as amended, see S2409
S2409 (Similar To) 2019-11-19 - Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2247
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2247.pdf