Legislative Research: MA S542 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators. Emergency Preparedness and Management. [S542 2025 Detail][S542 2025 Text][S542 2025 Comments] | 2025-12-08 Accompanied a study order, see S2815 |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to establish safe paint stewardship. Environment and Natural Resources. [S542 2023 Detail][S542 2023 Text][S542 2023 Comments] | 2024-01-18 Accompanied a new draft, see H4263 |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund Administrative Review Board. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S542 2021 Detail][S542 2021 Text][S542 2021 Comments] | 2022-03-07 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to communications between health insurers and patients. Financial Services. [S542 2019 Detail][S542 2019 Text][S542 2019 Comments] | 2020-02-18 Accompanied a study order, see S2543 |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to make out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage more affordable. Financial Services. [S542 2017 Detail][S542 2017 Text][S542 2017 Comments] | 2018-04-30 Accompanied a study order, see S2496 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to establish uniform confidentiality and enforcement provisions relative to certain licensees under the jurisdiction of the Division of Banks. Financial Services. [S542 2015 Detail][S542 2015 Text][S542 2015 Comments] | 2016-06-06 Accompanied a study order, see S2318 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to define he use of observational services. Health Care Financing. [S542 2013 Detail][S542 2013 Text][S542 2013 Comments] | 2014-07-30 Accompanied a new draft, see S2313 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to the composition of the health care quality and cost council. Health Care Financing. [S542 2011 Detail][S542 2011 Text][S542 2011 Comments] | 2012-05-07 Accompanied a new draft, see H4070 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to creditable coverage [S542 2009 Detail][S542 2009 Text][S542 2009 Comments] | 2009-01-20 House concurred |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Massachusetts S542] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Senator Eric Lesser MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Brian Ashe MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S542 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. (2018, April 30). LegiScan. Retrieved October 07, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S542/2017
MLA
"MA S542 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 30 Apr. 2018. Web. 07 Oct. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S542/2017>.
Chicago
"MA S542 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." April 30, 2018 LegiScan. Accessed October 07, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S542/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S542 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. 30 April 2018. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S542/2017 (accessed October 07, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1471 | Similar To | 2018-03-26 | Relative to funeral and burial expenses | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| S1860 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Relative to reasonable municipal expenses | Accompanied a study order, see S2498 |
| S1671 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Relative to tax exemptions for school related expenses | Accompanied a study order, see S2497 |
| S516 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage | Accompanied a study order, see S2496 |
| S57 | Similar To | 2018-03-19 | To provide financial assistance for funeral and burial expenses of the deceased to those in need | Accompanied a study order, see S2345 |
| S2026 | Similar To | 2018-03-09 | Updating veterans’ burial expenses | Accompanied a new draft, see S2326 |
| S1274 | Similar To | 2018-04-12 | Establishing a special commission to study and recommend improvements in the delivery of prescription drug benefits for the citizens of the Commonwealth | Accompanied a study order, see S2422 |
| H1930 | Similar To | 2018-06-08 | Relative to burial expenses for veterans | Accompanied a study order, see H4591 |
| H117 | Similar To | 2019-01-01 | Relative to the payment of funeral expenses for poor and indigent persons | No further action taken |
| H1350 | Similar To | 2018-06-25 | Relative to expenses incurred in defense against unfair labor practices | Accompanied a study order, see H4654 |
| H1520 | Similar To | 2018-02-22 | To grant state income tax exemption for school fees | Accompanied a study order, see H4244 |
| H2162 | Similar To | 2018-07-18 | Relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers | Accompanied a study order, see H4778 |
| H2202 | Similar To | 2019-01-01 | To help patients and reduce health care costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications | No further action taken |
| S2496 | Replaced by | 2018-05-14 | Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues | Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S542 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S542.pdf |
