Legislative Research: MA S551 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to prohibit the sale of newly farmed fur products. Environment and Natural Resources. [S551 2025 Detail][S551 2025 Text][S551 2025 Comments] | 2026-02-26 Reporting date extended to Tuesday June 30, 2026 |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to paint recycling. Environment and Natural Resources. [S551 2023 Detail][S551 2023 Text][S551 2023 Comments] | 2024-01-18 Accompanied a new draft, see H4263 |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to creating an animal advisory board to the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S551 2021 Detail][S551 2021 Text][S551 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 administrative simplification. Financial Services. [S551 2019 Detail][S551 2019 Text][S551 2019 Comments] | 2020-02-18 Accompanied a study order, see S2543 |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to reduce health care costs through improved medication management. Financial Services. [S551 2017 Detail][S551 2017 Text][S551 2017 Comments] | 2018-04-30 Accompanied a study order, see S2496 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to public funds. Financial Services. [S551 2015 Detail][S551 2015 Text][S551 2015 Comments] | 2016-08-04 Accompanied a study order, see S2478 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to require equitable payment from the Commonwealth. Health Care Financing. [S551 2013 Detail][S551 2013 Text][S551 2013 Comments] | 2014-05-21 Accompanied a study order, see S2148 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to recognizie the importance of public vision awareness. Health Care Financing. [S551 2011 Detail][S551 2011 Text][S551 2011 Comments] | 2012-12-10 Accompanied a study order, see H4537 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to coverage for chronic illness [S551 2009 Detail][S551 2009 Text][S551 2009 Comments] | 2009-01-20 Public Hearing date 5/27 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A1 |
References Online
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| [Massachusetts S551] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Senator Barbara L'Italien MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Brian Ashe MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Denise Provost MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Senator Anne Gobi MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Senator Eileen Donoghue MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S551 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. (2018, April 30). LegiScan. Retrieved July 06, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S551/2017
MLA
"MA S551 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 30 Apr. 2018. Web. 06 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S551/2017>.
Chicago
"MA S551 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." April 30, 2018 LegiScan. Accessed July 06, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S551/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S551 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. 30 April 2018. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S551/2017 (accessed July 06, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1215 | Similar To | 2018-05-21 | To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education | Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| S628 | Similar To | 2018-05-31 | To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs | Accompanied a study order, see S2535 |
| S522 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Reducing the financial burden of surprise medical bills for patients | Accompanied a study order, see S2496 |
| S529 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Relative to administrative simplification | Accompanied a study order, see S2496 |
| H605 | Similar To | 2018-05-24 | To encourage quality reviews and reduce costs in health care | Accompanied a study order, see H4528 |
| H620 | Similar To | 2018-06-13 | Relative to health care cost transparency | Accompanied a new draft, see H4605 |
| H617 | Similar To | 2018-06-13 | To prohibit material changes for above benchmark providers | Accompanied a new draft, see H4605 |
| S508 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Relative to special education health care costs | Accompanied a study order, see S2496 |
| H2167 | Similar To | 2018-07-18 | To improve health care costs for employers and consumers | Accompanied a study order, see H4778 |
| H492 | Similar To | 2018-07-18 | To reduce health care costs through improved medication management | Accompanied a study order, see H4778 |
| S2119 | Similar To | 2017-05-24 | Similar Bills | See S3 |
| S2120 | Similar To | 0000-00-00 | Fail First – Improved Medication Management Amendment | |
| 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/S551 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S551.pdf |
