Legislative Research: MA S557 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to accelerate and streamline wetlands restoration. Environment and Natural Resources. [S557 2025 Detail][S557 2025 Text][S557 2025 Comments] | 2025-11-24 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition of Marc R. Pacheco, Michael O. Moore, Thomas M. Stanley, Julian Cyr and other members of the General Court that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Cou... [S557 2023 Detail][S557 2023 Text][S557 2023 Comments] | 2024-12-31 No further action taken |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to establish old growth forest reserves in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S557 2021 Detail][S557 2021 Text][S557 2021 Comments] | 2022-05-16 Accompanied a new draft, see H4784 |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to Holocaust victims insurance relief. Financial Services. [S557 2019 Detail][S557 2019 Text][S557 2019 Comments] | 2020-02-18 Accompanied a study order, see S2543 |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to health insurance coverage by athletic trainers. Financial Services. [S557 2017 Detail][S557 2017 Text][S557 2017 Comments] | 2018-04-30 Accompanied a study order, see S2496 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to protect access to confidential healthcare. Financial Services. [S557 2015 Detail][S557 2015 Text][S557 2015 Comments] | 2015-12-24 Accompanied a new draft, see S2081 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to patient safety. Health Care Financing. [S557 2013 Detail][S557 2013 Text][S557 2013 Comments] | 2014-07-01 Accompanied a study order, see S2237 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to ensure fair and reasonable medicaid payment rates for services provided by health care facilities. Health Care Financing. [S557 2011 Detail][S557 2011 Text][S557 2011 Comments] | 2012-12-10 Accompanied a study order, see H4537 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | To promote collaboration on health care cost containment and quality improvement initiatives [S557 2009 Detail][S557 2009 Text][S557 2009 Comments] | 2009-01-20 Public Hearing date 7/15 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B1 |
References Online
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S557 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. (2015, December 24). LegiScan. Retrieved July 10, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S557/2015
MLA
"MA S557 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 24 Dec. 2015. Web. 10 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S557/2015>.
Chicago
"MA S557 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." December 24, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed July 10, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S557/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S557 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. 24 December 2015. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S557/2015 (accessed July 10, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2081 | Replaced by | 2016-02-25 | To protect access to confidential healthcare | New draft substituted as amended, see S2138 |
| S2138 | Similar To | 2016-12-27 | To protect access to confidential healthcare | Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| S542 | Similar To | 2016-06-06 | Establishing uniform confidentiality and enforcement provisions relative to certain licensees under the jurisdiction of the Division of Banks | Accompanied a study order, see S2318 |
| S1105 | Similar To | 2016-09-19 | Relative to confidentiality of reports of rape and related offenses | Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| S1734 | Similar To | 2016-04-25 | Relative to employee settlements | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S557 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S557.pdf |
