Legislative Research: MA S588 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to create a Climate Adaptation Superfund. Environment and Natural Resources. [S588 2025 Detail][S588 2025 Text][S588 2025 Comments] | 2025-11-17 Accompanied a study order, see S2728 |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to study the effect of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercial products. Environment and Natural Resources. [S588 2023 Detail][S588 2023 Text][S588 2023 Comments] | 2024-04-16 Accompanied a new draft, see S2723 |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to establish an environmental police cadet program. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S588 2021 Detail][S588 2021 Text][S588 2021 Comments] | 2022-03-03 Accompanied a study order, see S2734 |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to mental health parity implementation. Financial Services. [S588 2019 Detail][S588 2019 Text][S588 2019 Comments] | 2020-02-13 New draft substituted, see S2519 |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to disability insurance benefits. Financial Services. [S588 2017 Detail][S588 2017 Text][S588 2017 Comments] | 2018-04-30 Accompanied a study order, see S2496 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to behavioral health services. Health Care Financing. [S588 2015 Detail][S588 2015 Text][S588 2015 Comments] | 2016-06-23 Accompanied a study order, see S2356 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to establish the Finish Line Scholarship program. Higher Education. [S588 2013 Detail][S588 2013 Text][S588 2013 Comments] | 2014-06-05 Accompanied a study order, see S2168 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to affordable housing community planning. Housing. [S588 2011 Detail][S588 2011 Text][S588 2011 Comments] | 2012-10-01 Accompanied a study order, see H4461 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to extend patient protections to recipients of MassHealth [S588 2009 Detail][S588 2009 Text][S588 2009 Comments] | 2009-01-20 Public Hearing date 6/3 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B1 |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Massachusetts S588] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Senator Linda Forry MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Daniel Hunt MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S588 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. (2016, June 23). LegiScan. Retrieved June 18, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S588/2015
MLA
"MA S588 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 23 Jun. 2016. Web. 18 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S588/2015>.
Chicago
"MA S588 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." June 23, 2016 LegiScan. Accessed June 18, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S588/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S588 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. 23 June 2016. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S588/2015 (accessed June 18, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2356 | Replaced by | 2016-06-27 | Financing and delivery of health care in the Commonwealth | Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules |
| S602 | Similar To | 2016-06-23 | Establishing a hardship waiver for Medicaid beneficiaries | Accompanied a study order, see S2356 |
| S524 | Similar To | 2016-06-06 | Pertaining to cancellation of motor vehicle liability policies | Accompanied a study order, see S2318 |
| S585 | Similar To | 2016-06-23 | To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers | Accompanied a study order, see S2356 |
| S628 | Similar To | 2016-06-23 | To protect health care reform funding | Accompanied a study order, see S2356 |
| S78 | Similar To | 2016-09-19 | Relative to level IV treatment interventions | Accompanied a study order, see H4613 |
| S599 | Similar To | 2016-06-23 | Relative to personal responsibility in funding long term care | Accompanied a study order, see S2356 |
| S1051 | Similar To | 2016-06-23 | Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments | Accompanied a study order, see S2356 |
| S1030 | Similar To | 2016-05-09 | To provide critical community health services | Accompanied a study order, see H4272 |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S588 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S588.pdf |
