Legislative Research: MA S656 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation relative to the re-use of soil for large reclamation projects. Environment and Natural Resources. [S656 2025 Detail][S656 2025 Text][S656 2025 Comments] | 2025-11-03 Accompanied a study order, see S2687 |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to reduce the cost of pharmacy benefits. Financial Services. [S656 2023 Detail][S656 2023 Text][S656 2023 Comments] | 2024-05-09 Accompanied a study order, see H4634 |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to strengthen the state credit union charter. Financial Services. [S656 2021 Detail][S656 2021 Text][S656 2021 Comments] | 2022-06-30 Accompanied a study order, see S2974 |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to transparency for mental health parity. Financial Services. [S656 2019 Detail][S656 2019 Text][S656 2019 Comments] | 2020-02-18 Accompanied a study order, see S2543 |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to hospital profit and fairness. Health Care Financing. [S656 2017 Detail][S656 2017 Text][S656 2017 Comments] | 2018-05-31 Accompanied a study order, see S2535 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to codifying and reforming the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Program. Higher Education. [S656 2015 Detail][S656 2015 Text][S656 2015 Comments] | 2016-04-07 Accompanied a study order, see S2214 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to protect our communities. The Judiciary. [S656 2013 Detail][S656 2013 Text][S656 2013 Comments] | 2014-06-30 Accompanied a study order, see S2234 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to prohibit criminals to profit from their personal belongings. The Judiciary. [S656 2011 Detail][S656 2011 Text][S656 2011 Comments] | 2012-10-15 Accompanied a study order, see S2440 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to strengthen the cost certification process of 40B [S656 2009 Detail][S656 2009 Text][S656 2009 Comments] | 2009-01-20 Public Hearing date 9/15 at 10:30 AM in Gardner Auditorium |
References Online
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S656 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. (2018, May 31). LegiScan. Retrieved June 08, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S656/2017
MLA
"MA S656 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 31 May. 2018. Web. 08 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S656/2017>.
Chicago
"MA S656 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." May 31, 2018 LegiScan. Accessed June 08, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S656/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S656 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. 31 May 2018. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S656/2017 (accessed June 08, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1199 | Similar To | 2018-06-06 | Relative to the closing of hospital essential services | Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| S1167 | Similar To | 2018-05-23 | Relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities | Accompanied H1144 |
| S1270 | Similar To | 2018-04-12 | Further regulating hospitals | Accompanied a study order, see S2422 |
| H2984 | Similar To | 2018-05-24 | To restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals | Accompanied a study order, see H4528 |
| H611 | Similar To | 2018-05-24 | Updating masshealth reimbursement rates for chronic disease and rehabilitation hospitals | Accompanied a study order, see H4528 |
| H616 | Similar To | 2018-05-24 | Ensuring protections for hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations | Accompanied a study order, see H4528 |
| H602 | Similar To | 2018-05-24 | Relative to hospital profit transparency and fairness | Accompanied a study order, see H4528 |
| H3728 | Similar To | 2018-07-18 | Relative to disproportionate share and geographically isolated hospitals | Accompanied a study order, see H4778 |
| H1136 | Similar To | 2018-06-18 | Requiring hospitals to conduct annual public meetings | Accompanied a study order, see H4625 |
| H1137 | Similar To | 2018-06-18 | Requiring hospital governing body training | Accompanied a study order, see H4625 |
| S2535 | Replaced by | 2018-07-12 | Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financing and delivery of health care | Reported (in part) by S1256 |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S656 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S656.pdf |
