Massachusetts bills · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)
Massachusetts H 4946
An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Joint Committee on Financial Services
Cosponsors (68)
- John J. Lawn, Jr. (Democratic)
- William F. MacGregor (Democratic)
- Francisco E. Paulino (Democratic)
- Marcus S. Vaughn (Republican)
- John J. Marsi (Republican)
- Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (Democratic)
- Steven George Xiarhos (Republican)
- David F. DeCoste (Republican)
- Paul K. Frost (Republican)
- Paul McMurtry (Democratic)
- Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic)
- Dennis C. Gallagher (Democratic)
- Rodney M. Elliott
- Michael J. Soter (Republican)
- Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. (Democratic)
- Brian W. Murray (Democratic)
- Joseph D. McKenna (Republican)
- Steven Ultrino (Democratic)
- Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican)
- Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic)
- Danillo A. Sena (Democratic)
- Hannah Kane (Republican)
- Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic)
- Sean Reid (Democratic)
- Christine P. Barber (Democratic)
- Michael D. Brady (Democratic)
- Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (Republican)
- Samantha Montaño (Democratic)
- Jacob R. Oliveira (Democratic)
- James K. Hawkins (Democratic)
- Daniel Cahill (Democratic)
- James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic)
- Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic)
- Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic)
- Carlos González (Democratic)
- Priscila S. Sousa (Democratic)
- James Arciero (Democratic)
- Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic)
- Bruce E. Tarr (Republican)
- Richard G. Wells, Jr. (Democratic)
- Adrian C. Madaro (Democratic)
- Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic)
- Steven S. Howitt (Republican)
- Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic)
- Jonathan D. Zlotnik (Democratic)
- Bridget Plouffe (Democratic)
- Kenneth P. Sweezey (Republican)
- Michelle L. Badger (Democratic)
- Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic)
- Mindy Domb (Democratic)
- Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic)
- Nick Collins (Democratic)
- Christopher Richard Flanagan (Democratic)
- Paul J. Donato (Democratic)
- Christopher Hendricks (Democratic)
- Tara T. Hong (Democratic)
- Donald H. Wong (Republican)
- Colleen M. Garry (Democratic)
- David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic)
- Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic)
- Sean Garballey (Democratic)
- Tackey Chan (Democratic)
- Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic)
- Amy Mah Sangiolo (Democratic)
- John R. Gaskey (Republican)
- Vanna Howard (Democratic)
- Estela A. Reyes (Democratic)
- Ryan M. Hamilton (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jul 31, 2026): New draft substituted, see H5631
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 31, 2026 · House
New draft substituted, see H5631 - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Rules suspended - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending - Jul 31, 2026 · House
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5631 - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing - Jan 23, 2026 · House
New draft of H1230 - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Reported from the committee on Financial Services