Massachusetts 191st Legislature (2019-2020) Status: In Committee 14 D cosponsors

H 4723 — An Act relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment

Last action — Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 191st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

  2. Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  3. New draft of H1712

  4. Reported from the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (181)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4723?
H 4723 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat), Tami L. Gouveia, Christine P. Barber (Democrat), William N. Brownsberger (Democrat), Mike Connolly (Democrat), Julian Cyr (Democrat), Marjorie C. Decker (Democrat), Mindy Domb (Democrat), James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Carlos González (Democrat), Louis L. Kafka, John F. Keenan (Democrat), Kay Khan, Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Malia, Denise Provost, Rebecca L. Rausch (Democrat), David M. Rogers (Democrat), Jon Santiago, José F. Tosado, Paul F. Tucker, and Steven Ultrino (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4723?
This bill died with 191st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track H 4723?
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