Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 18 D · 7 R · 1 I cosponsors

H 4298 — An Act relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes

Last action — Amendment (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) adopted

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 20, 2021. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 36 sponsors

    1 primary, 35 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (18 D · 7 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Amendment (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) adopted

  2. Read third

  3. New draft substituted, see H4441

  4. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

  5. Rules suspended

  6. 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

  7. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

  8. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H4441

  9. Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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

  11. New draft of H4195

  12. Reported from the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 35 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Co-sponsors (35)

Not signed on (168)

168 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4298?
H 4298 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs, Linda Dean Campbell, Anne M. Gobi, Tami L. Gouveia, Ruth B. Balser, Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Peter Capano, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (Democrat), Walter F. Timilty, Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Hannah Kane (Republican), Brian W. Murray (Democrat), Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), Marc T. Lombardo (Republican), Michael F. Rush (Democrat), Danielle W. Gregoire (Democrat), Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (Republican), Michael D. Brady (Democrat), David Allen Robertson (Democrat), David F. DeCoste (Republican), Paul J. Donato (Democrat), Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democrat), James Arciero (Democrat), Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. (Democrat), William M. Straus, Jon Santiago, Joan B. Lovely (Democrat), Joan Meschino (Democrat), Susannah M. Whipps (Unenrolled), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Adam G. Hinds, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican), Carol A. Doherty (Democrat), and Jerald A. Parisella (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4298?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 20, 2021. It now moves to the second chamber.
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