Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 10 D · 4 R cosponsors

H 4245 — An Act providing for provisional licensure for speech-language pathologists

Last action — New draft substituted, see H5094

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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 is in committee in the House. Introduced November 10, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. New draft substituted, see H5094

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

  3. Rules suspended

  4. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending

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

  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5094

  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  8. New draft of H434

  9. Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 188 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (188)

188 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4245?
H 4245 is sponsored by Nick Collins (Democrat), Marcos A. Devers, Michael D. Brady (Democrat), Christopher Hendricks (Democrat), David F. DeCoste (Republican), William C. Galvin (Democrat), Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), Brian W. Murray (Democrat), Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Hannah Kane (Republican), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), David M. Rogers (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, and Paul McMurtry (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4245?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced November 10, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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