Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 58 D · 4 R cosponsors

H 4780 — An Act to improve quality and oversight of long-term care

Last action — Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 16, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 78 sponsors

    1 primary, 77 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (58 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

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Action History

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

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

  3. New draft of S400, S403, S406, S413, S414, S416, S422, S423, S424, S425, S429, H724, H725, H727, H733, H736, H738, H754 and H758

  4. Reported from the committee on Elder Affairs

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 77 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Elder Affairs

Co-sponsors (77)

Not signed on (126)

126 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

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4780?
H 4780 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, John J. Lawn, Jr. (Democrat), Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Daniel J. Ryan (Democrat), Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), Michael O. Moore (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Malia, Ryan C. Fattman (Republican), Michael S. Day (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Brandy Fluker-Reid (Democrat), Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), Steven Owens (Democrat), John J. Cronin (Democrat), Sally P. Kerans (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Liz Miranda (Democrat), Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. (Democrat), Michelle M. DuBois (Democrat), Jon Santiago, Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Rob Consalvo (Democrat), Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (Democrat), Russell E. Holmes (Democrat), David Biele (Democrat), Michael D. Brady (Democrat), Frank A. Moran (Democrat), Danillo A. Sena (Democrat), David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Christine P. Barber (Democrat), William C. Galvin (Democrat), Michael P. Kushmerek (Democrat), Gerard J. Cassidy, Brian W. Murray (Democrat), Erika Uyterhoeven (Democrat), Maria Duaime Robinson, Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat), William J. Driscoll, Jr. (Democrat), Carlos González (Democrat), Tami L. Gouveia, Ruth B. Balser, Claire D. Cronin, Sean Garballey (Democrat), Denise C. Garlick, Thomas A. Golden, Jr., David Allen Robertson (Democrat), Thomas P. Walsh (Democrat), Julian Cyr (Democrat), Paul R. Feeney (Democrat), Mark C. Montigny (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Maura Healey, Attorney General Maura Healey, Christopher Hendricks (Democrat), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), John H. Rogers (Democrat), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democrat), Kip A. Diggs (Democrat), Jessica Ann Giannino (Democrat), Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democrat), Anne M. Gobi, Adam J. Scanlon (Democrat), Peter Capano, Joan Meschino (Democrat), Patricia D. Jehlen (Democrat), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Mathew J. Muratore, Michael J. Soter (Republican), Todd M. Smola (Republican), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Walter F. Timilty, and Carol A. Doherty (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4780?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 16, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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