MA H1973 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court

Note: Replaces legislation H1983

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 78-14)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-23 - Senate concurred
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Relative to the modernization of optometric patient care. Public Health.

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Title

Relative to the modernization of optometric patient care

Sponsors

Rep. Patricia Haddad [D]Rep. Bradley Jones [R]Rep. Timothy Madden [D]Rep. Benjamin Swan [D]
Rep. Tackey Chan [D]Rep. Mark Cusack [D]Sen. Paul Mark [D]Rep. Angelo Puppolo [D]
Rep. David Nangle [D]Rep. Jennifer Benson [D]Rep. David Linsky [D]Rep. Dennis Rosa [D]
Rep. Claire Cronin [D]Rep. Carolyn Dykema [D]Rep. Ellen Story [D]Rep. Kay Khan [D]
Rep. Gailanne Cariddi [D]Sen. Michael Brady [D]Rep. James Cantwell [D]Rep. Aaron Vega [D]
Rep. Chris Walsh [D]Sen. Diana DiZoglio [D]Rep. Jeffrey Roy [D]Rep. David Rogers [D]
Rep. Keiko Orrall [R]Rep. Stephen DiNatale [D]Rep. Thomas Calter [D]Rep. Angelo D'Emilia [R]
Rep. John Fernandes [D]Rep. Edward Coppinger [D]Rep. Lori Ehrlich [D]Rep. Jay Kaufman [D]
Rep. James Dwyer [D]Rep. John Rogers [D]Rep. James Miceli [D]Rep. Robert Koczera [D]
Rep. Danielle Gregoire [D]Rep. David Vieira [R]Rep. Tom Sannicandro [D]Rep. Michelle DuBois [D]
Rep. John Scibak [D]Rep. Thomas Stanley [D]Rep. Thomas Petrolati [D]Rep. Donald Wong [R]
Sen. Anne Gobi [D]Sen. Michael Moore [D]Rep. Paul Donato [D]Rep. Timothy Toomey [D]
Rep. Daniel Ryan [D]Rep. Mary Keefe [D]Rep. Ruth Balser [D]Rep. Paul Schmid [D]
Rep. Paul McMurtry [D]Rep. Byron Rushing [D]Rep. Jerald Parisella [D]Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz [D]
Rep. Gloria Fox [D]Rep. Joseph McGonagle [D]Rep. James Murphy [D]Rep. Donald Berthiaume [R]
Rep. Frank Smizik [D]Rep. James Lyons [R]Rep. Kimberly Ferguson [R]Rep. Jose Tosado [D]
Rep. Antonio Cabral [D]Rep. Sarah Peake [D]Rep. Kevin Kuros [R]Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier [D]
Rep. Brian Mannal [D]Rep. Todd Smola [R]Rep. John Mahoney [D]Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante [D]
Rep. Bruce Ayers [D]Sen. Barbara L'Italien [D]Rep. Sean Garballey [D]Rep. William Pignatelli [D]
Rep. Harold Naughton [D]Rep. Leonard Mirra [R]Rep. Susan Gifford [R]Rep. Thomas Golden [D]
Rep. Marc Lombardo [R]Rep. Marcos Devers [D]Rep. Bradford Hill [R]Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez [D]
Rep. Colleen Garry [D]Rep. James O'Day [D]Rep. James Arciero [D]Rep. Michael Finn [D]
Rep. Paul Brodeur [D]Rep. Joseph Wagner [D]Sen. Salvatore DiDomenico [D]Sen. Walter Timilty [D]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-07-23SenateSenate concurred
2016-07-21HouseDischarged to the committee on House Ways and Means
2016-07-07HouseReported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
2016-07-07HouseAccompanied by H1983
2016-03-16SenateSenate concurred
2016-03-14HouseReporting date extended to Thursday June 30, 2016, pending concurrence
2015-11-09JointHearing scheduled for 11/17/2015 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
2015-01-20SenateSenate concurred
2015-01-20HouseReferred to the Joint Committee on Public Health

Same As/Similar To

H1983 (Replaces) 2016-07-07 - Accompanied H1973
H993 (Similar To) 2016-09-26 - Accompanied a study order, see H4636
H1792 (Similar To) 2016-05-09 - Accompanied a study order, see H4272
H513 (Similar To) 2016-06-20 - Read second and ordered to a third reading
H391 (Similar To) 2016-09-01 - Signed by the Governor, Chapter 255 of the Acts of 2016
H392 (Similar To) 2016-04-06 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4141

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