MA H2267 | 2023-2024 | 193rd General Court

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-15 - Accompanied S1412
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

By Representatives Santiago of Boston and Worrell of Boston, a petition of Jon Santiago and Christopher J. Worrell that the commissioner of the Department of Public Health declare racism as a public health crisis and direct the Office of Health Equity to develop policies to dismantle systemic racism impacting health. Public Health.

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Title

Regarding racism as a public health crisis in Massachusetts

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-15SenateAccompanied S1412
2023-09-08JointHearing scheduled for 09/20/2023 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2023-07-21JointHearing canceled – new hearing TBD
2023-07-17JointHearing scheduled for 07/26/2023 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2023-02-16SenateSenate concurred
2023-02-16HouseReferred to the Joint Committee on Public Health

Same As/Similar To

S1412 (Similar To) 2024-02-15 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
H588 (Similar To) 2024-04-08 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4519
S1545 (Similar To) 2024-07-19 - Accompanied a study order, see S2876
H1805 (Similar To) 2024-07-10 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4837
H4837 (Similar To) 2024-07-10 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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Bill Comments

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