Massachusetts Senate Bill 144 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-05-24 - Accompanied H195
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

For legislation to provide increased access to hearing aids. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Sen. Kathleen O'Connor Ives [D]	Rep. Jay Kaufman [D]	Sen. Diana DiZoglio [D]	Rep. James Kelcourse [R]
Rep. Angelo Puppolo [D]	Sen. Donald Humason [R]	Sen. Salvatore DiDomenico [D]	Rep. Linda Campbell [D]
Rep. Alice Peisch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-24	House	Accompanied H195
2018-04-26	Senate	Senate concurred
2018-04-24	House	Reporting date extended to Wednesday May 16, 2018, pending concurrence
2018-03-01	House	House concurred
2018-03-01	Senate	Reporting date extended to Wednesday April 25, 2018, pending concurrence
2017-07-24	Senate	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
2017-05-09	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 05/16/2017 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
2017-01-23	House	House concurred
2017-01-23	Senate	Referred to the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

S221 (Similar To) 2018-04-11 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
S1195 (Similar To) 2017-05-30 - Accompanied H1163
S1702 (Similar To) 2018-05-10 - Accompanied a study order, see H4481
S339 (Similar To) 2018-04-12 - Accompanied a study order, see S2419
S1206 (Similar To) 2018-04-12 - Accompanied a study order, see S2422
S622 (Similar To) 2018-05-31 - Accompanied a study order, see S2535
S1379 (Similar To) 2017-10-19 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
S1108 (Similar To) 2018-05-07 - Accompanied a study order, see S2508
H195 (Similar To) 2019-01-01 - No further action taken
H1061 (Similar To) 2018-07-09 - Accompanied a study order, see H4710
H1628 (Similar To) 2018-02-22 - Accompanied a study order, see H4244
H410 (Similar To) 2018-06-06 - Accompanied a study order, see H4571
H1208 (Similar To) 2018-06-18 - Accompanied a study order, see H4625
H3776 (Similar To) 2017-07-17 - Reported by H3818
H3818 (Similar To) 2017-07-28 - Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017
S2267 (Similar To) 2018-12-27 - Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see S2341
S2686 (Similar To) 2019-01-01 - No further action taken

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S144
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S144.pdf