Massachusetts · Bill 1721 · 193rd General Court

An Act relative to the health of public safety officers

H 1721 Sponsored by Edward R. Philips Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 16, 2023
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1721) of Edward R. Philips relative to the health of public safety officers exposed to hypodermic syringes or hypodermic needles. The Judiciary.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 09/26/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  4. HouseAccompanied a study order, see H4517

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

All 2 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.