An Act relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment

What it does

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

By Representatives Fernandes of Falmouth and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1981) of Dylan A. Fernandes, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Every action

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

1. Feb 16, 2023CommitteeReferred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery · Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
2. Feb 16, 2023SenateSenate concurred
3. Oct 12, 2023CommitteeHearing scheduled for 10/23/2023 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium · Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
4. Mar 4, 2024CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means
5. Dec 31, 2024HouseNo further action taken

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 56 cosponsors: 56 Democrats.

• DA Dylan A. FernandesD Primary sponsor · District Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
• MC Marjorie C. DeckerD Joint sponsor · District 25th Middlesex