Massachusetts · Bill 2000 · 193rd General Court

An Act relative to benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics

H 2000 Sponsored by Paul McMurtry Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 16, 2023
  3. Died  
  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 McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2000) of Paul McMurtry and Brian M. Ashe relative to benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery · Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 10/02/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
  4. SenateAccompanied S1236

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 4 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.