An Act improving health care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism
- Introduced Feb 16, 2023
- In committee Feb 16, 2023
- Failed
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2221) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others that the Department of Public Health establish a voluntary certification training program for care of certain patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism. Public Health.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Health · Joint Committee on Public Health
- SenateSenate concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 07/06/2023 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Public Health
- HouseAccompanied a study order, see H4739
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 31 cosponsors: 25 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
- JJ John J. Lawn, Jr.D Primary sponsor · District 10th Middlesex
All 31 cosponsors
- Adrian C. MadaroD
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr.R
- Brian M. AsheD
- Bruce E. TarrR
- Carmine Lawrence GentileD
- Carol A. DohertyD
- David Allen RobertsonD
- Denise C. GarlickD
- Hannah KaneR
- Jack Patrick LewisD
- James ArcieroD
- James B. EldridgeD
- James C. Arena-DeRosaD
- Josh S. CutlerD
- Kate Lipper-GarabedianD
- Kathleen R. LaNatraD
- Kay KhanD
- Kimberly N. FergusonR
- Lindsay N. SabadosaD
- Michael D. BradyD
- Michael J. FinnD
- Natalie M. HigginsD
- Patrick M. O'ConnorR
- Paul McMurtryD
- Sean GarballeyD
- Smitty PignatelliD
- Steven S. HowittR
- Thomas M. StanleyD
- Tram T. NguyenD
- Vanna HowardD
- William C. GalvinD
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.