Massachusetts · Bill 608 · 193rd General Court

An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer

S 608 Sponsored by Brendan P. Crighton Died in committee

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

What it does

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

By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 608) of Brendan P. Crighton, Vanna Howard, Susannah M. Whipps, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to mandate access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer. Financial Services.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Financial Services · Joint Committee on Financial Services
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 11/14/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and virtual · Joint Committee on Financial Services
  4. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing · Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
  5. HouseReporting date extended to Saturday June 1, 2024, pending concurrence
  6. HouseAccompanied H1080

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 14 cosponsors: 13 Democrats, 1 Independent.

All 14 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.