Massachusetts · Bill 1721 · 194th General Court

An Act for informed consent In public health

H 1721 Sponsored by John R. Gaskey Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. Failed  
  3. Passed the House  
  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 Gaskey of Carver, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1721) of John R. Gaskey, Mike Bush and Justin Thurber relative to informed consent In public health. The Judiciary.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  2. CommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  3. SenateSenate concurred
  4. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  5. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  6. HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • John R. GaskeyR Primary sponsor · District 2nd Plymouth
  • MB Mike Bush By request of
All 1 cosponsor

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.