An Act recognizing EMS as a disease dangerous to the public health, requiring inclusion in MAVEN, establishing the Massachusetts EMS registry and…
- Introduced Feb 27, 2025
- In committee Feb 27, 2025
- 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 Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2413) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier that the Department of Public Health add electromagnetic sensitivity (EMS) to the list of diseases dangerous to the public health. Public Health.
Read the full official title (31 words)
An Act recognizing EMS as a disease dangerous to the public health, requiring inclusion in MAVEN, establishing the Massachusetts EMS registry and requiring biennial reporting as part of population health trends
Every action
5 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 06/11/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Public Health
- HouseReporting date extended to Thursday, October 9, 2025
- HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5234
Roll calls
1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | Joint Committee on Public Health | Committee report: Accompanied (Shall this bill be studied?) | 10–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.
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Tricia Farley-BouvierD Primary sponsor · District 2nd Berkshire
All 1 cosponsor
From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.