Massachusetts · Bill 2421 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to patient access to information regarding breast reconstructive surgery

H 2421 Sponsored by William C. Galvin In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  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 Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2421) of William C. Galvin relative to patient information regarding reconstructive surgery. Public Health.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Health · Joint Committee on Public Health
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Public Health
  4. CommitteeReported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing · Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
  5. CommitteeCommittee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Sep 26, 2025 Joint Committee on Public Health Committee report: Favorable (Shall the bill be reported favorably?)
Members

Yes · 11

 11–0
Nov 21, 2025 Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Committee report: Favorable (H2421 reported favorably)
Members

Yes · 13

 13–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.