An Act to address conflicts of interest in the use of temporary nursing agencies at skilled nursing facilities
- Introduced Feb 27, 2025
- In committee Feb 27, 2025
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
By Mr. Fernandes, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1539) of Dylan A. Fernandes, Rodney M. Elliott, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and others for legislation to address conflicts of interest in the use of temporary nursing agencies at skilled nursing facilities. Public Health.
Every action
5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Health · Joint Committee on Public Health
- HouseHouse concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Public Health
- CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee as changed, and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing · Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
- CommitteeCommittee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate 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
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | Joint Committee on Public Health | Committee report: Favorable with Changes (Favorable with changes) MembersYes · 5 Other · 1 |
5–0 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Joint Committee on Health Care Financing | Committee report: Favorable (Ought to pass) MembersYes · 6
Other · 1 |
6–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.
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Dylan A. FernandesD Primary sponsor · District Plymouth and Barnstable
All 8 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.