Massachusetts · Bill 1621 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to medical records requests

S 1621 Sponsored by Michael F. Rush Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Failed  
  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. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1621) of Michael F. Rush and Paul McMurtry for legislation relative to medical records requests. Public Health.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Health · Joint Committee on Public Health
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Public Health
  4. SenateAccompanied by S1519
  5. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing · Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
  6. SenateAccompanied a study order, see S2931

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Oct 17, 2025 Joint Committee on Public Health Committee report: Favorable (Favorable, accompanied by S1519)
Members

Yes · 5

Other · 1

 5–0

Sponsors

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

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.