Massachusetts · Bill 1821 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder

S 1821 Sponsored by Sal N. DiDomenico In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  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. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1821) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Marcus S. Vaughn, Steven George Xiarhos, Paul K. Frost and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Public Service.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Service · Joint Committee on Public Service
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 05/28/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Public Service
  4. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Oct 10, 2025 Joint Committee on Public Service Committee report: Favorable (Ought to pass)
Members

Yes · 5

Not voting · 1

 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 15 cosponsors: 10 Democrats, 5 Republicans.

All 15 cosponsors

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.