Massachusetts · Bill 215 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to physical therapy

  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. Cronin, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 215) of John J. Cronin for legislation updating the definition of physical therapy. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure · Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeDischarged to the committee on Public Health · Joint Committee on Public Health
  4. HouseHouse concurred
  5. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on Public Health
  6. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules · Senate Committee on Rules

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 2, 2025 Joint Committee on Public Health Committee report: Favorable (Favorable)
Members

Yes · 5

Other · 1

5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 4 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.