Massachusetts · Bill 482 · 194th General Court

An Act increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents

S 482 Sponsored by Mark C. Montigny 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. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 482) of Mark C. Montigny, Patricia D. Jehlen, Christopher Richard Flanagan, Jacob R. Oliveira and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the personal care allowance for long term care residents. Elder Affairs.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Elder Affairs · Joint Committee on Aging and Independence
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeDischarged to the committee on Health Care Financing · Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
  4. HouseHouse concurred
  5. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 07/01/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:30 PM in Gardner Auditorium · Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
  6. SenateAccompanied S887

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 10 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 11 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.