An Act Putting Patients First

Reported by Senate Committee on Ways and Means · 33 cosponsors · 191st General Court · the legislature's own page

S2769 · Bill

36 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

Date	Branch	Action
2020-06-18	Senate	Order relative to subject matter adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2020-06-25	Senate	Recommended new draft for S612
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #9 (Tran) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #10 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #200 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #14 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #15 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #16 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #18 (Timilty) adopted -see Roll Call #201 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #25 (Tran) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #27 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #28 (Lewis) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #30 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #31 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #36 (Keenan) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #37 (Comerford) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #38 (Comerford) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #40 (Lewis) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #45 (Welch) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #46 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #47 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #52 (Welch) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #53 (Fattman) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #54 (Fattman) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #55 (Cyr) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #57 (Feeney) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #59 (Tarr) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #60 (Moran) adopted -see Roll Call #202 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #62 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #65 (Tarr) rejected
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #68 (Barrett) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #70 (Barrett) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2020-06-25	Senate	Read third
2020-06-25	Senate	Amendment #63 (Rodrigues) adopted
2020-06-25	Senate	Reprinted as amended, see S2796

3 recorded votes

When	Chamber	Roll call	Question	Tally
2020-06-25 12:39	Senate	No. 200	Amendment #10 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #200 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)	38–0
2020-06-25 13:03	Senate	No. 201	Amendment #18 (Timilty) adopted -see Roll Call #201 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)	38–0
2020-06-25 14:24	Senate	No. 202	Amendment #60 (Moran) adopted -see Roll Call #202 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)	38–0

70 amendments filed

40 withdrawn · 17 adopted · 13 rejected

No.	Title	Moved by	Outcome
Senate 1			Withdrawn
Senate 2			Withdrawn
Senate 3			Withdrawn
Senate 4			Withdrawn
Senate 5			Withdrawn
Senate 6			Withdrawn
Senate 7			Withdrawn
Senate 8			Withdrawn
Senate 9	Equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 10	Personal Protective Equipment state reserve	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 11			Withdrawn
Senate 12			Withdrawn
Senate 13			Withdrawn
Senate 14	Pediatric mental health care task force	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 15	Availability of behavioral health screening	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 16	Duration of stay in the emergency department	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 17			Withdrawn
Senate 18	Emergent Ambulance Service Reimbursement Rate	Walter F. Timilty	Adopted
Senate 19			Withdrawn
Senate 20			Withdrawn
Senate 21			Withdrawn
Senate 22			Withdrawn
Senate 23			Withdrawn
Senate 24			Withdrawn
Senate 25	Pilot Program for telebehavioral health for veterans and seniors	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 26			Withdrawn
Senate 27	Ensuring Mental Health Parity	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 28	Reimbursement parity	Jason M. Lewis	Adopted
Senate 29			Withdrawn
Senate 30	Empowering Patients and Entrepreneurs with Real Transparency on Cost	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 31	Transparent health care data	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 32			Withdrawn
Senate 33			Withdrawn
Senate 34			Withdrawn
Senate 35			Withdrawn
Senate 36	Advanced Practice Registered Nurses	John F. Keenan	Adopted
Senate 37	Telehealth study reviews patient access barriers	Joanne M. Comerford	Adopted
Senate 38	Surprise billing protections for patients	Joanne M. Comerford	Adopted
Senate 39			Withdrawn
Senate 40	Utilization review parity	Jason M. Lewis	Adopted
Senate 41			Withdrawn
Senate 42			Withdrawn
Senate 43			Withdrawn
Senate 44			Withdrawn
Senate 45	Change in health care provider's plan status during course of treatment	James T. Welch	Adopted
Senate 46	Pilot Program for case management reimbursement	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 47	Telebehaviorial Health Access	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 48			Withdrawn
Senate 49			Withdrawn
Senate 50			Withdrawn
Senate 51			Withdrawn
Senate 52	Advancing racial and socioeconomic parity in commercial health insurance	James T. Welch	Adopted
Senate 53	Telehealth Across State Lines	Ryan C. Fattman	Adopted
Senate 54	Telehealth Definition	Ryan C. Fattman	Rejected
Senate 55	COVID-19 Workforce Impact	Julian Cyr	Adopted
Senate 56			Withdrawn
Senate 57	Enforcement of the surprise billing protections	Paul R. Feeney	Adopted
Senate 58			Withdrawn
Senate 59	Telehealth Reimbursement	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 60	Essential Services	Susan L. Moran	Adopted
Senate 61			Withdrawn
Senate 62	Billing for mental health	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 63	Corrective Amendment	Michael J. Rodrigues	Adopted
Senate 64			Withdrawn
Senate 65	Transfer of boards of registration	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 66			Withdrawn
Senate 67			Withdrawn
Senate 68	Protecting continuity of care	Michael J. Barrett	Adopted
Senate 69			Withdrawn
Senate 70	Consideration of patient access, equity, and choice	Michael J. Barrett	Adopted

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.