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An Act authorizing a pilot for the use of psychedelics in licensed treatment facilities

Filed by James J. O'Day  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4200  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4509

8 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-03-27HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2025-05-15HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
2025-06-05SenateSenate concurred
2025-10-31JointHearing scheduled for 11/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2026-02-09HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
2026-03-23HouseReported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
2026-05-28HouseReporting date extended to Thursday, December 31, 2026
2026-07-23HouseCommittee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

2 committee votes

Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery (J)  ·  2026-03-18 13:00  ·  Shall the bill be reported favorably?

favorable · 9

adverse · 3

no action · 1

Health Care Financing (J)  ·  2026-07-16 15:00  ·  Favorable Report

favorable · 10

reserve right · 3

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2025-11-10Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery (J)A-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorableMental Health, Substance Use and Recovery (J)
FavorableHealth Care Financing (J)

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.