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An Act relative to allowing spouses to serve as paid caregivers

Filed by Adam J. Scanlon  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4258  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4524

5 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-03-27HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2025-04-03HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
2025-07-31SenateSenate concurred
2025-10-09JointHearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
2026-02-02HouseAccompanied a new draft, see H5025

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2025-10-21Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
AccompaniedChildren, Families and Persons with Disabilities (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.