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An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus

Filed by Sally P. Kerans  ·  21 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4367  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4718

11 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-05-22HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2025-07-17HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Health
2025-07-31SenateSenate concurred
2025-10-24JointHearing scheduled for 11/03/2025 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2026-01-05HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2026-05-20HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5441
2026-05-20HouseReferred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
2026-05-20HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
2026-05-20HouseRules suspended
2026-05-20HouseRead second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
2026-05-20HouseNew draft substituted, see H5441

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirusHouse Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted

2 committee votes

Public Health (J)  ·  2025-12-09 14:00  ·  Shall the bill be reported favorably?

favorable · 11

Ways and Means (H)  ·  2026-05-19 10:45  ·  H.4367 “An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus” as amended

favorable · 31

no action · 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
2025-11-03Public Health (J)Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorablePublic Health (J)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (H)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)

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.