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An Act relative to supported decision-making agreements for certain adults

Reported by Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities  ·  36 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4852  ·  Bill

7 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-12-29HouseReported from the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
2025-12-29HouseNew draft of H261 and H264
2025-12-29HouseReported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
2026-07-09HouseReporting date extended to Thursday, December 31, 2026
2026-08-10HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5644
2026-08-10HouseReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently with the amendment pending
2026-08-20HouseDischarged to the committee on House Rules with the amendment previously recommended by the committee on Health Care Financing pending

1 amendments filed

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1An Act relative to supported decision-making agreements for certain adultsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

3 committee votes

Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)  ·  2025-12-03 17:20  ·  Poll on H261

favorable · 4

no action · 7

Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)  ·  2025-12-08 11:00  ·  Poll on H261 (Accompanied by H264)

favorable · 11

Health Care Financing (J)  ·  2026-07-31 16:40  ·  Favorable as Redrafted

favorable · 13

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

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
RedraftChildren, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)
Favorable with AmendmentHealth Care Financing (J)
Discharge to Another CommitteeRules (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.