An Act enhancing access to abortion care
Filed by Rebecca L. Rausch · 10 cosponsors · 194th General Court · the legislature's own page
S1244 · Bill · docket SD1858
10 actions
In the order the legislature recorded them.
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Referred to the committee on The Judiciary |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House concurred |
| 2025-11-07 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 2025-11-18 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reporting date extended to Monday March 2, 2026 |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reporting date extended to Thursday April 2, 2026 |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Reporting date extended to Tuesday June 30, 2026 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing |
| 2026-07-01 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S3125 |
| 2026-07-01 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
1 amendments filed
| No. | Title | Moved by | Outcome |
|---|
| Senate 1 | An Act enhancing hospital emergency services | Joint Committee on Health Care Financing | |
2 committee votes
Judiciary (J) · 2026-04-23 12:00 · Ought to pass
Health Care Financing (J) · 2026-06-12 17:00 · Ought to pass with an amendment - New Draft
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.
| Date | Committee | Where | Status |
|---|
| 2025-11-18 | Judiciary (J) | A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | Completed |
Committee actions
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.