An Act to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care
Filed by Cindy F. Friedman · 194th General Court · the legislature's own page
S1401 · Bill · docket SD1628
6 actions
In the order the legislature recorded them.
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House concurred |
| 2025-09-26 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2026-01-08 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2974 |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
1 amendments filed
| No. | Title | Moved by | Outcome |
|---|
| Senate 1 | An Act to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care | Joint Committee on Health Care Financing | |
2 committee votes
Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery (J) · 2025-12-02 12:00 · Ought to pass
Health Care Financing (J) · 2026-02-24 12:00 · 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
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Committee actions
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