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An Act Toxic-Free Medical Devices Act of 2025

Filed by Joan B. Lovely  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2579  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD2846

12 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-04-24SenateReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2025-05-29SenateRules suspended
2025-05-29SenateReferred to the committee on Public Health
2025-07-31HouseHouse concurred
2025-08-29JointHearing scheduled for 09/10/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in B-2
2025-09-10JointHearing rescheduled to 09/10/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:35 PM in B-2 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-10-14SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
2025-12-18SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2026-06-01SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S3106
2026-06-01SenateRules suspended
2026-06-01SenateRead second
2026-06-01SenateNew draft substituted, see S3106

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1An Act relative to toxic-free medical devices Senate Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted

3 committee votes

Public Health (J)  ·  2025-09-23 18:30  ·  Favorable

favorable · 5

reserve right · 1

Health Care Financing (J)  ·  2025-12-15 17:00  ·  Ought to pass

favorable · 6

reserve right · 1

Ways and Means (S)  ·  2026-06-01 10:30  ·  Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft

favorable · 17

reserve right · 1

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
2025-09-10Public Health (J)B-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (J)
FavorablePublic Health (J)
FavorableHealth Care Financing (J)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (S)

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.