H 1169 Massachusetts House · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Summary

By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1169) of Patricia A. Haddad and others for legislation to allow optometrists to treat glaucoma and ocular abnormalities of the human eye and the adjoining and adjacent tissue. Public Health.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

May 2018

House Passage

May 2018

Senate Passage

Apr 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2017 Last action May 31, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

9

Key actions

3

Committee

3

May 31, 2018

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

May 29, 2018

Committee

Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

upper

Apr 26, 2018

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Mar 9, 2018

Committee

Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

lower

Jan 23, 2017

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Jan 23, 2017

Committee

Referred to the committee on Public Health

lower

1 primary · 42 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Worcester and Hampshire

Carlos González

Danielle Gregoire