H 596 Massachusetts House · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act to ensure effective health care cost control

Summary

By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 596) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to single payer health care. Health Care Financing.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Jan 2017

House Passage

Mar 2018

Senate Passage

May 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2017 Last action Jun 13, 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

10

Key actions

4

Committee

1

May 29, 2018

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Apr 26, 2018

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Mar 1, 2018

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Jan 23, 2017

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Jan 23, 2017

Committee

Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

lower

1 primary · 43 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Jennifer E. Benson

Worcester and Hampshire

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

Brendan Crighton

First Essex and Middlesex

Carmine Gentile