S 1257 Massachusetts Senate · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act to contain health care costs and improve access to value based nurse practitioner care as recommended by the IOM and FTC

Summary

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1257) of Marc R. Pacheco, Jose F. Tosado, Frank A. Moran, Mathew Muratore and other members of the General Court for legislation to contain health care costs and improve access to value based nurse practitioner care as recommended by the IOM and FTC. Public Health.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

May 2018

Senate Passage

Apr 2018

House Passage

May 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

Apr 4, 2018

Committee

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

upper

Jan 23, 2017

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Jan 23, 2017

Committee

Referred to the committee on Public Health

upper

1 primary · 26 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Third Bristol and Plymouth

Worcester and Hampshire

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

Carmine Gentile

Fifth Middlesex