H 1906 Massachusetts House · 191st Legislature (2019-2020)

An Act ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Summary

By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1906) 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 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Jan 2019

Senate Passage

Jan 2019

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2019 Last action Jun 27, 2019

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

4

Key actions

1

Committee

1

Jan 22, 2019

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Jan 22, 2019

Committee

Referred to the committee on Public Health

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Jerry Parisella

Joseph F. Wagner

José F. Tosado

Third Bristol and Plymouth

Patrick Kearney