An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth
This bill strengthens protections for providers of reproductive and gender-affirming health care services in Massachusetts. It prohibits state agencies from sharing personal information (like addresses or contact details) of these providers or cooperating with out-of-state investigations into their services. The law also blocks evidence related to legally protected health care from being used against providers in civil or criminal cases, and restricts health data centers from disclosing patient or provider information to outside entities investigating such services. These provisions directly affect health care providers, clinics, and state agencies handling health data.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 18, 2025
Last action Jun 26, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
1
Amendments
16
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced
Reprinted, as amended, see S2543
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced
Substituted, as amended, for S2522
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #5 (Rodrigues) adopted
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #21 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #56 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #14 (Tarr) adopted
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #24 (Tarr) rejected
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #22 (Tarr) rejected
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #16 (Rausch) adopted
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #15 (Tarr) rejected
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #13 (Tarr) rejected
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #12 (Tarr) rejected
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #11 (Tarr) rejected
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #9 (Brownsberger) adopted
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #6 (Montigny) adopted -see Roll Call #55 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #4 (Keenan) rejected
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #1 (Finegold) rejected
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Order relative to subject matter adopted
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
0 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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