S 2538 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

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
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Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #24 (Tarr) rejected
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Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #22 (Tarr) rejected
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Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #16 (Rausch) adopted
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Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #15 (Tarr) rejected
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Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #13 (Tarr) rejected
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Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #12 (Tarr) rejected
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Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #11 (Tarr) rejected
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Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #9 (Brownsberger) adopted
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Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #6 (Montigny) adopted -see Roll Call #55 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
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Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #4 (Keenan) rejected
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Jun 26, 2025
Amended
Amendment #1 (Finegold) rejected
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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
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0 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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