# Massachusetts H 1278: An Act relative to wheelchair repair requirements and consumer protection

Massachusetts H 1278, An Act relative to wheelchair repair requirements and consumer protection, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by James J. O'Day (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-08-07 (Accompanied a new draft, see H4358) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 1278
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to wheelchair repair requirements and consumer protection
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-08-07, Accompanied a new draft, see H4358
- Sponsor: James J. O'Day (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Subjects: Financial Services, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James J. O'Day (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian W. Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce J. Ayers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David M. Rogers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joan Meschino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Francis Moran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle L. Badger (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mindy Domb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Blais (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard M. Haggerty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Russell E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sally P. Kerans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2025-08-07: Accompanied a new draft, see H4358 (House)
- 2025-04-25: Hearing rescheduled to 04/29/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in B-1 (legislature)
- 2025-04-07: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Discharged to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (House)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Financial Services (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1278.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1278.pdf)

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- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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