# Massachusetts H 2370: An Act prioritizing patient access to care

Massachusetts H 2370, An Act prioritizing patient access to care, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Christine P. Barber (Democratic), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic); status second reading, last action 2026-07-22 (New draft substituted, see H5595) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2370
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act prioritizing patient access to care
- Status: second reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-07-22, New draft substituted, see H5595
- Sponsors: Christine P. Barber (Democratic), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Subjects: Public Health, Health Care Financing, House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (42 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christine P. Barber (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy Mah Sangiolo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Paul Linsky (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Schwartz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Homar Gómez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James K. Hawkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jay D. Livingstone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Ann Giannino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Francis Moran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua Tarsky (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary S. Keefe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle M. DuBois (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mindy Domb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sally P. Kerans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Simon Cataldo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tommy Vitolo (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-21 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.2370 “An Act prioritizing patient access to care” as amended | pass | 23 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026-04-09 | committee | Committee Favorable: Favorable Report | pass | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-09-26 | committee | Committee Favorable: Shall the bill be reported favorably? | pass | 9 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-07-22: New draft substituted, see H5595 (House)
- 2026-07-22: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) (House)
- 2026-07-22: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-22: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-07-22: Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-07-22: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5595 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-03-19: Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026 (House)
- 2025-12-08: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (House)
- 2025-10-09: Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing (House)
- 2025-06-30: Hearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Health (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2370.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2370.pdf)

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