# Massachusetts H 2498: An Act to address conflicts of interest in the use of temporary nursing agencies at skilled nursing facilities Massachusetts H 2498, An Act to address conflicts of interest in the use of temporary nursing agencies at skilled nursing facilities, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Rita A. Mendes (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-31 (Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2498-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts H 2498 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to address conflicts of interest in the use of temporary nursing agencies at skilled nursing facilities - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2026-07-31, Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means - Sponsor: Rita A. Mendes (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 21 - Subjects: Public Health, Health Care Financing, House Ways and Means - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (23 yes, 0 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: Rita A. Mendes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adam J. Scanlon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bud L. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher J. Worrell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Estela A. Reyes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary S. Keefe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael P. Kushmerek (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle M. DuBois (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rodney M. Elliott (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Russell E. Holmes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-07-16 | committee | Committee Favorable: Favorable Report | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-11-20 | committee | Committee Favorable: Shall the bill be reported favorably? | pass | 10 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (10) - 2026-07-31: Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House) - 2026-06-17: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (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) - 2025-11-24: Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing (House) - 2025-10-20: Reporting date extended to Thursday, November 20, 2025 (House) - 2025-09-11: Reporting date extended to Tuesday, October 21, 2025 (House) - 2025-06-16: Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 10:00 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/H2498.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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed) - H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) - H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) ## Sources - [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2498.pdf) ## Related - [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194) - [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194) - [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194) - [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2498-194 (as of 2026-11-01).