# Massachusetts H 2546: An Act related to unborn victims of Down Syndrome

Massachusetts H 2546, An Act related to unborn victims of Down Syndrome, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-03-16 (Accompanied a study order, see H5235); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2546
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act related to unborn victims of Down Syndrome
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-03-16, Accompanied a study order, see H5235
- Sponsor: Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 1 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: Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John R. Gaskey (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | committee | Committee Accompanied: Shall this bill be studied? | pass | 10 | 1 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-16: Accompanied a study order, see H5235 (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/H2546.pdf)

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- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
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- 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)
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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2546.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2546-194 (as of 2026-11-01).