# Massachusetts H 4367: An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus

Massachusetts H 4367, An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Sally P. Kerans (Democratic); status second reading, last action 2026-05-20 (New draft substituted, see H5441); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4367
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus
- Status: second reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-22
- Last action: 2026-05-20, New draft substituted, see H5441
- Sponsor: Sally P. Kerans (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Subjects: House Rules, Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Health, House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (42 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: Sally P. Kerans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian C. Madaro (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bradley H. Jones Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian W. Murray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hannah Kane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joan B. Lovely (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph D. McKenna (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul J. Donato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul K. Frost (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William C. Galvin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-19 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.4367 “An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus” as amended | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-12-09 | committee | Committee Favorable: Shall the bill be reported favorably? | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-05-20: New draft substituted, see H5441 (House)
- 2026-05-20: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) (House)
- 2026-05-20: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-05-20: 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)
- 2026-05-20: Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-05-20: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5441 (House)
- 2026-01-05: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-10-24: Hearing scheduled for 11/03/2025 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only (legislature)
- 2025-07-31: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-07-17: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Health (House)
- 2025-05-22: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4367.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4367.pdf)

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