# Massachusetts H 4706: An Act to improve Massachusetts home care Massachusetts H 4706, An Act to improve Massachusetts home care, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means; status passed senate, last action 2026-07-30 (Reported by H5627) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4706-194 - 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 4706 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to improve Massachusetts home care - Status: passed senate - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-11-05 - Last action: 2026-07-30, Reported by H5627 - Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means - Cosponsors: 45 - Subjects: House Ways and Means, Senate Ways and Means - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (320 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: House Committee on Ways and Means - Cosponsor: Adam J. Scanlon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adrian C. Madaro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Mah Sangiolo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian W. Murray (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bruce J. Ayers (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bud L. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carlos González (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher J. Worrell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chynah Tyler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dennis C. Gallagher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Estela A. Reyes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James Arciero (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessica Ann Giannino (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseph W. McGonagle Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark D. Sylvia (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: Patricia D. Jehlen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul K. Frost (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rita A. Mendes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rodney M. Elliott (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Russell E. Holmes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House - Cosponsor: Tackey Chan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-07-09 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: Ought to pass with an amendment - New Text | pass | 13 | 0 | 2 | | 2025-11-05 | House | Passed to be engrossed | pass | 153 | 1 | | | 2025-11-05 | House | Amendment 5 adopted, as changed | pass | 154 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-07-30: Reported by H5627 (House) - 2026-07-27: Committee of conference appointed (Brownsberger-Jehlen-Fattman), in concurrence (Senate) - 2026-07-27: Senate insisted on its amendment (Senate) - 2026-07-27: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-07-23: Committee of conference appointed - (Stanley-F. Moran-DeCoste) (House) - 2026-07-23: House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment (House) - 2026-07-23: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-07-16: Passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-07-16: Read third (Senate) - 2026-07-16: Ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2026-07-16: Reprinted, as amended, see S3183 (Senate) - 2026-07-16: Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3170 (Senate) - 2026-07-16: Read second (Senate) - 2026-07-09: Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, July 16, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-07-09: Order relative to subject matter adopted (Senate) - 2026-07-09: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3170 (Senate) - 2026-07-09: Also based on S2645 (Senate) - 2025-11-06: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate) - 2025-11-05: Passed to be engrossed - 153 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 107) (House) - 2025-11-05: Amendment 5 adopted, as changed - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 106) (House) - 2025-11-05: Read third (House) - 2025-11-05: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-11-05: Ordered to a third reading (House) - 2025-11-05: New draft of H4306 (House) - 2025-11-05: Pending new draft of H4306 (House) - 2025-11-05: Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - Passed to be engrossed, 2026-07-16: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4706.pdf) ## Related bills - H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed) - H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate) - 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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed) - H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) - H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) ## Sources - [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4706.pdf) ## Related - [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 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194) - [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [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-H4706-194 (as of 2026-11-01).