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MassachusettsH 4946194th General Court (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer

Sponsored By: Joint Committee on Financial Services

Second Reading

Financial ServicesHealth Care FinancingHouse Ways and MeansHouse Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Committee on Financial Services

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Adrian C. Madaro

    Democratic • House

  • Adrianne Pusateri Ramos

    Democratic • House

  • Amy Mah Sangiolo

    Democratic • House

  • Angelo J. Puppolo Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • Antonio F. D. Cabral

    Democratic • House

  • Brian W. Murray

    Democratic • House

  • Bridget Plouffe

    Democratic • House

  • Bruce E. Tarr

    Republican • Senate

  • Carlos González

    Democratic • House

  • Carmine Lawrence Gentile

    Democratic • House

  • Christine P. Barber

    Democratic • House

  • Christopher Hendricks

    Democratic • House

  • Christopher Richard Flanagan

    Democratic • House

  • Colleen M. Garry

    Democratic • House

  • Daniel Cahill

    Democratic • House

  • Danillo A. Sena

    Democratic • House

  • David F. DeCoste

    Republican • House

  • David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

    Democratic • House

  • Dennis C. Gallagher

    Democratic • House

  • Donald H. Wong

    Republican • House

  • Donald R. Berthiaume Jr.

    Republican • House

  • Erika Uyterhoeven

    Democratic • House

  • Estela A. Reyes

    Democratic • House

  • Francisco E. Paulino

    Democratic • House

  • Hannah Kane

    Republican • House

  • Jacob R. Oliveira

    Democratic • Senate

  • James Arciero

    Democratic • House

  • James C. Arena-DeRosa

    Democratic • House

  • James K. Hawkins

    Democratic • House

  • John J. Lawn Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • John J. Marsi

    Republican • House

  • John R. Gaskey

    Republican • House

  • Jonathan D. Zlotnik

    Democratic • House

  • Joseph D. McKenna

    Republican • House

  • Joseph W. McGonagle Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • Kathleen R. LaNatra

    Democratic • House

  • Kenneth P. Sweezey

    Republican • House

  • Kimberly N. Ferguson

    Republican • House

  • Kristin E. Kassner

    Democratic • House

  • Marcus S. Vaughn

    Republican • House

  • Margaret R. Scarsdale

    Democratic • House

  • Mark D. Sylvia

    Democratic • House

  • Michael D. Brady

    Democratic • Senate

  • Michael J. Soter

    Republican • House

  • Michelle L. Badger

    Democratic • House

  • Mindy Domb

    Democratic • House

  • Natalie M. Higgins

    Democratic • House

  • Nick Collins

    Democratic • Senate

  • Patrick Joseph Kearney

    Democratic • House

  • Paul J. Donato

    Democratic • House

  • Paul K. Frost

    Republican • House

  • Paul McMurtry

    Democratic • House

  • Priscila S. Sousa

    Democratic • House

  • Richard G. Wells Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • Rodney M. Elliott

    Democratic • House

  • Ryan M. Hamilton

    Democratic • House

  • Samantha Montaño

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Garballey

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Reid

    Democratic • House

  • Steven George Xiarhos

    Republican • House

  • Steven S. Howitt

    Republican • House

  • Steven Ultrino

    Democratic • House

  • Tackey Chan

    Democratic • House

  • Tara T. Hong

    Democratic • House

  • Thomas M. Stanley

    Democratic • House

  • Thomas W. Moakley

    Democratic • House

  • Vanna Howard

    Democratic • House

  • William F. MacGregor

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 53 • No: 0

committee vote • 7/31/2026

Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.4946 “An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer” as amended

Yes: 29 • No: 0

committee vote • 4/9/2026

Committee Favorable: Favorable Report

Yes: 13 • No: 0

committee vote • 12/16/2025

Committee Redraft: Report as Redrafted

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. New draft substituted, see H5631

    7/31/2026House

  2. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

    7/31/2026House

  3. Rules suspended

    7/31/2026House

  4. 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

    7/31/2026House

  5. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

    7/31/2026House

  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5631

    7/31/2026House

  7. Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    4/15/2026House

  8. Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

    1/23/2026House

  9. New draft of H1230

    1/23/2026House

  10. Reported from the committee on Financial Services

    1/23/2026House

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