# Massachusetts H 5477: An Act expanding the treatment of cleft palate and cleft lip

Massachusetts H 5477, An Act expanding the treatment of cleft palate and cleft lip, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Steven Ultrino (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-16 (Accompanied a study order, see H5580) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5477
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act expanding the treatment of cleft palate and cleft lip
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Last action: 2026-07-16, Accompanied a study order, see H5580
- Sponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: House Rules, Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Financial Services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-16: Accompanied a study order, see H5580 (House)
- 2026-06-22: Hearing rescheduled to 06/22/2026 from 10:30 AM-01:01 PM in A-1 <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2026-06-11: Hearing scheduled for 06/22/2026 from 10:30 AM-01:30 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2026-06-04: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2026-06-01: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Financial Services (House)
- 2025-03-24: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5477.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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5477.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5477-194 (as of 2026-11-01).