# Massachusetts H 780: An Act establishing the hospital to home partnership program

Massachusetts H 780, An Act establishing the hospital to home partnership program, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-08-28 (Accompanied a new draft, see H4432) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 780
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing the hospital to home partnership program
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-08-28, Accompanied a new draft, see H4432
- Sponsor: Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Subjects: Elder Affairs, Aging and Independence
- 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: Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James J. O'Day (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John C. Velis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John J. Marsi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph D. McKenna (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mindy Domb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Blais (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul K. Frost (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Reid (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Tackey Chan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-08-28: Accompanied a new draft, see H4432 (House)
- 2025-06-27: Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Aging and Independence (legislature)
- 2025-04-29: Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H780.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 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)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H780.pdf)

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- [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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
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