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MassachusettsS 165194th General Court (2025-2026)Senate

An Act to update Nicky's Law to protect individuals with disabilities in MassHealth day habilitation programs

Sponsored By: Michael O. Moore (Democratic)

Passed Senate

Children, Families and Persons with DisabilitiesSenate Ways and MeansHouse Ways and Means

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Michael O. Moore

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Colleen M. Garry

    Democratic • House

  • David Paul Linsky

    Democratic • House

  • David T. Vieira

    Republican • House

  • Hannah Kane

    Republican • House

  • John F. Keenan

    Democratic • Senate

  • John J. Marsi

    Republican • House

  • Mike Connolly

    Democratic • House

  • Patrick M. O'Connor

    Republican • Senate

  • Paul R. Feeney

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rebecca L. Rausch

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 17 • No: 0

committee vote • 9/11/2025

Committee Favorable: Ought to pass

Yes: 17 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    9/22/2025House

  2. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    9/18/2025Senate

  3. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

    9/18/2025Senate

  4. Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

    9/11/2025Senate

  5. Committee recommended ought to pass

    9/11/2025Senate

  6. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

    6/26/2025Senate

  7. Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

    6/3/2025legislature

  8. House concurred

    2/27/2025House

  9. Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

    2/27/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Passed to be engrossed

    9/18/2025

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