# Massachusetts S 2145: An Act designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

Massachusetts S 2145, An Act designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Paul R. Feeney (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-04-21 (Read second and ordered to a third reading) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 2145
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-04-21, Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Sponsor: Paul R. Feeney (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, Senate Rules, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (13 yes, 0 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: Paul R. Feeney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hannah Kane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael O. Moore (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-09-29 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-21: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-04-21: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-04-21: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-03-23: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-03-19: Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #141 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Read third (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-10-06: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2025-06-18: Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (Senate)

## Bill text

- Passed to be engrossed, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2145.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2145.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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2145-194 (as of 2026-11-01).