MA H1700

Bill

MA H1700

Ensuring access to addiction services

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to ensuring access to addiction services to residents of secure facilities approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 35 of Chapter 123 of the General Laws to remove the requirement that individuals committed for addiction services be housed separately based on gender. The bill allows for individuals to be committed to any secure facility approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health, regardless of gender. Additionally, the bill strikes out the fifth and sixth paragraphs added by a previous law, which provided further details on the housing and treatment of individuals committed for addiction services.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (27)

Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Tony Cabral (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Mike Connolly (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Ken Gordon (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Louis Kafka (D), Mary Keefe (D), David Linsky (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D), José Tosado (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4531 (on 03/09/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1700

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1700
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1700.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1002	Expanding access to telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1492	Expanding access to adoption	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H1705	Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1988	Relative to access to certain birth records	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H4017	Relative to hospital access to discounted prescription drug prices	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4531	Ensuring access to addiction services	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Replaced by
H726	Relative to public access to Long Island in Boston Harbor	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H741	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
H747	To increase access to recycling	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
S1308	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Accompanied a new draft, see S2278	Similar To
S151	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied a new draft, see H4298	Similar To
S1936	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2278	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	New draft substituted, see S2296	Similar To
S2296	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S304	To expand dual enrollment for high school students in Gateway Cities	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S640	To ensure access to generic medications	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S728	Providing affordable access to generic medicines	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1002

Expanding access to telemedicine services

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1492

Expanding access to adoption

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H1705

Relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1988

Relative to access to certain birth records

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H4017

Relative to hospital access to discounted prescription drug prices

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4531

Ensuring access to addiction services

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Replaced by

H726

Relative to public access to Long Island in Boston Harbor

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H741

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5078

Similar To

H747

To increase access to recycling

Accompanied a study order, see H5124

Similar To

S1308

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

Accompanied a new draft, see S2278

Similar To

S151

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied a new draft, see H4298

Similar To

S1936

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2278

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

New draft substituted, see S2296

Similar To

S2296

Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care

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

Similar To

S304

To expand dual enrollment for high school students in Gateway Cities

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S640

To ensure access to generic medications

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S728

Providing affordable access to generic medicines

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

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