MA H1755

Bill

To establish a commission to study substance use disorder and treatment disparities in the minority community

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a commission to study substance use disorder and treatment disparities in minority communities. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a commission to study the disproportionate impact of substance use disorders and overdoses on minority communities in the Commonwealth, as well as the corresponding disparities in access to treatment. The commission will review current data and trends, evaluate the effectiveness of existing treatment interventions, identify barriers to accessing treatment, and recommend evidence-based strategies to reduce overdose deaths and improve access, treatment, and education in minority communities. The commission will consist of various state officials and representatives from advocacy organizations, community health centers, and substance use disorder treatment providers, and will report its findings and recommendations to the legislature annually.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (12)

Brian Ashe (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carlos González (D), Stephen Hay (D), Russell Holmes (D), Mary Keefe (D), Liz Miranda (D), Jon Santiago (D), José Tosado (D), Andy Vargas (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4120 (on 10/10/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1755

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1755
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1755.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1262	Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H1642	Relative to commission sales rates	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H190	To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2245	Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2324	To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3303	To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H4020	Establishing a restaurant promotion commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4070	Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5032	Similar To
H4120	To establish a commission to study substance use disorder and treatment disparities in the minority community	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Replaced by
S1223	Relative to the creation of a sports injury commission	Accompanied a new draft, see S2765	Similar To
S1455	To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1470	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1837	Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S1861	Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission	Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2309	To create a Merrimack River District Commission	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S584	Limiting out of pocket health expenses	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S718	To improve health care cost accountability	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

H1262

Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H1642

Relative to commission sales rates

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H190

To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H2060

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

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

Similar To

H2245

Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2324

To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3303

To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H4020

Establishing a restaurant promotion commission

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4070

Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5032

Similar To

H4120

To establish a commission to study substance use disorder and treatment disparities in the minority community

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

Replaced by

S1223

Relative to the creation of a sports injury commission

Accompanied a new draft, see S2765

Similar To

S1455

To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster

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

Similar To

S1470

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

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

Similar To

S1837

Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S1861

Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission

Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2221

Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2309

To create a Merrimack River District Commission

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

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S584

Limiting out of pocket health expenses

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S718

To improve health care cost accountability

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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