MA H206

Bill

MA H206

Establishing a diaper benefits pilot program

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/14/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a diaper insufficiency fund. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a diaper benefits trust fund to be administered by the Department of Public Health. The fund will be used to provide diapers to low-income families with diaper-wearing infants and children through a pilot program. The department will issue a request for proposals and fund up to 12 organizations across different regions of the state to acquire, store, and distribute diapers, as well as organize diaper drives and market the program. The department will report annually on the pilot program's reach, funding sources and expenditures, and the advisability of expanding the program.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (32)

Mindy Domb (D)*, Smitty Pignatelli (D)*, John Barrett (D), Natalie Blais (D), Josh Cutler (D), Marcos Devers (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Vanna Howard (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Liz Miranda (D), Susan Moran (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Steve Owens (D), Becca Rausch (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Dan Sena (D), Paul Tucker (D), Andy Vargas (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H206

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H206
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H206.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H107	Establishing a diaper benefits pilot program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Reintroduced
H1221	Relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5167	Similar To
H2553	Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf	No further action taken	Similar To
H2611	Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a new draft, see H5020	Similar To
H2639	To provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4111	Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program	Accompanied H19	Similar To
S125	Establishing a diaper benefits pilot program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1720	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1773	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S631	Relative to increasing patient choice through assignment of benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S84	Preventing funds deposited in children's savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To
S927	Relative to benefits for court officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S96	To lift kids out of deep poverty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S967	Relative to the elective share of surviving spouses	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

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