Bill > H3874

This bill extends various COVID-19 related provisions in Massachusetts law. Key provisions include: - Extending the expiration date of certain temporary measures, such as allowing restaurants to sell beer and wine for off-premises consumption and permitting the expansion of outdoor dining areas, from February 2021 to July 2022. - Extending the eviction protections and emergency housing assistance programs established earlier in the pandemic until December 2021 or the end of the federal eviction moratorium, whichever is later. - Allowing certain medical professionals like podiatrists and phlebotomists to administer COVID-19 vaccines, and relaxing some licensing requirements for nursing staff in assisted living facilities. - Providing flexibility for public bodies to conduct virtual meetings with adequate public access, and allowing health clinics to use temporary spaces for COVID-19 testing. The bill also includes various effective dates and repeal provisions to phase out these temporary measures as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve.

House Committee on Ways and Means (H)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3874