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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.4818 191st (2019 - 2020)

An Act to reduce racial inequities in maternal health

Bill Information

Sponsor:
House Committee on Ways and Means

Emergency Preamble

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith a special commission to examine and make recommendations to reduce racial inequities in maternal health in the commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

Cosponsors/Original Petitioners

Name District/Address
Joint Committee on Public Health This sponsor is an original petitioner. *
Kay Khan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 11th Middlesex
Liz Miranda This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 5th Suffolk
Rebecca L. Rausch This sponsor is an original petitioner. * Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex
Ruth B. Balser This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 12th Middlesex
Christine P. Barber This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 34th Middlesex
Jennifer E. Benson This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 37th Middlesex
David Biele This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 4th Suffolk
Natalie M. Blais This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 1st Franklin
Peter Capano This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 11th Essex
Tackey Chan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 2nd Norfolk
Harriette L. Chandler This sponsor is an original petitioner. * First Worcester
Michelle L. Ciccolo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 15th Middlesex
Daniel R. Cullinane This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 12th Suffolk
Julian Cyr This sponsor is an original petitioner. * Cape and Islands
Sal N. DiDomenico This sponsor is an original petitioner. * Middlesex and Suffolk
Mindy Domb This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 3rd Hampshire
Daniel M. Donahue This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 16th Worcester
William J. Driscoll, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 7th Norfolk
Carolyn C. Dykema This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 8th Middlesex
Lori A. Ehrlich This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 8th Essex
James B. Eldridge This sponsor is an original petitioner. * Middlesex and Worcester
Nika C. Elugardo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 15th Suffolk
Kimberly N. Ferguson This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 1st Worcester
Dylan A. Fernandes This sponsor is an original petitioner. * Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Sean Garballey This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 23rd Middlesex
Denise C. Garlick This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 13th Norfolk
Carmine Lawrence Gentile This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 13th Middlesex
Carlos González This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 10th Hampden
Kenneth I. Gordon This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 21st Middlesex
Richard M. Haggerty This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 30th Middlesex
James K. Hawkins This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 2nd Bristol
Stephan Hay This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 3rd Worcester
Jonathan Hecht This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 29th Middlesex
Natalie M. Higgins This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 4th Worcester
Kate Hogan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 3rd Middlesex
Kevin G. Honan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 17th Suffolk
Daniel J. Hunt This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 13th Suffolk
Hannah Kane This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 11th Worcester
Mary S. Keefe This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 15th Worcester
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 17th Worcester
Jack Patrick Lewis This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 7th Middlesex
Jason M. Lewis This sponsor is an original petitioner. * Fifth Middlesex
David Paul Linsky This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 5th Middlesex
Jay D. Livingstone This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 8th Suffolk
Adrian C. Madaro This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 1st Suffolk
Elizabeth A. Malia This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 11th Suffolk
Paul W. Mark This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 2nd Berkshire
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 28th Middlesex
Christina A. Minicucci This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 14th Essex
Rady Mom This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 18th Middlesex
Brian W. Murray This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 10th Worcester
Sarah K. Peake This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 4th Barnstable
Denise Provost This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 27th Middlesex
David Allen Robertson This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 19th Middlesex
Maria Duaime Robinson This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 6th Middlesex
David M. Rogers This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 24th Middlesex
Daniel J. Ryan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 2nd Suffolk
Lindsay N. Sabadosa This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 1st Hampshire
Thomas M. Stanley This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 9th Middlesex
Bruce E. Tarr This sponsor is an original petitioner. * First Essex and Middlesex
Walter F. Timilty This sponsor is an original petitioner. * Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth
José F. Tosado This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 9th Hampden
Steven Ultrino This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 33rd Middlesex
Andres X. Vargas This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 3rd Essex
Tommy Vitolo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 15th Norfolk
Bud L. Williams This sponsor is an original petitioner. * 11th Hampden
* — Sponsor is an original petitioner.

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