An Act implementing the Affordable Care Act and providing further access to affordable health care
Message from His Excellency the Governor recommending legislation relative to implementing the Affordable Care Act and providing further access to affordable health care. Ways and Means.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Deval L. Patrick
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to which is to expand forthwith access to health care for Massachusetts residents, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2013 | House | Referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 6/17/2013 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the House committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 6/17/2013 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 6/17/2013 | House | Rules suspended |
| 6/17/2013 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Read third |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Amendment 15 rejected - 32 YEAS to 118 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 144) |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Amendment 8 adopted |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Amendment 11 adopted |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Amendment 16 adopted, as changed |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Amendment 17 rejected |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Amendment 13 rejected - 34 YEAS to 116 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 145) |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Motion to recommit to the committee on House Ways and Means negatived - 31 YEAS to 119 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 146) |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Motion to reconsider amendment 13 negatived |
| 6/19/2013 | House | Passed to be engrossed - 118 to 32 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 147) |
| 6/20/2013 | Senate | Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 6/25/2013 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment |
| 6/25/2013 | Senate | Order relative to subject matter adopted |
| 6/25/2013 | Senate | Placed in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
| 6/26/2013 | Senate | Read second |
| 6/26/2013 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Senate Ways and Means) pending |
| 6/26/2013 | Senate | Further amendment #1.1 (Tarr) adopted |
| 6/26/2013 | Senate | Pending amendment #1 (Senate Ways and Means) adopted - Roll Call #92 [YEAS 39 - NAYS 0] |
| 6/26/2013 | Senate | Amendment #5 (Tarr) rejected - Roll Call #93 [YEAS 6 - NAYS 23] |
| 6/26/2013 | Senate | Amendment #6 (Spilka) rejected |
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