An Act for prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction
House bill No. 4725, as changed by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading, and as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. July 11, 2018.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Jeffrey Sánchez
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to bolster forthwith the commonwealth’s efforts to mitigate the effects of the ongoing opioid crisis in Massachusetts, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/11/2018 | House | H4725, published as amended |
| 7/16/2018 | Senate | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 7/17/2018 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2609 |
| 7/17/2018 | Senate | Order relative to subject matter adopted |
| 7/17/2018 | Senate | Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
| 7/19/2018 | Senate | Read second |
| 7/19/2018 | Senate | Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2609, amended |
| 7/19/2018 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| 7/19/2018 | Senate | Read third |
| 7/19/2018 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #461 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0) |
| 7/19/2018 | Senate | Reprinted as amended, see S2623 |
| 7/31/2018 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2018 | House | House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment, striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of House document numbered 4866 |
| 7/31/2018 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2018 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/31/2018 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/31/2018 | House | Enacted - 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 514) |
| 7/31/2018 | Senate | Enacted |
| 8/1/2018 | Senate | Laid before the Governor |
| 8/9/2018 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2018 |
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