HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2990 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 272
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Samantha Montaño
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to protect maternal health.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Samantha Montaño | 15th Suffolk | 1/16/2025 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 2/4/2025 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 3/5/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2990 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 272
By Representative Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 272) of Samantha Montaño, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Natalie M. Higgins relative to financial assistance for maternal health. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to protect maternal health.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of transitional assistance shall provide financial assistance to an otherwise eligible pregnant person with no dependent child beginning when the pregnancy is verified, provided that such assistance shall be the amount for one person under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program.