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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Senate Contact

24 Beacon St. 
Room 513
Boston, MA 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-1415

House Contact

24 Beacon St. 
Room 33
Boston, MA 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-2060

Follow In My Legislature Bill Title
S.1402  An Act ensuring access to addiction services Friedman, Cindy F. (SEN) 3/10/2025 Scheduled for
10/6/2025 1:00 PM
H.2192  An Act to promote high value and evidence-based behavioral health care Arciero, James (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
11/10/2025 1:00 PM
H.2194  An Act petitioning for an emergency restraint bill Berthiaume, Jr., Donald R. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/6/2025 1:00 PM
H.2195  An Act to improve the quality of mental health services, and rights of patients, by providing for sufficient privacy Day, Michael S. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/14/2025 1:00 PM
H.2196  An Act relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment Decker, Marjorie C. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
9/15/2025 11:00 AM
H.2197  An Act ensuring access to addiction services Decker, Marjorie C. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/6/2025 1:00 PM
H.2198  An Act reducing emergency department boarding Decker, Marjorie C. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/6/2025 1:00 PM
H.2199  An Act ending unnecessary hospitalizations Decker, Marjorie C. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/6/2025 1:00 PM
H.2200  An Act relative to the prescription monitoring program Decker, Marjorie C. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
11/3/2025 1:00 PM
H.2201  An Act relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities Decker, Marjorie C. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/14/2025 1:00 PM
H.2203  An Act establishing a pilot program for access to regulated psilocybin Decker, Marjorie C. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
11/10/2025 1:00 PM
H.2204  An Act relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health Doherty, Carol A. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
11/10/2025 1:00 PM
H.2206  An Act enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds and ensure adequate training on their use Donaghue, Kate (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/6/2025 1:00 PM
H.2209  An Act establishing a special commission on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, including but not limited to investigation of PTSD caused by the COVID 19 Pandemic Garry, Colleen M. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
7/28/2025 1:00 PM
H.2210  An Act to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care Gordon, Kenneth I. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/6/2025 1:00 PM
H.2211  An Act modernizing the six fundamental rights Higgins, Natalie M. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/14/2025 1:00 PM
H.2212  An Act relative to patient opioid notification Howitt, Steven S. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
11/3/2025 1:00 PM
H.2213  An Act relative to treatment for substance use disorder Jones, Jr., Bradley H. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/6/2025 1:00 PM
H.2214  An Act relative to substance use disorder evaluations Jones, Jr., Bradley H. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
11/10/2025 1:00 PM
H.2215  An Act relative to establishing a commission to study the feasibility of joining the counseling compact Jones, Jr., Bradley H. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
7/28/2025 1:00 PM
H.2216  An Act relative to the administration of anti-psychotic or other psychotropic substances to nursing home residents Kerans, Sally P. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/14/2025 1:00 PM
H.2217  An Act relative to opioid reversal drugs Kerans, Sally P. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
11/3/2025 1:00 PM
H.2218  An Act to further enhance behavioral health workforce development LaNatra, Kathleen R. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
7/28/2025 1:00 PM
H.2219  An Act expanding access to mental health services and strengthening risk assessment protocols LaNatra, Kathleen R. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
10/6/2025 1:00 PM
H.2220  An Act relative to access to psychiatric collaborative care LaNatra, Kathleen R. (HOU) 3/12/2025 Scheduled for
11/3/2025 1:00 PM

The House and Senate adopted Joint Rules on June 26, 2025. Changes to the Rules require substantial updates to the legislative tracking system, and to how information is displayed on the Legislature’s website. Updates are continually being implemented to accurately reflect bill histories, tracking, and reporting.

As a point of clarification, House legislation subject to House Rule 27 that have had a hearing and have not been reported are required to be reported to a study based on the deadlines indicated in Joint Rule 10 and House Rule 27.