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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 1351: An Act ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 1351 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism. Primary sponsor: Christine Barber (Democratic). It lists 34 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2026): Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1351) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism. Health Care Financing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 31 · Independent 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Christine BarberPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse34th Middlesex
Jim ArcieroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Middlesex
Jenny ArminiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Essex
John BarrettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Berkshire
Tackey ChanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Norfolk
Mike ConnollyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26th Middlesex
Manny CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Essex
Leigh DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Berkshire
Marjorie DeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Kim FergusonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Worcester
Bill GalvinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Norfolk
Sean GarballeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23rd Middlesex
Colleen GarryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36th Middlesex
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Chris HendricksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Bristol
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Kevin HonanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17th Suffolk
Vanna HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Middlesex
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
Mary KeefeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Worcester
David LeBoeufCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17th Worcester
David LinskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Middlesex
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Ted PhilipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Norfolk
Adrianne RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Essex
Dan SenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37th Middlesex
Priscila SousaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Middlesex
Tom StanleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9th Middlesex
Steve UltrinoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33rd Middlesex
Erika UyterhoevenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27th Middlesex
Dave VieiraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3rd Barnstable
Susannah WhippsCo-sponsorIndependentHouse2nd Franklin
Bud WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Hampden

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
  2. Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
  3. Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  4. Hearing scheduled for 07/01/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:30 PM in Gardner Auditorium
  5. Senate concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source