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

H 1375: An Act prohibiting surprise outside billing

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 1375 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act prohibiting surprise outside billing. Primary sponsor: Brad Jones (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 9, 2026): Accompanied a study order, see H5066.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1375) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to consider and evaluate the efficacy of policies that require hospitals and other health care providers to sell bundled packages of services that include fees for all relevant physicians. Health Care Financing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20th Middlesex
Kim FergusonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Worcester
Paul FrostCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7th Worcester
Hannah KaneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11th Worcester
Kelly PeaseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4th Hampden
Todd SmolaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st 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. Accompanied a study order, see H5066
  2. Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
  3. Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
  4. Senate concurred
  5. Discharged to the committee on Financial Services
  6. Senate concurred
  7. Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

Sources

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