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

H 2363: An Act directing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of incentivizing inpatient psychiatric hospitals to admit patients directly from community behavioral health centers

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 2363 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act directing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of incentivizing inpatient psychiatric hospitals to admit patients directly from community behavioral health centers. Primary sponsor: Bruce Ayers (Democratic). 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 Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2363) of Bruce J. Ayers that the Department of Public Health study the feasibility of incentivizing inpatient psychiatric hospitals to admit patients directly from community behavioral health centers. Public Health.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bruce AyersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Norfolk

“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. Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
  5. Hearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
  6. Senate concurred
  7. Referred to the committee on Public Health

Sources

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