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

H 2391: An Act requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events

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 2391 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2026): New draft substituted, see H4993.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

By Representatives Decker of Cambridge and Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2391) of Marjorie C. Decker for legislation to require automated external defibrillators at sporting events. Public Health.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marjorie DeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Sean GarballeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23rd Middlesex
Estela ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Essex

“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. New draft substituted, see H4993
  2. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
  4. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
  5. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4993
  6. Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  7. Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
  8. Hearing scheduled for 04/02/2025 from 09:00 AM-02:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
  9. Senate concurred
  10. Referred to the committee on Public Health

Sources

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