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

H 2397: An Act establishing a nursing workforce center

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 2397 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act establishing a nursing workforce center. Primary sponsor: Marjorie Decker (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 29, 2025): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2397) of Marjorie C. Decker, Daniel Cahill and John Francis Moran relative to establishing a nursing workforce center at the University of Massachusetts medical school. Public Health.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marjorie DeckerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
James Arena-DeRosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Middlesex
Dan CahillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Essex
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
Homar GomezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Hampshire
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
Billy MacGregorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Suffolk
Adrian MadaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Suffolk
John MoranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9th Suffolk
Estela ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Essex
Dave RobertsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19th Middlesex
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex

“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. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  2. Reporting date extended to Tuesday, October 21, 2025
  3. Hearing rescheduled to 06/23/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
  4. Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
  5. Senate concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on Public Health

Sources

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