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

H 2407: An Act relative to the definition of podiatry

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 2407 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to the definition of podiatry. Primary sponsor: Paul Donato (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 20, 2025): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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 Representative Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2407) of Paul J. Donato relative to the definition of podiatry. Public Health.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul DonatoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse35th Middlesex
Jenny ArminiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Essex
Rich HaggertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30th 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. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Rules suspended
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  6. Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:45 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  7. Hearing scheduled for 07/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  8. Senate concurred
  9. Referred to the committee on Public Health

Sources

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