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

H 4162: An Act to increase access to healthcare for ostomy patients

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 4162 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on May 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to increase access to healthcare for ostomy patients. Primary sponsor: Rob Consalvo (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2026): Accompanied a new draft, see H4961.

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 Consalvo of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4162) of Rob Consalvo relative to insurance coverage for healthcare for ostomy patients. Financial Services.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob ConsalvoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Suffolk
Michelle BadgerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Plymouth
David DeCosteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Plymouth
Carmine GentileCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Middlesex
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
Kathy LaNatraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Plymouth
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Ted PhilipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Norfolk
Estela ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Essex
Margaret ScarsdaleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Middlesex
Josh TarskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Norfolk
Richard WellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th 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. Accompanied a new draft, see H4961
  2. Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 12:30 PM-04:30 PM in Gardner Auditorium
  3. Senate concurred
  4. Referred to the committee on Financial Services

Sources

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