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

H 4278: An Act regulating the practice and licensure of veterinary technicians

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 4278 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on July 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act regulating the practice and licensure of veterinary technicians. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 21, 2025): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional LicensurePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Dan HuntCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Suffolk
Jake OliveiraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden, Hampshire and Worcester

“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. New draft of H407
  3. Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Sources

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