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

H 4623: An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers

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 4623 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on August 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers. Primary sponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2026): Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026.

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 Garballey of Arlington, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sean Garballey relative to Medicaid coverage for autism treatment and assistive technologies. Health Care Financing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Independent 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sean GarballeyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23rd Middlesex
Michelle DuBoisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Plymouth
Lisa FieldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Bristol
Russell HolmesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Suffolk
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Joe McKennaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18th Worcester
Dan SenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37th Middlesex
Ken SweezeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Plymouth
Susannah WhippsCo-sponsorIndependentHouse2nd Franklin
Steve XiarhosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Barnstable

“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. Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
  2. Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
  3. Hearing scheduled for 01/15/2026 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
  4. Senate concurred
  5. Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
  6. Referred to the committee on House Rules

Sources

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