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

H 4938: An Act concerning the safety of autistic and alzheimer individuals

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 4938 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act concerning the safety of autistic and alzheimer individuals. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Financial Services. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (July 9, 2026): Reporting date extended to Thursday, December 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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Financial ServicesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Colleen GarryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36th 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. Reporting date extended to Thursday, December 31, 2026
  2. Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
  3. New draft of H1171
  4. Reported from the committee on Financial Services

Sources

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