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

S 867: An Act relative to primary care for you

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

S 867 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to primary care for you. Primary sponsor: Cindy Friedman (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 18, 2026): New draft substituted, see S3116.

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 Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 867) of Cindy F. Friedman, Rebecca L. Rausch, Joanne M. Comerford and Mike Connolly for legislation relative to primary care for you. Health Care Financing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cindy FriedmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateFourth Middlesex
Mike BradyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Plymouth and Norfolk
Jo ComerfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Mike ConnollyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26th Middlesex
Julian CyrCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateCape and Islands
Bill DriscollCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk, Plymouth and Bristol
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
Jason LewisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFifth Middlesex
Jake OliveiraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Pavel PayanoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Essex
Becca RauschCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex
Adam ScanlonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Bristol
Margaret ScarsdaleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st 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. New draft substituted, see S3116
  2. Read second
  3. Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, June 18, 2026
  4. Order relative to subject matter adopted
  5. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S3116
  6. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
  7. Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
  8. House concurred
  9. Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

Sources

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