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

SD 1553: An Act requiring mental health parity for disability policies

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

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Plain-language summary

SD 1553 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act requiring mental health parity for disability policies. Primary sponsor: Joan Lovely (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan LovelyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex
Mike BarrettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Middlesex

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Sources

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