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

SD 668: An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities

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

SD 668 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities. Primary sponsor: Jo Comerford (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): House concurred.

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. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 841) of Joanne M. Comerford, Jason M. Lewis, Brendan P. Crighton, Jacob R. Oliveira and other members of the Senate for legislation to support equal access to community care for elders and the disabled. Health Care Financing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo ComerfordPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateHampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Brendan CrightonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Essex
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Pat JehlenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Middlesex
Jason LewisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFifth Middlesex
Mike MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Worcester
Patrick O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Plymouth and Norfolk
Jake OliveiraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and 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. House concurred
  2. Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

Sources

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