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

SD 718: Resolve relative to pharmacy deserts

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 718 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Resolve relative to pharmacy deserts. Primary sponsor: Lydia Edwards (Democratic). 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. Edwards, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 858) of Lydia Edwards that provisions to assess the supply, distribution and capacity of pharmacy and pharmacological services. Health Care Financing.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lydia EdwardsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Suffolk

“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