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H4706Introduced in the House

To improve Massachusetts home care

Engrossed

Introduced by House Committee on Ways and Means

What does this bill do?

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Official description

To improve Massachusetts home care

Where it stands

Committee of conference appointed (Brownsberger-Jehlen-Fattman), in concurrence

July 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Passed to be engrossed - 153 YEAS to 0 NAYS · November 5, 2025

153

Yes

1

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

160 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Christopher Flanagan01-BARYes
John Barrett01-BERYes
Michael Chaisson01-BRIYes
Dawne Shand01-ESSYes
Natalie Blais01-FRAYes
Todd Smola01-HAMYes
Lindsay Sabadosa01-HAMYes
Margaret Scarsdale01-MIDYes
Bruce Ayers01-NORYes
Michelle Badger01-PLYYes

Bill history

  1. Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. Pending new draft of H4306

  3. New draft of H4306

  4. Ordered to a third reading

  5. Rules suspended

  6. Read third

  7. Amendment 5 adopted, as changed - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 106 )

  8. Passed to be engrossed - 153 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 107 )

  9. Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  10. Also based on S2645

  11. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3170

  12. Order relative to subject matter adopted

  13. Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, July 16, 2026

  14. Read second

  15. Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3170

  16. Reprinted, as amended, see S3183

  17. Ordered to a third reading

  18. Read third

  19. Passed to be engrossed

  20. Rules suspended

  21. House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment

  22. Committee of conference appointed - (Stanley-F. Moran-DeCoste)

  23. Rules suspended

  24. Senate insisted on its amendment

  25. Committee of conference appointed (Brownsberger-Jehlen-Fattman), in concurrence

  26. Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

  27. Pending new draft of H4306

  28. New draft of H4306

  29. Ordered to a third reading

  30. Rules suspended

  31. Read third

  32. Amendment 5 adopted, as changed - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 106 )

  33. Passed to be engrossed - 153 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 107 )

  34. Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  35. Also based on S2645

  36. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3170

  37. Order relative to subject matter adopted

  38. Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, July 16, 2026

  39. Read second

  40. Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3170

  41. Reprinted, as amended, see S3183

  42. Ordered to a third reading

  43. Read third

  44. Passed to be engrossed

  45. Rules suspended

  46. House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment

  47. Committee of conference appointed - (Stanley-F. Moran-DeCoste)

  48. Rules suspended

  49. Senate insisted on its amendment

  50. Committee of conference appointed (Brownsberger-Jehlen-Fattman), in concurrence

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