Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2441: An Act relative to diabetes prevention
Status: In committee, July 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following new section:- Section 238. (a) Subject to appropriation, the commissioner of public health shall establish within the department a diabetes action plan. The department shall develop the plan in consultation with the health policy commission, the center for health information and analysis, the group insurance commission and the division of medical assistance. (b) The diabetes action plan shall identify goals and benchmarks to reduce the prevalence and impact of diabetes in the commonwealth and develop appropriate state agency and department plans to reduce the incidence of diabetes in the commonwealth, improve diabetes care, and control complications associated with diabetes. (c) The department, in consultation with the health policy commission, the center for health information and analysis, the group insurance commission and the division of medical assistance, shall submit a biennial report by July 1 of each odd-numbered year to the senate committee on ways and means, the house committee on ways and means, the joint committee on health care financing, and the joint committee on public health on (i) the financial effect of diabetes in the commonwealth and its political subdivisions; (ii) the number of persons affected by diabetes in the commonwealth; (iii) the number of persons included in prevention and diabetes control programs implemented by the …
Sponsors
- Richard Haggerty (D, 30th Middlesex) · primary sponsor
- Jason Lewis (D, Fifth Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/11/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Public Health
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (July 16, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H2441?
- H2441 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to diabetes prevention.
- What is the status of H2441?
- In committee as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2441?
- Richard Haggerty (D, 30th Middlesex), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H2441?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2441
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