Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2451: An Act to improve access to family physicians
Status: In committee, July 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 25N ½ of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (b) by inserting after the words “primary care” in line 8 the words “and family medicine”. SECTION 2. Said subsection (b) of section 25N ½, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the phrase “and family physicians” after “primary care providers” at the end of the first sentence of the first paragraph. SECTION 3. Said subsection (b) of section 25N ½, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out in line 23 the number “50” and inserting in place thereof “95”. SECTION 4. Said subsection (b) of section 25N ½, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following new paragraph:— The health care workforce center shall require applicants to include the following information and give preference to those applicants whom meet at least one of the following criteria: (1) Have a proven record of placing graduates in areas of unmet need; (2) Have a record or written plan of attracting and admitting underrepresented minorities and/or economically disadvantaged groups; or (3) host their programs and/or clinical training sites in areas of unmet need. SECTION 5. Said subsection (b) of section 25N ½, as so appearing, is …
Sponsors
- Kate Hogan (D, 3rd Middlesex) · primary sponsor
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
- : Reporting date extended to Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- : Hearing rescheduled to 06/23/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-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
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Health (October 21, 2025): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H2451?
- H2451 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to improve access to family physicians.
- What is the status of H2451?
- 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 H2451?
- Kate Hogan (D, 3rd Middlesex).
- Where is the official record for H2451?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2451
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