Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3960: An Act relative to physician relocation
Status: Failed, March 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 31, 2025:
Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 2D and inserting in place thereof the following section:- Section 2D. (a) No contract or agreement which creates or establishes a partnership, employment, affiliation, grant of privileges or any other form of professional relationship with a physician for the purpose of the physician engaging in medical practice or providing medical services may include terms that: (i) prohibit a physician from providing testimony in an administrative or judicial hearing, including cases of medical malpractice; or (ii) prohibit a physician from providing patients with information about other locations where the physician currently engages in medical practice or will be engaging in medical practice in the future. (b) Inclusion of such terms in any contract or agreement shall be deemed to constitute an unfair method of competition and unfair or deceptive act or practice and subject to all remedies set forth in chapter 93A.
Sponsors
- Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D, 32nd Middlesex) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5234
- : Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Public Health
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Health (January 29, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H3960?
- H3960 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to physician relocation.
- What is the status of H3960?
- Failed as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5234 (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3960?
- Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D, 32nd Middlesex).
- Where is the official record for H3960?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3960
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