Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S253: An Act relative to modernizing licensure of dietitians and nutritionists
Status: Failed, August 20, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 181 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:- Section 181: Dietetics and Nutrition board; establishment; members; secretary and executive secretary; staff; appointment There shall be in the executive office of health and human services a dietetics and nutrition board, hereinafter referred to as the board, which shall consist of the commissioner of public health, who shall serve as chair, the commissioner of transitional assistance, the commissioner of early education and care, the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of developmental services, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, the commissioner of agriculture, the secretary of health and human services, the director of consumer affairs and business regulation, the secretary of elder affairs, or their respective designees, and nine persons to be appointed for terms of three years by the governor, of whom one shall be a registered physician with expertise in dietetics and nutritional science, one shall be a qualified practicing dietitian or nutritionist with experience and knowledge in public and community nutrition, one shall be a dietitian or nutritionist that is representative of the food industry, one shall be a dietetics and nutrition educator from an institution of higher education concerned with programmatically accredited graduate education in the field of …
Sponsors
- Jason Lewis (D, Fifth Middlesex) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3258
- : Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/11/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- : House concurred
- : Discharged to the committee on Public Health
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Common questions
- What is S253?
- S253 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to modernizing licensure of dietitians and nutritionists.
- What is the status of S253?
- Failed as of August 20, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3258 (August 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored S253?
- Jason Lewis (D, Fifth Middlesex).
- Where is the official record for S253?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S253
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