Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4609: An Act measuring the impact of Long COVID in the Commonwealth
Status: In committee, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 16, 2025:
Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 244 the following section:- Section 245. (a) The department shall create a surveillance case definition for Long COVID also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) that aligns with the definition established by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and the diverse associated conditions as described in it. (b) The department shall determine the most effective and efficient method to conduct active surveillance on the condition known as Long COVID (PASC) to better understand its prevalence and impact on the Commonwealth’s population and health care systems and inform public health interventions. (c) The department shall develop a case report form to support these active surveillance efforts. This case report form may collect the following information on patients diagnosed with Long COVID (PASC): (i) gender identity, (ii) race, (iii) year of birth, (iv) county of residence, (v) state of residence (vi) primary language, (vii) presenting symptom(s) or condition(s) allowing for the diagnosis, (viii) date of initial infection with COVID-19, (ix) date of onset of Long COVID (PASC) symptoms, (xii) county of diagnosis, and (xiii) any diseases associated with Long COVID, including but not limited to, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, heart disease, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, mast cell …
Sponsors
- Health, Joint Committee on Public (I) · primary sponsor
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
- Margaret Scarsdale (D)
- Samantha Montaño (D)
- Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D, 2nd Berkshire)
- Leigh Davis (D)
- Natalie Blais (D, 1st Franklin)
- Marjorie Decker (D, 25th Middlesex)
- Mindy Domb (D, 3rd Hampshire)
Latest actions
- : 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
- : New draft of H2400
- : Reported from the committee on Public Health
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Health (October 8, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4609?
- H4609 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act measuring the impact of Long COVID in the Commonwealth.
- What is the status of H4609?
- In committee as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4609?
- Health, Joint Committee on Public (I), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4609?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4609
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