Massachusetts H4607: An Act relative to increasing access to epinephrine

Sponsors

• Health, Joint Committee on Public (I) · primary sponsor
• Michelle Badger (D)
• Gregory Schwartz (D)
• Ryan Hamilton (D)
• Estela Reyes (D)
• James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
• Adrian Madaro (D)
• Patrick O'Connor (R, First Plymouth and Norfolk)
• Patrick Kearney (D, 4th Plymouth)
• John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth)
• Carmine Gentile (D)
• James Arena-DeRosa (D)

Latest actions

1. May 20, 2026: New draft substituted, see H5443
2. May 20, 2026: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
3. May 20, 2026: Rules suspended
4. May 20, 2026: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
5. May 20, 2026: Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
6. May 20, 2026: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5443
7. December 4, 2025: Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
8. October 16, 2025: Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
9. October 16, 2025: New draft of H2367, H2500 and H2503
10. October 16, 2025: Reported from the committee on Public Health

Votes

• Committee Vote - House Committee on Ways and Means (May 19, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (November 21, 2025): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Health (October 8, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is H4607?

H4607 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to increasing access to epinephrine.

What is the status of H4607?

In committee as of May 20, 2026. Latest action: New draft substituted, see H5443 (May 20, 2026).

Who sponsored H4607?

Health, Joint Committee on Public (I), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for H4607?

On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4607