Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4706: An Act to improve Massachusetts home care
Status: In committee, July 30, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to improve Massachusetts home care. of the same, as follows.
From the introduced text, November 5, 2025:
An Act to improve Massachusetts home care. of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 16GG the following 4 sections:- Section 16HH. For the purposes of this section and sections 16II to 16KK, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: "Abusive treatment", physical, verbal and mental abuse, including, but not limited to, bullying, either directed at or committed by individual home care consumers, surrogates, family members, other caregivers and any other individuals present in the home care consumers' household when the home care worker is providing home care services. "Executive office", the executive office of health and human services. "Home care agency", any business, including a sole proprietorship, nonprofit organization or other entity that: (i) provides home care services to consumers in the consumers' of residences for compensation; (ii) represents itself as a home care agency by name, advertising or communications to the public, or uses the terms "home care agency" or "home care" in the entity's name; or (iii) procures, offers, refers, provides or attempts to provide home care services by matching individuals seeking home care services to entities that provide home care services. "Home care agency" shall not include any of the following: (A) an entity operated by …
Sponsors
- Adrianne Ramos (D)
- Kevin Honan (D, 17th Suffolk)
- Adrian Madaro (D)
- Whipps, Susannah M. (I, 2nd Franklin)
- Amy Sangiolo (D)
- Bud Williams (D, 11th Hampden)
- Tackey Chan (D, 2nd Norfolk)
- Mark Sylvia (D)
- Christopher Worrell (D)
- Michael Kushmerek (D, 3rd Worcester)
- Rita Mendes (D)
- Jessica Giannino (D, 16th Suffolk)
Latest actions
- : Reported by H5627
- : Committee of conference appointed (Brownsberger-Jehlen-Fattman), in concurrence
- : Senate insisted on its amendment
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee of conference appointed - (Stanley-F. Moran-DeCoste)
- : House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
- : Rules suspended
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Read third
- : Ordered to a third reading
Votes
- Committee Vote - Senate Committee on Ways and Means (July 9, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed to be engrossed (November 5, 2025): 153 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Amendment 5 adopted, as changed (November 5, 2025): 154 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4706?
- H4706 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to improve Massachusetts home care.
- What does H4706 do?
- In its own words: An Act to improve Massachusetts home care. of the same, as follows.
- What is the status of H4706?
- In committee as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: Reported by H5627 (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4706?
- Adrianne Ramos (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4706?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4706
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