Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4767: An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence
Status: In committee, July 23, 2026
What the bill says
An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
From the introduced text, November 18, 2025:
An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to require health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety. of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 250. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: "Bodily injury", substantial impairment of the physical condition, including, but not limited to, any burn, fracture of any bone, subdural hematoma, injury to any internal organ or any injury which occurs as the result of repeated harm to any bodily function or organ, including human skin. of "Employee", an individual employed by or under contract for employment with an independent entity or a third-party vendor at a health care facility, by a health care employer, who is providing health care services at, volunteering at or participating in an educational course of instruction at a health care facility. "Health care employer", any individual, partnership, association, corporation, trust or any person or group of persons operating …
Sponsors
- Francisco Paulino (D)
- John Lawn (D)
- John Mahoney (D, 13th Worcester)
- Sean Reid (D)
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
- Mike Connolly (D, 26th Middlesex)
- Christopher Flanagan (D)
- Kristin Kassner (D)
- Michael Kushmerek (D, 3rd Worcester)
- Steven Owens (D, 29th Middlesex)
- Hannah Kane (R, 11th Worcester)
- Mindy Domb (D, 3rd Hampshire)
Latest actions
- : Committee of conference appointed (Friedman-Lovely-Dooner), in concurrence
- : Senate insisted on its amendment
- : Committee of conference appointed - (Day-Fluker-Reid-Kane)
- : House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
- : Rules suspended
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Read third
- : Ordered to a third reading
- : Reprinted, as amended, see S3184
- : Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3171
Votes
- Committee Vote - Senate Committee on Ways and Means (July 9, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed to be engrossed (November 19, 2025): 158 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4767?
- H4767 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
- What does H4767 do?
- In its own words: An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence.
- What is the status of H4767?
- In committee as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: Committee of conference appointed (Friedman-Lovely-Dooner), in concurrence (July 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4767?
- Francisco Paulino (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4767?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4767
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