Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4933: An Act relative to colon cancer screening
Status: In committee, July 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 22, 2026:
SECTION 1. Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 35. (a) The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission coverage, starting at 30 years of age, for colorectal cancer screening as found medically necessary by the insured’s primary care physician, including: (i) Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years; (ii) Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 10 years plus FIT every year; (iii) KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA Array as frequent as medically necessary; (iv) FIT-DNA every year or every 3 years, as medically necessary; (v) FIT every year; (vi) HSgFOBT every year; (vii) CT colonography every 5 years; and (vii) colonoscopy every 5 or 10 years. For the purposes of this section the term “colonoscopy”, shall mean a colorectal cancer screening service procedure that enables a physician to examine visually the inside of a patient's entire colon and includes the concurrent removal of polyps or biopsy, or both. (b) Colorectal cancer screening services pursuant to subsection (a) performed under contract with the commission shall not be subject to any co-payment, deductible, coinsurance or other cost-sharing requirement. In addition, an insured shall not be subject to any additional charge for any service associated with a procedure or test for colorectal cancer screening, which may include 1 …
Sponsors
- Services, Joint Committee on Financial (I) · primary sponsor
- Bud Williams (D, 11th Hampden)
- Steven Xiarhos (R, 5th Barnstable)
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
- Dennis Gallagher (D)
- James Arciero (D, 2nd Middlesex)
- Colleen Garry (D)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : Reporting date extended to Thursday, December 31, 2026
- : Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
- : New draft of H1076
- : Reported from the committee on Financial Services
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (July 16, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Financial Services (December 16, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4933?
- H4933 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to colon cancer screening.
- What is the status of H4933?
- In committee as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4933?
- Services, Joint Committee on Financial (I), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4933?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4933
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