Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H762: An Act relative to home care services
Status: In committee, July 29, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. The executive office of elder affairs, under authority granted in section 4 of chapter 19A of Massachusetts general laws, shall amend the Massachusetts home care regulations (651 CMR 3.00). Such amendment shall require home care program services be made available to persons diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis regardless of their age, if they are otherwise eligible for such services. The secretary for health and human services shall ensure that the relevant agencies under her purview promulgate regulations as necessary to implement this act.
Sponsors
- Mark Cusack (D, 5th Norfolk) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : New draft substituted, see H5612
- : Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
- : Rules suspended
- : 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
- : Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
- : Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5612
- : Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
Votes
- Committee Vote - House Committee on Ways and Means (July 28, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (April 9, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Aging and Independence (August 8, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H762?
- H762 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to home care services.
- What is the status of H762?
- In committee as of July 29, 2026. Latest action: New draft substituted, see H5612 (July 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored H762?
- Mark Cusack (D, 5th Norfolk).
- Where is the official record for H762?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H762
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