Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2658: An Act to provide reproductive health care to incarcerated individuals
Status: In committee, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 169 the following section:- Section 170. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: “Contraceptive services,” contraceptive counseling and initiation, continuation, surveillance, and discontinuation of contraceptive methods. “Reversible birth control methods,” includes birth control methods other than sterilization, including but not limited to, intrauterine devices, the contraceptive implant, injectable medroxyprogesterone, combined oral contraceptive pills, progestin-only contraceptive pills, contraceptive patches, vaginal contraceptive rings, diaphragms, cervical caps, contraceptive sponges, internal and external condoms, and spermicides. “Emergency contraception,” birth control methods that are used to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse. “Nonprescription birth control methods,” birth control methods available without a prescription from a health care provider, including but not limited to internal and external condoms, spermicides, fertility awareness-based methods, and certain emergency contraceptive methods. “Undue barriers,” processes or procedures that are not in line with standards of medical care and that would cause significant expense or difficulty if carried out, including but not limited to barriers to transportation to appropriate clinical services, unreasonably delaying access to care, disclosure of personal information to correctional facility staff, and without requiring disclosure of personal information beyond what is medically necessary to safely prescribe …
Sponsors
- Jay Livingstone (D, 8th Suffolk) · primary sponsor
- Mindy Domb (D, 3rd Hampshire)
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire)
- Priscila Sousa (D)
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester)
- Samantha Montaño (D)
- Danillo Sena (D)
- Marjorie Decker (D, 25th Middlesex)
- Erika Uyterhoeven (D, 27th Middlesex)
- Manny Cruz (D)
- Tommy Vitolo (D, 15th Norfolk)
Latest actions
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/26/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (September 24, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H2658?
- H2658 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to provide reproductive health care to incarcerated individuals.
- What is the status of H2658?
- In committee as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2658?
- Jay Livingstone (D, 8th Suffolk), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H2658?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2658
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