Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3141: An Act relative to primary care for you
Status: In committee, July 31, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 18, 2026:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 6D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “After-hours care” the following 2 definitions:- “Aggregate primary care baseline expenditures”, the sum of all primary care expenditures as defined by the center, in the commonwealth in the calendar year preceding the year in which the aggregate primary care expenditure target applies; provided, however, that such expenditures shall not include pharmaceuticals, including medically-administered drugs. “Aggregate primary care expenditure target”, the targeted sum set by the commission pursuant to section 9A of all primary care expenditures as defined by the center, in the commonwealth in the calendar year in which the aggregate primary care expenditure target applies; provided, however, that such expenditures shall not include pharmaceuticals, including medically-administered drugs. SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 6D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Hospital service corporation” the following definition:- “Independent primary care practice”, a medical practice owned by 1 or more licensed primary care providers that provides primary care services and is not owned or controlled by another entity, including, but not limited to, a health system, private equity company or corporation. SECTION 3. Said section 1 of said chapter 6D, as so appearing, is hereby …
Sponsors
- Jacob Oliveira (D)
- William Driscoll (D)
- John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth)
- Jason Lewis (D, Fifth Middlesex)
- Pavel Payano (D)
- Margaret Scarsdale (D)
- Michael Brady (D, Second Plymouth and Norfolk)
- Julian Cyr (D, Cape and Islands)
- Adam Scanlon (D, 14th Bristol)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- Mike Connolly (D, 26th Middlesex)
- Joanne Comerford (D, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Committee of conference appointed - (Michlewitz-Kilcoyne-Kane), in concurrence
- : House insisted on its amendment
- : Committee of conference appointed (Friedman-Cronin-Tarr)
- : Senate NON-concurred in the House amendment
- : Rules suspended
- : Passed to be engrossed - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 253)
- : Text of H5618, published as H5630
- : Consolidated amendment A adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 252)
- : Amendment 3 adopted, as changed
- : Amendment 110 adopted
Votes
- Passed to be engrossed (July 30, 2026): 158 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Consolidated amendment A adopted (July 30, 2026): 158 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - House Committee on Ways and Means (July 29, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed to be engrossed (June 18, 2026): 35 yea, 4 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S3141?
- S3141 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to primary care for you.
- What is the status of S3141?
- In committee as of July 31, 2026. Latest action: Committee of conference appointed - (Michlewitz-Kilcoyne-Kane), in concurrence (July 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3141?
- Jacob Oliveira (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3141?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3141
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