H 2655

  • Massachusetts House Bill
  • 194th Legislature (2025-2026)
  • Introduced in House
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

Abstract

By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2655) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative to providing protections for health care employees who are victims of violence or assault and battery. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

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Nov 19, 2025

House

New draft substituted, see H4767

House

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

House

Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

House

Rules suspended

Nov 18, 2025

House

Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

  • Referral-Committee
committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

House

Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4767

Jul 24, 2025

House

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
the committee on House Ways and Means committee on House Ways and Means

Apr 07, 2025

Massachusetts General Court

Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-1 & A-2

Feb 27, 2025

House

Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

  • Referral-Committee
committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Senate

Senate concurred

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