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H2194 • 2025

An Act petitioning for an emergency restraint bill

An Act petitioning for an emergency restraint bill

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Sponsor
Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5319 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act petitioning for an emergency restraint bill

An Act petitioning for an emergency restraint bill By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act petitioning for an emergency restraint bill By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2194) of Donald R.
  • Berthiaume, Jr., relative to emergency restraint and hospitalization.
  • Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5319 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-09-26 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act petitioning for an emergency restraint bill
By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2194) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., relative to emergency restraint and hospitalization. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2194

SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section 12 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “reception” the first time it appears, the words:- “, unless the person has been arrested and detained and a police officer has submitted a petition for hospitalization for such person under subsection (a)”

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