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H2235 • 2025

An Act ensuring safe disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets in the Commonwealth

An Act ensuring safe disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets in the Commonwealth

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Sponsor
Priscila S. Sousa
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 ensuring safe disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets in the Commonwealth

An Act ensuring safe disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets in the Commonwealth By Representative Sousa of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act ensuring safe disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets in the Commonwealth By Representative Sousa of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2235) of Priscila S.
  • Sousa relative to the disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets.
  • Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2025-08-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/15/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  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 ensuring safe disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets in the Commonwealth
By Representative Sousa of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2235) of Priscila S. Sousa relative to the disposal of hypodermic needles and lancets. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2235

SECTION 1. Section 27A of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the words “implementing this program “ in line 12 the following:

(b) (1) Sharps disposal programs must include the following:

(i) all pharmacies that sell or distribute hypodermic needles and lancets

(ii) all health clinics

(iii) all hospitals

(iv) all nursing home facilities

SECTION 2. Section 27A of chapter 94C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out in line 16 the words “establishing sharps collection centers in medical facilities and pharmacies;”.

SECTION 3. Section 27A of chapter 94C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out in line 25 the words “Medical facilities, pharmacies and participating municipal facilities” and inserting in place thereof the following words: “participating facilities”.

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