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H2430 • 2025

An Act including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening

An Act including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening

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Sponsor
Colleen M. Garry
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5234
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening

An Act including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2430) of Colleen M.
  • Garry for legislation to require the screening of newborns for Krabbe Disease and other lysomal storage disorders.
  • Public Health.

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. 2026-03-16 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5234

  2. 2025-07-14 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:45 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-07-14 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-07-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act including Krabbe Disease in newborn screening
By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2430) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to require the screening of newborns for Krabbe Disease and other lysomal storage disorders. Public Health.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2430

Section 110A of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, , is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ phenylketonuria ,” in line 2, the following words:-

Krabbe Leukodystrophy and other lysomal storage disorders, “

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