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H272 • 2025

An Act to protect maternal health

An Act to protect maternal health

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Sponsor
Samantha Montaño
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to protect maternal health

An Act to protect maternal health By Representative Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to protect maternal health By Representative Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 272) of Samantha Montaño, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Natalie M.
  • Higgins relative to financial assistance for maternal health.
  • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 House

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

  2. 2025-10-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to protect maternal health
By Representative Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 272) of Samantha Montaño, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Natalie M. Higgins relative to financial assistance for maternal health. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.272

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of transitional assistance

shall provide financial assistance

to an otherwise eligible pregnant person with no dependent child beginning when the pregnancy is verified, provided that such assistance

shall be the amount for one person under the transitional aid to families with dependent children program.

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