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H295 • 2025

An Act relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers

An Act relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers

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Sponsor
Steven George Xiarhos
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4911
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers

An Act relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 295) of Steven George Xiarhos relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers.
  • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

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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. 2026-01-12 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4911

  2. 2025-09-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  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 relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers
By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 295) of Steven George Xiarhos relative to Department of Transitional Assistance benefits for diapers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.295

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 117A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

In addition to any other payment, the department shall pay a sum of $30 per month for the purchase of diapers to a recipient for each dependent child, as defined in section 1 of chapter 118.

SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws, as amended by section 1 of chapter 11 of the acts of 2019, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-

In addition to any other payment, the department shall pay a sum of $30 per month for the purchase of diapers to a parent for each dependent child.

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