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H764 • 2025

An Act boosting flu prevention for seniors

An Act boosting flu prevention for seniors

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Sponsor
Marjorie C. Decker
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
Accompanied H760
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act boosting flu prevention for seniors

An Act boosting flu prevention for seniors By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act boosting flu prevention for seniors By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 764) of Marjorie C.
  • Decker relative to flu prevention for seniors.
  • Elder Affairs.

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. 2026-05-04 House

    Accompanied H760

  2. 2026-03-19 House

    Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026

  3. 2025-12-08 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  4. 2025-07-24 House

    Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  5. 2025-06-02 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/06/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:30 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  6. 2025-03-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  7. 2025-03-24 House

    Discharged to the committee on Public Health

  8. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs

  9. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act boosting flu prevention for seniors
By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 764) of Marjorie C. Decker relative to flu prevention for seniors. Elder Affairs.

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Bill H.764

SECTION 1. Section 51D of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is amended by adding, at the end thereof, the following new paragraph:

Each year from October 1 through February 1 of the following year and in accordance with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each hospital shall offer, prior to discharge, immunizations against influenza virus to all inpatients sixty-five years of age and older, unless contraindicated, and contingent upon the availability of the vaccine.

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