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S828 • 2025

An Act relative to health purchasing cooperatives

An Act relative to health purchasing cooperatives

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Sponsor
Bruce E. Tarr
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see S2972
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to health purchasing cooperatives

An Act relative to health purchasing cooperatives By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to health purchasing cooperatives By Mr.
  • Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 828) of Bruce E.
  • Tarr for legislation relative to health purchasing cooperatives.

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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. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Accompanied a study order, see S2972

  2. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  3. 2025-10-15 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/27/2025 from 10:30 AM-04:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to health purchasing cooperatives
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 828) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to health purchasing cooperatives. Financial Services.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.828

SECTION 1. Section 12 of Chapter 176J of the General Laws as appearing in the 2022 edition is hereby amended in line 35 by striking the number "6" and inserting in place thereof the following:- "8"

SECTION 2. Said section 12 of chapter 176J of the General Laws is hereby amended in line 39 by striking the number "85,000" and inserting in place thereof the following:-"100,000"

SECTION 3. Section 13(b) of chapter 176J of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking subsection (v) in its entirety.

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