Protecting from environmental hazards
Regulate chemicals and create programs to manage environmental health risks.
16 bills
- Introduced
- 2,213
- In committee
- 437
- Past committee
- 9
- Became law
- 15
What they fight over
Legislatures are debating how to structure state health agencies, address environmental threats, and ensure equitable access to care.
The 120 closest matches, grouped by what they would change.
Fixing local health gaps
Improve local systems to reduce disparities in public health service delivery.
10 bills
Supporting health workers
Ensure fair pay, benefits, and protections for public health professionals.
10 bills
- An Act relative to proper classification of health care workers during a public health emergencyIn committee
- An Act relative to the sustainability of public health dental hygienists through adequate reimbursementsIntroduced
- An Act relative to public safety and public health worker protectionsIntroduced
Building state health institutions
Establish new institutes and divisions within the department of public health.
5 bills
Addressing health inequities
Recognize racism as a crisis and create equitable public health approaches.
3 bills
What moved
See every billStill able to pass
The furthest along among bills whose session is still open.
- An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Bartlett, an employee of the department of public healthPassed first chamber
- An Act establishing an ecologically-based mosquito management program in the Commonwealth to protect public healthReported from committee
- Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health mattersIn committee
- An Act relative to proper classification of health care workers during a public health emergencyIn committee
In the news
Reporting on up to 20 of the bills shown here. This is a sample, and coverage may be incomplete.
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