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MA H2493
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph McKenna
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AI Summary
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Prohibits all Massachusetts state agencies from funding advertising campaigns that dissuade pregnant women from using pregnancy resource centers
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Defines pregnancy resource centers as organizations that support expectant mothers and offer services including relationship counseling, prenatal education, pregnancy testing, diapers, baby clothes, and material supports
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Requires state agencies, including the Department of Public Health, to equally promote all facilities serving pregnant mothers, including both pregnancy resource centers and licensed medical facilities
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Renders unenforceable any existing state laws or regulations that conflict with these provisions
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Takes effect 90 days after passage
Legislative Description
Protecting pregnancy resource centers from taxpayer funded negative ad campaigns
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5235
3/16/2026