{"id":2165,"date":"2022-10-21T22:16:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T02:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/?p=2165"},"modified":"2022-10-21T22:16:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T02:16:13","slug":"chapter-348-an-act-to-reduce-racial-inequalities-in-maternal-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/2022\/10\/21\/chapter-348-an-act-to-reduce-racial-inequalities-in-maternal-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 348, An Act to Reduce Racial Inequalities in Maternal Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span>1. Procedural History and Bill Versions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/An-Act-to-Reduce-Racial-Inequalities-in-Maternal-Health-Acts-of-2020-Chapter-348.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Act to Reduce Racial Inequalities in Maternal Health &#8211; Acts of 2020 Chapter 348<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H1949.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H1949<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H4448.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H4448<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/H4818.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H4818<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/S2865.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S2865<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-instatrac-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/app\/bill\/151052#text-tab\">MassTrac text comparisons of H1949, H4448, H4818, and S2865<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>2. Committee Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/MassTrac-Testimony-and-Lobbying-Information-for-H1949.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MassTrac Testimony and Lobbying Information for H1949<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>3. Floor Documents &amp; Conference Committee Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/Amendment-1-to-H4818.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amendment 1 to H4818<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/Amendment-2-to-H4818.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amendment 2 to H4818<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/masslaw\/files\/2022\/10\/Senate-Roll-Call-H4818.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Roll Call &#8211; H4818<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-instatrac-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/app\/bill\/151052#text-tab\">MassTrac: House Floor Debate of H4818 &#8211; June 30, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-instatrac-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/app\/bill\/151245#text-tab\">MassTrac: Senate Floor Debate of S2865 &#8211; July 30, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20201274\">State House News: Advances &#8211; Week of June 14, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/202159\">State House News: Advances &#8211; Week of Jan. 10, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20211195\">State House News: Advances &#8211; Week of June 20, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20201399\">State House News: House Session Summary &#8211; Monday, June 29, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20201409\">State House News: House Session Summary &#8211; Tuesday, June 30, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20201436\">State House News: Senate Session Summary &#8211; Thursday, July 2, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20201669\">State House News: Senate Session Summary &#8211; Thursday, July 30, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/202126\">State House News: House Session Summary &#8211; Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/202127\">State House News: Senate Session Summary &#8211; Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>4. Executive Action Documents<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/202193\">State House News: Baker Signs Bill Creating Maternal Health Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/massachusetts-state-priorities-2020-2025\">Massachusetts State Priorities 2020-2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span>5. Press Reports (links only)<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2021\/02\/23\/black-maternal-mortality-health-task-force-massachusetts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. Is Failing Mothers of Color\u2014But Massachusetts Is Fighting Back<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ywcasema.org\/2021\/01\/action-alert-urge-governor-baker-now-to-sign-h-4818-an-act-to-reduce-racial-inequities-in-maternal-health\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACTION ALERT: Urge Governor Baker NOW to sign H.4818, An act to reduce racial inequities in maternal health<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/2020\/07\/14\/mabillh4818\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MA Senate, Bill H. 4818 &#8211; An Act to Reduce Racial Inequities in Maternal Health<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/politics\/2020\/06\/every-mother-counts-massachusetts-house-passes-bill-to-study-racial-disparities-in-maternal-health.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;Every mother counts\u2019: Massachusetts House passes bill to study racial disparities in maternal health<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/karenspilka.com\/updates\/2021\/1\/6\/3lepl0v76s100q3b1p128h6ferowrw\">Legislature Passes Racial Justice and Maternal Health Equity Resolve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20201234\">State House News: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board Diversity Bills in Committee as Session Winds Down<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20201232\">State House News: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lunch Briefs: Senate Voting Bill Debate | \u201cAngry and Heartbroken\u201d | Future of Bars<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www-statehousenews-com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/news\/20201230\">State House News: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Committee Backs Bill on Racial Disparities in Maternal Health<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Procedural History and Bill Versions An Act to Reduce Racial Inequalities in Maternal Health &#8211; Acts of 2020 Chapter 348 H1949 H4448 H4818 S2865 MassTrac text comparisons of H1949, H4448, H4818, and S2865 2. Committee Documents MassTrac Testimony and Lobbying Information for H1949 3. Floor Documents &amp; Conference Committee Documents Amendment 1 to H4818 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21202,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2165"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2764,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2165\/revisions\/2764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/masslaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}