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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2559 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 865
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Barry R. Finegold
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act expanding the moral obligation bond program to acute care hospitals.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Barry R. FinegoldSecond Essex and Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2559 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 865
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 865) of Barry R. Finegold for
legislation to expand the moral obligation bond program to acute care hospitals. Health Care
Financing.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act expanding the moral obligation bond program to acute care hospitals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Paragraph (n1/2) of section 5 of chapter 614 of the acts of 1968, as inserted
2by section 47 of chapter 288 of the Acts of 2010, is hereby amended by striking out the words
3“community hospitals” and inserting in place thereof the following:- acute care hospitals.
4 SECTION 2. Subsection (g) of section 10 of said chapter 614, as amended by section 21
5of chapter 9 of the Acts of 2011, is hereby further amended by striking out the words
6“community hospital” in each instance in which they appear and inserting in place thereof the
7following:- “acute care hospital”.
8 SECTION 3. Said subsection (g) of said section 10 of said chapter 614, as so appearing,
9is hereby further amended by striking out the words “community hospitals” in each instance in
10which they appear and inserting in place thereof the following:- “acute care hospitals”.
11 SECTION 4. Said subsection (g) of said section 10 of said chapter 614, as so appearing,
12is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (12) in its entirety.