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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts bill adds pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency to newborn screening panel
Last action · January 8, 2026: Accompanied S1573Sponsor: John Keenan
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What This Bill Would Do
Massachusetts requires health authorities to add to the mandatory state newborn screening panel.
Expands the routine health tests administered to infants born in the state to include an additional genetic metabolic disorder.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Newborns
Infants born in the state will be routinely screened for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency.
Medical Providers
Hospitals and testing facilities must include the additional condition in their routine infant screening protocols.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 8, 2026SenateAccompanied S1573
- Jul 14, 2025JointHearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in A-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- Feb 27, 2025HouseHouse concurred
- Feb 27, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Health
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Analysis Score
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