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H 4025

Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026

2025-2026 Regular Session

Establishes an 11-member special commission to evaluate EOHHS's size, structure, and effectiveness, explore subagency splits, and report findings by Oct 1, 2026.

Act No. 69
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Bill Summary · H 4025

Summary: H.4025 — An Act relative to the organization of EOHHS

Purpose and intent

H.4025 proposes the creation of a special commission to study the effectiveness of the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS). The commission would evaluate the current size and administrative structure of EOHHS and assess how well it fulfills its legislative mandate. It would also explore feasible alternative organizational configurations, including the possibility of dividing EOHHS into smaller subagencies.

Key provisions

  • Establishment of a special commission to study EOHHS’s effectiveness and organizational structure.
  • The commission shall evaluate:
    • Current number of EOHHS employees and the agency’s administrative structure.
    • The office’s effectiveness in fulfilling its legislative mandate.
    • Feasibility and potential effectiveness of alternative configurations, including dividing EOHHS into smaller subagencies.
  • Membership (11 total):
    • 1) The secretary of health and human services.
    • 2) One member appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.
    • 3) One member appointed by the Senate president.
    • 4) Eight members appointed by the governor, with specific expertise distributed as:
    • 3 with experience in public health administration.
    • 3 with experience in private healthcare administration.
    • 2 with experience in the administration of social services.
  • Reporting deadline: Not later than October 1, 2026, the commission must file a report with findings and any legislative or regulatory recommendations to:
    • Clerks of the House and Senate.
    • Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.
    • Joint Committee on Public Health.

Commission composition and process

  • The inclusion of the EOHHS secretary ensures executive leadership perspective.
  • Appointments by the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor provide legislative and executive engagement across branches.
  • The mix of public health, private healthcare, and social services experience is intended to provide broad operational and policy insight.

Timeline and procedural details

  • Introduced: April 10, 2025.
  • Filed: January 9, 2025 (House Docket No. 405; House No. 4025).
  • Hearing: Scheduled for June 25, 2025 (10:00 AM–1:00 PM in Room A-1).
  • Legislative actions: Senate concurrence on April 14, 2025; Referred to the Committee on Public Health on April 10, 2025.
  • Reporting date extension: The bill’s reporting date has been extended to Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
  • Final deadline for findings: October 1, 2026.

Who would be affected

  • EOHHS as an agency would be the subject of the study and potential organizational recommendations.
  • Legislative bodies (House and Senate clerks; Joint Committees on Health Care Financing and Public Health) would receive the commission’s report and recommendations.
  • Possible downstream effects include changes to EOHHS structure, including the creation of subagencies, if such changes are recommended and enacted.

Potential impact

  • Provides a structured, external evaluation of EOHHS’s efficiency, effectiveness, and organizational design.
  • Could inform potential reforms or reorganization within EOHHS, including possible subdivision into subagencies.
  • No explicit fiscal provisions are stated in the bill; any costs would depend on future commission activities and subsequent legislative action.

Related legislation

  • HD 405 (noted as replacing this bill).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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