An Act to establish a window falls prevention program within the Department of Public Health and mandate window guards in residential homes AKA "Zella Ray's Law"

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By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2616) of Colleen M. Garry relative to window guards in residential homes. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 27, 2025
Last action: Sep 22, 2025 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Session: 194th
Momentum: 40 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 13%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum -2 40/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 392 days quiet

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