Status: Passed House 158-0 (November 19, 2025) — Pending Senate Action as of May 2026. The Massachusetts Nurses Association held a State House Day of Action on May 5, 2026 to press the Senate to act. Senate must pass the bill before formal sessions end July 31, 2026 for it to reach the Governor this session. Senate sponsor Sen. Joan Lovely has publicly stated the votes are likely there if the bill is brought to the floor.
Bill Number: MA H.4767 (companion S.1718)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Category: Healthcare Workplace Violence
Industries: Healthcare, Senior Living
Enacted Date: N/A — Pending Senate action
Effective Date: TBD
Summary: Massachusetts H.4767 requires all hospitals to complete facility-specific risk assessments and implement comprehensive workplace violence prevention programs tailored to those findings. The bill includes paid leave for healthcare workers injured in workplace violence incidents and represents historic cooperation among the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA), Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), and 1199SEIU. The bill passed the House unanimously 158-0 on November 19, 2025. The Senate companion (S.1718) remains in committee, and the bill is on a hard deadline of July 31, 2026 (end of formal sessions in the 194th General Court). H.4767 would also bring Massachusetts in line with more than 30 other states by classifying assault on a healthcare worker as a felony — up to 5 years for assault causing bodily injury and up to 10 years for assault causing serious bodily injury.
Requirements: Facility-specific risk assessments; comprehensive workplace violence prevention programs; frontline staff engagement in developing assessments and plans; workforce-informed training; written prevention plans available to all employees and labor organizations; DPH licensing-based enforcement; regular reporting; paid leave for workers injured in workplace violence incidents; felony classification for assault on healthcare workers in the line of duty.
Affected Entities: All hospitals in Massachusetts.
IntelliSee Relevance: High — IntelliSee’s AI-powered weapon detection, fall detection, and aggressive-behavior monitoring directly support the risk assessment, prevention program, and incident documentation requirements this legislation would mandate. Continuous AI monitoring functions as an engineering control that demonstrates a documented effort to identify and mitigate workplace violence hazards under the prevention program structure H.4767 contemplates.
Related Legislation
- New York Hospital Violence Prevention Program Act (S5294-B / A203-B)
- Oregon Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention (SB 537)
- Virginia Hospital Security Requirements (HB 2269 / SB 1260)
- Utah Healthcare Workplace Violence Reporting (HB 380)
- Kentucky Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Refinement (HB 713)
- Missouri Hospital Workplace Violence Prevention (HB 3401)
- Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178 / S. 1600)
- Federal H.R. 2531 – Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act