Joint Committee on Public Health reports Co-Chair Sánchez’ bill preventing the sale of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to minors, restricting use in public places favorably from Committee BOSTON— The Joint Committee on Public Health voted its approval of legislation ...
Category: Legislative
Public Health Committee Approves Sánchez Specialty Pharmacy Licensing and Drug Safety Bill
Committee advances legislation penned by co-chair Jeffrey Sánchez to improve licensing and oversight of compounding pharmacies, enforce strict quality standards for compounded drugs, and reform operations at State Board of Pharmacy BOSTON—The Joint Committee on Public Hea ...
Sánchez and Colleagues Pass FY14 Budget to Improve Public Health and Community
BOSTON—Representative Jeffrey Sánchez joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives today in passing a fiscal year 2014 budget agreed upon by a conference committee comprised of Senate and Representative membership. Representative Sánchez advocated for increased f ...
Representative Sánchez Testifies on Medical Debt Bill
Representative Jeffrey Sánchez testifies to the Health Care Financing Committee on bill that would reduce patient medical debt in the Commonwealth BOSTON—Representative Jeffrey Sánchez, House Chairman of the Committee on Public Health, testified today before the Committee ...
Sánchez Closing Statement on Compounding Pharmacy Hearing
BOSTON—Representative Jeffrey Sánchez, House Chairman of the Joint Committee on Public Health issued the following statement at the conclusion of today’s Joint Committee on Public Health Pharmacy Practice and Compounding Hearing: Since late September, when the fungal men ...
Children’s Investment Fund Supports Legislation to Create $45 Million in Public Loans and Grants to Improve Child Care Facilities
Boston, Mass. (February 14, 2013) – The Children’s Investment Fund has filed legislation for capital bond financing that will authorize $45 million over five years for early childhood education (ECE) and out-of-school time (OST) facilities that serve children living in low-i ...
Representative Sánchez Hosting the National Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs’ Annual Meeting
Boston- State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez is pleased to welcome his colleagues from the Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs (BHCC) to their annual meeting in his hometown of Boston. Mayor Thomas M. Menino will graciously host the members of the BHCC within the city of Boston ...