Senate Ways and Means Vice Chair
Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov
State House
24 Beacon St.
Room 313
Boston, MA, 02133
Room 313
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-1432
| Bill | Docket | Bill Pinslip/Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.318 | SD.2178 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 318) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Christina A. Minicucci, Vanna Howard, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student sex education. Education. | |
| S.362 | SD.1307 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 362) of Jason M. Lewis, Susan L. Moran, Rebecca L. Rausch, Eric P. Lesser and other members of the Senate for legislation to provide affordable and accessible high quality early education and care to promote child development and well-being and support the economy in the Commonwealth. Education. | |
| S.434 | SD.1722 | By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 434) of Michael J. Barrett, Harriette L. Chandler, Elizabeth A. Malia, Tami L. Gouveia and other members of the General Court for legislation to restore financial transparency in presidential elections. Election Laws. | |
| S.459 | SD.1002 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 459) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Eric P. Lesser, Jason M. Lewis, Thomas M. Stanley and other members of the General Court for legislation to foster voter opportunities, trust, equity and security. Election Laws. | |
| S.524 | SD.146 | By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 524) of James B. Eldridge, Ruth B. Balser, Tami L. Gouveia, Brendan P. Crighton and other members of the General Court for legislation to preserve open space in the commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.756 | SD.1285 | By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 756) of Julian Cyr, Elizabeth A. Malia, Patrick M. O'Connor, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to step therapy and patient safety. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.868 | SD.565 | By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 868) of Joanne M. Comerford, Jason M. Lewis, Jack Patrick Lewis, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to empower cities and towns to impose a fee on certain real estate transactions to support affordable housing. Housing. | |
| S.889 | SD.1667 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 889) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jack Patrick Lewis, Sal N. DiDomenico, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the stabilization of rents and evictions in towns and cities facing distress in the housing market. Housing. | |
| S.920 | SD.697 | By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 920) of Joseph A. Boncore, Cindy F. Friedman, Jack Patrick Lewis, Elizabeth A. Malia and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults. The Judiciary. | |
| S.921 | SD.798 | By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 921) of Joseph A. Boncore, Boston City Councilor, Lydia Edwards, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES). The Judiciary. | |
| S.937 | SD.292 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 937) of Harriette L. Chandler, Kay Khan, Jack Patrick Lewis, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to end child marriage in Massachusetts. The Judiciary. | |
| S.956 | SD.1183 | By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 956) of Joanne M. Comerford, Adam Gomez, Brendan P. Crighton, Julian Cyr and other members of the Senate for legislation to protect LGBTQ victims. The Judiciary. | |
| S.980 | SD.1355 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 980) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Jack Patrick Lewis, Kay Khan, Christopher Hendricks and other members of the General Court for legislation to expunge juvenile and young adult records. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1179 | SD.774 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1179) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Eric P. Lesser, Jason M. Lewis, Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1276 | SD.2133 | By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1276) of Julian Cyr and Cindy F. Friedman for legislation to address barriers to care for mental health. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | |
| S.1454 | SD.300 | By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1454) of Eric P. Lesser, Anne M. Gobi, Cindy F. Friedman, Harriette L. Chandler and other members of the General Court for legislation to streamline COVID-19 vaccination sign-up in Massachusetts. Public Health. | |
| S.1562 | SD.1503 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1562) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Jack Patrick Lewis, Michael J. Barrett and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to crime gun data reporting and analysis. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1566 | SD.2032 | By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1566) of Julian Cyr, Jack Patrick Lewis, Maria Duaime Robinson, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote rehabilitation including guaranteed health, treatment, and safety for incarcerated LGBTQI+ People. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1570 | SD.1888 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1570) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Joanne M. Comerford, Brendan P. Crighton and Michael J. Barrett for legislation relative to fire safety education in schools and colleges. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1579 | SD.532 | By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1579) of James B. Eldridge, Ruth B. Balser, Liz Miranda, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1897 | SD.172 | By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1897) of Eric P. Lesser, Patrick M. O'Connor, Jason M. Lewis, Bruce E. Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenue. | |
| S.1919 | SD.1799 | By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1919) of Joan B. Lovely, Bradford Hill, Thomas P. Walsh, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to real estate tax abatements to help businesses impacted by the Phase IV reopening plan. Revenue. | |
| S.1973 | SD.1592 | By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1973) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Jason M. Lewis, Joan B. Lovely, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation to advance and promote genocide education. Revenue. | |
| S.2027 | SD.664 | By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2027) of Joanne M. Comerford, Jack Patrick Lewis, Jason M. Lewis, Kay Khan and other members of the General Court for legislation for the issuance of an annual proclamation by the Governor to designate the second Monday in October as indigenous people's day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.2030 | SD.1774 | By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2030) of Joanne M. Comerford, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Jack Patrick Lewis, Erika Uyterhoeven and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a jail and prison construction moratorium. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.2082 | SD.2143 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2082) of Jason M. Lewis, Kay Khan, Joanne M. Comerford, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to modernize participation in public meetings. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.2136 | SD.2205 | By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2136) of Joseph A. Boncore, Jack Patrick Lewis, Joanne M. Comerford, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to transition Massachusetts to clean electricity, heating, and transportation. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2166 | HD.2456 | By Mr. Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2166) of Kenneth I. Gordon and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) for legislation to change the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Burlington to select board. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.2168 | HD.304 | By Mr. Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2168) of Richard M. Haggerty, Michelle L. Ciccolo and Cindy F. Friedman (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to amend the charter of the city of Woburn to change the name of the members of the city council from "alderman" to "city councilor". Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.2200 | SD.834 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2200) of Jason M. Lewis, Kenneth I. Gordon, Jack Patrick Lewis, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a comprehensive statewide policy concerning streaming entertainment services and the recovery of municipal costs for the management and maintenance of digital infrastructure. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.2251 | SD.1246 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2251) of Bruce E. Tarr, Adam Gomez, Lori A. Ehrlich, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. | |
| S.2282 | SD.411 | By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2282) of Joanne M. Comerford, Jason M. Lewis, Julian Cyr, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification. Transportation. | |
| S.2289 | SD.273 | By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2289) of Brendan P. Crighton, Adam Gomez, Harriette L. Chandler, Adam G. Hinds and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency. Transportation. | |
| S.2304 | SD.2040 | By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2304) of Julian Cyr, Joanne M. Comerford, Jack Patrick Lewis, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to eliminate debt-based incarceration and suspensions. Transportation. | |
| S.2495 | Senate, July 19, 2021 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 318) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Christina A. Minicucci, Vanna Howard, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student sex education; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 615) of Natalie M. Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis and others for legislation to authorize a consent program to prevent and reduce the incidence of sexual assault; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 673) of James J. O'Day, Vanna Howard and others relative to public schools choosing to teach human sexual education or human sexuality issues, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2495). | ||
| S.2525 | Senate, September 13, 2021 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 370) of Michael O. Moore, John C. Velis and Eric P. Lesser for legislation to establish a hate crimes grant program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1973) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Jason M. Lewis, Joan B. Lovely, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation to advance and promote genocide education; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 563) of Michael S. Day and others relative to the establishment of a grant program for the education and prevention of hate crimes and incidences of bias in public schools; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 692) of Jeffrey N. Roy and others relative to requiring instruction on the Holocaust and genocide in public schools, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2525) (Representative Pease of Westfield dissenting). | ||
| S.2534 | An Act relative to healthy youth | ||
| S.2540 | Senate, September 23, 2021 -- Text of the Senate Bill relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification (being the text of Senate, No. 2533, printed as amended). | ||
| S.2541 | Senate, September 23, 2021 -- Text of the Senate Bill relative to healthy youth (being the text of Senate, No. 2534, printed as amended) | ||
| S.2545 | SENATE, Thursday, September 30, 2021 - The committee on Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill fostering voter opportunities, trust, equity and security (Senate, No. 459),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2545). | ||
| S.2554 | Senate, October 6, 2021 -- Text of the Senate Bill fostering voter opportunities, trust, equity and security (being the text of Senate, No. 2545, printed as amended) | ||
| S.2557 | Senate, October 14, 2021 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill concerning genocide education (Senate, No. 2525),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2557). | ||
| S.2584 | An Act addressing barriers to care for mental health | ||
| S.2607 | SD.2588 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2607) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Joanne M. Comerford and Cindy F. Friedman for legislation to stop mass shootings. The Judiciary. | |
| S.2651 | An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency | ||
| S.2676 | Senate, February 10, 2022 -- The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 207) of Cindy F. Friedman and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation relative to the disclosure of toxic chemicals in children’s products; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 939) of James K. Hawkins, Tami L. Gouveia and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to direct the Department of Environmental Protection to publish a toxic chemicals of concern consumer products list, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2676). | ||
| S.2695 | Senate, February 10, 2022 -- Text of the Senate Bill relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency (being the text of Senate, No. 2651, printed as amended). | ||
| S.2704 | Senate, February 17, 2022 -- The committee on Rules, to whom was referred the Senate Bill designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day (Senate, No. 2059),-- reports, that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session with an amendment substituting a new draft entitled “An Act designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day, also known as Quock Walker Day" (Senate, No. 2704). | ||
| S.2837 | Senate, April 19, 2022 -- The committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 980) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Jack Patrick Lewis, Kay Khan, Christopher Hendricks and other members of the General Court for legislation to expunge juvenile and young adult records; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1531) of Marjorie C. Decker, Kay Khan and others relative to the expungement of juvenile and young adult records, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2837). | ||
| S.2883 | Senate, May 19, 2022 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 288) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Elizabeth A. Malia, Patrick M. O'Connor and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation relative to universal prekindergarten access; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 312) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to improve literacy skills; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 317) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael O. Moore, Brendan P. Crighton, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to rates of payment for early childhood education and care programs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 319) of Sal N. DiDomenico and James B. Eldridge for legislation to ensure high quality pre-kindergarten education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 320) of Diana DiZoglio for legislation to establish an online system to process background checks by the Department of Early Education and Care; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 339) of Adam Gomez for legislation to create a disproportionate share childcare provider fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 358) of Jason M. Lewis and Jack Patrick Lewis for legislation to preserve early education support for families; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 362) of Jason M. Lewis, Susan L. Moran, Rebecca L. Rausch, Eric P. Lesser and other members of the Senate for legislation to provide affordable and accessible high quality early education and care to promote child development and well-being and support the economy in the Commonwealth; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 393) of Walter F. Timilty, James M. Murphy and Hannah Kane for legislation to strengthen the background checks process, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2883). | ||
| S.2924 | Senate, June 9, 2022 -- Report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the House amendment to the Senate Bill fostering voter opportunities, trust, equity and security (Senate, No. 2554) (amended by the House by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of House document numbered 4367; and by inserting an before the enacting clause an emergency preamble),-- reports, a “Bill fostering voter opportunities, trust, equity and security" (Senate, No. 2924). | ||
| S.2973 | An Act to expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care | ||
| S.2997 | Senate, July 7, 2022 -- Text of the Senate Bill to expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care (being the text of Senate, No. 2979, printed as amended) | ||
| S.3003 | Senate, July 13, 2022 -- Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill expanding protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care (House, No. 4954) (being the text of Senate, No. 2996, printed as amended) | ||
| S.3097 | An Act addressing barriers to care for mental health | ||
| H.3464 | HD.1476 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3464) of Sean Garballey and Cindy F. Friedman relative to regulating the traffic utilization of Route 60 in the town of Arlington and the city of Medford. Transportation. | |
| H.3820 | HD.3563 | By Mr. Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 9) of Richard M. Haggerty, Cindy F. Friedman and Michelle L. Ciccolo (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to allow the mayor of the city of Woburn to fill vacancies on the Board of Trustees of the Woburn Library Corporation. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.3891 | HD.4207 | By Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3891) of Michelle L. Ciccolo (by vote of the town) that the town of Lexington be authorized to establish a commercial linkage fee to certain commercial construction building permits issued by said town for the purpose of affordable housing. Housing. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.3893 | HD.4209 | By Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3893) of Michelle L. Ciccolo and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Lexington be authorized to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.3947 | Substituted by the House, on motion of Ms. Garlick of Needham, for a Bill to amend the charter of the city of Woburn to change the name of the members of the city council from "alderman" to "city councilor" (House, No. 2168, changed) [Local Approval Received]. July 14, 2021. | ||
| H.4202 | HD.4461 | By Ms. Meschino of Hull, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joan Meschino and others relative to waivers for non-fault overpayments of certain unemployment insurance benefits. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.4314 | HD.1715 | By Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 7B) of Michelle L. Ciccolo, Cindy F. Friedman and Michael J. Barrett (by vote of the town) relative to a community housing surcharge in the town of Lexington. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| H.4876 | HD.5184 | By Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4876) of Michelle L. Ciccolo and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Lexington be authorized to allow remote participation at town meetings in said town. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.5377 | HD.5490 | By Representatives Haggerty of Woburn and Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5377) of Richard M. Haggerty, Michelle L. Ciccolo and Cindy F. Friedman (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Woburn be authorized to extend the time for the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses in said city. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] |
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.