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The 191st General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Senator James B. Eldridge Democrat - Middlesex and Worcester

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  SD.2422 Senate, May 6, 2019 -- Order (Senator Eldridge) relative to placing the proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission (Senate No. 13) on the calendar of the joint session of the two Houses for the 2019-2020 session.
S.13  SD.895 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 13) of James B. Eldridge for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to establish an independent redistricting commission. Election Laws.
S.43  SD.857 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 43) of James B. Eldridge, Steven Ultrino, Joseph A. Boncore, Bruce E. Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.44  SD.894 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 44) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost, Bruce E. Tarr and Mary S. Keefe for legislation to promote financial stability and asset development. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.83  SD.1361 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 83) of James B. Eldridge, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Rebecca L. Rausch, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails. Community Development and Small Businesses.
S.84  SD.1846 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 84) of James B. Eldridge, Tami L. Gouveia, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Jennifer E. Benson for legislation relative to universal basic income. Community Development and Small Businesses.
S.142  SD.893 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 142) of James B. Eldridge, Michael O. Moore and Denise Provost for legislation to provide municipal control of liquor licenses. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.400  SD.889 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 400) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost and Mary S. Keefe for legislation relative to fair elections. Election Laws.
S.401  SD.891 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 401) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost, Rebecca L. Rausch, Mike Connolly and others for legislation relative to corporations, shareholders, and political expenditures. Election Laws.
S.459  SD.862 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 459) of James B. Eldridge, Ruth B. Balser, Jason M. Lewis, Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect the natural resources of the commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.460  SD.886 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 460) of James B. Eldridge and Denise Provost for legislation to improve municipal water infrastructure. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.461  SD.887 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 461) of James B. Eldridge, Michael J. Barrett, Jennifer E. Benson, Denise Provost and others for legislation to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.462  SD.896 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 462) of James B. Eldridge, Lori A. Ehrlich, Jack Patrick Lewis, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to plastic bag reduction. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.463  SD.1366 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 463) of James B. Eldridge, Brian W. Murray, Jack Patrick Lewis, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect pollinators by eliminating harmful products. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.464  SD.1824 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 464) of James B. Eldridge, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to environmental justice and toxics reduction in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.578  SD.859 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 578) of James B. Eldridge, Paul Brodeur, Tram T. Nguyen, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to fairness in debt collection. Financial Services.
S.579  SD.861 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 579) of James B. Eldridge, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the Massachusetts infrastructure bank. Financial Services.
S.580  SD.865 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 580) of James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to commonwealth automobile reinsurers. Financial Services.
S.581  SD.871 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 581) of James B. Eldridge for legislation to modernize the Credit Union Laws. Financial Services.
S.582  SD.884 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 582) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to ensure access to medications. Financial Services.
S.683  SD.2062 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 683) of James B. Eldridge, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Denise C. Garlick, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish Medicare for all in Massachusetts. Health Care Financing.
S.744  SD.1415 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 744) of James B. Eldridge, Natalie M. Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation to guarantee debt-free public higher education. Higher Education.
H.771  HD.134 By Representative Ehrlich of Marblehead and Senator Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 771) of Lori A. Ehrlich, James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to reduce plastic bag pollution by requiring the availability of reusable bags at certain stores. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.797  SD.864 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 797) of James B. Eldridge, Harriette L. Chandler, Jason M. Lewis, Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program. Housing.
S.798  SD.873 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 798) of James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and Tram T. Nguyen for legislation relative to credit building. Housing.
S.799  SD.1173 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 799) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost, Mary S. Keefe and Mike Connolly for legislation to create affordable housing in every community. Housing.
S.931  SD.875 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 931) of James B. Eldridge, Mike Connolly, Mary S. Keefe, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to prevent unnecessary vacancies in foreclosed homes. The Judiciary.
S.1068  SD.1182 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1068) of James B. Eldridge, Jack Patrick Lewis, Christopher Hendricks, Daniel J. Hunt and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect injured workers. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1143  SD.879 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1143) of James B. Eldridge, Michael O. Moore, Bruce E. Tarr and Denise Provost for legislation relative to equity in suicide prevention. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
S.1182  SD.877 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1182) of James B. Eldridge and Denise Provost for legislation to encourage municipal recycling and composting. Municipalities and Regional Government.
S.1183  SD.883 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1183) of James B. Eldridge and Denise Provost for legislation relative to the effective enforcement of municipal ordinances and bylaws. Municipalities and Regional Government.
S.1256  SD.881 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1256) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to prohibit the participation of health care professionals in the torture and abuse of prisoners. Public Health.
S.1401  SD.926 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1401) of James B. Eldridge, Ruth B. Balser, Liz Miranda, Nika C. Elugardo 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.1515  SD.930 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1515) of James B. Eldridge, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Bruce E. Tarr, Jennifer E. Benson and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters. Public Service.
S.1516  SD.1177 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1516) of James B. Eldridge, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the divestment of state pension funds from nuclear weapons. Public Service.
H.1632  HD.3646 By Representative Gouveia of Acton and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1632) of Tami L. Gouveia, James B. Eldridge and others that the Department of Housing and Community Development establish a pilot program to demonstrate the individual, family, and community economic impacts and state-level cost savings of a universal basic income. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1645  SD.860 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1645) of James B. Eldridge, Carolyn C. Dykema, Mike Connolly, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to mitigate water resource impacts. Revenue.
S.1646  SD.863 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1646) of James B. Eldridge, Marjorie C. Decker, Jason M. Lewis, Tram T. Nguyen and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve the earned income credit for healthier families. Revenue.
S.1647  SD.872 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1647) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost, Mary S. Keefe, Sal N. DiDomenico and others for legislation to close the single sales factor tax loophole. Revenue.
S.1838  SD.876 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1838) of James B. Eldridge for legislation to expand access to public records. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1839  SD.878 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1839) of James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish a legislative fiscal office. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1840  SD.1732 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1840) of James B. Eldridge and Mary S. Keefe for legislation to establish Massachusetts Freedom Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1955  SD.1376 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1955) of James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis, Mike Connolly, Jennifer E. Benson and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to solar power and the green economy. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
S.1956  SD.1384 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1956) of James B. Eldridge, Christina A. Minicucci, Mike Connolly, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure access to solar energy for all communities . Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
S.1957  SD.1532 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1957) of James B. Eldridge, Jack Patrick Lewis, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase solar rooftop energy. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
S.1958  SD.1625 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1958) of James B. Eldridge, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to transition Massachusetts to 100 per cent renewable energy. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
S.1959  SD.1810 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1959) of James B. Eldridge, Lori A. Ehrlich, Bruce E. Tarr, Dean A. Tran and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure gas safety and consumer fairness. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
S.1960  SD.1871 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1960) of James B. Eldridge, Patricia D. Jehlen, Denise Provost and Mary S. Keefe for legislation to ensure a free and open internet in the Commonwealth. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
S.2163  SD.858 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by resolutions, Senate, No. 2163) of James B. Eldridge, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Christopher Hendricks, Paul A. Schmid, III and other members of the General Court for the adoption of Resolutions for a United States Constitutional Amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
S.2413  SD.2532 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James B. Eldridge for legislation to provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.2414  SD.2533 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2414) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to emergency lighting in senior housing. Elder Affairs.
S.2506  SD.2791 Filed by Mr. Eldridge-- Order relative to granting the committee on the Judiciary until May 12, 2020 within which time to make its final report on certain current Senate documents relative to the Judiciary Committee.
S.2507  SD.2792 Filed by Mr. Eldridge-- Order relative to granting the committee on the Judiciary until May 12, 2020 within which time to make its final report on a certain current Senate document relative to the Judiciary Committee.
S.2556  SD.2789 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Tracey Pisano, an employee of the trial court of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary.
S.2568  SD.2837 Filed by Mr. Eldridge -- Order relative to granting the committee on the Judiciary until May 12, 2020 within which time to make its final report on a certain current Senate document, relative to Judiciary matters.
S.2606  SD.2878 Filed by Mr. Eldridge -- Order relative to granting the committee on the Judiciary until May 12, 2020 within which time to make its final report on a certain current Senate document, relative to Judiciary.
S.2655  SD.2888 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2655) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James B. Eldridge, Nika C. Elugardo, Jack Patrick Lewis, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to concern business interruption insurance. Financial Services.
S.2657  SD.2914 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2657) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James B. Eldridge, James Arciero, Steven Ultrino, Peter Capano and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to patient safety in nursing homes. Public Health.
S.2659  SD.2916 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2659) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James B. Eldridge, Ruth B. Balser, Liz Miranda, Maria Duaime Robinson and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide equal stimulus checks to immigrant taxpayers. Revenue.
S.2704  SD.2939 Filed by Mr. Eldridge -- Order relative to granting the committee on The Judiciary until July 31, 2020 within which time to make its final report on certain current Senate documents, relative to Judiciary matters.
S.2705  SD.2940 Filed by Mr. Eldridge -- Order relative to granting the committee on the Judiciary until June 30, 2020 within which time to make its final report on a certain current Senate document, relative to Judiciary.
S.2758  SD.2965 Filed by Mr. Eldridge -- Order relative to granting the committee on the Judiciary until June 30, 2020, within which time to make its final report on current Senate document numbered 2700, relative to Judiciary.
S.2779  SD.2981 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2779) of James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the conveyance by easement and change of use of conservation land in the town of Harvard. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
S.2797  SD.2993 Filed by Mr. Eldridge -- Order relative to granting the committee on the Judiciary until July 31, 2020 within which time to make its final report on a certain current Senate document, relative to Judiciary.
H.3937  HD.4316 By Representative Arciero of Westford and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3937) of James Arciero, James B. Eldridge and Nina Nazarian (by vote of the town) that the town of Littleton be authorized to establish the Littleton Common smart sewer district. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
H.4683  HD.4910 By Representative Gouveia of Acton and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Tami L. Gouveia and James B. Eldridge that the Water Supply District of Acton be authorized to enter into a lease, license or other disposition of land held for water supply purposes for the construction, operation and maintenance of a solar energy generating and energy storage facility. Municipalities and Regional Government.
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.