Michael D. Hurley
Senate Clerk
24 Beacon St - Room 335
State House
Boston, MA 02133
SENATE
CALENDAR FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025
[The Senate will meet at eleven o’clock A.M.]
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ORDERS OF THE DAY
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SECOND READING MATTERS.
147. [S. 26] Bill authorizing the town of Brookline to prohibit or restrict the application of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (Senate, No. 26). 2d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Environmental and Natural Resources.]
148. [S. 552] Bill authorizing the city of Newton to prohibit the application of second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides within its borders (Senate, No. 552). 2d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Environmental and Natural Resources.]
149. [S. 1898] Bill authorizing the appointment of retired police officers to perform police details in the town of Plainville (Senate, No. 1898). 2d. [Brady.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
150. [H. 4314] Bill (H.) to allow the town of Hingham to use municipal property as the location for a center for active living c(House, No. 4314). 2d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
156. [H. 4206] Bill (H.) modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws (House, No. 4206). 2d.
[On House, Nos. 143, 146, 148, 149, 155, 156, 158, 160, 162, 163, 168, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 179, 182, 183, 192, and 194.]
[From the committee on Cannabis Policy.]
[The committee on Ways and Means (Rodrigues) recommends that the bill be amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2722.]
[Order relative to subject matter adopted.]
THIRD READING MATTERS.
151. [H. 2879] Bill (H.) authorizing the continued employment of Steven A. Hilliger, firefighter of the town of Lancaster (House, No. 2879). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
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157. [S. 2684] Resolutions rescinding previous Article V convention applications (Senate, No. 2684). [Question on adoption.] [Rush.]
[From the committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs.]
[Postponed on motion of Mr. Durant – November 17, 2025.]
NOTICE SECTION.
SECOND READING MATTERS.
158. [S. 2574] Bill providing accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former firefighter of the City of Boston (Senate, No. 2574). 2d. [Brady.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
159. [S. 2596] Bill relative to maintenance of private roads in the city of Gloucester (Senate, No. 2596). 2d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
160. [S. 2617] Bill granting the city of Worcester the authority to require the adoption of institutional master plans (Senate, No. 2617). 2d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
161. [S. 2626] Bill relative to the select board of the town of Berlin (Senate, No. 2626). 2d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
162. [S. 2716] Bill amending the charter of the town of Rockland (Senate, No. 2716). 2d. [Rausch.]
[On Senate, No. 2573.]
[Local approval received on Senate, No. 2573.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
163. [H. 4524] Bill (H.) changing the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Williamsburg to select board (House, No. 4524). 2d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
THIRD READING MATTERS.
9. [H. 4032] Bill (H.) establishing a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson, an employee of the department of children and families (House, No. 4032). 3d.
[From the committee on Public Service.]
14. [S. 20] Bill amending the charter of the town of Seekonk (Senate, No. 20). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
16. [S. 24] Bill amending the charter of the town of Sandwich (Senate, No. 24). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
17. [S. 25] Bill amending the charter of the town of Sandwich (Senate, No. 25). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
18. [S. 1425] Bill further regulating the amendment of a conservation restriction in the town of Hanson (Senate, No. 1425). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
19. [S. 1436] Bill amending the charter of the city of Everett (Senate, No. 436). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
20. [S. 1446] Bill relative to the residency requirement for the town manager of the town of Tewksbury (Senate, No. 1446). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
24. [H. 4222] Bill (H.) establishing a sick leave bank for Esther Odufuwa, an employee of the department of mental health (House, No. 4222). 3d.
[On House, No. 4221.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
28. [S. 1831] Bill providing killed in the line of duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of Detective John D. Songy, a police officer of the town of Rutland (Senate, No. 1831). 3d. [Brady.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
29. [S. 2128] Bill authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to convey certain land in the town of Brookfield (Senate, No. 2128). 3d. [Collins.]
[From the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.]
41. [S. 509] Bill relative to the preparation of bilingual ballots in English and Haitian Creole in the city known as the town of Randolph (Senate, No. 509). 3d. [Keenan.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Election Laws.]
42. [S. 1445] Bill regulating certain insurance benefits for elected officials in the town of Blackstone (Senate, No. 1445). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
45. [S. 2505] Bill relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District (Senate, No. 2505). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
46. [S. 2509] Bill relating to vacancies in the office of mayor in the city of New Bedford (Senate, No. 2509). 3d. [Keenan.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Election Laws.]
47. [S. 2510] Bill relative to the election of the mayor, city councilor and school committee in the city of Brockton (Senate, No. 2510). 3d. [Keenan.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Election Laws.]
49. [S. 2517] Bill dissolving the North Carver water district (Senate, No. 2517). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
51. [S. 2544] Bill relative to special town meetings petitioned for by residents of the town of Andover (Senate, No. 2544). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
53. [H. 2275] Bill (H.) authorizing the city of Revere to pay a certain sum of money to Denise Mattera (Condelli), widow of School committee member Anthony Mattera (House, No. 2275). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
55. [H. 2357] Bill (H.) amending the charter of the town of Sandwich (House, No. 2357). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
56. [H. 3213] Bill (H.) relative to the assessment of local property taxes in the city of Springfield (House, No. 3213). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Revenue.]
57. [H. 4030] Bill (H.) relative to the organization and governance structure of the town of Rochester (House, No. 4030). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
59. [H. 4057] Bill (H.) to increase the membership of the Haverhill board of health from 3 members to 5 members (House, No. 4057). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
61. [H. 4137] Bill (H.) authorizing the town to establish a millennium fund of the Wayland Free Public Library (House, No. 4137). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
64. [H. 4173] Bill (H.) amending the special legislation establishing the Acton Memorial Library (House, No. 4173). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
65. [H. 4174] Bill (H.) relative to the Ayer Library (House, No. 4174). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
67. [H. 4459] Bill (H.) amending the charter of the town of Seekonk (House, No. 4459). 3d.
[On House, No. 3913.]
[Local approval received on House, No. 3913.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
68. [S. 2586] Bill establishing a sick leave bank for Irene O’Rourke, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (Senate, No. 2586). 3d. [Brady.]
[On Senate, No. 2584.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
71. [H. 2341] Bill (H.) relative to the charter of the town of Acushnet (House, No. 2341). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
72. [H. 2798] Bill (H.) establishing a sick leave bank for Kendra Winner, an employee of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (House, No. 2798). 3d.
[From the committee on Public Service.]
73. [H. 3898] Bill (H.) to amend the town of Natick home rule charter (House, No. 3898). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
75. [H. 4175] Bill (H.) relative to the charter of the town of Provincetown (House, No. 4175). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
76. [H. 4176] Bill (H.) relative to the charter of the town of Provincetown (House, No. 4176). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
78. [H. 4324] Bill (H.) establishing a sick leave bank for Stephanie Bramante Miller, an employee of the appellate tax board (House, No. 4324). 3d.
[From the committee on Public Service.]
80. [H. 4454] Bill (H.) establishing a sick leave bank for John C. Murphy, an employee of the Department of Correction (House, No. 4454). 3d.
[From the committee on Public Service.]
82. [H. 4542] Bill (H.) relative to making the charter of the city of Chicopee gender neutral (House, No. 4542). 3d.
[On House, No. 2244.]
[Local approval received on House, No. 2244.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
87. [S. 27] Bill directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer for Antonio Pires (Senate, No. 27). 3d. [Brady.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
88. [S. 1919] Bill relative to the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter of the city of Westfield (Senate, No. 1919). 3d. [Brady.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
89. [H. 3896] Bill (H.) providing for recall elections in the town of Berlin (House, No. 3896). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Elections Laws.]
90. [H. 3899] Bill (H.) authorizing reserved capacity billing in the town of Norfolk (House, No. 3899). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
91. [H. 4031] Bill (H.) increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Weston (House, No. 4031). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
93. [H. 4154] Bill (H.) relative to the town of Richmond Free Public Library (House, No. 4154). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
94. [H. 4168] Bill (H.) authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments (House, No. 4168). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
96. [H. 4210] Bill (H.) relative to the town resident requirement for the town manager of the town of Dalton (House, No. 4210). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
97. [H. 4212] Bill (H.) authorizing the town of Lancaster to dissolve its animal control commission (House, No. 4212). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
98. [H. 4231] Bill (H.) relative to parking enforcement in the city of Cambridge (House, No. 4231). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
99. [H. 4232] Bill (H.) relative to the charter of the town of Fairhaven (House, No. 4232). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
100. [H. 4233] Bill (H.) amending the charter of the city of Malden (House, No. 4233). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
104. [H. 4287] Bill (H.) authorizing the city known as the town of West Springfield to grant 4 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises (House, No. 4287). 3d.
[On House, No. 4155.]
[Local approval received on House, No. 4155.]
[From the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.]
105. [H. 4347] Bill (H.) relative to the Williamstown Library Trustees (House, No. 4347). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
107. [H. 4359] Bill (H.) authorizing the town of Milford to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages into a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises (House, No. 4359). 3d.
[On House, No. 4169.]
[Local approval received on House, No. 4169.]
[From the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.]
108. [H. 4380] Bill (H.) amending the charter of the city known as the town of Agawam to strike the reference to the board of appeals (House, No. 4380, amended). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
[Amended by the House in section 2, in line 8, by striking out the following: “2025 regular election” and inserting in place thereof the following: “next regular or special election following the 2025 regular election”; and by adding the following section:-
“SECTION 4. Sections 2 and 3 shall take effect upon passage of this act.”.]
109. [H. 4556] Bill (H.) authorizing the town of Avon to appoint a town clerk (House, No. 4556). 3d.
[On House, No. 2270.]
[Local approval received on House, No. 2270.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
110. [H. 4569] Bill (H.) relative to the temporary absence of the town manager in the city known as the town of Bridgewater (House, No. 4569). 3d.
[On House, No. 2269.]
[Local approval received on House, No. 2269.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
111. [S. 2595] Bill establishing a sick leave bank for Emily Coollick (Senate, No. 2595). 3d. [Brady.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
112. [H. 2268] Bill (H.) establishing an annual stipend for the city known as the town of Bridgewater Town Council (House, No. 2268, amended). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
[Amended by the House by adding the following section:-
“SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon acceptance by a majority of the voters in the city known as the town of Bridgewater, but not otherwise.”.]
114. [H. 3911] Bill (H.) amending the charter of the town of Millis (House, No. 3911). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
118. [H. 2985] Bill (H.) exempting Stephen Justice from the maximum age requirement for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill (House, No. 2985). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
119. [H. 2986] Bill (H.) exempting Javier Vargas from the maximum age requirement for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill (House, No. 2986). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
120. [H. 2987] Bill (H.) exempting Brittany Sproule from the maximum age requirement for firefighters in the city of Haverhill (House, No. 2987). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
123. [S. 1907] Bill directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officer Cherell Mellace (Senate, No. 1907). 3d. [Brady.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
124. [S. 2552] Bill authorizing the town of Berkley to recall elected officials (Senate, No. 2552). 3d. [Keenan.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Election Laws.]
125. [S. 2577] Bill relative to parking fines in the town of Scituate (Senate, No. 2577). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
126. [S. 2578] Bill concerning sidewalks in the town of Scituate (Senate, No. 2578). 3d. [Rausch.]
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
127. [H. 2335] Bill (H.) extending residency requirements for members of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm division of the city of Newton (House, No. 2335). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
128. [H. 2988] Bill (H.) exempting Freddy Castaneda from the maximum age requirement for police officers in the city of Haverhill (House, No. 2988). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
129. [H. 3026] Bill (H.) allowing the town of Williamstown to expand financial eligibility for senior property tax exemption (House, No. 3026). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Revenue.]
130. [H. 3916] Bill (H.) authorizing the city of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer (House, No. 3916). 3d.
[From the committee on Public Service.]
131. [H. 3953] Bill (H.) in the town of Hanson local licenses and permits; denial, revocation, or suspension for failure to comply with conditions of approval (House, No. 3953). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
134. [H. 4312] Bill (H.) relative to charter changes for the town of Longmeadow (House, No. 4312). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
135. [H. 4381] Bill (H.) further regarding the term of town moderator in the town of Norwood (House, No. 4381). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
136. [H. 4438] Bill (H.) relative to the charter of the town of Swampscott establishing a fall annual town meeting (House, No. 4438). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
137. [H. 4439] Bill (H.) providing a simplified procedure for the layout and acceptance of subdivision roads in the City of Marlborough (House, No. 4439). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
138. [S. 2651] Bill establishing a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Yacinthe (Senate, No. 2651). 3d. [Brady.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
140. [H. 4292] Bill (H.) amending the charter of the town of Hopkinton to incorporate appointment powers of the board of library trustees (House, No. 4292). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
141. [H. 4293] Bill (H.) establishing an economic development special revenue account for the town of Hopkinton (House, No. 4293). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
142. [H. 4565] Bill (H.) establishing a sick leave bank for Marie Letendre, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance (House, No. 4565). 3d.
[From the committee on Public Service.]
152. [H. 3977] Bill (H.) providing for alternate members of the conservation commission of the town of Becket (House, No. 3977). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]
153. [H. 4286] Bill (H.) authorizing the town of Somerset to grant an additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk off the premises (House, No. 4286). 3d.
[On House, No. 3906.]
[Local approval received on House, No. 3906.]
[From the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.]
154. [H. 4587] Bill (H.) establishing a sick leave bank for David A. Russell, an employee of the Department of Correction (House, No. 4587). 3d.
[From the committee on Public Service.]
155. [H. 4624] Bill (H.) establishing a sick leave bank for Jeanne McCarron, an employee of the Registry of Motor Vehicles (House, No. 4624, amended). 3d.
[From the committee on Public Service.]
[Amended by the House by inserting before the enacting clause the following emergency preamble:-
“Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith a sick leave bank for a certain employee of the registry of motor vehicles, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.”.]
164. [H. 4006] Bill (H.) authorizing the town of Dartmouth to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises (House, No. 4006). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.]
165. [H. 4362] Bill (H.) authorizing the town of Westford to release agricultural preservation restrictions over land owned by Westford Gateway, LLC (House, No. 4362). 3d.
[On House, No. 3282.]
[Local approval on House, No. 3282.]
[From the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.]
[Amended by the Senate on recommendation of the committee on Ways and Means (Rodrigues) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2723.]
166. [H. 4363] Bill (H.) authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of Wellesley (House, No. 4363). 3d.
[On House, No. 3402.]
[From the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.]
[Amended by the Senate on recommendation of the committee on Ways and Means (Rodrigues) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2724.]