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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Senate Contact

24 Beacon St. 
Room 507
Boston, MA 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-1544

House Contact

24 Beacon St. 
Room 146
Boston, MA 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-2011

Follow In My Legislature Bill No. Bill Title Sponsor Arrived Hearing Schedule
S.65  An Act protecting benefits owed to foster children Comerford, Joanne M. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
S.66  An Act establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office Comerford, Joanne M. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
S.68  An Act establishing a bill of rights for children in foster care Comerford, Joanne M. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
S.71  An Act minimizing trauma to children and families Creem, Cynthia Stone (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
S.80  An Act creating an electronic backpack for foster children’s educational records Fattman, Ryan C. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
10/23/2023 1:00 PM
S.84  An Act relative to a livable wage for human services workers Friedman, Cindy F. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
6/13/2023 10:00 AM
S.97  An Act ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism Keenan, John F. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
6/27/2023 9:00 AM
S.103  An Act relative to persons with developmental disabilities Lovely, Joan B. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
10/16/2023 1:00 PM
S.108  An Act establishing guardians as providers of medical care to support the rights of incapacitated persons Lovely, Joan B. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
10/16/2023 1:00 PM
S.109  An Act relative to supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities Lovely, Joan B. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
7/19/2023 9:30 AM
S.118  Resolve establishing the Harmony commission to study and make recommendations related to the welfare and best interests of children in care and protection cases Moore, Michael O. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
S.120  An Act to eliminate disproportionality and inequities for at-risk children Moran, Susan L. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
6/13/2023 10:00 AM
S.122  An Act to support children with neonatal abstinence syndrome Moran, Susan L. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
S.124  An Act enhancing child welfare protections Oliveira, Jacob R. (SEN) 3/10/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
H.128  An Act ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism Barber, Christine P. (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
6/27/2023 9:00 AM
H.153  An Act to eliminate disproportionality and inequities for at-risk children Donato, Paul J. (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
6/13/2023 10:00 AM
H.156  An Act empowering the office of the child advocate to enforce its statutory duties Farley-Bouvier, Tricia (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
H.157  An Act protecting benefits owed to foster children Farley-Bouvier, Tricia (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
H.158  An Act establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office Farley-Bouvier, Tricia (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
H.164  An Act establishing a bill of rights for children in foster care Finn, Michael J. (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
H.165  An Act enhancing child welfare protections Finn, Michael J. (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
H.175  An Act providing educational stability for vulnerable children Garlick, Denise C. (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
9/26/2023 10:00 AM
H.188  An Act establishing guardians as providers of medical care to support the rights of incapacitated persons Kerans, Sally P. (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
10/16/2023 1:00 PM
H.190  An Act creating an electronic backpack for foster children’s educational records Khan, Kay (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
10/23/2023 1:00 PM
H.191  An Act relative to a livable wage for human services workers Khan, Kay (HOU) 3/13/2023 Scheduled for
6/13/2023 10:00 AM