Benjamin.Downing@masenate.gov
State House
24 Beacon St.
Room 413F
Boston, MA, 02133
Room 413F
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
617-722-1625
Fax:
617-722-1523
| Bill | Docket | Bill Pinslip/Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.92 | SD.311 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 92) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to protect consumers during a state of emergency. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| S.231 | SD.323 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 231) of Benjamin B. Downing, Sal N. DiDomenico, Thomas M. McGee, John J. Lawn, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to require all coaches to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification . Education. | |
| S.232 | SD.1263 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 232) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to enhance school district transportation safety. Education. | |
| H.311 | HD.3318 | By Representative Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 311) of Antonio F. D. Cabral, Benjamin B. Downing and others for legislation to promote transformative development in gateway cities. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | |
| S.355 | SD.1105 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 355) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to eliminate stage II vapor recovery systems. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.435 | SD.719 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 435) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation relative to the licensure of insurance adjusters in the Commonwealth. Financial Services. | |
| S.436 | SD.1110 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 436) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation relative to collection of health care co-insurance and deductibles. Financial Services. | |
| S.512 | SD.312 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 512) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation relative to Commonwealth Care eligibility. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.513 | SD.315 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 513) of Benjamin B. Downing, Michael R. Knapik, Sean Garballey, Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation relative to student health insurance. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.579 | SD.317 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 579) of Benjamin B. Downing and Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to student records coordination across public higher education institutions. Higher Education. | |
| S.724 | SD.319 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 724) of Benjamin B. Downing, James E. Timilty and William Smitty Pignatelli for legislation relative to heroin trafficking. The Judiciary. | |
| S.857 | SD.1297 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 857) of Benjamin B. Downing and Daniel A. Wolf for legislation relative to wage enforcement statutes of limitations. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.907 | SD.1265 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 907) of Benjamin B. Downing, John F. Keenan and William Smitty Pignatelli for legislation relative to the use of buprenorphine in opioid dependence treatment. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| S.936 | SD.361 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 936) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to promote cost savings and transparency in local government. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| S.937 | SD.363 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 937) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to promote transparency in local government. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| S.1007 | SD.322 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1007) of Benjamin B. Downing, Paul W. Mark, William Smitty Pignatelli and Gailanne M. Cariddi for legislation relative to volunteer ambulance service. Public Health. | |
| S.1008 | SD.1108 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1008) of Benjamin B. Downing, Sal N. DiDomenico, John J. Lawn, Jr., William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to screenings for congenital heart defects for newborns. Public Health. | |
| S.1224 | SD.325 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1224) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to further regulate the appointment of police officers. Public Service. | |
| S.1225 | SD.1585 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1225) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation relative to public investment in fossil fuels. Public Service. | |
| S.1327 | SD.320 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1327) of Benjamin B. Downing and Barry R. Finegold for legislation to encourage the development of new business in the Commonwealth. Revenue. | |
| S.1328 | SD.321 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1328) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to create a regional assessors implementation grant program. Revenue. | |
| S.1329 | SD.1426 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1329) of Benjamin B. Downing, Patricia D. Jehlen and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to the equitable taxation of solar and wind powered systems. Revenue. | |
| S.1577 | SD.326 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1577) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to regulate the sale of telephone transmission lines. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1578 | SD.327 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1578) of Benjamin B. Downing and William Smitty Pignatelli for legislation relative to service quality standards for telephone and telegraph companies. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1579 | SD.1174 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1579) of Benjamin B. Downing, William N. Brownsberger, Martha M. Walz, Denise Andrews and other members of the General Court for legislation to further promote electric vehicles. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1580 | SD.1219 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1580) of Benjamin B. Downing and Cynthia S. Creem for legislation relative to natural gas leaks. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1581 | SD.1239 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1581) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation relative to the ownership of electric meters. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1582 | SD.1244 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1582) of Benjamin B. Downing and William Smitty Pignatelli for legislation relative to net metering. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1583 | SD.1503 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1583) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation relative to renewable energy portfolio standards. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1656 | SD.324 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1656) of Benjamin B. Downing and Paul W. Mark for legislation to amend the state highway route 116 scenic byway. Transportation. | |
| S.1657 | SD.1107 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1657) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation relative to license renewal fees for Massachusetts veterans. Transportation. | |
| S.1751 | SD.318 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1751) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to reimburse Chester Gorski. Senate Ways and Means . | |
| S.1755 | SD.1791 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1755) of Benjamin B. Downing and William Smitty Pignatelli (by vote of the town) for legislation to provide for the establishment and administration of rent regulations and the control of evictions in mobile home accommodations in the town of West Stockbridge. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.1789 | SD.1832 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1789) of Benjamin B. Downing and Paul W. Mark ( by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Heath to continue the employment of Margo Ann Newton as police chief. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.1803 | SD.1849 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1803) of Benjamin B. Downing, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Paul W. Mark (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to revise the charter for the city of Pittsfield. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.1807 | SD.1850 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1807) of Benjamin B. Downing and Gailanne M. Cariddi (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Adams to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.1867 | Senate, September 19, 2013 - New draft (Senator Downing) to Senate bill authorizing the town of Adams to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises, (Senate, No. 1849). | ||
| S.1926 | Senate, Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - Substituted as a new draft (Senator Downing) for the Senate bill regulating the use of buprenorphine in opioid dependence treatment, (Senate, No. 1926). | ||
| S.2020 | SD.2003 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Benjamin B. Downing and Stephen Kulik for legislation relative to the Massachusetts Broadband Institute. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.2051 | SD.2023 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Benjamin B. Downing and Stephen Kulik (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Chesterfield to continue the employment of Police Chief Gary Wickland. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.2062 | SD.2007 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Benjamin B. Downing, Paul W. Mark and Tricia Farley-Bouvier for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Maria Elaskar-Stack, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. Public Service. | |
| S.2089 | SD.2052 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2089) of Benjamin B. Downing and Gailanne M. Cariddi (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to the financial condition of the city of North Adams. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.2291 | SD.2111 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2291) of Benjamin B. Downing and Gailanne M. Cariddi (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the conveyance of certain state land in the town of Adams. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.2302 | SD.2093 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Benjamin B. Downing and William Smitty Pignatelli relative to a vote in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District. Election Laws. | |
| H.2949 | HD.807 | By Representative Kaufman of Lexington and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2949) of Jay R. Kaufman and Benjamin B. Downing relative to the rights of public agencies receiving street lighting services in cities and towns. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.3495 | HD.3673 | By Representative Kulik of Worthington and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3495) of Stephen Kulik and Benjamin B. Downing (by vote of the town) for legislation to provide for recall elections in the town of Middlefield. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.3574 | HD.3751 | By Representative Kulik of Worthington and Senator Downing, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Stephen Kulik and Benjamin B. Downing (by vote of the town) that the town of Worthington be authorized to withdraw from the Gateway Regional School District. Education. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.3619 | HD.3808 | By Representative Kulik of Worthington and Senator Downing, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Stephen Kulik, Benjamin B. Downing and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council of the city of Northampton and by vote of the town of Williamsburg) that the town of Williamsburg may acquire a perpetual easement to be held jointly with the city of Northampton for the purposes of a multi-use recreation trail. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.3660 | HD.3860 | By Representative Kulik of Worthington and Senator Downing, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Stephen Kulik and Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Katherine Swearingen, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services. Public Service. | |
| H.3876 | HD.4067 | By Representative Kulik of Worthington and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3876) of Stephen Kulik and Benjamin B. Downing (by vote of the town) that Robert Baker be authorized to serve on the fire department and that Ronald Hawkes be authorized to serve on the fire and police departments of the town of Conway. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4064 | HD.4198 | By Representative Mark of Peru and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4064) of Paul W. Mark and Benjamin B. Downing (by vote of the town) for legislation to provide for recall elections in the town Hinsdale. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4117 | HD.4277 | By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Senator Downing, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Benjamin B. Downing for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Thomas D. Tierney, an employee of the highway division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Public Service. | |
| H.4170 | HD.4263 | By Representative Pignatelli of Lenox and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4170) of William Smitty Pignatelli and Benjamin B. Downing (by vote of the town) that the board of selectmen of the town of Blandford be authorized to appoint the collector of taxes for said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4171 | HD.4264 | By Representative Pignatelli of Lenox and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4171) of William Smitty Pignatelli and Benjamin B. Downing (by vote of the town) that the board of selectmen of the town of Blandford be authorized to appoint the town treasurer for said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4192 | HD.4315 | By Representative Pignatelli of Lenox and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4192) of William Smitty Pignatelli and Benjamin B. Downing (by vote of the town) relative to the board of selectmen-town manager form of government in the town of Great Barrington. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4195 | HD.4326 | By Representative Kulik of Worthington and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4195) of Stephen Kulik and Benjamin B. Downing (by vote of the town) that the town of Conway be authorized to continue the employment of police officer David Johnson. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.938 | SD.1140 | By Mr. Downing (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 938) of Patricia Baker for legislation relative to the certification of assessors. Municipalities and Regional Government. This bill is by request. * |
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.