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The 191st General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Senator Eric P. Lesser Democrat - First Hampden and Hampshire

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  eric.lesser@masenate.gov

State House

24 Beacon St.
Room 413-C
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
617-722-1291
Fax:
617-722-1014

District Office

60 Shaker Road
Unit 3B
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Phone:
413-526-6501
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S.56  SD.1325 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 56) of Eric P. Lesser, Michael O. Moore, Anne M. Gobi, Cindy F. Friedman and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to creating a loan repayment program for human service workers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.57  SD.1537 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 57) of Eric P. Lesser, James T. Welch, Adam G. Hinds, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to public assistance for working families and the creation of a pilot program to address the impacts of the cliff effect. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.159  SD.1007 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 159) of Eric P. Lesser, Lori A. Ehrlich, Joseph F. Wagner, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation protect innovation and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.160  SD.1009 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 160) of Eric P. Lesser, Julian Cyr, Cindy F. Friedman, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a student loan bill of rights. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.161  SD.1010 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 161) of Eric P. Lesser, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Tommy Vitolo, José F. Tosado and others for legislation to ensure driver privacy with electronic tolling. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.208  SD.1006 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 208) of Eric P. Lesser, Joseph A. Boncore, Adam G. Hinds, Julian Cyr and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the Western Massachusetts remote worker relocation incentive program. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.209  SD.1025 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 209) of Eric P. Lesser, Jason M. Lewis, Julian Cyr, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish an entrepreneur learner's permit program. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.210  SD.1067 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 210) of Eric P. Lesser, Paul R. Feeney, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore and others for legislation to establish the Massachusetts future of work commission. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.211  SD.1100 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 211) of Eric P. Lesser, Paul R. Feeney, Jason M. Lewis and José F. Tosado for legislation to establish a portable benefits for independent workers innovation fund. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.212  SD.1152 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 212) of Eric P. Lesser and José F. Tosado for legislation to establish the Massachusetts Open Data Standard. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.213  SD.1424 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 213) of Eric P. Lesser, Donald F. Humason, Jr., José F. Tosado and Mindy Domb for legislation to establish the MassMade Program. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
H.229  HD.2320 By Representative Ehrlich of Marblehead and Senator Lesser, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 229) of Lori A. Ehrlich, Eric P. Lesser and others relative to assertions of patent infringement made in bad faith. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.301  SD.1086 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 301) of Eric P. Lesser, Anne M. Gobi, Diana DiZoglio, Edward J. Kennedy and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish farm to school grants to promote healthy eating and strengthen the agricultural economy. Education.
S.302  SD.1421 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 302) of Eric P. Lesser, Donald F. Humason, Jr., José F. Tosado and Mindy Domb for legislation to call for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth. Education.
S.303  SD.1422 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 303) of Eric P. Lesser, Brian M. Ashe, José F. Tosado and Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education. Education.
S.304  SD.1538 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 304) of Eric P. Lesser, Antonio F. D. Cabral, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Carole A. Fiola and other members of the General Court for legislation to expand dual enrollment for high school students in Gateway Cities. Education.
S.305  SD.1805 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 305) of Eric P. Lesser, Michael J. Rodrigues, William N. Brownsberger, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure language readiness in deaf and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten. Education.
S.608  SD.1417 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 608) of Eric P. Lesser and José F. Tosado for legislation to protect credit unions. Financial Services.
S.609  SD.1700 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 609) of Eric P. Lesser, José F. Tosado, Mindy Domb and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation to provide equal access to medication assisted treatment. Financial Services.
S.695  SD.1445 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 695) of Eric P. Lesser, Rebecca L. Rausch, Bud L. Williams and José F. Tosado for legislation to improve the accessibility and affordability of pharmaceutical drugs of public health concern. Health Care Financing.
S.696  SD.1481 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 696) of Eric P. Lesser, Diana DiZoglio and José F. Tosado for legislation to promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices. Health Care Financing.
S.753  SD.1386 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 753) of Eric P. Lesser, Diana DiZoglio, Cindy F. Friedman, Brendan P. Crighton and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the endowment match program. Higher Education.
S.754  SD.1410 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 754) of Eric P. Lesser, Julian Cyr, Carole A. Fiola, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to require institutions of higher education to provide uniform financial aid information to accepted applicants. Higher Education.
S.966  SD.1471 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 966) of Eric P. Lesser, José F. Tosado and Michael O. Moore for legislation to clarify municipal authority regarding cash sureties and foreclosures. The Judiciary.
S.1088  SD.1463 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1088) of Eric P. Lesser, Bud L. Williams and José F. Tosado for legislation to expand the community college training incentive program. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1089  SD.1641 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1089) of Eric P. Lesser, Jason M. Lewis, Brian M. Ashe, Bud L. Williams and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to community college tuition. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1156  SD.1428 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1156) of Eric P. Lesser, José F. Tosado, Bud L. Williams, Andres X. Vargas and others for legislation to establish a commission to study substance use disorder and treatment disparities in the minority community. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
S.1194  SD.1370 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1194) of Eric P. Lesser, Antonio F. D. Cabral, Edward J. Kennedy, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to reform the distribution of unrestricted local aid . Municipalities and Regional Government.
S.1281  SD.1364 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1281) of Eric P. Lesser, Michael D. Brady, Patrick M. O'Connor, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to HLTV 111 tests. Public Health.
S.1282  SD.1458 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1282) of Eric P. Lesser, Brian M. Ashe, José F. Tosado and Michael O. Moore for legislation to improve access to family physicians. Public Health.
S.1283  SD.1574 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1283) of Eric P. Lesser, Donald F. Humason, Jr., José F. Tosado, Sean Garballey and others for legislation relative to the practice of acupuncture. Public Health.
S.1553  SD.1369 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1553) of Eric P. Lesser, Michael D. Brady, Patrick M. O'Connor, Barry R. Finegold and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to firefighter training. Public Service.
S.1554  SD.1506 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1554) of Eric P. Lesser, José F. Tosado and Michael O. Moore for legislation to provide fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees. Public Service.
S.1694  SD.1008 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1694) of Eric P. Lesser, Joseph A. Boncore, Jason M. Lewis, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives. Revenue.
S.1695  SD.1155 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1695) of Eric P. Lesser, Paul R. Feeney, Michael O. Moore, Jason M. Lewis and others for legislation to establish a Lifelong Learning and Training Account program. Revenue.
S.1696  SD.1387 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1696) of Eric P. Lesser, Brian M. Ashe, Michael O. Moore and José F. Tosado for legislation to establishing a tax deduction for donations to public colleges and universities. Revenue.
S.1697  SD.1413 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1697) of Eric P. Lesser, Edward J. Kennedy, José F. Tosado, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and others for legislation to promote high-tech job growth in gateway cities. Revenue.
S.1698  SD.1420 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1698) of Eric P. Lesser, Michael O. Moore, Shawn Dooley, Bud L. Williams and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize voluntary contributions to the Massachusetts Fire Fighters Academy Trust Fund. Revenue.
S.1699  SD.1447 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1699) of Eric P. Lesser and José F. Tosado for legislation to promote access to higher education beginning at birth. Revenue.
S.1700  SD.1459 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1700) of Eric P. Lesser and José F. Tosado for legislation to ensure the efficacy of corporate tax expenditures. Revenue.
S.1871  SD.1423 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1871) of Eric P. Lesser, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and José F. Tosado for legislation to establish a commission on electronic notarization. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1872  SD.1425 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1872) of Eric P. Lesser, Diana DiZoglio, Joanne M. Comerford, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation to designate May 6 as Moyamoya Disease Awareness Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1983  SD.1069 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1983) of Eric P. Lesser, William N. Brownsberger, Michael D. Brady, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to home energy efficiency. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
S.2024  SD.1394 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2024) of Eric P. Lesser, José F. Tosado, Mary S. Keefe, Denise Provost and others for legislation to foster artist businesses in Cultural Districts. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
S.2106  SD.1541 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2106) of Eric P. Lesser, Lori A. Ehrlich, Joseph A. Boncore, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to advance modern and sustainable solutions for transportation. Transportation.
S.2107  SD.1812 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2107) of Eric P. Lesser, Anne M. Gobi, James T. Welch, Adam G. Hinds and other members of the General Court for legislation to study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Pittsfield and Boston via Springfield. Transportation.
S.2167  SD.1500 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2167) of Eric P. Lesser, José F. Tosado and Todd M. Smola for legislation relative to life insurance for members of the Massachusetts National Guard. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
S.2168  SD.1539 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2168) of Eric P. Lesser, Julian Cyr, Paul A. Schmid, III, Brian M. Ashe and other members of the General Court for legislation to aid military servicemembers in finding civilian employment. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
S.2193  SD.2298 By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2193) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Eric P. Lesser, Paul R. Feeney, Joanne M. Comerford, Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation to invest more in middle class jobs and less in the relocation of out-of-state corporations. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
H.3008  HD.3009 By Representative Ehrlich of Marblehead and Senator Lesser, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3008) of Lori A. Ehrlich, Eric P. Lesser and others for legislation to authorize the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs to establish the modern and sustainable solutions for transportation trust fund. Transportation.
H.3634  HD.3957 By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow and Senator Lesser, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3634) of Brian M. Ashe and Eric P. Lesser (by vote of the town) relative to recall elections in the town of Longmeadow. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]
  SD.2262 By Mr. Lesser (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sebastian Korth and José F. Tosado for legislation to protect consumers with automobile leases. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. This bill is by request. *
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.