eric.lesser@masenate.gov
State House
24 Beacon St.
Room 410
Boston, MA, 02133
Room 410
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
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Fax:
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District Office
PO Box 60485
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Phone:
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| Bill | Docket | Bill Pinslip/Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD.2997 | By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Eric P. Lesser, Jon Santiago, Joanne M. Comerford, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a special commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response and subsequent recovery. Public Health. | ||
| HD.5171 | By Representative Santiago of Boston and Senator Lesser, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jon Santiago, Eric P. Lesser and others for an investigation by a special commission to conduct a review of the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response and subsequent recovery and to make recommendations on how to be better prepared for future crises. Public Health. | ||
| 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. | |
| S.2280 | SD.2480 | Senate, June 27, 2019 -- Order (Senators Lesser and Tarr) relative to the question of the conduct of Senator Michael D. Brady | |
| S.2468 | SD.2749 | By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2468) of Eric P. Lesser and Brian M. Ashe (by vote of the town) for legislation to revoke the town of Longmeadow’s acceptance of a certain general law establishing a board of election commissioners. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.2784 | SD.2943 | By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2784) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Eric P. Lesser and Thomas M. Petrolati for legislation to provide for the permanent protection and stewardship of the historic Lampson Brook Farm in Belchertown. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.2872 | SD.2913 | By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2872) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Eric P. Lesser and José F. Tosado for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Tamerisa Sanchez, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services. Public Service. | |
| 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.] | |
| H.4092 | HD.4488 | By Representative Ehrlich of Marblehead and Senator Lesser, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Lori A. Ehrlich, Eric P. Lesser and others relative to uniform partition of heirs property. The Judiciary. | |
| H.4109 | HD.4514 | By Representative Tosado of Springfield and Senator Lesser, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of José F. Tosado, Eric P. Lesser and Joseph F. Wagner for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Christopher Trigilio, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary. | |
| 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.