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| Bill | Docket | Bill Pinslip/Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD.5115 | By Mr. Silvia of Fall River, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Alan Silvia and others for legislation to designate June as Seatbelt Awareness Month. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | ||
| S.57 | SD.88 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 57) of Cynthia S. Creem, Jason M. Lewis and James B. Eldridge for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions. The Judiciary. | |
| S.60 | SD.875 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 60) of Jason M. Lewis, Ellen Story, Ruth B. Balser, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and other members of the General Court for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to income tax. Revenue. | |
| S.64 | SD.1874 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 64) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Mary S. Keefe, Christine P. Barber, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase neighborhood safety and opportunity. The Judiciary. | |
| S.69 | SD.1363 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 69) of Eileen M. Donoghue, Aaron Vega, Jay D. Livingstone, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a health incentives program. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.70 | HD.1595 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 70) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to spouses under the definition of family members serving as paid caregivers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.75 | SD.542 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 75) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Marjorie C. Decker, Steven S. Howitt and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the re-homing of children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.76 | SD.724 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 76) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Gloria L. Fox, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide for an investigation and study by a special interagency task force relative to gender-responsive programming for juvenile justice system-involved girls. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.76 | HD.2867 | By Mr. Collins of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 76) of Nick Collins and others for legislation to enhance opportunities for children in the custody of the Commonwealth. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.77 | SD.721 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 77) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge and Barbara L'Italien for legislation to establish a task force relative to the Commonwealth's direct-care workforce. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.78 | HD.1834 | By Mr. Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 78) of Mark J. Cusack and others for legislation to support the transition to adult services for persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.79 | HD.1343 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 79) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to providing child care assistance to homeless families. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.80 | SD.11 | By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 80) of Brian A. Joyce, Tom Sannicandro, Paul McMurtry, Sean Garballey and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the humane treatment of disabled persons. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.83 | SD.1470 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 83) of Barbara L'Italien, John F. Keenan, Sean Garballey, Claire D. Cronin and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a means for tracking the unmet need of individuals with developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.86 | SD.1613 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 86) of Barbara L'Italien, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Carolyn C. Dykema, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the Commonwealth's compliance with federal law meeting requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.87 | SD.1626 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 87) of Barbara L'Italien, Marjorie C. Decker, Michael O. Moore, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.89 | SD.551 | By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 89) of Joan B. Lovely, Dennis A. Rosa, Jason M. Lewis, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court relative to cueing and supervision in the personal care attendant program. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.89 | HD.901 | By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 89) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others for legislation to prohibit the use of procedures which cause physical pain or deny a reasonable humane existence to persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.90 | SD.289 | By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 90) of Thomas M. McGee, Paul J. Donato, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, RoseLee Vincent and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to foster care children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.91 | SD.1175 | By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 91) of Thomas M. McGee, Brian M. Ashe, James B. Eldridge and Jennifer L. Flanagan for legislation to assess the impact of the public welfare system on the health and well-being of children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.91 | HD.2468 | By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 91) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others for the establishment of an access to healthcare task force (including members of the General Court) for former foster youth to review the barriers of access to healthcare for youth who are aging out or have aged out of the care of the Department of Children and Families. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.94 | SD.1720 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 94) of Mark C. Montigny, Sal N. DiDomenico, Jason M. Lewis, Daniel A. Wolf and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure the well being of all children in the commonwealth. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.97 | HD.3202 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 97) of Kay Khan and others relative to the protection of the mental and physical health of minors from sexual orientation and/or gender identity change efforts. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.101 | HD.855 | By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 101) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative to the placement of children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.102 | SD.924 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 102) of Karen E. Spilka, Marjorie C. Decker, Michael J. Barrett, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the department of children and families. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.103 | SD.984 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 103) of Karen E. Spilka, David M. Nangle, Michelle M. DuBois, Paul R. Heroux and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the office of the child advocate. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.105 | SD.1160 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 105) of Bruce E. Tarr, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Jennifer L. Flanagan and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect disabled persons from financial exploitation. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.106 | SD.817 | By Mr. Welch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 106) of James T. Welch, Jennifer E. Benson, James B. Eldridge, Brian M. Ashe and others for legislation to establish the miracle league of Massachusetts to provide recreational resources for persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.107 | SD.95 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 107) of Daniel A. Wolf, Chris Walsh, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote employment. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.110 | HD.567 | By Mr. O’Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 110) of James J. O’Day and others for legislation to increase the Commonwealth’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.118 | HD.228 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 118) of Denise Provost and others relative to services for homeless individuals and families receiving assistance under the program of emergency aid to elders, disabled and children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.119 | HD.231 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 119) of Denise Provost and others for legislation to develop housing plans for families with minor children that are being evicted from publicly subsidized housing. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.120 | HD.445 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 120) of Denise Provost and others for the establishment of a permanent commission on the status of people with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.121 | HD.2196 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 121) of Denise Provost and others for the inclusion of individuals with disabilities within civil rights protections and nondiscrimination protections. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.122 | SD.317 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 122) of Daniel A. Wolf, Stephen Kulik, Chris Walsh, Louis L. Kafka and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote the planning and development of sustainable communities. Community Development and Small Businesses. | |
| S.123 | SD.519 | By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 123) of Michael J. Barrett, Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., Chris Walsh, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to regulate the use of credit reports by employers. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.124 | HD.1946 | By Mr. Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 124) of Jeffrey N. Roy and others for legislation to create a loan repayment program for direct care human service workers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.125 | HD.2903 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 125) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to ensure equal access to services for certain residents of the Commonwealth, notwithstanding alienage or immigration status. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.127 | HD.58 | By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 127) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to establish a system for tracking the unmet service needs of persons with developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.129 | HD.1027 | By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 129) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.138 | SD.626 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 138) of Benjamin B. Downing, James B. Eldridge, Marjorie C. Decker, Kate Hogan and others for legislation to authorize the sale of farmer-distiller products at farmers’ markets. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.152 | HD.1600 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 152) of Jennifer E. Benson and others for legislation to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.157 | HD.3215 | By Mr. Brodeur of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 157) of Paul Brodeur and others relative to enhancing consumer protection and transparency under the social work licensing law. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| S.169 | SD.334 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 169) of Jason M. Lewis, Ruth B. Balser, William N. Brownsberger, Daniel A. Wolf and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect trade secrets and eliminate non-compete agreements. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.184 | HD.2304 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 184) of Carolyn C. Dykema, Danielle W. Gregoire and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Westborough to adopt certain alcoholic beverage licensure laws. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.187 | SD.116 | By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 187) of Michael F. Rush, James B. Eldridge and Chris Walsh for legislation relative to the fair distribution and pricing of event tickets. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| S.212 | SD.1389 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 212) of Eileen M. Donoghue, Josh S. Cutler, James B. Eldridge and Kathleen O'Connor Ives for legislation to establish the MassMade Program. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | |
| S.219 | SD.642 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 219) of Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Ruth B. Balser, James J. O'Day and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote local economic development. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | |
| S.221 | SD.533 | By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 221) of Joan B. Lovely, Theodore C. Speliotis, Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Louis L. Kafka and other members of the General Court for legislation to create the Home Works Program. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | |
| S.244 | SD.123 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 244) of Daniel A. Wolf, Stephen Kulik, Paul W. Mark, James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to establish an Office of Rural Policy. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | |
| H.245 | HD.1785 | By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 245) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to small brewers of alcoholic beverages. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.249 | HD.1137 | By Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 249) of William Smitty Pignatelli and others relative to the occupation of advanced dental hygiene practitioner. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| S.251 | SD.400 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 251) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Linda Dorcena Forry, Mary S. Keefe, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to dropout prevention and recovery. Education. | |
| S.252 | SD.1072 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 252) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jason M. Lewis, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Mary S. Keefe and other members of the General Court for legislation to accelerate student success through expanded learning time. Education. | |
| S.253 | SD.1779 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 253) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Daniel A. Wolf, Benjamin B. Downing, Kevin G. Honan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to universal pre-kindergarten access. Education. | |
| S.254 | SD.51 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 254) of Cynthia S. Creem, William N. Brownsberger, Carolyn C. Dykema, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize a study of school day starting times and schedules. Education. | |
| H.255 | HD.2780 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 255) of Denise Provost and others relative to local control of liquor licenses. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| S.255 | SD.56 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 255) of Cynthia S. Creem, Carolyn C. Dykema, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to special education transportation costs. Education. | |
| S.256 | SD.57 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 256) of Cynthia S. Creem, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and Kevin J. Kuros for legislation relative to circuit breaker reimbursement. Education. | |
| S.260 | SD.574 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 260) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Benjamin Swan, Linda Dorcena Forry, Barbara L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation to enhance the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students. Education. | |
| S.262 | SD.743 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 262) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Denise Provost, Jason M. Lewis, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to language opportunity for our kids. Education. | |
| S.264 | SD.1247 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 264) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Daniel J. Ryan, Benjamin Swan, Jay D. Livingstone and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to special education funding. Education. | |
| S.265 | SD.1362 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 265) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Jason M. Lewis, Paul R. Heroux, Stephen Kulik and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student sex education. Education. | |
| S.266 | SD.1749 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 266) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Jason M. Lewis, F. Jay Barrows, Joan B. Lovely and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve educational outcomes for children in the Commonwealth from birth through school age. Education. | |
| S.267 | SD.1752 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 267) of Sal N. DiDomenico, James B. Eldridge, Eileen M. Donoghue, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure high quality pre-kindergarten education. Education. | |
| S.268 | SD.1762 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 268) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Denise Provost, Jason M. Lewis, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to universal early education and full-day kindergarten. Education. | |
| S.269 | SD.765 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 269) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Sean Garballey, Denise Provost, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the composition of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education. | |
| S.282 | SD.750 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 282) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Jennifer E. Benson, Edward F. Coppinger, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure adequate nursing services at public schools. Education. | |
| S.283 | SD.776 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 283) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, James J. O'Day, James B. Eldridge and Chris Walsh for legislation to prohibit the Commonwealth from discrimination against those providing special education services to Massachusetts students. Education. | |
| S.285 | SD.712 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 285) of Linda Dorcena Forry, James B. Eldridge, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to early home childcare certification. Education. | |
| S.286 | SD.720 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 286) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Marjorie C. Decker, Paul R. Heroux, Benjamin Swan and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide immediate childcare assistance to homeless families. Education. | |
| S.294 | SD.730 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 294) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Shawn Dooley, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide time to develop better measures of and assistance for student learning. Education. | |
| H.295 | HD.3501 | By Representative Kulik of Worthington and Senator Wolf, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 295) of Stephen Kulik, Daniel A. Wolf and others relative to establishing an office of rural policy. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | |
| S.295 | SD.735 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 295) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mary S. Keefe, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student assessment data. Education. | |
| S.297 | SD.1401 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 297) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Marjorie C. Decker, Ruth B. Balser, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation to further defining the role of school resource officers. Education. | |
| S.298 | SD.1786 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 298) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Carolyn C. Dykema and James B. Eldridge for legislation to protect student privacy. Education. | |
| H.302 | HD.1377 | By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 302) of Chris Walsh and others for legislation to authorize the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development to establish a local economic development assistance program. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | |
| S.304 | SD.1211 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 304) of Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Tom Sannicandro, Bruce E. Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to strengthening the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools. Education. | |
| H.310 | HD.1664 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 310) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to dispute resolution processes within the Bureau of Special Education Appeals. Education. | |
| S.310 | SD.1489 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 310) of Barbara L'Italien, Tom Sannicandro, James B. Eldridge, Brian A. Joyce and other members of the General Court for legislation to expand inclusive transition programs for students with severe disabilities. Education. | |
| S.311 | SD.1555 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 311) of Barbara L'Italien, Mary S. Keefe, Ruth B. Balser, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to Massachusetts high school diplomas. Education. | |
| H.311 | HD.2564 | By Mr. Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 311) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., and others relative to the authority of parents to exempt their children from a certain standardized exam known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam. Education. | |
| S.312 | SD.1583 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 312) of Barbara L'Italien, Chris Walsh, James B. Eldridge, James E. Timilty and other members of the General Court for legislation to address the special education needs of children with dyslexia. Education. | |
| S.313 | SD.1606 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 313) of Barbara L'Italien, Carolyn C. Dykema, Marjorie C. Decker, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a discretionary grant program for students with autism. Education. | |
| S.315 | SD.1639 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 315) of Barbara L'Italien, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Carolyn C. Dykema, Tom Sannicandro and other members of the General Court for legislation to support the transition to adult services for persons with disabilities. Education. | |
| S.318 | SD.332 | By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 318) of Thomas M. McGee, Brian M. Ashe, Jose F. Tosado, Robert M. Koczera and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to physical education in public schools. Education. | |
| H.319 | HD.1129 | By Mr. Brady of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 319) of Michael D. Brady and others relative to turnaround plans for underperforming schools. Education. | |
| S.322 | SD.1648 | By Ms. O'Connor Ives, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 322) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Jason M. Lewis, Benjamin Swan, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation related to unfunded mandates on public schools. Education. | |
| H.323 | HD.2128 | By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 323) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to the implementation of full-day kindergarten. Education. | |
| H.329 | HD.2267 | By Mr. Calter of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 329) of Thomas J. Calter and others relative to the formula for district reimbursement through the special education circuit breaker. Education. | |
| H.336 | HD.1467 | By Mr. Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 336) of Tackey Chan and others relative to promoting child development and school-readiness. Education. | |
| H.339 | HD.289 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 339) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to the teaching of health education in schools. Education. | |
| H.340 | HD.1471 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 340) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to providing a public education system of sufficient quality. Education. | |
| S.340 | SD.1186 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 340) of Bruce E. Tarr, James B. Eldridge and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to school safety issues. Education. | |
| H.341 | HD.2917 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 341) of Marjorie C. Decker and others for legislation to establish pilot programs for universal pre-kindergarten in gateway municipalities and other low-income neighborhoods and communities. Education. | |
| H.343 | HD.2582 | By Ms. DiZoglio of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 343) of Diana DiZoglio and others relative to increasing voting opportunities and online voter registration awareness in public schools. Education. | |
| H.346 | HD.3549 | By Representatives DiZoglio of Methuen and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 346) of Diana DiZoglio and others for legislation to require the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a civic education curriculum to be included within the history and/or social science curriculum. Education. | |
| S.349 | SD.99 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 349) of Daniel A. Wolf, James B. Eldridge, William N. Brownsberger and David M. Rogers for legislation relative to media literacy in schools. Education. | |
| S.350 | SD.128 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 350) of Daniel A. Wolf, Denise Provost, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to just cause terminations. Education. | |
| S.351 | SD.1298 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 351) of Harriette L. Chandler, Barbara L'Italien, Michael O. Moore, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a special commission on institutional long term care. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.355 | SD.693 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 355) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Michael O. Moore, Denise Provost, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the personal care allowance of residents of long-term care facilities. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.356 | SD.699 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 356) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Dennis A. Rosa, Colleen M. Garry, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote equal choice a cost savings in health care. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.357 | SD.704 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 357) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Denise Provost, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote the development of small house nursing homes in the Commonwealth. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.358 | HD.1013 | By Mrs. Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 358) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and others for legislation to provide bonus aid to newly formed regional school districts. Education. | |
| H.360 | HD.1479 | By Mrs. Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 360) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to student online information protection policies. Education. | |
| S.361 | SD.1499 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 361) of Barbara L'Italien, Colleen M. Garry, Dennis A. Rosa, James J. Dwyer and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to home care services. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.364 | SD.1803 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 364) of Mark C. Montigny, Thomas M. McGee, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to reserving beds in nursing homes during certain leaves of absence. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.370 | SD.831 | By Mr. Welch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 370) of James T. Welch, Mary S. Keefe, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Daniel A. Wolf and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen the Massachusetts home care program. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.371 | SD.41 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 371) of Daniel A. Wolf, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore, Benjamin Swan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to Medicaid eligibility for seniors. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.372 | SD.47 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 372) of Daniel A. Wolf, Sarah K. Peake, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to spouses as caregivers. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.373 | SD.391 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 373) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Benjamin Swan, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to modernize voter registration and jury pool lists. Election Laws. | |
| S.374 | SD.1027 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 374) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Sal N. DiDomenico, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Mary S. Keefe and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth. Election Laws. | |
| S.375 | SD.1036 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 375) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Mary S. Keefe and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to the central registry of voters. Election Laws. | |
| H.375 | HD.1152 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 375) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to allow teachers currently employed and receiving compensation to serve on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education. | |
| S.377 | SD.1813 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 377) of Cynthia S. Creem, Ruth B. Balser, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Carmine L. Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish election day registration. Election Laws. | |
| H.386 | HD.2207 | By Messrs. Gordon of Bedford and Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 386) of Kenneth I. Gordon, James M. Cantwell and others relative to social media password privacy for school students. Education. | |
| H.392 | HD.71 | By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 392) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to special education funding. Education. | |
| H.393 | HD.72 | By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 393) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to improving procurement procedures to ensure opportunities for students with disabilities. Education. | |
| S.397 | SD.770 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 397) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Jay R. Kaufman, Timothy R. Madden, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to healthy families and businesses. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.397 | HD.3233 | By Mrs. Harrington of Groton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 397) of Sheila C. Harrington and others for legislation to require the teaching of civics in public schools. Education. | |
| S.400 | SD.1233 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 400) of Eileen M. Donoghue, James B. Eldridge and Jonathan Hecht for legislation to reestablish the Clean Environment Fund. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.404 | HD.1481 | By Mr. Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 404) of Kevin G. Honan and others for legislation to ensure that students with disabilities have an opportunity to participate in physical education. Education. | |
| S.413 | SD.1042 | By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 413) of Anne M. Gobi, Marc R. Pacheco, James B. Eldridge, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to enhance the management of problem wildlife. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.419 | SD.1081 | By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 419) of Anne M. Gobi, James B. Eldridge, Ellen Story, Stephen Kulik and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the distribution of raw milk. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.422 | HD.1698 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 422) of Kay Khan and others relative to establishing a foreign language education seal of biliteracy for students. Education. | |
| H.423 | HD.2704 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 423) of Kay Khan and others relative to enhancing the educational opportunities for expectant and parenting students. Education. | |
| H.429 | HD.2844 | By Mr. Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 429) of Jay D. Livingstone and others for legislation to increase participation in early childhood care settings. Education. | |
| H.433 | HD.3210 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 433) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others for legislation to require the disclosure to parents of standardized student assessments from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Education. | |
| S.433 | SD.1783 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 433) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James M. Cantwell, Mary S. Keefe, Kathleen O'Connor Ives and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote awareness of safe recreation in public waterways. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.438 | SD.374 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 438) of Jason M. Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker, James B. Eldridge, Mary S. Keefe and other members of the General Court for legislation to reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.439 | SD.466 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 439) of Jason M. Lewis, Chris Walsh, Lori A. Ehrlich, Paul R. Heroux and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure continued humane animal care and protect family farms in Massachusetts. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.440 | SD.648 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 440) of Jason M. Lewis, Chris Walsh, Josh S. Cutler, Lori A. Ehrlich and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to ivory and rhino horn trafficking. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.443 | HD.677 | By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 443) of Aaron Michlewitz and others for legislation to support schools and communities in increasing opportunities for physical activity. Education. | |
| H.448 | HD.2436 | By Messrs. O’Day of West Boylston and Brodeur of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 448) of James J. O’Day, Paul Brodeur and others relative to sexual health education. Education. | |
| H.450 | HD.2040 | By Mrs. Orrall of Lakeville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 450) of Keiko M. Orrall and others for legislation to provide reimbursements for certain informational technology enhancements in compliance with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). Education. | |
| S.450 | SD.1114 | By Ms. O'Connor Ives, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 450) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Linda Dean Campbell, John W. Scibak, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to prevent the disposal of hydraulic fracturing wastewater. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.451 | SD.194 | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 451) of Marc R. Pacheco, Frank I. Smizik, Stephen Kulik, Chris Walsh and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to climate change. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.453 | HD.1707 | By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 453) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to high school graduation requirements for students with learning disabilities. Education. | |
| S.454 | SD.229 | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 454) of Marc R. Pacheco, Patricia A. Haddad, Peter V. Kocot, Chris Walsh and other members of the General Court lfor legislation relative to recycling. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.456 | HD.2070 | By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 456) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others for legislation to establish a task force (including members of the General Court) to identify and review state laws, regulations and administrative directives that prescribe requirements for school districts. Education. | |
| S.456 | SD.312 | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 456) of Marc R. Pacheco, Frank I. Smizik, Chris Walsh, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish tracking and reporting requirements for Massachusetts transportation fuels and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.462 | SD.1785 | By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 462) of Michael F. Rush, Edward F. Coppinger, James B. Eldridge, Lori A. Ehrlich and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the safety and reclamation of quarries. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.463 | HD.3142 | By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 463) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others for legislation to ensure that each student enrolled in a school district is screened for potential indicators of dyslexia or other reading disabilities. Education. | |
| H.468 | HD.941 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 468) of Denise Provost and others relative to homeless and unaccompanied students. Education. | |
| H.471 | HD.1142 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 471) of David M. Rogers and others for legislation to require the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to encourage media literacy education. Education. | |
| S.482 | SD.1146 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 482) of Harriette L. Chandler, Mary S. Keefe, Timothy R. Madden, Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to alternatives to foreclosure. Financial Services. | |
| S.483 | SD.1189 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 483) of Harriette L. Chandler, Sal N. DiDomenico, John W. Scibak, David Paul Linsky and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to women’s health and economic equity. Financial Services. | |
| H.486 | HD.79 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 486) of Frank I. Smizik and others relative to the calculation of special education reimbursement amounts. Education. | |
| H.487 | HD.80 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 487) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to include transportation costs in the special education reimbursement program. Education. | |
| H.489 | HD.3162 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 489) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to establish universal early education and full-day kindergarten in the Commonwealth. Education. | |
| H.490 | HD.3296 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 490) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to ensure charter school transparency and public accountability. Education. | |
| H.494 | HD.1322 | By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 494) of Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation to exempt employees of public school districts from fees associated with background checks. Education. | |
| H.498 | HD.2211 | By Mr. Sánchez of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 498) of Jeffrey Sánchez and others for legislation to provide the highest quality education through access of innovative and research-based language education instructional programs. Education. | |
| S.500 | SD.706 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 500) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Ruth B. Balser, Mary S. Keefe, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to include childbirth under insurance policies providing for diability income. Financial Services. | |
| S.501 | SD.982 | By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 501) of Anne M. Gobi, Marc R. Pacheco, Mark C. Montigny, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court relative to the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines for homeowners with dogs living on such insured property. Financial Services. | |
| S.502 | SD.985 | By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 502) of Anne M. Gobi, Harriette L. Chandler, Marc R. Pacheco, Brian A. Joyce and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to Lyme Disease treatment coverage. Financial Services. | |
| H.507 | HD.1405 | By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 507) of Chris Walsh and others for legislation to establish a curriculum on personal financial literacy in the public schools. Education. | |
| H.515 | HD.1588 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 515) of Jennifer E. Benson and others for legislation to increase the personal care allowance of residents of long-term care facilities. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.521 | HD.664 | By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 521) of Jonathan Hecht and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to institutional long term care. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.526 | HD.1412 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 526) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to the prevention and elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression within the Department of Elder Affairs. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.529 | HD.2741 | By Representative O’Day of West Boylston and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 529) of James J. O’Day, Patricia D. Jehlen and others for legislation to provide emergency aid to certain elderly and disabled residents. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.537 | HD.2086 | By Ms. Atkins of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 537) of Cory Atkins and others relative to accountability for certain corporate political activities. Election Laws. | |
| H.543 | HD.2111 | By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 543) of Garrett J. Bradley and others relative to disclosures by individuals or entities making independent expenditures for electioneering communications. Election Laws. | |
| H.548 | HD.2392 | By Mr. Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 548) of Josh S. Cutler and others relative to improving disclosure of electioneering communications reports. Election Laws. | |
| H.549 | HD.2646 | By Ms. DiZoglio of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 549) of Diana DiZoglio and others that public school students of voting age be instructed on the voter registration process and provided access to voter registration forms. Election Laws. | |
| H.553 | HD.3137 | By Representatives Fox of Boston and Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 553) of Gloria L. Fox and others for legislation to establish election day voter registration. Election Laws. | |
| H.554 | HD.646 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 554) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to establish permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth. Election Laws. | |
| S.557 | SD.1021 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 557) of Karen E. Spilka, David Paul Linsky, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect access to confidential healthcare. Financial Services. | |
| S.561 | SD.1307 | By Mr. Welch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 561) of James T. Welch, Benjamin B. Downing, Michael J. Rodrigues and James B. Eldridge for legislation to reform labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth. Financial Services. | |
| S.563 | SD.49 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 563) of Daniel A. Wolf, Jason M. Lewis, Mary S. Keefe, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase health insurer reporting transparency. Financial Services. | |
| S.567 | SD.1452 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 567) of Harriette L. Chandler, Kate Hogan, James J. O'Day, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish criteria for Masshealth hardship waivers. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.569 | SD.1177 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 569) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Barbara L'Italien, Michael O. Moore, Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the health safety net trust fund. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.572 | SD.1368 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 572) of Eileen M. Donoghue, Bradford R. Hill, James B. Eldridge, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the governance of the Health Policy Commission. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.574 | HD.697 | By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 574) of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to ensuring secure voting equipment. Election Laws. | |
| S.585 | SD.408 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 585) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Stephen L. DiNatale, Angelo M. Scaccia, Jennifer E. Benson and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide equitable access to behavorial health for MassHealth consumers. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.589 | SD.1872 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 589) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., James B. Eldridge, Barbara L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure quality, affordability and access to primary and preventive health care, to eliminate health disparities, and to enhance economic growth throughout the Commonwealth. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.592 | HD.2076 | By Mr. Parisella of Beverly, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 592) of Jerald A. Parisella and others relative to voting overseas. Election Laws. | |
| S.593 | SD.718 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 593) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jason M. Lewis, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., William C. Galvin and other members of the General Court for legislation to eliminate age discrimination in the MassHealth program. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.596 | HD.377 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 596) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to enable cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain non-citizens of the Commonwealth. Election Laws. | |
| S.598 | SD.1820 | By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 598) of John F. Keenan, James B. Eldridge, Thomas M. McGee, Brendan P. Crighton and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to hospital closures and health planning. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.604 | SD.473 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 604) of Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Mary S. Keefe, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a public health option. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.608 | SD.1223 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 608) of Jason M. Lewis, Benjamin Swan, Linda Dorcena Forry, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in the Commonwealth. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.610 | SD.1601 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 610) of Barbara L'Italien, Marjorie C. Decker, Michael J. Barrett, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure continued health insurance coverage for children. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.619 | SD.1756 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 619) of Mark C. Montigny, James B. Eldridge, Jennifer L. Flanagan, James J. O'Day and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.624 | HD.1636 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 624) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to the prevention of hazardous material release through underground tanks. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.628 | SD.252 | By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 628) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Linda Dorcena Forry, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect health care reform funding. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.646 | SD.42 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 646) of Daniel A. Wolf, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore, Benjamin Swan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to Medicare savings programs eligibility. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.647 | SD.44 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 647) of Daniel A. Wolf, Timothy R. Madden, Jose F. Tosado, Brian M. Ashe and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure effective health care cost control. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.649 | SD.628 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 649) of Daniel A. Wolf, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Michael O. Moore, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote the accessibility, quality and continuity of care for consumers of behavioral health, substance use disorder and mental health services. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.651 | HD.2233 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 651) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to the management of low lands and swamps to control tick-borne illnesses. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.653 | HD.2296 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 653) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others for legislation to establish the Sudbury watershed advisory committee. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.654 | HD.2300 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 654) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others that the Department of Environmental Protection be directed to conduct a feasibility study for the implementation of watershed based planning. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.654 | SD.599 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 654) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Benjamin Swan, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to higher education opportunities for high school graduates in the Commonwealth. Higher Education. | |
| S.655 | SD.1313 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 655) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Daniel J. Ryan, Byron Rushing, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a commission to study the feasibility of creating and funding a universal children's savings account. Higher Education. | |
| H.656 | HD.2340 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 656) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others for legislation to establish a capital outlay program for maintenance and improvements to municipal drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure assets. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.656 | SD.1197 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 656) of Eileen M. Donoghue, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, James B. Eldridge, Edward F. Coppinger and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to codifying and reforming the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Program. Higher Education. | |
| H.657 | HD.2568 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 657) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others for legislation to establish a sustainable water resource fund to mitigate water shortages. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.657 | SD.1208 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 657) of Eileen M. Donoghue, James B. Eldridge, Anne M. Gobi, Bruce E. Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to expanding the community college workforce training incentive program. Higher Education. | |
| S.658 | SD.1240 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 658) of Eileen M. Donoghue, James B. Eldridge, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Bruce E. Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide for an investigation and study into expanding targeted student loan forgiveness programs. Higher Education. | |
| S.660 | SD.1321 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 660) of Eileen M. Donoghue, James B. Eldridge, Stephen L. DiNatale, James Arciero and others for legislation relative to fees at community colleges and state universities. Higher Education. | |
| S.661 | SD.1326 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 661) of Eileen M. Donoghue, James B. Eldridge, James Arciero and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to uniform financial aid information. Higher Education. | |
| H.663 | HD.3397 | By Ms. Ehrlich of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 663) of Lori A. Ehrlich and others for legislation to reduce plastic bag pollution. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.666 | SD.690 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 666) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Denise Provost, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the eligibility of students for in-state tuition rates and fees at public higher educational institutions. Higher Education. | |
| S.672 | SD.1487 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 672) of Barbara L'Italien, Angelo M. Scaccia, Michael O. Moore, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation to create higher education opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Higher Education. | |
| H.676 | HD.618 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 676) of Sean Garballey and others relative to prohibiting additional incineration of solid waste materials. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.677 | HD.632 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 677) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to further regulate the use of hydraulic fracturing to stimulate the extraction of natural gas. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.680 | SD.1016 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 680) of Karen E. Spilka, Benjamin Swan, Marjorie C. Decker, David Paul Linsky and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote higher education among employees of human services provider organizations. Higher Education. | |
| H.682 | HD.851 | By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 682) of Carmine L. Gentile and others relative to the application of pesticides in municipalities. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.683 | SD.1244 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 683) of Bruce E. Tarr, Denise Provost and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish the Finish Line Scholarship program. Higher Education. | |
| H.687 | HD.857 | By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 687) of Jonathan Hecht and others relative to the implementation of strategies for reducing solid waste and increasing recycling in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.687 | SD.796 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 687) of Daniel A. Wolf, Mary S. Keefe, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to community college tuition. Higher Education. | |
| H.689 | HD.536 | By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 689) of Kate Hogan and others that cities and towns be authorized to establish agricultural commissions for the promotion and development of agricultural resources. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.690 | SD.1215 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 690) of Harriette L. Chandler, Frank I. Smizik, Benjamin Swan, Cynthia S. Creem and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize municipalities to protect low and moderate income tenants and units of governmentally involved housing. Housing. | |
| H.696 | HD.1571 | By Representative Kaufman of Lexington and Senator Donnelly, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 696) of Jay R. Kaufman, Kenneth J. Donnelly and others for legislation to establish a process to identify toxic chemical substances used in consumer products. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.697 | HD.1852 | By Representative Kaufman of Lexington and Senator Donnelly, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 697) of Jay R. Kaufman, Kenneth J. Donnelly and others that the Department of Environmental Protection be notified by manufacturers of products containing toxic chemicals. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.707 | HD.1407 | By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 707) of Stephen Kulik and others for legislation to establish old growth forest reserves in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.711 | HD.2034 | By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 711) of Stephen Kulik and others for legislation to establish a state meat inspection program and enhance the meat and poultry slaughter and processing infrastructure in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.719 | SD.1254 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 719) of Bruce E. Tarr, Denise Provost and James B. Eldridge for legislation to require landlord notice of unsafe conditions. Housing. | |
| S.723 | SD.39 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 723) of Daniel A. Wolf, Timothy R. Madden, Jay D. Livingstone, Michelle M. DuBois and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to compliance of condominium associations. Housing. | |
| H.733 | HD.1771 | By Ms. Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 733) of Sarah K. Peake and others relative to noise pollution. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.733 | SD.1421 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 733) of Harriette L. Chandler, Paul R. Heroux, Stephen Kulik, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to update public health laws. The Judiciary. | |
| S.735 | SD.398 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 735) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Benjamin B. Downing, Michelle M. DuBois, Byron Rushing and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to equal access to public places regardless of gender identity. The Judiciary. | |
| S.736 | SD.1885 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 736) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Chris Walsh, Jay R. Kaufman, Linda Dorcena Forry and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to traffic and pedestrian stop data. The Judiciary. | |
| H.738 | HD.201 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 738) of Denise Provost and others that the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Public Health be directed to develop health risk assessment guidelines of proposed school construction sites. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.739 | HD.203 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 739) of Denise Provost and others for legislation to reduce plastic bag use through regulations and incentives. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.740 | HD.218 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 740) of Denise Provost and others for legislation to protect drinking water from hydraulic fracturing. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.740 | SD.61 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 740) of Cynthia S. Creem, William N. Brownsberger, Daniel J. Ryan, Evandro C. Carvalho and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to special juveniles. The Judiciary. | |
| H.741 | HD.588 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 741) of Denise Provost and others for legislation to reduce human exposure to particulate matter pollution. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.752 | HD.496 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 752) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to climate change. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.754 | HD.1325 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 754) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to compute and track the individual and collective lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of all fuels. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.756 | HD.2752 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 756) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to require producer responsibility for the collection, reuse and recycling of discarded electronic products. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.757 | HD.2990 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 757) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to develop science-based stream-flow standards. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.766 | SD.616 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 766) of Cynthia S. Creem, Carolyn C. Dykema, James B. Eldridge and Marjorie C. Decker for legislation relative to counsel at parole hearings for juvenile life sentences. The Judiciary. | |
| S.785 | SD.1754 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 785) of Cynthia S. Creem, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and Marjorie C. Decker for legislation to improve the accuracy of eyewitness identification procedures. The Judiciary. | |
| S.786 | SD.1770 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 786) of Cynthia S. Creem, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jason M. Lewis, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to repeal mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenses. The Judiciary. | |
| H.790 | HD.1841 | By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 790) of Christine P. Barber and others for legislation to establish a division of health insurance to improve the efficiency and coordination of health insurance. Financial Services. | |
| S.801 | SD.1841 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 801) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., James J. Dwyer, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court relative to the emergency administration of certain overdose prevention drugs. The Judiciary. | |
| S.802 | SD.1491 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 802) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Tom Sannicandro, Sean Garballey, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation to reform pretrial process. The Judiciary. | |
| H.804 | HD.3433 | By Mr. Brodeur of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 804) of Paul Brodeur and others for legislation to protect families from adverse financial conditions caused by unreasonable debt. Financial Services. | |
| S.805 | SD.1777 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 805) of Eileen M. Donoghue, James B. Eldridge, Benjamin Swan, Michelle M. DuBois and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure reliable land title to bolster local home ownership and business creation. The Judiciary. | |
| H.809 | HD.3282 | By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 809) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others for legislation to provide for paid family leave within a new temporary disability insurance program. Financial Services. | |
| S.824 | SD.769 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 824) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Jennifer E. Benson, Denise Provost, James J. Dwyer and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the penalties for corporate manslaughter. The Judiciary. | |
| S.827 | SD.703 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 827) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, James B. Eldridge, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to improving training for child advocates to recognize indictors of domestic violence. The Judiciary. | |
| S.829 | SD.736 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 829) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Byron Rushing, Jason M. Lewis, Cory Atkins and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve the collection and analsis of data realitve to traffic stops. The Judiciary. | |
| S.842 | SD.1387 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 842) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Marjorie C. Decker, Jose F. Tosado, Ruth B. Balser and other members of the General Court for legislation to decriminalize non-violent and verbal student misconduct. The Judiciary. | |
| S.843 | SD.1417 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 843) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Chris Walsh and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates. The Judiciary. | |
| S.857 | SD.672 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 857) of Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and Tom Sannicandro for legislation relative to forfeiture reporting. The Judiciary. | |
| H.858 | HD.2368 | By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 858) of Sean Garballey and others relative to access to child and adolescent mental health services. Financial Services. | |
| H.871 | HD.595 | By Representative Hogan of Stow and Senator Spilka, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 871) of Kate Hogan, Karen E. Spilka and others relative to common summary of payments forms for health care services. Financial Services. | |
| S.872 | SD.725 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 872) of Mark C. Montigny, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Jennifer L. Flanagan and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen the Anti-Human Trafficking Law. The Judiciary. | |
| S.873 | SD.751 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 873) of Mark C. Montigny, James B. Eldridge and Denise Provost for legislation relative to corporate criminal conduct. The Judiciary. | |
| S.876 | SD.819 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 876) of Mark C. Montigny, Jason M. Lewis, Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to prevent the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals. The Judiciary. | |
| S.877 | SD.1710 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 877) of Mark C. Montigny, Michael O. Moore, Jason M. Lewis and James B. Eldridge for legislation to extend the statute of limitations for certain actions involving international human rights abuses. The Judiciary. | |
| S.878 | SD.1735 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 878) of Mark C. Montigny, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect health and safety of animals in vehicles. The Judiciary. | |
| H.888 | HD.2615 | By Ms. Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 888) of Mary S. Keefe and others that banks be required to mediate in good faith with homeowners to identify alternative resolutions before starting foreclosures. Financial Services. | |
| S.900 | SD.968 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 900) of Karen E. Spilka, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Josh S. Cutler, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to expungement of criminal or juvenile records for individuals who committed offenses as children or young adults. The Judiciary. | |
| H.901 | HD.469 | By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 901) of David Paul Linsky and others relative to Lyme disease treatment health insurance coverage. Financial Services. | |
| S.901 | SD.983 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 901) of Karen E. Spilka, John F. Keenan, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Paul J. Donato and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the Housing Court Department. The Judiciary. | |
| S.903 | SD.1026 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 903) of Karen E. Spilka, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Michael J. Rodrigues and other members of the General Court for legislation to update privacy protections for personal electronic information. The Judiciary. | |
| S.904 | SD.1028 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 904) of Karen E. Spilka, Jason M. Lewis, Michael F. Rush, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect the Commonwealth's residents from identity theft. The Judiciary. | |
| S.905 | SD.1620 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 905) of Karen E. Spilka, Ruth B. Balser, Michael J. Barrett, Cynthia S. Creem and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote transparency, best practices, and better outcomes for children and communities. The Judiciary. | |
| H.924 | HD.2476 | By Mr. O’Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 924) of James J. O’Day and others for legislation to establish secure choice retirement savings plans. Financial Services. | |
| H.948 | HD.1046 | By Messrs. Scibak of South Hadley and Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 948) of John W. Scibak and others for legislation to update the contraceptive coverage equity law to require insurance carriers to provide all contraceptive methods without a co-pay. Financial Services. | |
| S.954 | SD.508 | By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 954) of Michael J. Barrett, Mary S. Keefe, Jose F. Tosado, David M. Rogers and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide fair chances for employment. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.957 | SD.809 | By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 957) of William N. Brownsberger, Lori A. Ehrlich, Jason M. Lewis, Kenneth J. Donnelly and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.958 | SD.1250 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 958) of Harriette L. Chandler, Michael J. Barrett, Ruth B. Balser, Mary S. Keefe and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to an employee protection act. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.959 | SD.156 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 959) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Benjamin Swan, David M. Rogers, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to econmically stabilize displaced service workers. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.960 | SD.1060 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 960) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, James B. Eldridge and Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to ensure uniformity in education discrimination complaint procedures. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.962 | SD.315 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 962) of Cynthia S. Creem, Michael O. Moore, Jason M. Lewis, Ryan C. Fattman and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to employees social media privacy protection. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.965 | HD.1107 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 965) of Jennifer E. Benson and others for legislation to compare total health care spending with projected single payer health care system spending. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.966 | HD.1658 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 966) of Jennifer E. Benson and others for legislation to include certain income levels in calculating nursing home benefits payable under the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Health Care Financing. | |
| S.966 | SD.673 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 966) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Chris Walsh, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Michael F. Rush and other members of the General Court for legislation to prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.967 | HD.1670 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 967) of Jennifer E. Benson and others for legislation relative to the establishment of a Medicaid and health care reform Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) trust fund. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.969 | SD.878 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 969) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Tackey Chan, Michael O. Moore, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve vocational training opportunities for unemployed workers. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.973 | SD.1829 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 973) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Sean Garballey, Jason M. Lewis, Barbara L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish fair scheduling for employees in the Commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.981 | SD.1273 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 981) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Michael O. Moore, Jose F. Tosado, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect temporary workers’ unemployment benefits. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.982 | SD.1369 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 982) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Denise Provost, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the tipped minimum wage. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.983 | SD.1423 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 983) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Karen E. Spilka, Harriette L. Chandler, Jay D. Livingstone and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish pay equity. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.985 | HD.1089 | By Mr. Fernandes of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 985) of John V. Fernandes and others relative to transfers of assets by MassHealth members. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.987 | SD.1129 | By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 987) of Brian A. Joyce, Jason M. Lewis, Chris Walsh, Michelle M. DuBois and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure an adequate living wage. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.991 | SD.842 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 991) of Mark C. Montigny, James B. Eldridge and Marjorie C. Decker for legislation relative to fair hiring practices. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.997 | HD.401 | By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 997) of Kate Hogan and others for legislation to establish criteria for MassHealth hardship waivers. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.998 | HD.1864 | By Representative Hogan of Stow and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 998) of Kate Hogan, Thomas P. Kennedy and others relative to strengthening the quality and efficiency of home health care services. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.999 | SD.310 | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 999) of Marc R. Pacheco, Theodore C. Speliotis, Jason M. Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation to further define standards of employee safety. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1007 | HD.1868 | By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1007) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and James B. Eldridge for legislation to expand the determination of need threshold. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.1007 | SD.1048 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by resolution, Senate, No. 1007) of Karen E. Spilka, Patricia A. Haddad, Jason M. Lewis, Jay D. Livingstone and other members of the General Court for legislation to encourage equitable and diverse gender representation on the boards of companies in the Commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1008 | SD.1853 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1008) of Karen E. Spilka, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1008 | HD.1870 | By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1008) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and James B. Eldridge relative to payments to ambulatory surgical centers, specialty health care providers and laboratories. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.1022 | SD.130 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1022) of Daniel A. Wolf, Jason M. Lewis, Jose F. Tosado, Sonia Chang-Diaz and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize municipal increases in minimum wages. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1022 | HD.582 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1022) of Denise Provost and others for legislation to eliminate age discrimination in the MassHealth Program. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.1023 | SD.604 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1023) of Daniel A. Wolf, Claire D. Cronin, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Michelle M. DuBois and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote job training in the Commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1024 | SD.852 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1024) of Daniel A. Wolf, Denise Provost, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a living wage for employees of big box retail stores and fast food chains. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1024 | HD.1913 | By Mr. Sánchez of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1024) of Jeffrey Sánchez, David T. Vieira and James B. Eldridge for legislation to direct MassHealth to fully implement consumer choice of physician assistant services. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.1025 | HD.2056 | By Mr. Sánchez of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1025) of Jeffrey Sánchez and others relative to preventing unnecessary medical debt through hospital and affiliate charity care policies. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.1026 | HD.1151 | By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1026) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to establish a single-payer health insurance trust fund. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.1041 | HD.3220 | By Representatives Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1041) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Daniel M. Donahue and others for legislation to institute programs to respond to sexual violence on higher education campuses. Higher Education. | |
| H.1043 | HD.566 | By Messrs. Garballey of Arlington and Velis of Westfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1043) of Sean Garballey, John C. Velis and others for legislation to provide higher education tuition and fee waivers for certain veterans. Higher Education. | |
| S.1046 | SD.1604 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1046) of Barbara L'Italien, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Tom Sannicandro, David M. Rogers and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| S.1048 | SD.1726 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1048) of Mark C. Montigny, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| H.1055 | HD.2540 | By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1055) of Paul W. Mark and others for legislation to increase the share of courses taught by full-time tenure and tenure-track faculty. Higher Education. | |
| S.1056 | SD.553 | By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1056) of Michael J. Barrett, Mary S. Keefe, Ellen Story, Cory Atkins and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to solar drying of laundry. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| S.1059 | SD.402 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1059) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Benjamin Swan, David M. Rogers and James B. Eldridge for legislation to prevent discriminatory land use and permitting decisions. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| H.1060 | HD.1119 | By Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1060) of William Smitty Pignatelli and others for legislation to establish a student loan repayment pilot program to be administered by the Board of Higher Education for licensed social workers. Higher Education. | |
| H.1061 | HD.1035 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1061) of Denise Provost and others for legislation to provide high school graduates equal access to in-state tuition rates and financial aid in the higher education system. Higher Education. | |
| S.1063 | SD.937 | By Mr. deMacedo, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1063) of Viriato M. deMacedo, Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize municipal use of the prudent investor standards. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| H.1063 | HD.2182 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1063) of Byron Rushing and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the feasibility of creating and funding a universal children’s college savings account. Higher Education. | |
| H.1064 | HD.840 | By Representative Sannicandro of Ashland and Senator L’Italien, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1064) of Tom Sannicandro and others relative to creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities. Higher Education. | |
| H.1067 | HD.2198 | By Messrs. Sannicandro of Ashland and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1067) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to create a college savings program for every child born in the Commonwealth. Higher Education. | |
| H.1068 | HD.3165 | By Representative Sannicandro of Ashland and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1068) of Tom Sannicandro, Michael Moore and others relative to strengthening and expanding affordable, quality higher education opportunities for residents of the Commonwealth. Higher Education. | |
| H.1080 | HD.1832 | By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1080) of Christine P. Barber, David M. Rogers and James B. Eldridge for legislation to address equal access to housing through local zoning. Housing. | |
| S.1089 | SD.351 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1089) of Jason M. Lewis, Michael S. Day, Jennifer E. Benson, Carolyn C. Dykema and other members of the General Court for legislation to support municipal fiscal stability through a special education stabilization fund. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| S.1103 | SD.974 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1103) of Karen E. Spilka, Timothy R. Madden, Josh S. Cutler, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect animals during pet sales. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| S.1114 | SD.565 | By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1114) of Michael J. Barrett, Mary S. Keefe, James B. Eldridge, Barbara L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation to eliminate health disparities in the commonwealth. Public Health. | |
| S.1118 | SD.1148 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1118) of Harriette L. Chandler, Chris Walsh, Bruce E. Tarr, Carmine L. Gentile and others for legislation to establish an advanced dental hygiene practitioner level of practice. Public Health. | |
| S.1119 | SD.1200 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1119) of Harriette L. Chandler, Jeffrey Sánchez, Jonathan Hecht, Barbara L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to modernizing tobacco control and protecting the health of minors. Public Health. | |
| S.1125 | SD.1530 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1125) of Harriette L. Chandler, John W. Scibak, Sal N. DiDomenico, Ruth B. Balser and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the enhanced management of early childhood caries among MassHealth patients. Public Health. | |
| S.1127 | SD.1058 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1127) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Benjamin Swan, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to promote healthy communities and the environment. Public Health. | |
| S.1128 | SD.1889 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1128) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jeffrey Sánchez, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase access to immunizations. Public Health. | |
| H.1129 | HD.691 | By Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1129) of William Smitty Pignatelli and others for legislation to establish a homeless persons bill of rights. Housing. | |
| H.1130 | HD.1229 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1130) of David M. Rogers and others relative to statutory housing. Housing. | |
| S.1132 | SD.627 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1132) of Cynthia S. Creem, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Jay R. Kaufman, Chris Walsh and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect children and families from harmful flame retardants. Public Health. | |
| S.1134 | SD.1781 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1134) of Cynthia S. Creem, Rady Mom, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Carolyn C. Dykema and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to enhancing sexual assault evidence kit collection. Public Health. | |
| S.1139 | SD.784 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1139) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Jay R. Kaufman, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Stephen Kulik and other members of the General Court for legislations relative to the disclosure of toxic chemicals in children’s products. Public Health. | |
| S.1146 | SD.428 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1146) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Christine P. Barber, Brian M. Ashe and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to preventable hospital readmissions. Public Health. | |
| S.1147 | SD.465 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1147) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Kate Hogan and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish a commission on malnutrition prevention. Public Health. | |
| S.1148 | SD.488 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1148) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, James B. Eldridge, Sal N. DiDomenico and Benjamin Swan for legislation relative to maternity patient rights. Public Health. | |
| S.1149 | SD.680 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1149) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Claire D. Cronin, Kimberly N. Ferguson, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the closing of hospital essential services. Public Health. | |
| S.1153 | SD.771 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1153) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Harriette L. Chandler, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Thomas M. McGee and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to CARE. Public Health. | |
| H.1167 | HD.792 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1167) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to require county and state correctional facilities to provide substance abuse services to certain inmates. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1170 | HD.1059 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1170) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to the membership of the Parole Board. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1171 | HD.1679 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1171) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to establish the Department of Mental Health as the oversight agency for the mental health system within the state prison system. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1178 | SD.664 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1178) of Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Josh S. Cutler, Jennifer L. Flanagan and others for legislation to establish the special commission on local and regional public health. Public Health. | |
| S.1181 | SD.560 | By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1181) of Joan B. Lovely, James J. Dwyer, Dennis A. Rosa, Colleen M. Garry and other members of the General Court relative to providing for a presumptive eligibility program for MassHealth applicants. Public Health. | |
| S.1189 | SD.785 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1189) of Mark C. Montigny, Michael F. Rush, James B. Eldridge, John J. Lawn, Jr. and others for legislation relative to Acute-care hospitals. Public Health. | |
| S.1191 | SD.841 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1191) of Mark C. Montigny, Barbara L'Italien, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., John C. Velis and other members of the General Court for legislation to require automated external defibrillators in schools. Public Health. | |
| H.1197 | HD.211 | By Representative Brady of Brockton and Senator Keenan, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1197) of Michael D. Brady, John F. Keenan and others for legislation to further regulate the reporting requirements of mortgages secured by residential property. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1200 | SD.1127 | By Ms. O'Connor Ives, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1200) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives, James B. Eldridge and Diana DiZoglio for legislation to reduce exposure to BPA. Public Health. | |
| S.1205 | SD.166 | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1205) of Marc R. Pacheco, John V. Fernandes, Denise Provost, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a board of registration in naturopathy. Public Health. | |
| S.1206 | SD.235 | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1206) of Marc R. Pacheco, James J. O'Day, Chris Walsh, Thomas M. McGee and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to patient safety. Public Health. | |
| S.1207 | SD.311 | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1207) of Marc R. Pacheco, William M. Straus, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., David Paul Linsky and other members of the General Court for legislation to remove the restrictions on the licenses of nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists as recommended by the Institute of Medicine and the Federal Trade Commission. Public Health. | |
| H.1220 | HD.347 | By Mrs. Campbell of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1220) of Linda Dean Campbell and others relative to the posting of security for seized animals in cruelty cases. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1225 | SD.1473 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1225) of Bruce E. Tarr, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and James B. Eldridge for legislation to protect essential health services. Public Health. | |
| H.1227 | HD.3015 | By Mr. Carvalho of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1227) of Evandro C. Carvalho and others relative to the process for the investigation of officer-involved deaths. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1228 | HD.3204 | By Mr. Carvalho of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1228) of Evandro C. Carvalho and others for legislation to clarify the responsibility of law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration law. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1233 | SD.733 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1233) of Daniel A. Wolf, Jason M. Lewis, Louis L. Kafka, Mary S. Keefe and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish and financing a drug collection and disposal program. Public Health. | |
| S.1234 | SD.1409 | By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1234) of Michael J. Barrett, Mary S. Keefe, James B. Eldridge, Carmine L. Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to military grade controlled property. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1241 | SD.85 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1241) of Cynthia S. Creem, Ruth B. Balser, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve data collection in the juvenile justice system. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1245 | SD.650 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1245) of Cynthia S. Creem, Ruth B. Balser, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Carolyn C. Dykema and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to sentencing laws. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1246 | SD.1807 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1246) of Cynthia S. Creem, Ruth B. Balser, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to data collection on multiple gun purchases. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.1247 | HD.2188 | By Ms. Cronin of Easton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1247) of Claire D. Cronin and others relative to juvenile court jurisdiction to divert from further court processing of certain children. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1256 | HD.357 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1256) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to data derived from technology used for toll collections. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1260 | SD.608 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1260) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Brian M. Ashe and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to amusement devices. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1262 | SD.732 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1262) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Jeffrey Sánchez, James B. Eldridge, Evandro C. Carvalho and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide for a study by a special commission relative to the primary prevention of gun violence. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1263 | SD.739 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1263) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Byron Rushing, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Chris Walsh and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to pedestrian stop data. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.1270 | HD.2308 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1270) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others for legislation to expunge the records of persons falsely accused and juveniles. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1273 | HD.1323 | By Ms. Ehrlich of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1273) of Lori A. Ehrlich and others relative to confining animals in a motor vehicle. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1274 | HD.1521 | By Representative Ehrlich of Marblehead and Senator Hedlund, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1274) of Lori A. Ehrlich and others for legislation to establish a penalty for the mistreatment of elephants. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1275 | HD.1935 | By Representative Ehrlich of Marblehead and Senator Lewis, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1275) of Lori A. Ehrlich, Jason M. Lewis and others for legislation to prevent trafficking in ivory and rhino horns. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1280 | SD.682 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1280) of Jason M. Lewis, Paul R. Heroux, Carolyn C. Dykema, Barbara L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to police training. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1302 | SD.1443 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1302) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to provide oversight of crime labs. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.1313 | HD.2089 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1313) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to promote the use of restorative justice practices. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1315 | HD.682 | By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1315) of Denise C. Garlick and others relative to liability for the medical costs incurred by public health volunteer responders. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1323 | SD.1355 | By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1323) of James E. Timilty, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Denise Provost, David Paul Linsky and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the Architectural Access Board. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1350 | SD.625 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1350) of Benjamin B. Downing, Stephen Kulik, Chris Walsh, Michael F. Rush and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to public investment in fossil fuels. Public Service. | |
| H.1361 | HD.147 | By Mr. Heroux of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1361) of Paul R. Heroux and others relative to filing fees for appeals of civil motor vehicle infractions. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1364 | SD.1676 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1364) of Jennifer L. Flanagan for legislation relative to the Massachusetts state retirement system. Public Service. | |
| H.1369 | HD.238 | By Mr. Heroux of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1369) of Paul R. Heroux and others relative to the reporting of recidivism reducing program outcomes by the Department of Correction. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1370 | HD.241 | By Mr. Heroux of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1370) of Paul R. Heroux and others relative to prohibiting discrimination against adults with disabilities in family and juvenile court proceedings. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1375 | SD.715 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1375) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Denise Provost, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the cost of living adjustment (cola) base. Public Service. | |
| H.1381 | HD.2073 | By Mr. Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1381) of Russell E. Holmes and others for legislation to collect data regarding the use of solitary confinement. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1382 | HD.3321 | By Mr. Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1382) of Russell E. Holmes and others relative to providing community-based sentencing alternatives for primary caretakers of dependent children convicted of non-violent crimes. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1393 | SD.671 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1393) of Jason M. Lewis, Denise Provost, Marjorie C. Decker, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Public Service. | |
| S.1401 | SD.369 | By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1401) of Thomas M. McGee and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to ordinary disability retirements. Public Service. | |
| H.1418 | HD.517 | By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1418) of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to petitions to the Juvenile Court or Probate Court on behalf of certain special juveniles. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1427 | SD.203 | By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1427) of Michael F. Rush, Paul McMurtry and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the civil service exam. Public Service. | |
| H.1428 | HD.3055 | By Representative Keefe of Worcester and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1428) of Mary S. Keefe and others relative to the process for the investigation of officer-involved deaths. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1429 | HD.3425 | By Ms. Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1429) of Mary S. Keefe and others for legislation to increase neighborhood safety and opportunity by enhancing the enforcement and penalties for violations of the controlled substances laws. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1430 | HD.227 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1430) of Kay Khan and others relative to the protection of children in foster care. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1431 | HD.1838 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1431) of Kay Khan and others relative to the rights of foster parents to receive notice and an opportunity to be heard in legal proceedings involving foster children. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1436 | HD.3268 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1436) of Kay Khan and others relative to the evaluation of the frequency and outcome of contacts between juveniles of various racial and ethnic categories and law enforcement personnel, court personnel and other Commonwealth officials. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1444 | HD.2931 | By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1444) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative governmental and charitable tort liability in civil actions for sexual abuse of a minor. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1445 | HD.3096 | By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1445) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative to consumer privacy in mortgage applications. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1451 | SD.268 | By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1451) of William N. Brownsberger, James B. Eldridge, Chris Walsh and Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to payments in lieu of taxation of organizations exempt from the property tax. Revenue. | |
| S.1452 | SD.396 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1452) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Daniel A. Wolf, Benjamin Swan, David M. Rogers and other members of the General Court for legislation to invest in our communities and tax exemptions. Revenue. | |
| S.1458 | SD.352 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1458) of Cynthia S. Creem, Martin J. Walsh, William N. Brownsberger, Daniel J. Hunt and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve the earned income tax credit for working families. Revenue. | |
| S.1459 | SD.670 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1459) of Cynthia S. Creem, Stephen Kulik, Cory Atkins, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to sustain community preservation revenue. Revenue. | |
| S.1460 | SD.814 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1460) of Cynthia S. Creem, Carolyn C. Dykema, Mathew Muratore and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to senior citizen property taxes. Revenue. | |
| H.1461 | HD.890 | By Mr. Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1461) of Jay D. Livingstone and others for legislation to allow individuals to institute and prosecute a civil action for injunctive relief for violation of laws relative to meal breaks for employees. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1463 | HD.1477 | By Mr. Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1463) of Jay D. Livingstone and others relative to expanding eligibility for diversion to treatment for criminal offenders. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1465 | SD.964 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1465) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Louis L. Kafka, Jason M. Lewis, James R. Miceli and other members of the General Court for legislation to support educational opportunity for all. Revenue. | |
| S.1466 | SD.1315 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1466) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Stephen Kulik, Keiko M. Orrall, Steven S. Howitt and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to exemptions from taxation of structures and buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands. Revenue. | |
| S.1468 | SD.1202 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1468) of Eileen M. Donoghue, Thomas A. Golden, Jr., Paul W. Mark, Aaron Vega and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to building real incentives for college savings. Revenue. | |
| S.1469 | SD.1316 | By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1469) of Eileen M. Donoghue, James B. Eldridge, Leonard Mirra, Bruce E. Tarr and others for legislation to encourage employee student loan assistance. Revenue. | |
| S.1474 | SD.1357 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1474) of Benjamin B. Downing, Patricia D. Jehlen, Chris Walsh, Jose F. Tosado and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives. Revenue. | |
| S.1475 | SD.1669 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1475) of Benjamin B. Downing, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Benjamin Swan, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and other members of the General Court for legislation to reinvest in working families. Revenue. | |
| H.1475 | HD.2592 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1475) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1477 | HD.1117 | By Mr. Mannal of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1477) of Brian R. Mannal and others for legislation to establish a penalty for the mistreatment of elephants. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1489 | HD.162 | By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1489) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to the liability of farmers’ markets. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1494 | SD.727 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1494) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jennifer E. Benson, Michael O. Moore, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the property tax deferral for seniors. Revenue. | |
| S.1508 | SD.480 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1508) of Jason M. Lewis, Benjamin Swan, James B. Eldridge, Brian A. Joyce and others for legislation to eliminate the tax deduction for direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing. Revenue. | |
| S.1517 | SD.1617 | By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1517) of Barbara L'Italien, Frank A. Moran, Jason M. Lewis, Timothy R. Madden and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote housing creation for persons with disabilities. Revenue. | |
| S.1524 | SD.1699 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1524) of Mark C. Montigny, Jason M. Lewis, Michael J. Barrett, Michael S. Day and other members of the General Court for legislation to close a corporate tax haven loophole. Revenue. | |
| H.1531 | HD.1776 | By Ms. Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1531) of Sarah K. Peake and others for legislation to update penalties and protect electronic privacy. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1539 | SD.256 | By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1539) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Stephen Kulik, Keiko M. Orrall, Steven S. Howitt and other members of the General Court for legislation to clarify deadlines for submission of applications for land under Chapter 61a. Revenue. | |
| H.1551 | HD.2202 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1551) of Denise Provost and James B. Eldridge relative to the awarding of attorney’s fees, staff time, costs and expenses in code enforcement matters. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1555 | HD.1371 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1555) of David M. Rogers and others for legislation to impose a penalty for the confinement of farm animals in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, lie down, stand up and fully extend their limbs. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1559 | HD.3227 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1559) of David M. Rogers and others relative to the parole process. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1561 | HD.3436 | By Representative Rogers of Cambridge and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1561) of David M. Rogers and others for legislation to legalize marijuana and establish a tax on the cannabis industry. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1568 | HD.362 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1568) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to repeal certain laws. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1569 | HD.365 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1569) of Byron Rushing and others relative to the reform of laws implicating tramps, vagrants and vagabonds. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1570 | HD.368 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by proposal, House, No. 1570) of Byron Rushing and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1571 | HD.371 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1571) of Byron Rushing and others relative to the enforcement of certain civil rights laws. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1572 | HD.383 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1572) of Byron Rushing and others relative to the laws implicating certain private consensual intimate conduct between adults. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1573 | HD.392 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1573) of Byron Rushing and others relative to Sunday hunting, the protection of pigeons and penalties for the sexual abuse of animals. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1575 | HD.1969 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1575) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to improve the collection and analysis of data relative to traffic stops. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1576 | SD.1204 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1576) of Bruce E. Tarr, Daniel A. Wolf, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the Senate for legislation relative to the earned income tax credit. Revenue. | |
| H.1577 | HD.3072 | By Representatives Rushing of Boston and Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1577) of Byron Rushing and others relative to gender identity and access to public accommodations. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1584 | HD.3156 | By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1584) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to reform pretrial processes. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1608 | HD.414 | By Representatives Story of Amherst and Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1608) of Ellen Story and others for legislation to further regulate the performing of abortions and protect women’s reproductive health. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1614 | SD.43 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1614) of Daniel A. Wolf, Michael O. Moore, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to room occupancy excise tax. Revenue. | |
| S.1617 | SD.1014 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1617) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Benjamin Swan, Linda Dorcena Forry, Mary S. Keefe and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to equity in public contracting in honor of Bruce C. Bolling. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1618 | SD.1019 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1618) of Sonia Chang-Diaz and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to jobs, workforce development, and main street fairness. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.1620 | HD.1921 | By Mr. Swan of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1620) of Benjamin Swan and others relative to eliminating mandatory minimum sentences related to drug offenses. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1620 | SD.640 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1620) of Cynthia S. Creem, Carolyn C. Dykema, James B. Eldridge, Tom Sannicandro and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to IT procurement and management in the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.1628 | HD.2997 | By Mr. Toomey of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1628) of Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., and others relative to the criteria for the release of terminally ill inmates to alternative locations of confinement. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1628 | SD.1392 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1628) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Jason M. Lewis, Barbara L'Italien, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to state contracting. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1647 | SD.685 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1647) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Byron Rushing, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish an office of Access and Opportunities. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1648 | SD.707 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1648) of Linda Dorcena Forry, David Paul Linsky, Peter V. Kocot, Michelle M. DuBois and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote purchasing from social enterprises by governmental bodies. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1650 | SD.1733 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1650) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Russell E. Holmes, Byron Rushing, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.1656 | HD.1450 | By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1656) of Chris Walsh and others relative to the jurisdiction of the courts within the Housing Court Department. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1675 | SD.469 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1675) of Jason M. Lewis, David T. Vieira, Bradley H. Jones, Jr., James J. Dwyer and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1676 | SD.1235 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1676) of Jason M. Lewis, Barbara L'Italien, Ruth B. Balser, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve access to public records. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1682 | SD.367 | By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1682) of Thomas M. McGee, Ruth B. Balser, Jay D. Livingstone, Aaron Vega and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to Congo conflict minerals. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.1684 | HD.2098 | By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1684) of Garrett J. Bradley and others relative to injured workers’ access to medical care and workers’ compensation benefits. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1698 | HD.1301 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1698) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to employment and job training. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1701 | HD.2332 | By Ms. Ehrlich of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1701) of Lori A. Ehrlich and others for legislation to limit the time that former employees must wait before being employed by a competitor. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1702 | HD.2648 | By Ms. Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1702) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others relative to the minimum wage employers are required to pay tipped employees. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1708 | HD.2248 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1708) of Sean Garballey and others relative to establishing schedules for employees. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1711 | SD.1858 | By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1711) of Richard J. Ross, Carolyn C. Dykema, James B. Eldridge, Angelo M. Scaccia and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to transparency in government with regard to consultant expenses. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1712 | SD.66 | By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1712) of Michael F. Rush, Paul McMurtry, James B. Eldridge and Edward F. Coppinger for legislation to authorize the Governor to issue a proclamation setting apart the first Wednesday in May as state parks day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1715 | SD.193 | By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1715) of Michael F. Rush, Stephen L. DiNatale, Dennis A. Rosa, Paul McMurtry and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote American manufacturing. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.1718 | HD.3411 | By Mr. Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1718) of Kenneth I. Gordon and others for legislation to establish a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program for employees. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1728 | HD.1230 | By Mr. Kocot of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1728) of Peter V. Kocot and others relative to abusive or hostile work environments. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1733 | HD.2802 | By Representatives Livingstone of Boston and Story of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1733) of Jay D. Livingstone and others relative to pay equity. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1735 | HD.2596 | By Mr. Mahoney of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1735) of John J. Mahoney and others relative to increasing the minimum wage for private sector human service workers. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1736 | HD.2586 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1736) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others for legislation to regulate the use of credit reports by employers and prospective employers. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1737 | HD.3305 | By Representatives Malia of Boston and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1737) of Elizabeth A. Malia, Sean Garballey and others for legislation to ensure the payment of at least a living wage to all employees. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1740 | SD.1806 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1740) of Bruce E. Tarr, Richard J. Ross, James B. Eldridge, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the Senate for legislation relative to the commonwealth of Massachusetts hosting an Olympic Games. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1747 | SD.285 | By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1747) of Michael J. Barrett, Chris Walsh, Kay Khan, Frank I. Smizik and other members of the General Court for legislation to combat climate change. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.1748 | HD.1833 | By Representatives Michlewitz of Boston and Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1748) of Aaron Michlewitz, Kate Hogan and others for legislation to prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1751 | SD.644 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1751) of Cynthia S. Creem, Sean Garballey, Alice Hanlon Peisch and James B. Eldridge for legislation to promote energy efficient lighting, conserve energy, regulate outdoor night lighting, and reduce light pollution. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1752 | SD.1510 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1752) of Cynthia S. Creem, Gloria L. Fox, Sal N. DiDomenico, Kenneth J. Donnelly and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase container recycling in the Commonwealth. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1753 | SD.729 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1753) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Benjamin Swan, Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to affordable housing energy efficiency. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1754 | SD.848 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1754) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, James J. Dwyer, Mark J. Cusack, Angelo M. Scaccia and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the failure to remove existing poles. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.1756 | HD.2433 | By Representative O’Day of West Boylston and Senator Pacheco, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1756) of James J. O’Day, Marc R. Pacheco and others for legislation to further define standards of employee safety. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1760 | HD.432 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1760) of Denise Provost and others relative to further regulating certain individuals applying for or receiving unemployment benefits. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1761 | SD.633 | By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1761) of Benjamin B. Downing, Kevin G. Honan, Stephen Kulik, Chris Walsh and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to home energy efficiency. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.1762 | HD.2165 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1762) of David M. Rogers and others for the establishment of a living minimum wage for employees and contracted employees of the Commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1769 | HD.736 | By Representative Story of Amherst and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1769) of Ellen Story, Joan B. Lovely and others for legislation to require employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions for employees or prospective employees. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1771 | HD.2072 | By Representative Story of Amherst and Senator Flanagan, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1771) of Ellen Story, Jennifer L. Flanagan and others for legislation to address workplace bullying, mobbing and harrassment without regard to protected class status. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1772 | SD.618 | By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1772) of Brian A. Joyce, Chris Walsh, Jason M. Lewis and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to on-site combined heat and power facilities. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.1773 | HD.2835 | By Mr. Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1773) of Steven Ultrino and others for legislation to establish a living wage for employees of certain retail stores and fast food restaurants. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1774 | SD.1271 | By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1774) of Brian A. Joyce, Chris Walsh, Jay D. Livingstone, Frank I. Smizik and other members of the General Court for legislation to fuel job creation through energy efficiency. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1775 | SD.1416 | By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1775) of Brian A. Joyce, Denise Provost, Chris Walsh, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to a microgrid pilot program. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1778 | SD.530 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1778) of Jason M. Lewis, Jose F. Tosado, Michael J. Barrett, Leonard Mirra and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to utility data transparency and access. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1781 | SD.1430 | By Ms. O'Connor Ives, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1781) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Sean Garballey, Linda Dean Campbell, John W. Scibak and other members of the General Court for legislation to regulate hydraulic fracturing. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1783 | SD.645 | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1783) of Marc R. Pacheco, Frank I. Smizik, Jason M. Lewis, Barbara L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to bonding authority for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1786 | SD.1815 | By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1786) of Marc R. Pacheco, Denise Provost, Jason M. Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect our environment and reduce the carbon footprint of the commonwealth. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.1797 | HD.1972 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1797) of Kay Khan and others relative to the civil commitment of women for alcoholism and substance abuse at the Framingham Correctional Institution. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| S.1797 | SD.46 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1797) of Daniel A. Wolf, Sarah K. Peake, Michael O. Moore, Thomas J. Calter and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a fee on the storage of spent nuclear fuel in pools. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.1798 | HD.2108 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1798) of Kay Khan and others relative to juvenile mental health and substance abuse. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| S.1799 | SD.499 | By Mr. Wolf, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1799) of Daniel A. Wolf, Sarah K. Peake, James B. Eldridge and Denise Provost for legislation to improve renewable energy distribution. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1801 | SD.190 | By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1801) of Robert L. Hedlund, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Timothy R. Madden, James M. Cantwell and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the treatment of elephants. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. | |
| H.1804 | HD.1393 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1804) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to mental health services for children. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| H.1805 | HD.1402 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1805) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| H.1806 | HD.1419 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1806) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others for legislation to expand substance abuse treatment options for non-violent drug offenders. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| H.1807 | HD.1421 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1807) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others for legislation to include behavioral health managers in the oversight jurisdiction of the Health Policy Commission. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| S.1808 | SD.284 | By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1808) of William N. Brownsberger, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect bicyclists in bicycle lanes. Transportation. | |
| S.1812 | SD.1665 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1812) of Harriette L. Chandler, Elizabeth A. Malia, James B. Eldridge, Tom Sannicandro and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to motor vehicle license suspension. Transportation. | |
| H.1814 | HD.2980 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1814) of Denise Provost and others relative to the rights of persons receiving services through the Department of Mental Health. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| S.1817 | SD.342 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1817) of Cynthia S. Creem, Jason M. Lewis, Ryan C. Fattman, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to regulate the use of automatic license plate reader systems. Transportation. | |
| H.1826 | HD.2126 | By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1826) of Garrett J. Bradley and others relative to protecting puppies and kittens. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| H.1830 | HD.1167 | By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1830) of James M. Cantwell and others relative to municipal use of insurance proceeds. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| H.1835 | HD.998 | By Mrs. Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1835) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to regional stabilization funds. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| H.1849 | HD.868 | By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1849) of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to promote municipal collaboration and regionalization throughout the Commonwealth. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| S.1849 | SD.1383 | By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1849) of Eric P. Lesser, Thomas M. McGee, Harriette L. Chandler, James T. Welch and other members of the General Court for legislation to study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Springfield and Boston. Transportation. | |
| S.1851 | SD.691 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1851) of Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, James J. O'Day and other members of the General Court for legislation explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation. Transportation. | |
| S.1857 | SD.1266 | By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1857) of Thomas M. McGee, Brian M. Ashe, Sean Garballey, Michael F. Rush and other members of the General Court for legislation to direct the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to assess the current status of the commonwealth’s transportation system. Transportation. | |
| H.1864 | HD.1228 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1864) of David M. Rogers, Chris Walsh and James B. Eldridge for legislation to enforce municipal ordinances and by-laws. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| H.1865 | HD.1367 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1865) of David M. Rogers and others for legislation to require owners of rented or foreclosed properties to check for abandoned animals. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| S.1885 | SD.1478 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1885) of Bruce E. Tarr and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to fix it first plan. Transportation. | |
| H.1888 | HD.1677 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1888) of Jennifer E. Benson and others for legislation to establish a diabetes state action plan. Public Health. | |
| H.1889 | HD.1878 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1889) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to the independent practice of advanced practice registered nursing by nurse practitioners. Public Health. | |
| S.1906 | SD.132 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by resolution, Senate, No. 1906) of Jason M. Lewis, Michael J. Barrett, Patricia D. Jehlen, Ruth B. Balser and other members of the General Court for the adoption of resolutions to amend the federal budget. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | |
| S.1907 | SD.363 | By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1907) of Thomas M. McGee, James J. Dwyer, Brian M. Ashe, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the Massachusetts GI bill to provide tuition and fee waivers for National Guard members and veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | |
| H.1919 | HD.1029 | By Mr. Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1919) of Mark J. Cusack and others for legislation to establish safeguards to prevent death and disability from stroke. Public Health. | |
| H.1921 | HD.1018 | By Mr. Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1921) of Michael S. Day and others for legislation to prohibit the participation of health care professionals in the torture and abuse of prisoners. Public Health. | |
| H.1932 | HD.2115 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1932) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to the training of persons supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Public Health. | |
| H.1935 | HD.3241 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1935) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to the electronic prescribing of opiates and other controlled substances. Public Health. | |
| H.1956 | HD.1209 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1956) of Sean Garballey and others relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers. Public Health. | |
| H.1958 | HD.678 | By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1958) of Denise C. Garlick and others relative to the maximum number of patients assigned to registered nurses or hospital care attendants. Public Health. | |
| H.1959 | HD.680 | By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1959) of Denise C. Garlick and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to local and regional public health. Public Health. | |
| H.1961 | HD.687 | By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1961) of Denise C. Garlick and others for legislation to increase funding for the Health Safety Net Trust Fund. Public Health. | |
| H.1991 | HD.1674 | By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1991) of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to providing care and comfort for the terminally ill. Public Health. | |
| H.1993 | HD.860 | By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1993) of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to require pain assessment and management in health care facilities. Public Health. | |
| H.1996 | HD.2782 | By Representatives Khan of Newton and Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1996) of Kay Khan and others relative to further regulating health care costs and the dispensing of controlled substances. Public Health. | |
| H.1999 | HD.3028 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1999) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to establish a nursing advisory board within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Health. | |
| H.2002 | HD.3216 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2002) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to provide for the rapid deployment of qualified nurses. Public Health. | |
| H.2005 | HD.2021 | By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2005) of Stephen Kulik and others relative to expanding access to healthy food choices in vending machines on state property. Public Health. | |
| H.2010 | HD.1416 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2010) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to the health care of minors. Public Health. | |
| H.2029 | HD.2483 | By Representative O’Day of West Boylston and Senator Joyce, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2029) of James J. O’Day, Brian A. Joyce and others that hospitals be required to provide certain patients in inpatient or observation status oral and written notice of such placement. Public Health. | |
| H.2031 | HD.1767 | By Representatives Peake of Provincetown and Ferrante of Gloucester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2031) of Sarah K. Peake, Ann-Margaret Ferrante and others for legislation to increase power plant safety preparedness by the Department of Public Health to twenty miles. Public Health. | |
| H.2040 | HD.593 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2040) of Denise Provost and others relative to the reporting on health effects of particulate matter. Public Health. | |
| H.2042 | HD.1143 | By Messrs. Rogers of Cambridge and Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2042) of David M. Rogers and others relative to improving environmental conditions to reduce asthma in schools. Public Health. | |
| H.2046 | HD.1899 | By Mr. Sánchez of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2046) of Jeffrey Sánchez and others for an investigation by a special commission relative to the eye care and vision health needs of the Commonwealth. Public Health. | |
| H.2047 | HD.1904 | By Mr. Sánchez of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2047) of Jeffrey Sánchez and others for legislation to increase eye and vision care access in rural and underserved communities. Public Health. | |
| H.2048 | HD.1906 | By Messrs. Sánchez of Boston and Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2048) of Jeffrey Sánchez, Byron Rushing and others for legislation to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Public Health. | |
| H.2050 | HD.2015 | By Mr. Sánchez of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2050) of Jeffrey Sánchez and others for legislation to prohibit the sale of electronic devices used to deliver liquid nicotine vapor to minors. Public Health. | |
| H.2051 | HD.3487 | By Mr. Sánchez of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2051) of Jeffrey Sánchez and others for legislation to increase access to vaccines. Public Health. | |
| H.2059 | HD.570 | By Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2059) of John W. Scibak and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish a statewide discount program for pharmaceuticals. Public Health. | |
| H.2064 | HD.459 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2064) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to require health care coverage for the medically necessary treatment for disease, illness, injury or bodily dysfunction required by a student’s individual educational program. Public Health. | |
| H.2065 | HD.1502 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2065) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to protect caregivers and patients approved by physicians and certified by the Department of Public Health to access medical marijuana. Public Health. | |
| H.2066 | HD.1535 | By Representative Smizik of Brookline and Senator Barrett, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2066) of Frank I. Smizik, Michael J. Barrett and others relative to prohibiting the dispensing of food in disposable food service containers made from polystyrene or from expanded polystyrene. Public Health. | |
| H.2067 | HD.2743 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2067) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to require environmentally safe alternatives to harmful cleaning products. Public Health. | |
| H.2070 | HD.460 | By Representatives Story of Amherst and Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2070) of Ellen Story, David Paul Linsky and others relative to consent and counseling of pregnant women under sixteen years of age. Public Health. | |
| H.2081 | HD.1469 | By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2081) of Chris Walsh and others relative to the designation of caregivers by certain patients. Public Health. | |
| H.2119 | HD.758 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2119) of Marjorie C. Decker and others for the establishment of a chronic hazard advisory panel to study and make recommendations relative to children’s products and upholstered furniture containing certain flame retardants. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.2125 | SD.2307 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2125) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael J. Barrett, Thomas M. McGee, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to fair wages. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.2144 | HD.3075 | By Ms. Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2144) of Mary S. Keefe and others relative to transfers of military-grade controlled property to state law enforcement agencies. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.2146 | SD.2467 | Resolutions MEMORIALIZING THE UNITED STATES SENATE TO SWIFTLY AND DILIGENTLY FULFILL ITS CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSIDER THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES’ NOMINEE TO THE SUPREME COURT | |
| H.2167 | HD.1752 | By Representatives Peake of Provincetown and Ferrante of Gloucester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2167) of Sarah K. Peake, Ann-Margaret Ferrante and others for legislation to direct the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to assess and report on the preparedness plans for a radiological accident at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station and the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.2169 | HD.430 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2169) of Denise Provost and others relative to military equipment procurement by local law enforcement departments. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.2169 | SD.2451 | By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2169) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael D. Brady, Chris Walsh, James B. Eldridge, Linda Dean Campbell and others for legislation relative to the establishment of a Massachusetts municipal lobbying policy. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.2170 | HD.2804 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2170) of Denise Provost and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers and providing guidelines for implementing the use of said cameras. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.2170 | SD.2452 | By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2170) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael D. Brady, Chris Walsh, James B. Eldridge and Claire D. Cronin for legislation relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission. Public Service. | |
| H.2192 | HD.3538 | By Messrs. Vieira of Falmouth and Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 2192) of David T. Vieira, Russell E. Holmes and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to police officer standards and training. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.2197 | Resolutions (filed by Messrs. Tarr and Brady, Ms. L’Italien, Messrs. McGee and Joyce, Ms. Lovely, Mr. Timilty, Ms. Gobi, Ms. Donoghue, Mr. Lesser, Ms. O’Connor Ives, Ms. Chandler and Messrs. Eldridge and Fattman) “commending Roberta "Bobbi" Gibb on the fiftieth anniversary of her achievement as the first woman to run the Boston Marathon.” | ||
| S.2198 | Resolutions (filed by Ms. Chandler, Messrs. Tarr, Rosenberg, Brady, Barrett, and Brownsberger, Ms. Chang-Diaz and Creem, Messrs. deMacedo, DiDomenico and Donnelly, Ms. Donoghue, Messrs. Downing, Eldridge and Fattman, Ms. Flanagan, Forry and Gobi, Mr. Humason, Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Joyce, Keenan and Lesser, Ms. L'Italien and Lovely, Messrs. McGee, Montigny and Moore, Ms. O'Connor Ives, Messrs. Rodrigues and Ross, Ms. Spilka, Messrs. Timilty, Welch and Wolf) “congratulating Senator Marc R. Pacheco on being conferred the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for services to the Republic of Austria.” | ||
| H.2202 | HD.1559 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2202) of Jennifer E. Benson, Cory Atkins and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that certain positions in the police department of the town of Acton be exempt from provisions of the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.2265 | HD.509 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2265) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to collective bargaining for teachers and other school employees. Public Service. | |
| H.2266 | HD.556 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2266) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to joint and last survivor allowances paid under the contributory retirement system. Public Service. | |
| H.2269 | HD.1530 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2269) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to the divestment of state pension funds from holdings in fossil fuel companies. Public Service. | |
| S.2277 | SD.2496 | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2277) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Paul R. Heroux, Paul J. Donato, Mathew Muratore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to protecting elders and persons with disabilities. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.2302 | HD.1967 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2302) of Sean Garballey and others relative to increasing the base for the calculation of cost-of-living increases for retired public employees. Public Service. | |
| H.2348 | HD.722 | By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2348) of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to cost-of-living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth. Public Service. | |
| S.2354 | SD.2586 | By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger, William M. Straus, Jay D. Livingstone, Joseph A. Boncore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to sight-seeing vehicle safety. Transportation. | |
| H.2374 | HD.3439 | By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2374) of Michael J. Moran and others relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee on Public Counsel Services. Public Service. | |
| H.2385 | HD.2474 | By Mr. O’Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2385) of James J. O’Day and others relative to workers’ compensation benefits for public employees. Public Service. | |
| S.2402 | Senate, Thursday, June 30, 2016 -- Text of amendment (8) (offered by Senator Pacheco) to the Ways and Means amendment (Senate, No. 2372) to the House Bill to promote energy diversity. | ||
| H.2410 | HD.1565 | By Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2410) of John W. Scibak and others for legislation to grant public employee retirement rights to certain persons providing educational services to special need students. Public Service. | |
| S.2458 | SD.2588 | By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. ) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joan B. Lovely and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the Ellen Story Commission on Postpartum Depression. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. | |
| H.2459 | HD.361 | By Mrs. Campbell of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2459) of Linda Dean Campbell and others relative to property tax exemptions for veterans. Revenue. | |
| H.2460 | HD.2559 | By Mrs. Campbell of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2460) of Linda Dean Campbell and others relative to property tax abatements for veterans. Revenue. | |
| H.2462 | HD.1514 | By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2462) of James M. Cantwell and others relative to property tax exemptions. Revenue. | |
| H.2477 | HD.1234 | By Mr. Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2477) of Josh S. Cutler and others relative to the corporate taxes of entities incorporated in other countries. Revenue. | |
| H.2479 | HD.1533 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2479) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to the earned income credit for working families. Revenue. | |
| S.2490 | Senate, May 26, 2016 – Text of amendment (120) (offered by Senator Chang-Diaz) to the Ways and Means amendment (Senate, No. 4) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2017 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements. | ||
| H.2491 | HD.2058 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2491) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to the timely filing of applications in municipalities with programs of revaluation. Revenue. | |
| H.2493 | HD.2326 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2493) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to taxation abatements. Revenue. | |
| H.2494 | HD.1304 | By Ms. Ehrlich of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2494) of Lori A. Ehrlich, James B. Eldridge and Kenneth I. Gordon relative to taxes levied on residents for the purpose of funding a natural gas pipeline. Revenue. | |
| H.2495 | HD.1911 | By Mrs. Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2495) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to the tax on gross gaming revenues, the waiting period for certain former public officials to be employed by gaming licensees and the prohibiting of financial assistance from state funds for gaming licensees. Revenue. | |
| H.2513 | HD.612 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2513) of Sean Garballey and others relative to the sale of tax-exempt property sold by religious and charitable organizations. Revenue. | |
| H.2517 | HD.668 | By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2517) of Denise C. Garlick and others relative to the sales tax on mobile telecommunications devices purchased with a service contract. Revenue. | |
| H.2524 | HD.557 | By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2524) of Carmine L. Gentile and others for legislation to allow municipalities to exempt up to fifty percent of real estate taxes for seniors whose annual property taxes exceed ten percent of their annual income. Revenue. | |
| H.2527 | HD.913 | By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2527) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others that tobacco tax revenues be used to reduce tobacco use. Revenue. | |
| H.2528 | HD.1869 | By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2528) of Jonathan Hecht and others relative to the taxation of unearned income. Revenue. | |
| H.2529 | HD.2037 | By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by proposal, House, No. 2529) of Jonathan Hecht and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to allow for a graduated income tax. Revenue. | |
| H.2535 | HD.393 | By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2535) of Kate Hogan and others for legislation to increase the property tax deferrals for certain persons sixty-five years of age or older. Revenue. | |
| H.2537 | HD.528 | By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2537) of Kate Hogan and others relative to uniformity in supplemental real estate taxes. Revenue. | |
| H.2547 | HD.2330 | By Mr. Hunt of Sandwich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2547) of Randy Hunt and others for legislation to authorize income tax filers to make voluntary contributions to the Massachusetts Cultural Development Fund on their annual income tax returns. Revenue. | |
| H.2568 | HD.711 | By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2568) of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to providing real estate tax relief for certain owners of residential property. Revenue. | |
| H.2569 | HD.727 | By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2569) of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to promote sales tax fairness for small businesses. Revenue. | |
| H.2575 | HD.2998 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2575) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to create a program to reduce childhood obesity by assessing a tax on candies, confectionaries and soft drinks. Revenue. | |
| H.2584 | HD.1441 | By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2584) of Stephen Kulik and others relative to payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax. Revenue. | |
| H.2585 | HD.2012 | By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2585) of Stephen Kulik and others for legislation to increase the maximum tax credit allowed for land conservation incentives. Revenue. | |
| H.2586 | HD.2028 | By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2586) of Stephen Kulik and others relative to property tax assessments for certain common areas and facilities in condominiums. Revenue. | |
| H.2587 | HD.2943 | By Representative Kulik of Worthington and Senator Creem, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2587) of Stephen Kulik, Cynthia Stone Creem and others for legislation to further regulate expenditures for mortgages from the Community Preservation Trust Fund. Revenue. | |
| H.2645 | HD.1749 | By Ms. Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2645) of Sarah K. Peake and others that cities and towns be authorized to include “transient accommodations” under the room occupancy excise tax. Revenue. | |
| H.2667 | HD.2051 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2667) of Denise Provost, Jonathan Hecht and James B. Eldridge relative to reducing the income tax rate. Revenue. | |
| H.2668 | HD.3007 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2668) of Denise Provost and others for the imposition of a tax on certain private institutions of higher learning for the purpose of establishing a separate fund to be known as the educational opportunity for all trust fund. Revenue. | |
| H.2681 | HD.96 | By Representative Smizik of Brookline and Senator Joyce, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2681) of Frank I. Smizik, James B. Eldridge and Brian A. Joyce relative to the renewable energy property tax exemption. Revenue. | |
| H.2698 | HD.1862 | By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2698) of Chris Walsh and others for legislation to authorize municipalities to assess certain taxes for financing regional transportation needs and investments. Revenue. | |
| H.2732 | HD.2106 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2732) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to public access to the financial statements of candidates for public office and the maintenance of an electronic reporting system for statements of financial interests. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.2782 | HD.63 | By Mr. Madden of Nantucket, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2782) of Timothy R. Madden and others for legislation to designate the month of October as Farm to School Month in the Commonwealth and to strategize opportunities to spread farm-to-school programs statewide. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.2793 | HD.3449 | By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2793) of Michael J. Moran and others for legislation to designate June sixteenth as domestic workers’ rights day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.2805 | HD.458 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2805) of Denise Provost and James B. Eldridge for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart the second week of March as Massachusetts sleep awareness week. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.2806 | HD.2204 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2806) of Denise Provost, James B. Eldridge and Brian M. Ashe relative to the use of audio or video recordings as minutes of public bodies. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.2811 | HD.540 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2811) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to establish a permanent office of access and opportunity within the Executive Office for Administration and Finance. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.2812 | HD.2863 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2812) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to establish an executive office of interagency coordination to reduce and prevent homelessness. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.2814 | HD.2890 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2814) of Byron Rushing and others relative to the disclosure of participation in the slave trade by companies under contract with the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.2852 | HD.2297 | By Messrs. Calter of Kingston and Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2852) of Thomas J. Calter and others relative to net metering, community shared solar and energy storage. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2854 | HD.3010 | By Mr. Carvalho of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2854) of Evandro C. Carvalho and others relative to providing matching grants for funding gigabit-speed networks and for the evaluation of consumer focused municipal broadband service offerings. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2866 | HD.748 | By Mr. DiNatale of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2866) of Stephen L. DiNatale and others for legislation to regulate the establishment of municipal lighting plants. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2871 | HD.1505 | By Ms. Ehrlich of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2871) of Lori A. Ehrlich and others relative to gas leak repairs during road projects. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2878 | HD.3277 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2878) of Sean Garballey and others relative to the installation of new permanent outdoor lighting fixtures and the cost of operating such fixtures. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2885 | HD.735 | By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2885) of Kate Hogan and others for legislation to authorize the Department of Telecommunications and Cable and the Department of Public Utilities to regulate the use of double utility poles. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2892 | HD.1432 | By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2892) of Stephen Kulik and others relative to double utility poles. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2909 | HD.1475 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2909) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to further promote energy efficiency and green jobs. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2910 | HD.1615 | By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2910) of Frank I. Smizik, James B. Eldridge and Paul R. Heroux relative to comprehensive siting reform for certain land based wind projects. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2927 | HD.1759 | By Representatives Peake of Provincetown and Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2927) of Sarah K. Peake, Denise Provost and others for legislation to create the position of poet laureate of the Commonwealth. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. | |
| H.2984 | HD.1566 | By Ms. Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2984) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others for legislation to provide reforms and improvements to the Commonwealth’s transportation system. Transportation. | |
| H.2985 | HD.1650 | By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2985) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Patricia D. Jehlen and others relative to junior operator’s licenses. Transportation. | |
| H.3003 | HD.3492 | By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3003) of Sean Garballey, Christine P. Barber and others relative to contract assistance for Central Artery debt of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Transportation. | |
| H.3009 | HD.1587 | By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3009) of Jonathan Hecht and others relative to license plate tracking. Transportation. | |
| H.3039 | HD.2584 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3039) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to motor vehicle license suspension record privacy. Transportation. | |
| H.3047 | HD.1093 | By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3047) of Paul McMurtry and others for legislation to direct the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to make driving records available online for informational purposes. Transportation. | |
| H.3060 | HD.1761 | By Representative Peake of Provincetown and Senator Chandler, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3060) of Sarah K. Peake and others for legislation to authorize regional transit authorities to establish enterprise funds. Transportation. | |
| H.3067 | HD.585 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3067) of Denise Provost and others for legislation to prohibit the use of cell phones while operating a motor vehicle within school zones. Transportation. | |
| H.3072 | HD.2130 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3072) of David M. Rogers and others for legislation to protect bicyclists in bicycle lanes. Transportation. | |
| H.3085 | HD.584 | By Messrs. Smizik of Brookline and Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3085) of Frank I. Smizik, Jonathan Hecht and others for legislation to create incentives to promote the use of electric vehicles. Transportation. | |
| H.3100 | HD.3098 | By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3100) of William M. Straus and others that the board of directors of the Department of Transportation be directed to assess the current status of the transportation system of the Commonwealth. Transportation. | |
| H.3126 | HD.3364 | By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3126) of James Arciero and others for legislation to provide a waiver of fees to veterans at public institutions of higher learning. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | |
| H.3132 | HD.1381 | By Representative Chan of Quincy and Senator Keenan, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3132) of Tackey Chan, John F. Keenan and others for legislation to increase the annuities paid to certain disabled veterans and their families. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | |
| H.3142 | HD.1435 | By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3142) of Stephen Kulik and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to state and local services provided to veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | |
| H.3160 | HD.2077 | By Mr. Parisella of Beverly, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3160) of Jerald A. Parisella and others that the word “veteran” be added to ballots of candidates who have honorably served in the armed forces. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | |
| H.3178 | HD.710 | By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3178) of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to establish a legislative budget office. Ways and Means. | |
| H.3207 | HD.3018 | By Mr. Carvalho of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3207) of Evandro C. Carvalho and others for legislation to provide interpreter services for certain ethnic populations. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.3216 | HD.2880 | By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3216) of Denise Provost and others relative to direct mailings. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.3221 | HD.1902 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3221) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to school nutrition. Education. | |
| H.3242 | HD.369 | By Representatives Story of Amherst and Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3242) of Ellen Story, Todd M. Smola and others relative to the labeling of genetically engineered food. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.3276 | HD.3020 | By Mr. Carvalho of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3276) of Evandro C. Carvalho and others relative to making an appropriation for the Executive Office of Public Safety for the protection of victims and witnesses of domestic violence. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.3283 | HD.2747 | By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3283) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to stipends for interns of the General Court. Public Service. | |
| H.3296 | HD.1584 | By Mr. Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3296) of Paul A. Schmid III and others relative to the valuation of agricultural land. Revenue. | |
| H.3350 | HD.1191 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by proposal, House, No. 3350) of David M. Rogers and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the right to vote for certain incarcerated felons. Election Laws. | |
| H.3390 | HD.2388 | By Mr. Cullinane of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3390) of Daniel Cullinane and others for legislation to improve adult basic education access and quality. Education. | |
| H.3391 | HD.1684 | By Representatives Donahue of Worcester and Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3391) of Daniel M. Donahue, Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to unfunded mandates on public schools. Education. | |
| H.3392 | HD.2921 | By Ms. DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3392) of Michelle M. DuBois and others for legislation to establish an unfunded student reserve fund to be expended, without further appropriation, by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education. | |
| H.3395 | HD.3211 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3395) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others for legislation to exempt elementary and secondary school students from standardized testing upon written request of a parent or guardian. Education. | |
| H.3404 | HD.2382 | By Mr. Cullinane of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3404) of Daniel Cullinane and others for legislation to establish a registry for home care workers. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.3409 | HD.1194 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3409) of David M. Rogers and others for legislation to further define felony convictions as relates to the disqualification of voters. Election Laws. | |
| H.3410 | HD.2862 | By Ms. DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3410) of Michelle M. DuBois and others for legislation to further regulate the building or expansion of solid waste disposal facilities. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.3419 | HD.2884 | By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3419) of Paul McMurtry and others for legislation to authorize a farmers market healthy alternative incentive program. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.3420 | HD.2913 | By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3420) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to a universal system of solid waste management. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.3448 | HD.1186 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3448) of David M. Rogers and others relative to fees for indigent defendants and the verification of indigency. The Judiciary. | |
| H.3450 | HD.1200 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3450) of David M. Rogers and others relative to the classification and punishment for certain offenses in the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. | |
| H.3451 | HD.2380 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3451) of David M. Rogers and others relative to prohibiting the solitary confinement of inmates 21 years of age or younger. The Judiciary. | |
| H.3478 | HD.3326 | By Ms. DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3478) of Michelle M. DuBois and others relative to protecting the health and safety of employees engaged in trenching, excavating and working in confined spaces. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.3486 | HD.2390 | By Mr. Cullinane of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3486) of Daniel Cullinane and others for legislation to increase paid leave benefits for public employees who are members of the armed forces. Public Service. | |
| H.3507 | HD.531 | By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3507) of Kate Hogan and others for legislation to establish estate tax valuation for farms. Revenue. | |
| H.3516 | HD.3333 | By Mr. Collins of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3516) of Nick Collins and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.3527 | HD.2777 | By Ms. DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3527) of Michelle M. DuBois and others relative to the environmental impact documents required to apply for a permit to construct an electric generating facility. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.3548 | HD.2041 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3548) of Carolyn C. Dykema and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance be directed to lease a certain parcel of land located in the town of Southborough to said town. House Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets. | |
| H.3576 | HD.3898 | By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3576) of Carmine L. Gentile and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) that the town of Sudbury be authorized to amend the senior citizen property tax exemption. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.3616 | HD.3960 | By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3616) of Danielle W. Gregoire, Carmine L. Gentile and James B. Eldridge (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city council of the city of Marlborough be authorized to designate the polling places for each voting precinct in said city. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.3628 | HD.3963 | By Representative Naughton of Clinton and Senator Chandler, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3628) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr., Harriette L. Chandler and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Northborough be authorized to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.3679 | HD.3943 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to further amend the anti-shackling statute for incarcerated pregnant women. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.3792 | HD.3936 | By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jennifer E. Benson and James B. Eldridge that the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance be authorized to convey a certain parcel of land to the town of Acton for general municipal purposes. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.3923 | HD.4295 | By Mr. Madaro of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Adrian Madaro and others relative to the wages of certain covered commercial service employees at Logan International Airport. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.4160 | HD.4556 | By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Paul W. Mark and others for the adoption of resolutions by the General Court relative to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities. Higher Education. | |
| H.4264 | HD.4751 | By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4264) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Westborough be authorized to establish an additional excise on sales of gasoline and diesel fuel. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4265 | HD.4590 | By Representatives DuBois of Brockton and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michelle M. DuBois, Carmine L. Gentile and others for legislation to protect victims of rape and children conceived during the commission of said offense. The Judiciary. | |
| H.4337 | HD.4783 | By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4337) of Danielle W. Gregoire, James B. Eldridge and Carmine L. Gentile (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Marlborough be authorized to exempt certain positions from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4411 | HD.4839 | By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4411) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others (by vote of the town) relative to the charter of the town of Westborough. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4746 | HD.5165 | By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4746) of Danielle W. Gregoire, James B. Eldridge and Carmine L. Gentile (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Marlborough be authorized to exempt certain positions from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| S.1394 | SD.1680 | By Mr. Lewis (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1394) of Eleanor Burke and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to retirement buy back in to the Massachusetts teachers' retirement system. Public Service. This bill is by request. * |
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.