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| Bill | Docket | Bill Pinslip/Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD.2500 | By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Cindy F. Friedman, Patricia D. Jehlen, Paul R. Feeney, Joan B. Lovely and other members of the Senate for legislation to ensure greater transparency at the GIC. Public Service. | ||
| HD.4097 | By Mr. Finn of West Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael J. Finn and James T. Welch relative to prescription drug purchases under the insurance laws of the Commonwealth. Financial Services. | ||
| S.194 | SD.51 | By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 194) of Michael O. Moore, Daniel M. Donahue and James T. Welch for legislation to establish a special commission on the Dover amendment. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | |
| S.221 | SD.1817 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 221) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Shaunna L. O'Connell, Steven Ultrino, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to universal pre-kindergarten access. Education. | |
| S.223 | SD.1905 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 223) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jack Lewis, Jason M. Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation to modernize the foundation budget for the 21st century. Education. | |
| S.232 | SD.155 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 232) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Joseph A. Boncore, Thomas M. McGee, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to language opportunity for our kids. Education. | |
| S.238 | SD.1573 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 238) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Kay Khan, Marjorie C. Decker, Barbara A. L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to rates of payment for early childhood education and care programs. Education. | |
| S.308 | SD.1486 | By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 308) of Michael F. Rush, Marjorie C. Decker, James E. Timilty, Louis L. Kafka and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen and invest in our educators, students, and communities. Education. | |
| S.311 | SD.1122 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 311) of Karen E. Spilka, Jack Lewis, Lori A. Ehrlich, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote global trade and economic development through biliteracy. Education. | |
| S.336 | SD.977 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 336) of Harriette L. Chandler, John H. Rogers, Thomas M. McGee, Daniel M. Donahue and other members of the General Court for legislation to stabilize the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.643 | SD.1482 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 643) of Jason M. Lewis, Harriette L. Chandler, James T. Welch, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.785 | HD.120 | By Mr. Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 785) of Michael J. Finn and James T. Welch for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Chris Grammaticas, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary. | |
| S.791 | SD.1128 | By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 791) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Chris Walsh, Marjorie C. Decker, Carmine L. Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase neighborhood safety and opportunity. The Judiciary. | |
| S.832 | SD.1872 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 832) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Jason M. Lewis, William Crocker, Kenneth I. Gordon and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect survivors of rape and their children. The Judiciary. | |
| S.999 | SD.496 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 999) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Michael D. Brady, John H. Rogers and other members of the General Court for legislation to prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1004 | SD.984 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1004) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, James R. Miceli, Jack Lewis, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve the Commonwealth’s economy with a strong minimum wage and a strong tipped minimum wage. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1048 | SD.1768 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1048) of Karen E. Spilka, Jack Lewis, Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a family and medical leave insurance program. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1203 | SD.925 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1203) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Danielle W. Gregoire and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to sudden cardiac arrest awareness in student athletes. Public Health. | |
| H.1313 | HD.988 | By Mr. Tosado of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1313) of Jose F. Tosado and others for legislation to establish the gateway municipality public safety program. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1403 | SD.890 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1403) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Eric P. Lesser, Shawn Dooley, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to line of duty death benefits. Public Service. | |
| H.1455 | HD.1670 | By Messrs. Velis of Westfield and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1455) of John C. Velis, Sean Garballey and others relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death of certain firefighters and other public safety officers in the contributory retirement plan for public employees. Public Service. | |
| S.1475 | SD.719 | By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1475) of James E. Timilty, Shaunna L. O'Connell, Diana DiZoglio, John H. Rogers and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the sanctity of collective bargaining. Public Service. | |
| S.1504 | SD.588 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1504) of Cynthia S. Creem, Angelo L. D'Emilia, Jason M. Lewis, Paul A. Schmid, III and other members of the General Court for legislation to sustain community preservation revenue. Revenue. | |
| S.1935 | SD.919 | By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1935) of Eric P. Lesser, Adam G. Hinds, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Thomas M. McGee and other members of the General Court for legislation to study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Springfield and Boston. Transportation. | |
| S.1966 | SD.1094 | By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1966) of Michael O. Moore, Jonathan D. Zlotnik, RoseLee Vincent, Tackey Chan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to life cycle costs for long term pavement solutions. Transportation. | |
| S.2006 | SD.1523 | By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2006) of James E. Timilty, Bruce E. Tarr, Timothy R. Whelan, Carmine L. Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation to further strengthen public safety by reducing unlicensed, uninsured driving by OUI offenders. Transportation. | |
| S.2195 | Senate, October 26, 2017 -- Text of Amendment #23 (Senator McGee) to the Senate Bill relative to criminal justice reform (Senate, No. 2185) | ||
| S.2337 | SD.2431 | By Ms. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2337) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Steven Ultrino, Carmine L. Gentile, James T. Welch and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure access to state IDs for low-income people. Transportation. | |
| S.2494 | Senate, April 26, 2018 -- Text of amendment (3) (offered by Senator Feeney) to the Ways and Means amendment (Senate, No. 2481) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects | ||
| S.2613 | Senate, July 12, 2018 -- Text of amendment (36) (offered by Senator Eldridge) to the Ways and Means amendment (Senate, No. 2591) to the House Bill promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity | ||
| S.2653 | Senate, July 25, 2018 -- Text of amendment (229) (offered by Senator Boncore) to the House Bill relative economic development in the commonwealth | ||
| H.2823 | HD.3525 | By Mr. Mahoney of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2823) of John J. Mahoney and others relative to promoting emerging breweries. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.2839 | HD.3537 | By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2839) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others for legislation to evaluate the effectiveness of English language learner programs. Education. | |
| H.3051 | HD.3068 | By Mr. Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3051) of Michael J. Finn, Gerard Cassidy and James T. Welch relative to vehicular homicide while under the influence of an intoxicating substance. The Judiciary. | |
| H.3052 | HD.3077 | By Mr. Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3052) of Michael J. Finn, Gerard Cassidy and James T. Welch for legislation to increase the minimum sentence for conviction of manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle. The Judiciary. | |
| H.3131 | HD.3303 | By Mr. Wagner of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3131) of Joseph F. Wagner and James T. Welch relative to the taking or transmitting of images of crime victims by first responders. The Judiciary. | |
| H.3942 | HD.4253 | By Mr. Wagner of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3942) of Joseph F. Wagner and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the Chicopee Contributory Retirement System be authorized to allow certain members to purchase creditable service for military service. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4774 | HD.4949 | By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Stephen Kulik and others for legislation to further regulate the exchange of certain parcels of land between the city of Northampton and the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.4914 | HD.5151 | By Representative Wagner of Chicopee and Senator Lesser, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4914) of Joseph F. Wagner, Eric P. Lesser and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Chicopee be authorized to establish a water and sewer department in said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4933 | HD.5179 | By Representative Wagner of Chicopee and Senator Lesser, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4933) of Joseph F. Wagner, Eric P. Lesser and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the city of Chicopee. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] |
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.