Skip to Content
The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Senator Linda Dorcena Forry Served 2013 - 2018 Democrat - First Suffolk

Bill Docket Bill Pinslip/Title
  SD.2256 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. ) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation relative to the modernization of the taxi cab industry in Massachusetts. Transportation.
  SD.2293 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to designate a band stand at the Marine Park in South Boston as the Harry G. Uhlman, Jr. Memorial Band Stand. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.46  SD.1548 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 46) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., James J. O'Day, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a Bill of Rights for people experiencing homelessness. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.47  SD.1602 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 47) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Michael J. Rodrigues, Jose F. Tosado, Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to fair pay for comparable work. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.48  SD.1800 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 48) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Sal N. DiDomenico, Jason M. Lewis, Frank I. Smizik and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote the appropriate treatment of young children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.49  SD.1952 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 49) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Denise Provost 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.
S.83  SD.1621 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 83) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Kevin G. Honan, James B. Eldridge, Barbara A. L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to smart growth multifamily housing production. Community Development and Small Businesses.
S.84  SD.1634 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 84) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Kevin G. Honan, Barbara A. L'Italien, James B. Eldridge and others for legislation relative to smart growth housing production. Community Development and Small Businesses.
S.85  SD.2037 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 85) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Nick Collins and Daniel J. Hunt for legislation relative to the zooming if education facilities at the University of Massachusetts. Community Development and Small Businesses.
S.122  SD.1469 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 122) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Daniel Cullinane, Daniel J. Hunt, Russell E. Holmes and other members of the General Court for legislation create a maximum allowable check-cashing rate. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.123  SD.1963 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 123) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Daniel Cullinane for legislation to protect consumers from unsolicited loans. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
H.127  HD.986 By Representative Honan of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 127) of Kevin G. Honan and others relative to the regulation of location, dimensions or design of accessory dwelling units. Community Development and Small Businesses.
H.128  HD.991 By Representative Honan of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 128) of Kevin G. Honan and others relative to smart growth housing production. Community Development and Small Businesses.
S.184  SD.1962 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 184) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to create low profit limited liability company small businesses. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.257  SD.1958 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 257) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Jason M. Lewis, Thomas M. McGee, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide immediate childcare assistance to homeless families. Education.
S.258  SD.1960 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 258) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Kathleen O'Connor Ives for legislation to further regulate early home childcare certification. Education.
S.529  SD.1457 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 529) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation relative to evidence of coverage to be delivered to covered adults by health, dental and vision care providers. Financial Services.
S.530  SD.1964 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 530) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to include childbirth under insurance policies providing for disability income. Financial Services.
S.531  SD.2042 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 531) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to require Transportation Network Companies to provide a tipping feature on their applications. Financial Services.
S.626  SD.2017 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 626) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Jason M. Lewis, Denise Provost and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to require MassHealth to make Graduate Medical Education payments. Health Care Financing.
S.627  SD.2051 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 627) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Daniel Cullinane for legislation to promote transparency in prescription drug prices. Health Care Financing.
H.673  HD.925 By Representative Honan of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 673) of Kevin G. Honan and others for legislation to establish a community-scale housing development demonstration program within the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. Housing.
H.675  HD.1074 By Representative Honan of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 675) of Kevin G. Honan, Linda Dorcena Forry and others relative to financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents. Housing.
S.685  SD.1961 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 685) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Jonathan Hecht, Daniel Cullinane and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation relative to the eligibility of students for in-state tuition rates and fees at public higher educational institutions. Higher Education.
S.686  SD.2038 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 686) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Nick Collins and Daniel J. Hunt for legislation to increase transparency for the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. Higher Education.
S.687  SD.2047 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 687) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Michael F. Rush, Russell E. Holmes, Daniel J. Hunt and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Board of Directors. Higher Education.
S.722  SD.1644 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 722) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Kevin G. Honan for legislation to promote accessory dwelling units. Housing.
S.723  SD.1651 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 723) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Kevin G. Honan, Barbara A. L'Italien, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to housing production. Housing.
S.724  SD.1741 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 724) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Aaron Vega, Barbara A. L'Italien, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the Economic Mobility and Stability Program Housing.
S.725  SD.1822 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 725) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Barbara A. L'Italien, Jack Lewis, Daniel Cullinane and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to interagency efforts to reduce and prevent homelessness. Housing.
S.859  SD.1661 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 859) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Mayor Martin J. Walsh , Daniel Cullinane, Evandro C. Carvalho and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to right of first refusal in the event of foreclosure and short sales and deeds in lieu. The Judiciary.
S.860  SD.1937 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 860) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to improve the collection and analsis of data realitve to traffic stops. The Judiciary.
S.861  SD.1955 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 861) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to establish a penalty for the operation of improperly equipped motor vehicles used for selling frozen deserts. The Judiciary.
S.862  SD.1965 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 862) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to improve training for child advocates to recognize indictors of domestic violence. The Judiciary.
S.863  SD.1973 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 863) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation relative to child transportation companies. The Judiciary.
H.1095  HD.993 By Representative Honan of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1095) of Kevin G. Honan, Linda Dorcena Forry and others for legislation to amend the zoning law to promote smart growth multifamily housing production. Municipalities and Regional Government.
S.1311  SD.1954 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1311) of Linda Dorcena Forry and James M. Cantwell 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.1312  SD.1969 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1312) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jason M. Lewis, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to pedestrian stop data. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1530  SD.1553 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1530) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Barbara A. L'Italien, Paul R. Heroux, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the family caregiver tax credit. Revenue.
S.1531  SD.1640 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1531) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Kevin G. Honan, Barbara A. L'Italien, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to low-income housing tax credits. Revenue.
S.1532  SD.2030 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1532) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Thomas M. McGee, Jason M. Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote urban agriculture and horticulture. Revenue.
H.1536  HD.989 By Representative Honan of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1536) of Kevin G. Honan, Linda Dorcena Forry and others relative to low-income housing tax credits. Revenue.
S.1710  SD.1936 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1710) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1711  SD.2033 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1711) of Linda Dorcena Forry and James E. Timilty for legislation relative to the Garden of Peace Honoring Victims of Homicide. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1893  SD.1805 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1893) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to establish a disaster and emergency aid fund for Massachusetts artists. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
S.1918  SD.1760 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1918) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Nick Collins for legislation relative to an agreement on concurrent public safety jurisdiction on land owned by Massport. Transportation.
S.1919  SD.1815 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1919) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation relative to increased passenger safety. Transportation.
S.2207  SD.2292 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2207) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Patricia A. Haddad for legislation relative to life insurance. Financial Services.
H.2996  HD.3642 By Representative Collins of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2996) of Nick Collins, Linda Dorcena Forry and Daniel J. Hunt relative to the lease agreements and partnerships entered into by the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. Higher Education.
H.3210  HD.3645 By Representative Collins of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3210) of Nick Collins, Linda Dorcena Forry and Daniel J. Hunt relative to local zoning exemptions for the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. Municipalities and Regional Government.
H.3460  HD.3865 By Representative Collins of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3460) of Nick Collins (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the composition of the Boston Arts Commission. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.