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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Senator Michael J. Rodrigues Democrat - First Bristol and Plymouth

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  Michael.Rodrigues@masenate.gov

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Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2125 Communication from the Honorable Michael J. Rodrigues, Chair of the Special Committee of the Senate to Conduct Regional Public Forums submitting a copy of the committees report entitled: Commonwealth Conversations.
Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2266 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 0000) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Carole A. Fiola for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Lori A. Terrien, an employee of the trial court. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.5  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1 Senate, January 7, 2015 -- Offered by Senator Michael J. Rodrigues relative to forming a special committee of the Senate to conduct regional public forums.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.118  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.404 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 118) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to safeguard municipal permitting. Community Development and Small Businesses.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.119  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.630 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 119) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. for legislation to improve housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy. Community Development and Small Businesses.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.181  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.245 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 181) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to check cashing fees. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.182  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.246 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 182) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to credit and debit cards. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.183  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.248 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 183) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to mobile spas. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.184  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.615 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 184) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to the security of personal financial information. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.460  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.255 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 460) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Josh S. Cutler, Stephen Kulik, Keiko M. Orrall and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to horse riding instructor’s licenses. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.547  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.261 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 547) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to the Massachusetts insurers insolvency fund. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.548  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.265 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 548) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to the property damage threshold for surchargeable incidents. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.549  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.266 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 549) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to notice requirements for insurance premium changes and insurance coverage changes. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.550  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.267 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 550) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to the duplicate application requirement for dwelling fire insurance policies. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.551  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.438 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 551) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to public funds. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.552  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1708 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 552) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to modernize the credit union laws. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.628  Link to Bill Detail page for 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.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.629  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.612 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 629) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to require premium impact statements. Health Care Financing.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.630  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.826 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 630) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to medical malpractice insurance. Health Care Financing.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.732  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2548 By Representative Orrall of Lakeville and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 732) of Keiko M. Orrall, Michael J. Rodrigues and others for legislation to establish the Assawompset Pond Complex flood management district commission. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.764  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3205 By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 764) of William M. Straus, Michael J. Rodrigues and others for the establishment of a task force (including members of the General Court) to investigate short and long-term solutions to preserving and strengthening the cranberry industry. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.806  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2228 By Representative Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 806) of Antonio F. D. Cabral, Michael J. Rodrigues and John V. Fernandes relative to the property damage threshold for surchargeable incidents under a safe driver insurance plan. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.807  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2236 By Representative Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 807) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and Michael J. Rodrigues relative to notice requirements for insurance premium changes and insurance coverage changes. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.888  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.403 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 888) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to certain appeals in the Superior Court and the Land Court. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.889  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.439 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 889) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to expedite the transfer of cases to the permit session of land court. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1000  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.270 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1000) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Keiko M. Orrall and Angelo L. D'Emilia for legislation to provide further transparency in public construction. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1001  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.824 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1001) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Brian A. Joyce, Daniel A. Wolf, Marc R. Pacheco and others for legislation relative to the pooling of tips. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1002  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.883 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1002) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Aaron Vega for legislation to enhance employment opportunities. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1003  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1505 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1003) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to the recognition and registration of Professional Employer Organization operating in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1004  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1692 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1004) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Bruce E. Tarr and Steven S. Howitt for legislation to clarify the earned sick time ballot question. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1101  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.836 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1101) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Keiko M. Orrall, Paul A. Schmid, III, Carole A. Fiola and others for legislation to establish the Assawompset pond complex flood management district commission. Municipalities and Regional Government.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1211  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.249 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1211) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to provide training for certain local boards and commissions. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1212  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.263 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1212) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation for protection against the transmission of Pertussis. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1416  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.250 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1416) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to authorize the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Marion Ishimoto-Yuille. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1417  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.251 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1417) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to further regulate certain public employees creditable retirement service time for active service in the armed forces. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1418  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.259 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1418) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Carolyn C. Dykema and Alan Silvia for legislation to increase the hours of employment of pensioners for services after retirement in the public sector. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1419  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.260 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1419) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Alan Silvia for legislation relative to the transfer of retireees to a Medicare health plan. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1537  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.253 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1537) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Paul A. Schmid, III and Todd M. Smola for legislation to provide volunteer firefighters with a local option real estate tax exemption. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1538  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.254 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1538) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Jennifer E. Benson, James R. Miceli, Colleen M. Garry and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize voluntary income tax return contributions to the Massachusetts Fire Fighters Academy Trust Fund. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1539  Link to Bill Detail page for 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.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1540  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.257 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1540) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Stephen Kulik, Steven S. Howitt and Jennifer E. Benson for legislation to clarify the allowance of land under chapter 61b. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1541  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.271 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1541) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Alan Silvia for legislation to promote sales tax fairness for main street retailers through minimum simplification. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1542  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.272 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1542) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to provide taxpayers a hearing at the Appellate Tax Board. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1543  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.534 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1543) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to the corporate excise tax. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1544  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.535 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1544) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and Michael O. Moore for legislation to provide interest rate parity. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1545  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.828 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1545) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Paul A. Schmid, III, Alan Silvia and Carole A. Fiola for legislation to enhance the creative economy through the tax code. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1546  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.830 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1546) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to clarify the net-worth measure of the corporate excise. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1708  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.405 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1708) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to increase the transparency of the Massachusetts Historical Commission. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1709  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.440 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1709) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to energy burdens. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1710  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.613 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1710) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to eliminate contingency fee auditors. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1788  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.667 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1788) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Patricia A. Haddad, Alan Silvia, Carole A. Fiola and others for legislation relative to decommissioning plans for electric generating facilities. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1789  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1833 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1789) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Patricia A. Haddad for legislation to preserve energy reliability in the Commonwealth. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2016  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2197 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2016) (subject to Joint Rule 9 and Joint Rule 12) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Steven S. Howitt, F. Jay Barrows and James E. Timilty for legislation to authorize the merger of the Annawon Council, Inc. and the Boy Scouts of America into the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2073  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2265 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2073) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Paul A. Schmid, III for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Robert Albany, an employee of the Department of Correction. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2086  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2357 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2086) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Paul A. Schmid, III (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Westport to indemnify for the payment of certain medical expenses for a retired firefighter. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2208  Senate April 5, 2016 -- Text of amendment (23) (offered by Senator Rodrigues) to the Senate Bill enhancing reform, innovation and success in education (Senate, No. 2203).
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2299  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2519 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2299) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Cowell, an employee of the Department of Correction. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2411  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1362 By Representative Silvia of Fall River and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2411) of Alan Silvia, Michael J. Rodrigues and others relative to providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to certain retirees. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2480  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2602 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2480) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Carole A. Fiola for legislation to designate a certain bridge in the City of Fall River as the Tom Tetrault Bridge. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2542  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1006 By Representative Howitt of Seekonk and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2542) of Steven S. Howitt, Michael J. Rodrigues and others relative to Title V income tax credit reform of financial aid for homeowners who have incurred costs for the repair or replacement of failed septic systems. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3789  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.4095 By Representative Orrall of Lakeville and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rules 12 and 9) of Keiko M. Orrall and Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to authorize the town of Lakeville to convey certain parcels of land to the city of Taunton. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3803  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.4034 By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3803) of William M. Straus and Michael J. Rodrigues (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate certain actions taken at the annual town meeting held in the town of Rochester. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.