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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Senator Patricia D. Jehlen Democrat - Second Middlesex

Photo of  Patricia D. Jehlen
  Patricia.Jehlen@masenate.gov

State House

24 Beacon St.
Room 424
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-1578
Fax:
617-722-1117
Amendments Table
Bill Docket Bill Pinslip/Title
Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2549 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Patricia D. Jehlen and Denise Provost for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Allen W. Doe, an employee of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.50  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1757 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 50) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mark C. Montigny and Richard J. Ross for legislation to eliminate archaic language pertaining to individuals with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.267  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1250 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 267) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Steven Ultrino, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student assessment data. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.268  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1253 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 268) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge, Kenneth I. Gordon and Mary S. Keefe for legislation to include transitory student enrollment in the calculation of aide under Chapter 70. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.269  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1582 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 269) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jose F. Tosado, Denise Provost, Jay R. Kaufman and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect student privacy. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.270  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1920 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 270) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge and Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation relative to school choice. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.271  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1923 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 271) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Richard J. Ross, James B. Eldridge and Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation to establish an educational mandate working group. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.272  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1926 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 272) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge, Kenneth I. Gordon and James J. O'Day for legislation relative to charter schools. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.341  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1255 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 341) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jason M. Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to training of elder services workers in dementia and Alzheimer’s. Elder Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.342  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1257 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 342) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mark C. Montigny, Marjorie C. Decker, 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.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.343  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1260 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 343) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Christine P. Barber, Kenneth I. Gordon, Denise Provost and others for legislation to establish a home care aide training registry. Elder Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.344  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1263 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 344) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge, Barbara A. L'Italien, Tackey Chan and other members of the General Court for legislation to direct the administration to amend the Frail Elder Home and Community-Based Waiver to permit eligible older adults to choose to reside in Certified Assisted Living Residences. Elder Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.345  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1265 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 345) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Barbara A. L'Italien, Tackey Chan, Kenneth I. Gordon and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize the option of providing basic common sense health services for residents of assisted living residences. Elder Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.346  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1272 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 346) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jack Lewis, Byron Rushing, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation 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.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.347  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1280 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 347) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Kate Hogan, Kenneth I. Gordon, Jennifer L. Flanagan and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish regulations at rest homes. Elder Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.348  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1282 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 348) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge, Kenneth I. Gordon, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to regulations for small house nursing homes. Elder Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.349  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1286 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 349) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation to examine cost trends and financial performance among nursing facilities. Elder Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.350  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1562 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 350) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Steven Ultrino, Mark C. Montigny, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to protecting elders and persons with disabilities. Elder Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.386  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1648 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 386) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mike Connolly, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to support working parents who choose to run for public office. Election Laws.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.448  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1979 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 448) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James M. Cantwell, Daniel J. Ryan, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote awareness of safe recreation in public waterways. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.537  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1580 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 537) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to provide greater fairness in insurance policies. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.629  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1278 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 629) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Brendan P. Crighton, Thomas M. McGee, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to preserve special needs trusts for disabled seniors. Health Care Financing.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.630  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1583 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 630) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Ruth B. Balser, Jason M. Lewis, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to preserve affordable health coverage for Massachusetts residents. Health Care Financing.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.667  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1655 By Representative Hecht of Watertown and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 667) of Jonathan Hecht and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the need for accessible homes for the elderly, returning veterans with disabilities and families that include persons with disabilities. Housing.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.689  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1559 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 689) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to the rights of faculty members at the University of Massachusetts. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.830  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1782 By Representative Gordon of Bedford and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 830) of Kenneth I. Gordon, Patricia D. Jehlen and others relative to persons authorized to perform marriage ceremonies. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.873  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1619 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 873) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge, Marjorie C. Decker, Carmine L. Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to larceny. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.874  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1718 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 874) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jason M. Lewis, John F. Keenan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.875  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1732 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 875) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Michael O. Moore, Bruce E. Tarr and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to protect victims of rape and children conceived during the commission of said offense. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.876  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1781 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 876) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Michael J. Barrett, Denise Provost, Paul R. Heroux and other members of the General Court for legislation to decriminalize non-violent and verbal student misconduct. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.877  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2045 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 877) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge, Kenneth I. Gordon, Mary S. Keefe and other members of the General Court for legislation to update the wrongful conviction compensation law. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1017  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1614 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1017) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1063  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1927 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1063) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mike Connolly, Jack Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to expunge repealed crimes. Marijuana Policy.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1139  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1934 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1139) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Christine P. Barber, Denise Provost and Mike Connolly (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the city of Somerville to borrow funds to pay costs of the Green Line Extension. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1208  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1264 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1208) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Kenneth I. Gordon, Michael O. Moore, Anne M. Gobi and others for legislation to further regulate the Commission on Falls Prevention. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1327  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1575 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1327) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Linda Dean Campbell, Thomas M. McGee, Joan B. Lovely and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the use of community corrections. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1421  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1594 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1421) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1542  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1565 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1542) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Kenneth I. Gordon and others for legislation to protect senior citizens from third party tax collection. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1543  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1591 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1543) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge, Kenneth I. Gordon, Mary S. Keefe and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the property tax deferral for seniors. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1544  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2050 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1544) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Kenneth I. Gordon and other members of the General Court for legislation to closing an unfair tax loophole. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1720  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.514 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1720) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to sleep deprivation avoidance and promotion of good sleeping practices. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1721  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1585 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1721) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to require the disclosure of public funding. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1722  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1653 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1722) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mike Connolly, Denise Provost, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to revenue, information, and accountability. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1855  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1674 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1855) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Kenneth I. Gordon, Carmine L. Gentile, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2039  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2089 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Marjorie C. Decker, Antonio F. D. Cabral and Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation to provide emergency aid to certain elderly and disabled residents. Elder Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2090  Senate, – Text of the Senate amendment (Senator Jehlen) to the House Bill to ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2274  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2851 By Representative Donato of Medford and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2274) of Paul J. Donato and others relative to guidelines for guardians of minor children. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2294  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2522 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2294) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Denise Provost, Christine P. Barber and Mike Connolly (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to the membership of the licensing commission and board of election commissioners of the city of Somerville. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2476  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2231 By Representative Rogers of Cambridge and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2476) of David M. Rogers, Patricia D. Jehlen and others for legislation to establish a division of indoor environments within the Department of Public Health. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2664  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2775 By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2664) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Denise Provost, Christine P. Barber and Mike Connolly (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to amend the charter of the city of Somerville. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2676  Senate, November 26, 2018 -- Substituted by amendment (Senator Jehlen) as a new draft for Senate, No. 2664
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3892  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.4195 By Representative Donato of Medford and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3892) of Paul J. Donato, Patricia D. Jehlen and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Medford be authorized to issue certain licenses to the Chevalier Theatre for the sale of food and alcoholic beverages. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for H.4773  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.4891 By Representative Donato of Medford and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Paul J. Donato and Patricia D. Jehlen (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Medford be authorized to use inserts to accompany municipal property tax bills in said city. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for H.4945  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.5215 By Representative Donato of Medford and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Paul J. Donato and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Katelyn Giliberti, an employee of the Department of Public Health. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.5023  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.5344 By Representative Haddad of Somerset and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Patricia A. Haddad and Patricia D. Jehlen relative to pay equity. Labor and Workforce Development.
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.