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| Bill | Docket | Bill Pinslip/Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD.3301 | By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Nick Collins, Joan B. Lovely, Paul J. Donato and Timothy R. Whelan for legislation relative to the statute of limitations in rape, assault and human trafficking crimes. The Judiciary. | ||
| H.88 | An Act relative to accountability for vulnerable children and families | ||
| H.135 | HD.3228 | By Messrs. Rogers of Cambridge and Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 135) of David M. Rogers, Orlando Ramos and others for legislation to regulate face surveillance. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. | |
| H.199 | HD.1158 | By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 199) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to the payment standards for monthly benefits for parents with dependent children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.202 | HD.3095 | By Representatives Decker of Cambridge and Miranda of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 202) of Marjorie C. Decker, Liz Miranda and others relative to emergency housing assistance for children and families experiencing homelessness. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.218 | HD.1801 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 218) of Sean Garballey and others relative to updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.219 | HD.1981 | By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 219) of Sean Garballey and others relative to enhancing hospital care for those with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.243 | HD.494 | By Mr. Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 243) of Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to expanding access to adoption. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.261 | HD.2007 | By Mr. O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 261) of James J. O'Day and others relative to persons with developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.270 | HD.1962 | By Mr. Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 270) of Alan Silvia and Steven S. Howitt relative to autism education reform and to facilitate appropriate interactions with persons on the autism spectrum. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.313 | HD.1255 | By Mr. Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 313) of David Biele and others relative to refrigeration technicians. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.384 | HD.929 | By Ms. Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 384) of Natalie M. Higgins and others for legislation to further regulate to sale of certain domestic animals. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.477 | HD.1984 | By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 477) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to the inequitable impact of the pandemic on Black and Latinx individuals with autism. Covid-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management. | |
| H.545 | HD.815 | By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 545) of Christine P. Barber and others for legislation to require training and preparation in the use of augmentative and alternative communication for students who are nonverbal or who have limited speech for certain educator licenses. Education. | |
| H.601 | HD.2094 | By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 601) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others relative to special education services for students who turn 22 during the COVID-19 emergency. Education. | |
| H.605 | HD.1960 | By Messrs. Gordon of Bedford and Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 605) of Kenneth I. Gordon, Adrian C. Madaro and others relative to affordable and accessible high quality early education and care to promote child development and well-being and support the economy. Education. | |
| H.706 | HD.2973 | By Mr. Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 706) of Michael J. Soter and others relative to the protection of medical exemptions for immunizations for school attendance. Education. | |
| H.748 | HD.1892 | By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 748) of Michael J. Moran and others for legislation to create safe environments for home care workers and consumers. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.769 | HD.1418 | By Representatives Connolly of Cambridge and Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 769) of Mike Connolly, Joan Meschino and others relative to child care expenses for candidates while performing work or attending certain campaign events. Election Laws. | |
| H.778 | HD.966 | By Mr. Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 778) of Daniel M. Donahue and others for legislation to further promote political participation. Election Laws. | |
| H.805 | HD.1536 | By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 805) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative to opportunities, trust, equity, and security for voting. Election Laws. | |
| H.851 | HD.271 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 851) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to preserving open space in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.896 | HD.1267 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 896) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to the use and protection of pollinators by further regulating the spraying, release, deposit or application of a neonicotinoid on certain agricultural land. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.1266 | HD.2640 | By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1266) of Denise C. Garlick and others relative to patients requiring continuous skilled nursing care. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.1274 | HD.2573 | By Ms. Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1274) of Kate Hogan and others relative to the disposal of resources for determining eligibility for Medicaid. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.1319 | HD.2029 | By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1319) of Steven Ultrino, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to Medicare savings programs eligibility. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.1325 | HD.1224 | By Messrs. Garballey of Arlington and Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1325) of Sean Garballey, Paul W. Mark and others for legislation to provide adequate funding for the Commonwealth’s public institutions of higher education. Higher Education. | |
| H.1331 | HD.3072 | By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1331) of Sean Garballey, Patricia A. Haddad and others for legislation to create higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities. Higher Education. | |
| H.1372 | HD.1696 | By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1372) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to housing stability for families by strengthening the HomeBASE program. Housing. | |
| H.1382 | HD.817 | By Mr. Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1382) of Michael S. Day and others relative to low-income housing eligibility for disabled veterans. Housing. | |
| H.1385 | HD.3218 | By Representatives Decker of Cambridge and Miranda of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1385) of Marjorie C. Decker, Liz Miranda and others that the Department of Housing and Community Development administer a residential assistance for families in transition homelessness prevention program. Housing. | |
| H.1428 | HD.3277 | By Mr. Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1428) of Adrian C. Madaro and others relative to the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program. Housing. | |
| H.1434 | HD.3030 | By Messrs. Moran of Lawrence and Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1434) of Frank A. Moran, Kevin G. Honan and others for legislation to establish ongoing stabilization of the housing market for renters and homeowners during the COVID-19 emergency and recovery. Housing. | |
| H.1436 | HD.2441 | By Messrs. Rogers of Cambridge and Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1436) of David M. Rogers, Michael S. Day and others for legislation to establish a statewide right to counsel program for evictions to promote housing stability and prevent homelessness. Housing. | |
| H.1440 | HD.3169 | By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1440) of David M. Rogers and others relative to rent and evictions. Housing. | |
| H.1465 | HD.1232 | By Mr. Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1465) of John Barrett, III and others relative to the expungement of racially restrictive covenants in recorded real property documents. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1517 | SD.1499 | By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1517) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Paul J. Donato, Andres X. Vargas, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote community immunity. Public Health. | |
| H.1576 | HD.991 | By Mr. Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1576) of William C. Galvin and others for legislation to further regulate the reporting requirements of mortgages secured by residential property. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1613 | SD.326 | By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1613) of Michael O. Moore, Paul R. Feeney, Diana DiZoglio, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the Senate for legislation to establish a board of hoisting machinery regulations. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.1709 | HD.718 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1709) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to prohibit marriage of minors. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1781 | HD.2574 | By Mr. McGonagle of Everett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1781) of Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., and others relative to the offense of assault and battery upon transit workers. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1897 | SD.172 | By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1897) of Eric P. Lesser, Patrick M. O'Connor, Jason M. Lewis, Bruce E. Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenue. | |
| H.1907 | HD.447 | By Representatives Ultrino of Malden and Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1907) of Steven Ultrino, Chynah Tyler and others relative to prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1935 | HD.1000 | By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1935) of Christine P. Barber and others for legislation to require employer policies and training to prevent unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1950 | HD.253 | By Mr. Cutler of Pembroke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1950) of Josh S. Cutler and others relative to wage transparency. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1959 | HD.967 | By Mr. Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1959) of Daniel M. Donahue and others for legislation to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.1970 | HD.1643 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1970) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.2020 | HD.3957 | By Representatives Malia of Boston and Miranda of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2020) of Elizabeth A. Malia, Liz Miranda and others relative to wage transparency in the workplace. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.2137 | HD.1469 | By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2137) of Christine P. Barber, Sean Garballey and Paul J. Donato (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Medford be authorized to impose municipal reviews on institutional master plans of certain institutional facilities in said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.2229 | HD.1323 | By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2229) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to the licensing, supervision and scope of practice of physicians assistants. Public Health. | |
| H.2304 | HD.1669 | By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2304) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others for legislation to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer. Public Health. | |
| H.2338 | HD.2583 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2338) of Kay Khan and others relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus. Public Health. | |
| H.2341 | HD.3684 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2341) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to establish a board of registration in midwifery and further regulating out-of-hospital birth access and safety. Public Health. | |
| H.2354 | HD.651 | By Representatives Livingstone of Boston and Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2354) of Jay D. Livingstone, Christine P. Barber and others relative to access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools. Public Health. | |
| H.2370 | HD.1283 | By Representatives Miranda of Boston and Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2370) of Liz Miranda, Mindy Domb and others relative to providing for equity in the administering of COVID-19 vaccinations. Public Health. | |
| S.2678 | Senate, February 10, 2022 -- The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 176) of Cynthia Stone Creem and Marian T. Ryan, Middlesex District Attorney for legislation to mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 190) of Diana DiZoglio for legislation to require domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain licensed occupations; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 311) of Christine P. Barber, Paul J. Donato and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 331) of Tackey Chan relative to the posting of information about the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline at hair salons or cosmetology schools, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2678). | ||
| S.2721 | Senate, March 3, 2022 -- The committee on Labor and Workforce Development, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1196) of Paul R. Feeney, James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the Senate for legislation relative to transparency in the workplace; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1208) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Kay Khan, James B. Eldridge, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to wage transparency; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1950) of Josh S. Cutler and others relative to wage transparency; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2020) of Elizabeth A. Malia, Liz Miranda and others relative to wage transparency in the workplace, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2721). | ||
| H.2730 | HD.2394 | By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2730) of Paul McMurtry and others for legislation to further regulate the retirement benefits of certain public safety employees. Public Service. | |
| H.2808 | HD.1794 | By Representative Zlotnik of Gardner and Senator Velis, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2808) of Jonathan D. Zlotnik, John C. Velis and others relative to providing a COVID-19 retirement credit to essential public-sector workers. Public Service. | |
| H.2842 | HD.657 | By Mr. Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2842) of Tackey Chan and others relative to the expiration date of the film tax credit. Revenue. | |
| H.3006 | HD.634 | By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3006) of Paul McMurtry, Michael F. Rush and others relative to property tax exemptions for real estate of survivors of certain police officer and firefighters who died in the line of duty. Revenue. | |
| H.3080 | HD.3207 | By Ms. Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3080) of Erika Uyterhoeven and others relative to payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax. Revenue. | |
| H.3142 | HD.349 | By Ms. Ferrante of Gloucester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3142) of Ann-Margaret Ferrante and others relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.3144 | HD.735 | By Representatives Ferrante of Gloucester and Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3144) of Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Hannah Kane and others for legislation to establish an executive office of food resources and security. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.3157 | HD.2082 | By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3157) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to gender parity on public boards and commissions. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.3199 | HD.3674 | By Messrs. Madaro of Boston and González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3199) of Adrian C. Madaro, Carlos González and others relative to state agency language access and inclusion. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.3376 | HD.2035 | By Representatives Ehrlich of Marblehead and Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3376) of Lori A. Ehrlich, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, giraffes, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. | |
| H.3456 | HD.448 | By Representatives Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3456) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Christine P. Barber and others relative to eligibility for application for motor vehicle learners' permits and drivers' licenses. Transportation. | |
| H.3800 | HD.1348 | By Ms. Sullivan of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3800) of Alyson M. Sullivan and others relative to the retirement benefits of certain public safety employees. Public Service. | |
| H.3978 | An Act to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities | ||
| H.4195 | HD.4474 | By Mrs. Campbell of Methuen, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Linda Dean Campbell and others relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at veterans’ homes in the Commonwealth. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | |
| H.4248 | An Act enhancing the market review process | ||
| H.4253 | An Act enhancing the market review process | ||
| H.4262 | House bill No. 4253, as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. November 17, 2021. | ||
| H.4298 | An Act relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes | ||
| H.4357 | HD.4721 | By Messrs. Kushmerek of Fitchburg and Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael P. Kushmerek, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., and others relative to height discrimination. The Judiciary. | |
| H.4441 | An Act relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes | ||
| H.4459 | An Act relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency | ||
| H.4461 | An Act relative to work and family mobility | ||
| H.4470 | House bill No. 4461, as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. February 16, 2022. | ||
| H.4471 | An Act to improve Massachusetts home care | ||
| H.4478 | An Act concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses | ||
| H.4554 | An Act prohibiting discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles | ||
| H.4570 | An Act providing payment to the estate of Jason Davis | ||
| H.4640 | An Act relative to out-of-hospital birth access and safety | ||
| H.4681 | An Act to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement. | ||
| H.4694 | An Act to establish a Higher Education Review Commission | ||
| H.4695 | An Act creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities. | ||
| H.4792 | An Act to preserve special needs trusts for disabled seniors | ||
| H.4793 | An Act relative to the preparation of certain bilingual ballots in the city of Malden | ||
| H.4805 | The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill relative to work and family mobility (House, No. 4547), reports recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4805). | ||
| H.4853 | An Act to require policies and training to prevent unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. | ||
| H.4872 | An Act relative to language access and inclusion | ||
| H.5028 | Text of a further amendment, offered by Mr. Day of Stoneham, to the Senate amendment to the House Bill prohibiting discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles (House, No. 4554). July 14, 2022. | ||
| H.5045 | An Act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey certain property in the city of Malden to the city of Malden | ||
| H.5091 | An Act to regulate face surveillance | ||
| H.5106 | The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill relative to the governance, structure and care of veterans at the Commonwealth’s veterans’ homes (House, No. 4441, amended), reports recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 5106). | ||
| H.5381 | The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill preserving open space in the Commonwealth (House, No. 851), reports, in part, recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 5381). |
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.