Third Division Chair
Ruth.Balser@mahouse.gov
State House
24 Beacon St.
Room 163
Boston, MA, 02133
Room 163
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-2199
Fax:
(617) 626-0203
| Bill | Docket | Bill Pinslip/Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.196 | HD.1063 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 196) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to kosher food signage. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| H.401 | HD.1031 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 401) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to require the development of standards for prohibiting or limiting the use of suspension and expulsion in preschools. Education. | |
| H.402 | HD.1333 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 402) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to encourage strategies to develop school students’ social-emotional learning competencies. Education. | |
| H.732 | HD.1033 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 732) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to environmental land replacement. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.733 | HD.1073 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 733) of Ruth B. Balser, José F. Tosado and Denise Provost relative to marbled crayfish and marmokrebs. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.907 | HD.1036 | By Representatives Balser of Newton and Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 907) of Ruth B. Balser, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others relative to the continuity of care for mental health treatment. Financial Services. | |
| H.908 | HD.1037 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 908) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to prohibit benefit limits and exclusions for behavioral health disorders on certain disability insurance policies. Financial Services. | |
| H.909 | HD.1040 | By Representatives Balser of Newton and Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 909) of Ruth B. Balser, Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation to require health care coverage for emergency psychiatric services. Financial Services. | |
| H.910 | HD.1417 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 910) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to mental health or substance use disorder insurance benefits. Financial Services. | |
| H.1125 | HD.1067 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1125) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to annual rate adjustments for certain inpatient behavioral health providers. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.1126 | HD.1070 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1126) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to ensure affordable health connector coverage. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.1127 | HD.2478 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1127) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to making technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for patient safety and medical error reduction enabling law. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.1338 | HD.1044 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1338) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to require county and state correctional facilities to provide substance abuse services to certain inmates. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1339 | HD.1046 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1339) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to establish the Department of Mental Health as the oversight agency for the mental health system within the state prison system. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1341 | HD.1126 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1341) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to reporting requirements for the Department of Correction regarding the use of solitary confinement for LGBTQI prisoners. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1342 | HD.2473 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1342) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to the psychiatric evaluation and treatment of certain mentally ill persons alleged to have committed assault or assault and battery. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1343 | HD.2727 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1343) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to the testing for the use of alcohol or narcotic drugs or other controlled substances as a condition of release. The Judiciary. | |
| H.1697 | HD.1049 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1697) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to payments for psychological services provided by MassHealth. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | |
| H.1698 | HD.1050 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1698) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to placing oversight of Bridgewater State Hospital under the Department of Mental Health. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | |
| H.1699 | HD.1069 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1699) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to provide that network hospitals be compensated for behavioral health services to certain MassHealth patients. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | |
| H.1700 | HD.1125 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1700) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to ensuring access to addiction services to residents of secure facilities approved by the Department of Public Health or the Department of Mental Health. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | |
| H.1844 | HD.1053 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1844) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to include psychologists in the definition of nursing practice. Public Health. | |
| H.1845 | HD.1055 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1845) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to requiring choke response employee training in all restaurants. Public Health. | |
| H.1846 | HD.1075 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1846) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to establish a commission (including members of the General Court) to study the need to reduce salt and sugar content in meals served in restaurants, schools, and public spaces. Public Health. | |
| H.1847 | HD.1077 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1847) of Ruth B. Balser and others that the Department of Public Health promulgate rules and regulations to implement the public health Fukushima lessons for nuclear emergency preparation. Public Health. | |
| H.2027 | HD.1058 | By Representatives Balser of Newton and Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2027) of Ruth B. Balser, Paul J. Donato and others for legislation to authorize municipalities to require automatic sprinkler protection systems in certain housing. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.2028 | HD.1059 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2028) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to clarifying the standards for requiring the installation of automatic sprinkler systems in rehabilitated buildings. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.2802 | HD.1248 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2802) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to to secure a clean energy future and provide comprehensive solutions to the climate crisis. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2803 | HD.2736 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2803) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to Department of Public Utilities commissioners. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2804 | HD.2775 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2804) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to the use of electric and gas energy efficiency funds allocated for low income residential customers. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2805 | HD.2783 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2805) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to establish a beneficial electrification commission to study the economic, energy, and environmental benefits of market transformation to accelerate beneficial electrification of space heating. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2964 | HD.1060 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2964) of Ruth B. Balser and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to renaming the Yawkey commuter rail station. Transportation. | |
| H.3573 | HD.1520 | By Representatives Balser of Newton and Miranda of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3573) of Ruth B. Balser, Liz Miranda and others relative to introductory and in-service training programs of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.4379 | HD.4867 | Extension Order - Elder Affairs | |
| H.4618 | HD.5002 | Extension Order - Elder Affairs | |
| H.4635 | HD.5016 | By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Ruth B. Balser, Mindy Domb and Nika C. Elugardo relative to the reporting of COVID-19 positive cases and mortalities in long term care facilities and elder housing. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.4667 | Substituted by the House, on motion of Ms. Balser of Newton, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 4663). April 21, 2020. | ||
| H.4697 | HD.4978 | By Representatives Elugardo of Boston and Balser of Newton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Nika C. Elugardo, Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to provide cash assistance to certain persons 65 years of age or older who stopped working due to COVID-19. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.4951 | HD.5237 | Extension Order - Elder Affairs | |
| HD.4546 | By Ms. Balser of Newton (by request), a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James P. Ryan relative to requiring notification of fraud by the Division of Professional Licensure and boards of registration. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. This bill is by request. * | ||
| H.1340 | HD.1064 | By Ms. Balser of Newton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1340) of Linda Bonica and José F. Tosado for legislation to recognize common law marriage in the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. This bill is by request. * |
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.