| Bill | Docket | Bill Pinslip/Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.248 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3528 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 248) of Ruth B. Balser relative to establishing senior psychologist licensure. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.432 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1305 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 432) of Ruth B. Balser, Vanna Howard and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to encourage strategies to develop school students’ social-emotional learning competencies. Education. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.615 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3443 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 615) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to further regulate care in nursing homes. Elder Affairs. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.616 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3662 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 616) of Ruth B. Balser and Andrea Joy Campbell relative to the authority of the Attorney General to protect nursing home residents and other patients from abuse and neglect. Elder Affairs. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.936 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1222 | By Representatives Balser of Newton and Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 936) of Ruth B. Balser, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others relative to providing continuity of care for mental health treatment insurance coverage. Financial Services. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.937 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1274 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 937) of Ruth B. Balser relative to the display of information on enrollment cards of health plans. Financial Services. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.938 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2317 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 938) of Ruth B. Balser relative to breast cancer screening and early detection healthcare coverage. Financial Services. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.939 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2381 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 939) of Ruth B. Balser for legislation to update the mental health insurance parity law. Financial Services. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.940 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2438 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 940) of Ruth B. Balser and James B. Eldridge relative to mental health parity for disability policies. Financial Services. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.941 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3473 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 941) of Ruth B. Balser relative to healthcare carrier utilization review. Financial Services. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1137 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1582 | By Representatives Sabadosa of Northampton and Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1137) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Ruth B. Balser and others relative to access to full spectrum pregnancy care. Financial Services. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1164 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2221 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1164) of Ruth B. Balser for legislation to ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient providers. Health Care Financing. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1165 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2254 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1165) of Ruth B. Balser for legislation to make technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for patient safety and medical error reduction enabling statute. Health Care Financing. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1166 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3451 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1166) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to address the overuse of temporary nursing service agencies at Massachusetts skilled nursing facilities. Health Care Financing. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1390 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1297 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1390) of Ruth B. Balser and Jacqueline Parker relative to probate court proceedings involving children. The Judiciary. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1391 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3540 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1391) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to court considerations of persons having alcohol or substance use disorders and needing treatment. The Judiciary. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1832 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1538 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1832) of Ruth B. Balser and Michael Nogrady relative to the use of white noise reverse alarms on motor vehicles operating on construction sites. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1964 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1242 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1964) of Ruth B. Balser for legislation to provide that network hospitals be compensated for behavioral health services to certain MassHealth patients. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1965 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2370 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1965) of Ruth B. Balser and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to quality mental health services in state correctional facilities. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1966 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2465 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1966) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to access to addiction services. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.1967 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3275 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1967) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to provide medication for addiction treatment to certain incarcerated persons. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.2129 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1280 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2129) of Ruth B. Balser for legislation to include psychologists in the definition of nursing practice. Public Health. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.2130 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1309 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2130) of Ruth B. Balser relative to requiring choke response employee training in all restaurants. Public Health. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.2288 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2459 | By Representatives Balser of Newton and Cruz of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2288) of Ruth B. Balser, Manny Cruz and others for legislation to prohibit local and state involvement in federal immigration enforcement, unless required by law. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.2289 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1257 | By Representatives Balser of Newton and Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2289) of Ruth B. Balser, Paul J. Donato and others relative to the installation of automatic sprinkler systems in certain new family dwellings. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.2290 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1267 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2290) of Ruth B. Balser relative to clarifying the standards for requiring the installation of automatic sprinkler systems in rehabilitated buildings. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.2985 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2347 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2985) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.2986 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3504 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2986) of Ruth B. Balser, Thomas M. Stanley and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to establishing the psychology interjurisdictional compact. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.2987 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3567 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2987) of Ruth B. Balser, Patricia D. Jehlen and Rebecca L. Rausch for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart March 10 as COVID-19 remembrance day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.3239 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3425 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3239) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to authorizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.3987 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.4442 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3987) of Ruth B. Balser, Cynthia Stone Creem and Kay Khan (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to retired fire fighters in the city of Newton. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| Link to Bill Detail page for H.5085 | Link to Bill Detail page for HD.5441 | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5085) of Ruth B. Balser and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to residency requirements for members of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm division of the city of Newton. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] |
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.