Sonia.Chang-Diaz@masenate.gov
State House
24 Beacon St.
Room 111
Boston, MA, 02133
Room 111
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-1673
| Bill | Docket | Bill Pinslip/Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD.2500 | By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Cindy F. Friedman, Patricia D. Jehlen, Paul R. Feeney, Joan B. Lovely and other members of the Senate for legislation to ensure greater transparency at the GIC. Public Service. | ||
| S.62 | SD.1213 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 62) of Mark C. Montigny, Jack Lewis, Kay Khan, Lori A. Ehrlich and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| H.91 | HD.1117 | By Mr. Gonzalez of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 91) of Carlos Gonzalez and others for legislation to create a self-employment assistance allowance to promote independence for needy families receiving transitional assistance. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | |
| S.130 | SD.374 | By Ms. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 130) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Marjorie C. Decker, James B. Eldridge, Paul R. Heroux and other members of the General Court for legislation to remove fees for security freezes and disclosures of consumer credit reports. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | |
| S.232 | SD.155 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 232) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Joseph A. Boncore, Thomas M. McGee, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to language opportunity for our kids. Education. | |
| S.234 | SD.912 | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 234) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Solomon Goldstein-Rose, Jack Lewis, Steven Ultrino and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student sex education. Education. | |
| S.257 | SD.1958 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 257) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Jason M. Lewis, Thomas M. McGee, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide immediate childcare assistance to homeless families. Education. | |
| S.311 | SD.1122 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 311) of Karen E. Spilka, Jack Lewis, Lori A. Ehrlich, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote global trade and economic development through biliteracy. Education. | |
| S.330 | SD.1731 | By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 330) of Walter F. Timilty, Carole A. Fiola, Susan Williams Gifford, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to strengthening background checks. Education. | |
| S.342 | 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. | |
| S.354 | SD.1383 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 354) of Mark C. Montigny, Thomas M. McGee, Jack Lewis, Michael F. Rush and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to reserving beds in nursing homes during certain leaves of absence. Elder Affairs. | |
| S.365 | SD.98 | By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 365) of Michael J. Barrett, Denise Provost, Chris Walsh, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to restore financial transparency in presidential elections. Election Laws. | |
| H.368 | HD.1052 | By Messrs. Hecht of Watertown and Hill of Ipswich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 368) of Jonathan Hecht, Bradford Hill and others for legislation to create a citizens' initiative review commission. Election Laws. | |
| S.373 | SD.1791 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 373) of Cynthia S. Creem, Carmine L. Gentile, Frank A. Moran, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud. Election Laws. | |
| S.376 | SD.356 | By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 376) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Eileen M. Donoghue and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to corporations, shareholders, and political expenditures. Election Laws. | |
| S.390 | SD.643 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 390) of Jason M. Lewis, Viriato M. deMacedo and Sonia Chang-Diaz for legislation to create a citizens’ initiative review commission. Election Laws. | |
| S.450 | SD.457 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 450) of Jason M. Lewis, Jack Lewis, Carmine L. Gentile, Chris Walsh and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to ivory and rhino horn trafficking. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| S.499 | SD.939 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 499) of Harriette L. Chandler, Robert M. Koczera, Jennifer E. Benson, Sarah K. Peake and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to women’s health and economic equity. Financial Services. | |
| S.610 | SD.1281 | By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 610) of Julian Cyr, Carmine L. Gentile, Sarah K. Peake, Thomas M. McGee and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure effective health care cost control. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.619 | SD.698 | By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 619) of James B. Eldridge, Carmine L. Gentile, Barbara A. L'Italien, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish Medicare for all in Massachusetts. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.622 | HD.586 | By Messrs. Sánchez of Boston and Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 622) of Jeffrey Sánchez, Byron Rushing and others for legislation to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.637 | SD.205 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 637) of Jason M. Lewis and Sonia Chang-Diaz for legislation to define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.641 | SD.582 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 641) of Jason M. Lewis, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Steven Ultrino, Paul R. Heroux and other members of the General Court for legislation to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in the Commonwealth. Health Care Financing. | |
| S.643 | SD.1482 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 643) of Jason M. Lewis, Harriette L. Chandler, James T. Welch, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund. Health Care Financing. | |
| H.695 | HD.1113 | By Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 695) of William Smitty Pignatelli and others for legislation to establish a homeless persons bill of rights. Housing. | |
| H.741 | HD.1794 | By Mr. Carvalho of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 741) of Evandro C. Carvalho and others relative to eliminating mandatory minimum sentences related to drug offenses. The Judiciary. | |
| S.770 | SD.622 | By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 770) of William N. Brownsberger, James B. Eldridge, Solomon Goldstein-Rose, Sonia Chang-Diaz and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide community-based sentencing alternatives for primary caretakers of dependent children who have been convicted of non-violent crimes. The Judiciary. | |
| S.777 | SD.1389 | By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 777) of William N. Brownsberger, Michael J. Barrett, Marjorie C. Decker, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to reduce the criminalization of poverty. The Judiciary. | |
| S.784 | SD.940 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 784) of Harriette L. Chandler, Marjorie C. Decker, Jason M. Lewis, Ann-Margaret Ferrante and other members of the General Court for legislation to update public health laws regarding women's health. The Judiciary. | |
| S.787 | SD.992 | By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 787) of Harriette L. Chandler, Jose F. Tosado, Jay R. Kaufman, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to freedom of speech and association. The Judiciary. | |
| S.819 | SD.500 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 819) of Cynthia S. Creem, Joseph A. Boncore, Denise Provost, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation to repeal mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenses. The Judiciary. | |
| H.820 | HD.1160 | By Mr. Gonzalez of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 820) of Carlos Gonzalez and others relative to eliminating mandatory minimum sentences related to drug offenses. The Judiciary. | |
| S.825 | SD.1191 | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 825) of Cynthia S. Creem, Sonia Chang-Diaz and Kevin G. Honan for legislation relative to special juveniles. The Judiciary. | |
| S.834 | SD.884 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 834) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Marjorie C. Decker, David M. Rogers, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to reform pretrial process. The Judiciary. | |
| S.858 | SD.920 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 858) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Dylan Fernandes, Kathleen O'Connor Ives and Sonia Chang-Diaz for legislation to increase the penalties for corporate manslaughter. The Judiciary. | |
| S.871 | SD.1891 | By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 871) of Adam G. Hinds, William Smitty Pignatelli, Sonia Chang-Diaz and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to mandate that offenses for which a pardon has been granted be expunged from criminal offender record information reports. The Judiciary. | |
| H.873 | HD.1156 | By Mr. Kaufman of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 873) of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to protect residents of the Commonwealth from certain government monitoring. The Judiciary. | |
| S.874 | 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. | |
| S.951 | SD.318 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 951) of Bruce E. Tarr and Sonia Chang-Diaz for legislation relative to confidentiality of reports of rape and related offenses. The Judiciary. | |
| H.989 | HD.1802 | By Mr. Williams of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 989) of Bud Williams and others relative to eliminating mandatory minimum sentences related to drug offenses. The Judiciary. | |
| S.1004 | SD.984 | By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1004) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, James R. Miceli, Jack Lewis, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve the Commonwealth’s economy with a strong minimum wage and a strong tipped minimum wage. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1013 | SD.768 | By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1013) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Diana DiZoglio, Frank I. Smizik, John W. Scibak and other members of the General Court for legislation to address workplace bullying, mobbing and harassment without regard to protected class status. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1048 | SD.1768 | By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1048) of Karen E. Spilka, Jack Lewis, Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a family and medical leave insurance program. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| S.1145 | SD.1460 | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1145) of Mark C. Montigny, Jack Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Lori A. Ehrlich and other members of the General Court for legislation to enhance the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals. Municipalities and Regional Government. | |
| H.1154 | HD.111 | By Mr. Durant of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1154) of Peter J. Durant and others for legislation to authorize school bus drivers to administer epinephrine. Public Health. | |
| H.1190 | HD.1606 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1190) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to prohibit state licensed mental health professionals from subjecting minors to conversion therapy practices to change sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Public Health. | |
| S.1305 | SD.1596 | By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1305) of James B. Eldridge, Juana Matias, Jack Lewis, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1312 | SD.1969 | By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1312) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jason M. Lewis, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to pedestrian stop data. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| S.1426 | SD.25 | By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1426) of Jason M. Lewis, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jay R. Kaufman, Daniel J. Ryan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to collective bargaining rights for employees of CPCS. Public Service. | |
| H.1468 | HD.1891 | By Ms. Atkins of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1468) of Cory Atkins and others relative to the sales tax of candy and soda. Revenue. | |
| S.1715 | SD.1300 | By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1715) of Adam G. Hinds, Jack Lewis, William Smitty Pignatelli, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to require the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination to include representatives of the LGBTQ community. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| S.1821 | SD.1021 | By Mr. Barrett, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1821) of Michael J. Barrett, Frank I. Smizik, Carmine L. Gentile, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation to combat climate change. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1845 | SD.1113 | By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1845) of James B. Eldridge, Carmine L. Gentile, Jason M. Lewis, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect consumers of gas and electricity from paying for leaked and unaccounted for gas. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| S.1855 | 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. | |
| S.2039 | 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. | |
| S.2053 | SD.2157 | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2053) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bruce E. Tarr, Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure internet security and privacy. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | |
| H.2077 | HD.2295 | By Mr. O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2077) of James J. O'Day and others for legislation to provide emergency aid to certain elderly and disabled residents. Elder Affairs. | |
| H.2091 | HD.2500 | By Mr. Kocot of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2091) of Peter V. Kocot and others relative to voter registration. Election Laws. | |
| H.2113 | HD.2382 | By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2113) 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. | |
| S.2164 | SD.2236 | By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2164) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James B. Eldridge, Carolyn C. Dykema, Jason M. Lewis, Julian Cyr and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect Massachusetts pollinators. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. | |
| H.2181 | HD.2607 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2181) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to substance use disorder diversion and treatment. Financial Services. | |
| H.2207 | HD.2895 | By Ms. Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2207) of Chynah Tyler and others relative to women’s health and health care coverage for long acting reversible contraceptives. Financial Services. | |
| S.2266 | SD.2417 | By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2266) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger, Eileen M. Donoghue, Paul R. Feeney, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the Senate for legislation to prevent bureaucratic overreach in the collection of student debt. Higher Education. | |
| H.2308 | HD.2714 | By Ms. Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2308) of Mary S. Keefe and others relative to comprehensive criminal justice reform. The Judiciary. | |
| S.2336 | SD.2428 | By Ms. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2336) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Andres X. Vargas, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect consumers by prohibiting blocking, throttling, or paid prioritization in the provision of internet service. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.2359 | HD.2929 | By Ms. Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2359) of Chynah Tyler and others relative to making comprehensive changes to the criminal justice system of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. | |
| H.2365 | HD.2719 | By Mr. Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2365) of Daniel M. Donahue and others relative to the tipped minimum wage. Labor and Workforce Development. | |
| H.2480 | HD.2638 | By Messrs. Vega of Holyoke and Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2480) of Aaron Vega, Tackey Chan and others relative to the funding and management of the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. Public Health. | |
| H.2506 | HD.2933 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2506) of Byron Rushing and others relative to the collection and transmission of certain traffic and pedestrian stop data. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.2785 | HD.3731 | By Messrs. Vega of Holyoke and Rushing of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Aaron Vega, Byron Rushing and others relative to the expungement of records of marijuana arrests, detention, convictions and incarceration. Marijuana Policy. | |
| H.2807 | HD.3133 | By Mr. Tosado of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2807) of Jose F. Tosado and others for legislation to authorize the Department of Transitional Assistance to develop a pilot program to facilitate, encourage and support the ability of low-income residents of the city of Springfield to enter the workforce and reduce the need for public benefit programs. Community Development and Small Businesses. | |
| H.2957 | HD.3280 | By Mr. Gonzalez of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2957) of Carlos Gonzalez and others relative to requiring certain financial institutions to file sale and foreclosure information with registries of deeds. Financial Services. | |
| H.3084 | HD.3475 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3084) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to criminal offender record information. The Judiciary. | |
| H.3122 | HD.3328 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3122) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to improve the collection and analysis of data relative to traffic stops. The Judiciary. | |
| H.3258 | HD.3293 | By Mr. Carvalho of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3258) of Evandro C. Carvalho and others that deaths involving the discharge of a firearm or use of force by law enforcement officers be investigated by special prosecutors. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.3269 | HD.3052 | By Representative Matias of Lawrence and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3269) of Juana Matias, James B. Eldridge and others relative to prohibiting the use of public funds and resources for immigration enforcement purposes. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.3272 | HD.3317 | By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3272) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation relative to pedestrian stop data. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.3274 | HD.3331 | By Messrs. Vieira of Falmouth and Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 3274) of David T. Vieira and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to police officer standards and training. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | |
| H.3377 | HD.3572 | By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3377) of Elizabeth A. Malia and Sonia Chang-Diaz for legislation to authorize the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to lease certain property at the Hinton State Laboratory in the city of Boston. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | |
| H.3499 | HD.1255 | By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3499) of Kay Khan and others relative to decriminalizing prostitution. The Judiciary. | |
| H.3887 | HD.4114 | By Representatives Balser of Newton and Rushing of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Ruth B. Balser, Byron Rushing 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.4142 | HD.4361 | By Ms. Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4142) of Chynah Tyler and others (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the rights and evictions of certain tenants of post-foreclosure rental housing in the city of Boston. The Judiciary. [Local Approval Received.] | |
| H.4151 | HD.4432 | By Mr. Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Andres X. Vargas and others for legislation to assure net neutrality by Internet service providers and the equal treatment of data on the Internet, and to prohibit discrimination or charge disparity of user, content, website, platform, application, type of attached equipment or method of communication. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | |
| H.4472 | HD.4641 | By Representatives Khan of Newton and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kay Khan, Marjorie C. Decker and others for legislation to prohibit police officers from engaging in sexual relations while on duty. The Judiciary. |
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.