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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Representative Steven S. Howitt Republican - 4th Bristol

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  Steven.Howitt@mahouse.gov

State House

24 Beacon St.
Room 237
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-2305
Fax:
6177222847
Amendments Table
Bill Docket Bill Pinslip/Title
Link to Bill Detail page for HD.4583 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Steven S. Howitt relative to protests or demonstrations within 100 yards of the residences of elected officials. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.230  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.358 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 230) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to at-risk children and their proper placement and establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) to make an investigation of such placements. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.391  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.370 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 391) of Steven S. Howitt relative to warranty for motor vehicles after certain sales. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.392  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.873 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 392) of Steven S. Howitt relative to alcoholic beverage license suspensions. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.393  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1368 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 393) of Steven S. Howitt relative to background checks for bidders at auto auctions. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.394  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1374 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 394) of Steven S. Howitt relative to regulating lottery funding to certain cities and towns. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.395  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1375 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 395) of Steven S. Howitt and Michael J. Soter relative to the displaying of motor fuel prices based on the method of payment. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.396  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1378 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 396) of Steven S. Howitt for legislation to prevent the automatic signing up of consumers for products or services. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.397  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1384 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 397) of Steven S. Howitt and Paul A. Schmid, III relative to the retail sale of certain malt beverages. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.398  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1385 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 398) of Steven S. Howitt relative to out-of-state purchases at auto auctions. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.399  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1386 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 399) of Steven S. Howitt relative to funeral homes and charitable foundations. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.400  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2531 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 400) of Steven S. Howitt relative to disclosure notice in the right to repair motor vehicle data law. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.624  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1363 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 624) of Steven S. Howitt relative to education costs of children with disabilities. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.625  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1365 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 625) of Steven S. Howitt for legislation to increase reimbursements for certain special education programs. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.941  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.369 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 941) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to septic system inspections. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.942  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1381 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 942) of Steven S. Howitt relative to the sewage disposal system inspection process. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.943  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1390 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 943) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to the installation of septic tank pipes. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1117  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.363 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1117) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to exempting certain motor vehicle accidents from insurance point surcharges. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1118  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1364 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1118) of Steven S. Howitt relative to unpaid health insurance deductibles. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1119  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1366 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1119) of Steven S. Howitt relative to homeowner's insurance coverage for the cleanup of accidental home heating oil spills. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1277  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.353 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1277) of Steven S. Howitt and others for legislation to establish a health safety net task force (including members of the General Court) to study reimbursement for dental care and healthcare provided by hospitals and accredited teaching institutions to MassHealth members. Health Care Financing.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1340  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.337 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1340) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to intercollegiate athletic compensation and rights. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1668  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1244 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1668) of Steven S. Howitt and Norman J. Orrall relative to illegally disposing of certain waste. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1669  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1362 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1669) of Steven S. Howitt and others for legislation to establish an animal abuse registry. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1670  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1377 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1670) of Steven S. Howitt relative to the penalties for guardians abusing domesticated companion animals. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2101  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3678 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2101) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to the issuing of the initial prescription of Schedule II controlled dangerous substances or other opioid pain relievers. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2177  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1383 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2177) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to establishing a special commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities. Municipalities and Regional Government.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2321  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1382 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2321) of Steven S. Howitt relative to exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2477  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1388 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2477) of Steven S. Howitt relative to engineer license renewal. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2686  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.354 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2686) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to protecting the rights of certain employees not informed of the late application process for membership into the state employees retirement system. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2943  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.352 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2943) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2944  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.361 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2944) of Steven S. Howitt relative to payments in lieu of tax settlements for certain out of state educational entities. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2945  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.362 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2945) of Steven S. Howitt relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2946  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1369 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2946) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to Title V income tax credit reform of financial aid for homeowners who have incurred costs for the repair or replacement of failed septic systems. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2947  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1372 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2947) of Steven S. Howitt and James M. Murphy for legislation to establish a senior citizen volunteer property tax reduction. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2948  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1379 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2948) of Steven S. Howitt relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions for certain retired municipal employees of the state of Rhode Island. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2949  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1542 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2949) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to a sewage line tax credit. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2950  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3687 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2950) of Steven S. Howitt and others for legislation to provide tax credits to restaurants utilizing reusable utensils, dishes, glasses and bulk condiments. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3169  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.368 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3169) of Steven S. Howitt, Michael J. Soter and David Allen Robertson relative to information provided to relevant state agencies upon the submission of applications for state grant funding. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3170  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.877 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3170) of Steven S. Howitt relative to the reasons for debarment from the consolidated list of contractors for public contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3171  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1370 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3171) of Steven S. Howitt for legislation to prohibit members of the General Court from directly or indirectly receiving or requesting compensation from anyone in relation to Committee for Public Counsel Services duties. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3172  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1389 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3172) of Steven S. Howitt relative to corporate filing requirements. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3324  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1367 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3324) of Steven S. Howitt relative to towing rates for commercially registered vehicle not requiring a CDL license. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3325  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1371 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3325) of Steven S. Howitt relative to regulating the location of fossil fuel transmission pipelines. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3326  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1373 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3326) of Steven S. Howitt relative to redefining the term natural gas compressor station. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3484  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.259 By Messrs. Hawkins of Attleboro and Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3484) of James K. Hawkins and Steven S. Howitt relative to license plate year of manufacture registration plates when used on antique automobiles. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3492  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.341 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3492) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to debris dropping from motor vehicles. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3493  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.342 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3493) of Steven S. Howitt and Timothy R. Whelan relative to container safety on roadways. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3494  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.347 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3494) of Steven S. Howitt relative to temporary dealer plates. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3495  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.355 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3495) of Steven S. Howitt relative to bicycle safety. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3496  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.357 By Messrs. Howitt of Seekonk and Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3496) of Steven S. Howitt, James K. Hawkins and others for legislation to designate Route 1, Route 20 and Route 6 in the Commonwealth as historic United States routes. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3497  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.359 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3497) of Steven S. Howitt relative to roadway damage caused by certain motor vehicle accidents. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3498  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.360 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3498) of Steven S. Howitt and Angelo L. D'Emilia relative to antique motor vehicles. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3499  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.364 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3499) of Steven S. Howitt relative to electric vehicle charging stations. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3500  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.365 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3500) of Steven S. Howitt for legislation to prohibit vehicles operating on a spare tire from driving in the passing lane. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3501  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.366 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3501) of Steven S. Howitt and Timothy R. Whelan relative to roadway littering. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3502  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.367 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3502) of Steven S. Howitt and Michael P. Kushmerek relative to alternative fuel vehicle charging stations. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3503  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1376 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3503) of Steven S. Howitt relative to road building equipment classifications. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3504  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3206 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3504) of Steven S. Howitt and others for legislation to limit motor vehicle dealer documentation fees. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3667  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1387 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3667) of Steven S. Howitt and others for legislation to require funeral directors to make available to potential clients information regarding funeral and burial benefits for veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3970  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.4228 By Representative Howitt of Seekonk and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3970) of Steven S. Howitt and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) that the town of Rehoboth be authorized to appoint a treasurer/collector in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for H.4722  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.5010 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Steven S. Howitt and others relative to the theft of vehicle catalytic converters. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.5214  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.5316 By Representative Howitt of Seekonk and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5214) of Steven S. Howitt, Paul R. Feeney and F. Jay Barrows (by vote of the town) that the town of Norton be authorized to grant two additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for H.5282  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.5362 By Representative Howitt of Seekonk and Senator Feeney, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5282) of Steven S. Howitt and Paul R. Feeney (by vote of the town) for legislation to provide for the appointment of a stormwater officer in the town of Rehoboth. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Link to Bill Detail page for H.5411  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.5197 By Mr. Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (subject to Joint Rules 12 and 7A) of Steven S. Howitt (with the approval of the county commissioners) for legislation to authorize Cynthia Falzone to purchase creditable service from the Norfolk County Retirement Board. Public Service.
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.