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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Representative Sean Garballey Democrat - 23rd Middlesex

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  Sean.Garballey@mahouse.gov

State House

24 Beacon St.
Room 540
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-2090
Fax:
617-722-2848
Amendments Table
Bill Docket Bill Pinslip/Title
Link to Bill Detail page for H.86  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2343 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 86) of Sean Garballey for legislation to promote employment for people with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.189  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2197 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 189) of Sean Garballey relative to the regulation of the practice of medical physics. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.346  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3549 By Representatives DiZoglio of Methuen and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 346) of Diana DiZoglio and others for legislation to require the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a civic education curriculum to be included within the history and/or social science curriculum. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.371  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.205 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 371) of Sean Garballey for legislation to establish the teacher, principal and superintendent quality endowment fund. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.372  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.225 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 372) of Sean Garballey and Frank I. Smizik for legislation to implement a validated common core of professional teaching knowledge. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.373  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.230 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 373) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to include the history of working people and the labor movement in the United States in the public school curriculum. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.374  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.645 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 374) of Sean Garballey relative to the certification of librarians. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.375  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1152 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 375) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to allow teachers currently employed and receiving compensation to serve on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.376  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2208 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 376) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to impose a moratorium on all new mandated education programs. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.377  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3424 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 377) of Sean Garballey and others relative to national fingerprint-based criminal background checks for certifying and recertifying certain school employees. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.378  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3429 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 378) of Sean Garballey and others relative to standards for highly qualified teachers in institutional settings. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.379  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3554 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 379) of Sean Garballey and others relative to child sexual abuse prevention education in elementary and secondary schools. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.554  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.646 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 554) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to establish permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth. Election Laws.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.555  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.693 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 555) of Sean Garballey and others relative to the reimbursement of local costs of special elections. Election Laws.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.556  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1213 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 556) of Sean Garballey and Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., relative to age requirements in local elections. Election Laws.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.676  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.618 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 676) of Sean Garballey and others relative to prohibiting additional incineration of solid waste materials. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.677  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.632 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 677) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to further regulate the use of hydraulic fracturing to stimulate the extraction of natural gas. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.678  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.690 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 678) of Sean Garballey and Carolyn C. Dykema relative to protecting lakes and ponds by establishing an invasive aquatic plant management fund. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.854  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.639 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 854) of Sean Garballey relative to the cash deposit required in lieu of a liability bond or insurance upon application for motor vehicle registration or renewal. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.855  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.643 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 855) of Sean Garballey for legislation to increase the mandatory minimum bodily injury insurance requirements for commercial vehicles. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.856  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.728 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 856) of Sean Garballey and others relative to coverage standards for children under private insurance. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.857  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2352 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 857) of Sean Garballey relative to written estimates of the cost of certain motor vehicle body repairs. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.858  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2368 By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 858) of Sean Garballey and others relative to access to child and adolescent mental health services. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.987  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2327 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 987) of Sean Garballey and others relative to medical assistance recipients’ assets. Health Care Financing.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1042  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.195 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1042) of Sean Garballey and others relative to establishing the great state of mind scholarship program. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1043  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.566 By Messrs. Garballey of Arlington and Velis of Westfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1043) of Sean Garballey, John C. Velis and others for legislation to provide higher education tuition and fee waivers for certain veterans. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1044  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.688 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1044) of Sean Garballey and Jennifer E. Benson for legislation to eliminate Form 901 higher education institution financial reporting requirements. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1045  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1196 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1045) of Sean Garballey and Ellen Story relative to the finances and funding of public higher educational institutions. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1046  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3544 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1046) of Sean Garballey and others relative to public higher education access and policies. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1067  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2198 By Messrs. Sannicandro of Ashland and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1067) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to create a college savings program for every child born in the Commonwealth. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1311  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.763 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1311) of Sean Garballey and others relative to health clubs and the use and deployment of defibrillators. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1313  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2089 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1313) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to promote the use of restorative justice practices. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1706  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.686 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1706) of Sean Garballey relative to the Joint Labor-Management Committee. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1707  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1922 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1707) of Sean Garballey and others relative to benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the workers’ compensation law. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1708  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2248 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1708) of Sean Garballey and others relative to establishing schedules for employees. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1737  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3305 By Representatives Malia of Boston and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1737) of Elizabeth A. Malia, Sean Garballey and others for legislation to ensure the payment of at least a living wage to all employees. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1837  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1211 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1837) of Sean Garballey that the Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council be directed to conduct a study of potential flood storage at the site of the former Metropolitan District Commission’s Skating Rink bordering the towns of Arlington and Belmont. Municipalities and Regional Government.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1954  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1189 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1954) of Sean Garballey and others for legislation to prohibit the sale of tobacco products at certain health care institutions. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1955  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1207 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1955) of Sean Garballey and others relative to oral health examinations for public school students. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1956  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1209 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1956) of Sean Garballey and others relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2297  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1139 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2297) of Sean Garballey for legislation to place associate court officers and associate probation officers in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system for public employees. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2298  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1141 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2298) of Sean Garballey for legislation to place highway and street construction workers in the Department of Transportation in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system for public employees. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2299  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1215 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2299) of Sean Garballey relative to the effects of military service on salary and vacation allowance for public employees. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2300  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1218 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2300) of Sean Garballey relative to disability retirement benefits for veterans. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2302  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1967 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2302) of Sean Garballey and others relative to increasing the base for the calculation of cost-of-living increases for retired public employees. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2513  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.612 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2513) of Sean Garballey and others relative to the sale of tax-exempt property sold by religious and charitable organizations. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2514  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1099 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2514) of Sean Garballey relative to the taxation of qualified transportation fringe benefits. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2515  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1202 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2515) of Sean Garballey relative to the room occupancy excise tax. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2516  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2350 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2516) of Sean Garballey for legislation to establish a water infrastructure transaction surcharge on real estate sales. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2740  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.214 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2740) of Sean Garballey for legislation to designate Cyrus E. Dallin as the official sculptor of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2741  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.684 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2741) of Sean Garballey and John J. Lawn, Jr., for legislation to regulate the purchasing of state services by the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2743  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3105 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2743) of Sean Garballey relative to outreach strategies to inform local commuters about construction-related impacts and the support of transportation demand management. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2878  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3277 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2878) of Sean Garballey and others relative to the installation of new permanent outdoor lighting fixtures and the cost of operating such fixtures. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2998  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.229 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2998) of Sean Garballey for legislation to designate a certain section of State Highway Route 2 in the city of Cambridge and town of Arlington as the James M. Gavin Memorial Highway. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2999  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1125 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2999) of Sean Garballey, Frank I. Smizik and Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., for legislation to establish a payroll tax to increase funding of mass transportation and establish a transportation finance advisory board. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3000  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1217 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3000) of Sean Garballey and David M. Rogers for legislation to analyze a certain roadway in the town of Arlington. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3002  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.2321 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3002) of Sean Garballey and Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., relative to the public transit fare structure. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3003  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3492 By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3003) of Sean Garballey, Christine P. Barber and others relative to contract assistance for Central Artery debt of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3488  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.3391 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3488) of Sean Garballey and others relative to providing certain health insurance coverage. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.188  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1383 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 188) of Marin Mitchell for legislation to regulate flat glass work glaziers. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. This bill is by request. *
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1101  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1563 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1101) of John Belskis for legislation to authorize the Department of Housing and Community Development to implement rules and regulations requiring minimum percentages of affordable units in comprehensive building permits. Housing. This bill is by request. *
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1312  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1717 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1312) of Jack Libresco relative to the preferences of the child in divorce proceedings. The Judiciary. This bill is by request. *
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1957  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1592 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1957) of Cathy Zolner that medical facilities be responsible for collecting sharps at their locations at no additional cost to the general public. Public Health. This bill is by request. *
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2301  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1219 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2301) of Michael T. Healy relative to tuition payments for certain employees of the Commonwealth taking public higher education courses. Public Service. This bill is by request. *
Link to Bill Detail page for H.2742  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1352 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2742) of Laurence O. McKinney for legislation to designate September 13th of each calendar year as “Uncle Sam Day” in commemoration of Sam Wilson, who was born in the town of Arlington. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. This bill is by request. *
Link to Bill Detail page for H.3001  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.1543 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3001) of Paul Schlichtman for legislation to increase the speed limit for United States Route 3 from the New Hampshire border to Interstate 95 in the town of Burlington to sixty-five miles per hour. Transportation. This bill is by request. *
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.