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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Senator Viriato M. deMacedo Served 2015 - 2019 Republican - Plymouth and Barnstable

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  Vinny.deMacedo@masenate.gov

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  SD.1947 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund, Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the creation of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Finance Control Board. Transportation.
  SD.2637 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. ) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Anne M. Gobi, Viriato M. deMacedo, David F. DeCoste and other members of the General Court for legislation to clarify firearms oversight. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
  SD.2644 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. ) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bruce E. Tarr, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Ryan C. Fattman, Patrick M. OConnor and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect due process and strengthen public safety. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
  HD.4054 By Mr. Velis of Westfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John C. Velis and others for an investigation by a special commission to study and evaluate policies within the so-called “Gun Free Zones”. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.61  SD.443 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 61) of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to require a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.81  SD.1728 By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 81) of John F. Keenan, Tom Sannicandro, Thomas J. Calter, Elizabeth A. Malia and other members of the General Court for legislation to the protect persons with a disability. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.99  SD.1851 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 99) of Richard J. Ross, Shawn Dooley, Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., Leonard Mirra and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to prevention of EBT fraud. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
H.129  HD.1027 By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 129) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.154  SD.189 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 154) of Robert L. Hedlund, Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo and others for legislation to reduce lottery littering. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
H.157  HD.3215 By Mr. Brodeur of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 157) of Paul Brodeur and others relative to enhancing consumer protection and transparency under the social work licensing law. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.185  SD.1521 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 185) of Richard J. Ross, Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to increase penalties for certain minors involved in the attempt to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.192  SD.1162 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 192) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to reduce the furnishing or procuring of alcohol to a minor by an adult. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.193  SD.1166 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 193) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to prevent discrimination on certain boards of registration. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
S.235  SD.318 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 235) of Bruce E. Tarr, Lori A. Ehrlich, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to study the feasibility of streamlining business registration. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.236  SD.394 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 236) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr., James E. Timilty and others for legislation relative to a permanent annual sales tax holiday. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.238  SD.1471 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 238) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to limited liability corporation filing fees. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.240  SD.1861 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 240) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation to provide for loans for waterfront development. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.330  SD.1533 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 330) of Richard J. Ross, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to the definition of students enrolled in special education classes inside and outside of school districts. Education.
S.331  SD.1535 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 331) of Richard J. Ross, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to reduce paperwork within the department of elementary and secondary education. Education.
S.338  SD.1176 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 338) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Robert L. Hedlund and others for legislation relative to DESE contracts. Education.
S.341  SD.1193 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 341) of Bruce E. Tarr and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to promote alternative dispute resolution for students. Education.
S.352  SD.1441 By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 352) of Harriette L. Chandler, Michael F. Rush, Brian A. Joyce, Kenneth J. Donnelly and other members of the General Court for legislation to stabilize the commonwealth’s nursing facilities. Elder Affairs.
S.365  SD.1537 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 365) of Richard J. Ross, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo and others for legislation to repeal the nursing home tax. Elder Affairs.
S.389  SD.1543 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 389) of Richard J. Ross, Shawn Dooley, Leonard Mirra, Stephen L. DiNatale and other members of the General Court for legislation to require photo identification to receive a ballot. Election Laws.
S.390  SD.1547 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 390) of Richard J. Ross, Shawn Dooley, Robert L. Hedlund, Viriato M. deMacedo and others for legislation relative to campaign finance during special elections. Election Laws.
S.392  SD.372 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 392) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to campaign contribution cycles. Election Laws.
H.408  HD.2325 By Mr. Hunt of Sandwich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 408) of Randy Hunt and others relative to parental notification for out-of-school-district counseling referrals. Education.
S.427  SD.782 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 427) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the use of crossbows in hunting. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.429  SD.1566 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 429) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to Sunday hunting. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.437  SD.812 By Mr. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 437) of Thomas P. Kennedy, Viriato M. deMacedo and Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to sustainable water conservation practices. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.450  HD.2040 By Mrs. Orrall of Lakeville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 450) of Keiko M. Orrall and others for legislation to provide reimbursements for certain informational technology enhancements in compliance with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). Education.
H.451  HD.3311 By Mrs. Orrall of Lakeville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 451) of Keiko M. Orrall and others relative to the implementation or use of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). Education.
S.464  SD.1206 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 464) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to restore the public trust for tidelands. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.465  SD.1222 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 465) of Bruce E. Tarr, Denise Provost, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to remove and dispose of waste oil. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.471  SD.1468 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 471) of Bruce E. Tarr, Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to create uniform beach warnings. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.472  SD.1507 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 472) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation to provide for alternative designated port authorities compliance. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.475  SD.1886 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 475) of Bruce E. Tarr, Donald H. Wong, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the Marine Fisheries Research Council. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
S.505  SD.624 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 505) of Robert L. Hedlund, Richard J. Ross, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to protect abandoned property owners. Financial Services.
H.548  HD.2392 By Mr. Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 548) of Josh S. Cutler and others relative to improving disclosure of electioneering communications reports. Election Laws.
S.631  SD.1553 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 631) of Richard J. Ross, Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to health insurance penalties. Health Care Financing.
S.638  SD.1234 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 638) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to establish a healthcare insurance premium payment pool. Health Care Financing.
S.640  SD.1327 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 640) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to small group eligibility. Health Care Financing.
S.641  SD.1624 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 641) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to strengthen the management of the health care connector. Health Care Financing.
S.642  SD.1859 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 642) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation relative to medicare and medicaid benchmarks. Health Care Financing.
S.643  SD.1867 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 643) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation relative to mandated benefits. Health Care Financing.
S.717  SD.1848 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 717) of Richard J. Ross, Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to enhanced housing authority screening. Housing.
S.721  SD.1260 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 721) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Jennifer L. Flanagan and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote savings for first time homebuyers. Housing.
H.793  HD.2742 By Mr. Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 793) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., and others for legislation to include participation in a health care sharing ministry as a qualifying student health insurance plan. Financial Services.
H.810  HD.1188 By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 810) of James M. Cantwell and others that the Commissioner of the Division of Insurance be directed to make a bi-annual investigation relative to flood insurance rates. Financial Services.
H.813  HD.3160 By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 813) of James M. Cantwell and others relative to insurance payments for use of ambulance services. Financial Services.
H.814  HD.3414 By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 814) of James M. Cantwell and others for legislation to direct the Attorney General to provide for a study of the methodology used to promulgate new flood insurance rate maps through the National Flood Insurance Program. Financial Services.
S.834  SD.1061 By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 834) of Anne M. Gobi, Sal N. DiDomenico, James E. Timilty, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to Child-Centered Family Law. The Judiciary.
S.837  SD.186 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 837) of Robert L. Hedlund, Richard J. Ross, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to littering fines. The Judiciary.
S.838  SD.187 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 838) of Robert L. Hedlund, James M. Cantwell, Richard J. Ross, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to police pursuits. The Judiciary.
S.841  SD.1655 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 841) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to further regulate name changes of registered sex offenders. The Judiciary.
S.890  SD.1556 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 890) of Richard J. Ross, Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Leonard Mirra, Angelo M. Scaccia and other members of the General Court for legislation to require that eminent domain takings be for public use purposes and defining the term public use. The Judiciary.
S.891  SD.1562 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 891) of Richard J. Ross, Thomas J. Calter, Robert L. Hedlund and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to the unsealing of records. The Judiciary.
S.892  SD.1569 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 892) of Richard J. Ross, Robert L. Hedlund and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to share custody of minor children of divorced or separated parents. The Judiciary.
S.893  SD.1571 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 893) of Richard J. Ross, Leonard Mirra, Robert L. Hedlund and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to employee records. The Judiciary.
H.901  HD.469 By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 901) of David Paul Linsky and others relative to Lyme disease treatment health insurance coverage. Financial Services.
S.901  SD.983 By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 901) of Karen E. Spilka, John F. Keenan, Kenneth J. Donnelly, Paul J. Donato and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the Housing Court Department. The Judiciary.
S.906  SD.1262 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 906) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote rental housing stability. The Judiciary.
S.907  SD.1264 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 907) of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation relative to rape of a child by force. The Judiciary.
S.908  SD.1269 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 908) of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to sexual deviants. The Judiciary.
S.910  SD.1274 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 910) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to enhance the punishment for child endangerment. The Judiciary.
S.912  SD.1278 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 912) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to promote gender equity. The Judiciary.
S.926  SD.1415 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 926) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to record court proceedings. The Judiciary.
S.927  SD.1422 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 927) of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to out of state sex offenders. The Judiciary.
S.928  SD.1426 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 928) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Robert L. Hedlund and others for legislation to collect outstanding delinquent legal fees. The Judiciary.
S.933  SD.1835 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 933) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to sexually violent predators. The Judiciary.
S.936  SD.1869 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 936) of Bruce E. Tarr, Louis L. Kafka, Bradford R. Hill, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to habitual drunk drivers. The Judiciary.
S.938  SD.1878 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 938) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to private right of action to preserve public safety. The Judiciary.
S.978  SD.180 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 978) of Robert L. Hedlund, James M. Cantwell, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to youth sports referees. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.979  SD.1501 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 979) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation relative to seasonal employment. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.980  SD.1509 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 980) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation to clarify earned paid sick time. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1001  SD.824 By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1001) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Brian A. Joyce, Daniel A. Wolf, Marc R. Pacheco and others for legislation relative to the pooling of tips. Labor and Workforce Development.
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S.1010  SD.1171 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1010) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to recognize the independence of franchise operators. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1013  SD.1838 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1013) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to provide a safe harbor for contractors of services. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1015  SD.1876 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1015) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to a worker documentation certification program. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1016  SD.1895 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1016) of Bruce E. Tarr, Donald H. Wong, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to unemployment insurance reform. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1033  SD.1798 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1033) of Robert L. Hedlund, Bruce E. Tarr, Richard J. Ross, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a commission to investigate state licensed addiction treatment centers. Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
S.1054  SD.1455 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1054) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Richard J. Ross and others for legislation to protect minors from the harmful effects of marihuana. Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
H.1064  HD.840 By Representative Sannicandro of Ashland and Senator L’Italien, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1064) of Tom Sannicandro and others relative to creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities. Higher Education.
S.1084  SD.1527 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1084) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to constitutional rights. Municipalities and Regional Government.
S.1109  SD.1734 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1109) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation relative to the expenditure of certain municipal and district monies. Municipalities and Regional Government.
S.1151  SD.747 By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1151) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Thomas J. Calter, Viriato M. deMacedo, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the modernization of optometric patient care. Public Health.
S.1153  SD.771 By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1153) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Harriette L. Chandler, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Thomas M. McGee and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to CARE. Public Health.
S.1155  SD.1100 By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1155) of Anne M. Gobi, Gailanne M. Cariddi, Benjamin B. Downing, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to regulate central service technicians. Public Health.
S.1207  SD.311 By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1207) of Marc R. Pacheco, William M. Straus, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., David Paul Linsky and other members of the General Court for legislation to remove the restrictions on the licenses of nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists as recommended by the Institute of Medicine and the Federal Trade Commission. Public Health.
S.1226  SD.1590 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1226) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Richard J. Ross and others for legislation relative to tobacco cessation. Public Health.
H.1227  HD.3015 By Mr. Carvalho of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1227) of Evandro C. Carvalho and others relative to the process for the investigation of officer-involved deaths. The Judiciary.
S.1267  SD.1532 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1267) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Geoff Diehl, Viriato M. deMacedo, Bruce E. Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to equitable firearm license fees. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1269  SD.1559 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1269) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Todd M. Smola for legislation relative to non-resident firearm license fees. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1293  SD.1580 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1293) of Richard J. Ross and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to create a commission to study the effectiveness of a drug dealer registry in the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1294  SD.1582 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1294) of Richard J. Ross and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to create a drug dealer registry in the commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1299  SD.1302 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1299) of Bruce E. Tarr, Geoff Diehl, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to consistent firearm licensing practices. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1300  SD.1435 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1300) of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and others for legislation to require payment by certain prisoners of the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1301  SD.1438 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1301) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to create a pilot program for repeat offenders driving under the influence. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1302  SD.1443 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1302) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to provide oversight of crime labs. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1303  SD.1475 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1303) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to expand the state DNA database. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1304  SD.1477 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1304) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to the parole recommendation panel. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
S.1353  SD.981 By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1353) of James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis, James R. Miceli, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters. Public Service.
S.1374  SD.1660 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1374) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Robert L. Hedlund and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to expand access to health care for employees of charter schools. Public Service.
S.1422  SD.1854 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1422) of Richard J. Ross, Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to pension fund performance and accountability. Public Service.
S.1432  SD.1480 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1432) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to expand insurance choices for state and local employees. Public Service.
S.1486  SD.188 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1486) of Robert L. Hedlund, James M. Cantwell, Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court relative to repealing the sales tax on the sale of boats built or rebuilt in the Commonwealth. Revenue.
S.1487  SD.200 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1487) of Robert L. Hedlund, Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo and others for legislation to provide equitable cellular phone taxation. Revenue.
S.1488  SD.1541 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1488) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Josh S. Cutler, Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to gun safe tax deductions. Revenue.
S.1489  SD.1576 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1489) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation relative to increasing transparency of taxpayers rights. Revenue.
S.1490  SD.1584 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1490) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo, Bruce E. Tarr and Todd M. Smola for legislation relative to Tax Exemptions on Gun Safes and Trigger Locks. Revenue.
S.1491  SD.1603 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1491) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation to improve tax administration processes in the Commonwealth. Revenue.
S.1492  SD.1645 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1492) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation to establish a municipal gas tax reimbursement. Revenue.
S.1493  SD.1679 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1493) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to gas tax reimbursement for Massachusetts Turnpike toll payers. Revenue.
H.1501  HD.1676 By Mr. Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1501) of Mathew Muratore, Viriato M. deMacedo and Angelo L. D’Emilia for legislation to require financial and criminal background searches of perspective purchasers in manufactured housing communities. The Judiciary.
S.1548  SD.1614 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1548) of Richard J. Ross, Robert L. Hedlund, Viriato M. deMacedo, Brian A. Joyce and other members of the General Court for legislation to exempt certain farmers' markets from certain property taxes. Revenue.
S.1549  SD.1615 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1549) of Richard J. Ross, Leonard Mirra, Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a municipal gas tax exemption. Revenue.
S.1551  SD.1619 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1551) of Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to exempt certain long-term care facilities from property taxes. Revenue.
S.1552  SD.1621 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1552) of Richard J. Ross, Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to limit proposition 2 1/2 override elections and allowing an underride in all communities. Revenue.
S.1553  SD.1846 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1553) of Richard J. Ross, Viriato M. deMacedo, Leonard Mirra, Timothy R. Madden and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote conservation through oyster shell recycling. Revenue.
S.1554  SD.1882 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1554) of Richard J. Ross, Sal N. DiDomenico, Bruce E. Tarr, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to establish the Commonwealth Municipal Dog Park Trust Fund. Revenue.
S.1570  SD.216 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1570) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to increase transparency of taxpayers rights. Revenue.
S.1571  SD.237 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1571) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation to require periodic regulatory review at the Department of Revenue. Revenue.
S.1572  SD.380 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1572) of Bruce E. Tarr, Robert L. Hedlund, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to create a super research and development tax credit. Revenue.
S.1573  SD.393 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1573) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Mathew Muratore for legislation relative to the creation of a training tax credit. Revenue.
S.1574  SD.395 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1574) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to job creation tax credit. Revenue.
S.1576  SD.1204 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1576) of Bruce E. Tarr, Daniel A. Wolf, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the Senate for legislation relative to the earned income tax credit. Revenue.
S.1578  SD.1446 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1578) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to vehicle registration and sales tax. Revenue.
S.1579  SD.1486 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1579) of Bruce E. Tarr, Steven S. Howitt, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide a property tax credit to surviving spouses of certain public safety personnel. Revenue.
S.1580  SD.1494 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1580) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to the interest rate on tax-deferred property. Revenue.
S.1581  SD.1497 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1581) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to create a private mortgate insurance tax deduction. Revenue.
S.1582  SD.1500 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1582) of Bruce E. Tarr, Carolyn C. Dykema, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and others for legislation to dedicate a portion of the stabilization fund to cities and towns. Revenue.
S.1583  SD.1506 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1583) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to provide for a tax exemption on the sale of recycled materials. Revenue.
S.1584  SD.1511 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1584) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to extend single sales factor apportionment to all retail and wholesale corporations. Revenue.
S.1586  SD.1561 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1586) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to exempt certain medical supplies from the state sales tax. Revenue.
S.1587  SD.1567 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1587) of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to reduce the sales tax to 5%. Revenue.
S.1588  SD.1570 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1588) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to increase restaurant competitiveness. Revenue.
S.1591  SD.1605 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1591) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to phase out the corporate excise tax on property of net worth. Revenue.
S.1592  SD.1612 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1592) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to corporate excise tax reform. Revenue.
S.1593  SD.1630 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1593) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to promote civic engagement in setting the income tax rate. Revenue.
S.1595  SD.1638 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1595) of Bruce E. Tarr, James M. Cantwell, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to support commercial fishing. Revenue.
S.1596  SD.1644 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1596) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to eligible production expenses for the film tax credit. Revenue.
S.1597  SD.1647 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1597) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to remove impediments to corporate growth. Revenue.
S.1598  SD.1651 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1598) of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to create an angel investment tax credit. Revenue.
S.1599  SD.1656 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1599) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to create an incentive for job creation. Revenue.
S.1600  SD.1690 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1600) of Bruce E. Tarr, Citizens for Limited Taxation, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the Senate for legislation to reduce the income tax. Revenue.
S.1603  SD.1875 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1603) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to promote economic growth in the Commonwealth. Revenue.
S.1604  SD.1898 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1604) of Bruce E. Tarr, Steven S. Howitt, Donald H. Wong, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to family and education savings plan. Revenue.
S.1659  SD.1504 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1659) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., James M. Cantwell, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart the month of May as Aviation Awareness Month. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1661  SD.1519 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1661) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to require periodic regulatory review at the Department of Revenue. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1662  SD.1549 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1662) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation relative to increasing information sharing among state agencies. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1663  SD.1627 By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1663) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1676  SD.1235 By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1676) of Jason M. Lewis, Barbara L'Italien, Ruth B. Balser, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve access to public records. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1711  SD.1858 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1711) of Richard J. Ross, Carolyn C. Dykema, James B. Eldridge, Angelo M. Scaccia and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to transparency in government with regard to consultant expenses. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1724  SD.1433 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1724) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and surplus personal property. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1728  SD.1673 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1728) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to the accountability of the governor's council. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1729  SD.1681 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1729) of Bruce E. Tarr, Carolyn C. Dykema, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to require fiscal responsibility. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1731  SD.1685 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1731) of Bruce E. Tarr, Carolyn C. Dykema, Steven S. Howitt, Leonard Mirra and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to zero-based budgeting and budget transparency. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1734  SD.1689 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1734) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation relative to the confidentiality of employee settlements. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1735  SD.1691 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1735) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation to establish the Commonwealth Competition Council. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1736  SD.1694 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1736) of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote private sector job growth and reduce state spending. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1737  SD.1696 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1737) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to reform the regulatory process. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1738  SD.1701 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1738) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation to promote contract efficiency. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1739  SD.1740 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1739) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to ensure compliance and equity in state reimbursement. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1740  SD.1806 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1740) of Bruce E. Tarr, Richard J. Ross, James B. Eldridge, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the Senate for legislation relative to the commonwealth of Massachusetts hosting an Olympic Games. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1742  SD.1893 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1742) of Bruce E. Tarr, Donald H. Wong, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation to create accountability for legislative reports. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
S.1794  SD.1755 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1794) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the green communities act. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
S.1801  SD.190 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1801) of Robert L. Hedlund, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Timothy R. Madden, James M. Cantwell and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the treatment of elephants. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
S.1804  SD.1707 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1804) of Bruce E. Tarr, Carolyn C. Dykema, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to tourism collaboration. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
S.1812  SD.1665 By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1812) of Harriette L. Chandler, Elizabeth A. Malia, James B. Eldridge, Tom Sannicandro and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to motor vehicle license suspension. Transportation.
S.1835  SD.185 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1835) of Robert L. Hedlund, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr., David F. DeCoste and others for legislation to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Transportation.
S.1836  SD.651 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1836) of Robert L. Hedlund, James M. Cantwell, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide Gold Star license plates to families of fallen veterans not killed in combat. Transportation.
S.1838  SD.1595 By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1838) of Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo, Richard J. Ross and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to license requirements. Transportation.
S.1869  SD.969 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1869) of Richard J. Ross, Ryan C. Fattman, Shawn Dooley, Susan Williams Gifford and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to preserving public safety and preventing trespassing on state highways. Transportation.
S.1870  SD.1628 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1870) of Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to enhance local road construction and speed limits. Transportation.
S.1884  SD.1456 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1884) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to distinctive registration plates. Transportation.
S.1886  SD.1488 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1886) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Robert L. Hedlund for legislation relative to MassDOT audit. Transportation.
S.1887  SD.1642 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1887) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Richard J. Ross for legislation relative to toll workers. Transportation.
S.1888  SD.1711 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1888) of Bruce E. Tarr, Bradford R. Hill, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and others for legislation to increase protection against drivers under the influence of drugs. Transportation.
S.1890  SD.1718 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1890) of Bruce E. Tarr, Denise Provost, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund and others for legislation to increase the civil fines and penalities of motorists who violate the right of way of other motorists. Transportation.
S.1891  SD.1721 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1891) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Keiko M. Orrall and others for legislation relative to special veterans plates. Transportation.
S.1892  SD.1724 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1892) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Robert L. Hedlund, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for legislation relative to commercial fees. Transportation.
S.1893  SD.1742 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1893) of Bruce E. Tarr, James M. Cantwell, Benjamin B. Downing, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote motor vehicle safety. Transportation.
S.1894  SD.1847 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1894) of Bruce E. Tarr, James M. Cantwell, Steven S. Howitt, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation to enhance the license plate system of the Commonwealth. Transportation.
S.1910  SD.1637 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1910) of Richard J. Ross, Carolyn C. Dykema, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to exempt veterans from the payment of fees for use of recreational facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
H.1935  HD.3241 By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1935) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to the electronic prescribing of opiates and other controlled substances. Public Health.
S.1946  Text of the amendment (199) (offered by Messrs. Tarr, McGee, Hedlund, Ross, Humason, deMacedo and Fattman, Mrs. L'Italien, Mr. Montigny, Ms. O'Connor Ives, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Lovely, Mr. Moore, Ms. Donoghue, Mr. Brownsberger, Ms. Forry, Messrs. Barrett, Keenan and Pacheco) to the Ways and Means amendment (Senate, No. 3) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements
H.1977  HD.945 By Mr. Heroux of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1977) of Paul R. Heroux and others for legislation to establish a rare disease advisory council. Public Health.
H.1983  HD.2600 By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1983) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the use of epinephrine, adrenaline or other agents by optometrists in the treatment of anaphylaxis. Public Health.
H.2192  HD.3538 By Messrs. Vieira of Falmouth and Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 2192) of David T. Vieira, Russell E. Holmes 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.
S.2198  Resolutions (filed by Ms. Chandler, Messrs. Tarr, Rosenberg, Brady, Barrett, and Brownsberger, Ms. Chang-Diaz and Creem, Messrs. deMacedo, DiDomenico and Donnelly, Ms. Donoghue, Messrs. Downing, Eldridge and Fattman, Ms. Flanagan, Forry and Gobi, Mr. Humason, Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Joyce, Keenan and Lesser, Ms. L'Italien and Lovely, Messrs. McGee, Montigny and Moore, Ms. O'Connor Ives, Messrs. Rodrigues and Ross, Ms. Spilka, Messrs. Timilty, Welch and Wolf) “congratulating Senator Marc R. Pacheco on being conferred the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for services to the Republic of Austria.”
H.2308  HD.1641 By Representative Gentile of Sudbury and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2308) of Carmine L. Gentile and others relative to death benefits for surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters. Public Service.
H.2902  HD.1802 By Mr. Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2902) of Mathew Muratore, Viriato M. deMacedo and Angelo L. D’Emilia relative to water sub-metering in manufactured housing communities. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
H.3125  HD.1549 By Mr. Wong of Saugus, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3125) of Donald H. Wong and others that the Registry of Motor Vehicles be directed to ensure the validity of operators’ licenses issued to residents with student visas. Transportation.
H.3242  HD.369 By Representatives Story of Amherst and Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3242) of Ellen Story, Todd M. Smola and others relative to the labeling of genetically engineered food. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.3252  HD.1892 By Ms. Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3252) of Carole A. Fiola and others relative to criminal record checks for referees. The Judiciary.
H.3270  HD.2735 By Mr. Boldyga of Southwick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3270) of Nicholas A. Boldyga and others for legislation to authorize terminally ill patients to consent to treatment by investigational drugs, biological products or devices. Public Health.
H.3564  HD.3886 By Mr. Hunt of Sandwich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3564) of Randy Hunt and Viriato M. deMacedo (by vote of the town) that the town of Sandwich be authorized to establish a beach restoration fund. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
H.3746  HD.3914 By Mrs. Poirier of North Attleborough, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others relative to establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) to make an investigation and study concerning pancreatic cancer. Public Health.
H.3898  HD.4211 By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James M. Cantwell and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study behavioral health promotion and upstream prevention. Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
H.3966  HD.4438 By Mr. Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3966) of Mathew Muratore and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Plymouth be authorized to repeal a certain act authorizing said town to lease certain land. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. [Local Approval Received.]
H.3967  HD.4439 By Mr. Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3967) of Mathew Muratore and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Plymouth be authorized to the lease the Simes House in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
H.3968  HD.4440 By Mr. Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3968) of Mathew Muratore and others (by vote of the town of Plymouth) that the town of Plymouth be authorized to make certain changes to the charter of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
H.4015  HD.4463 By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Garrett J. Bradley, Viriato M. deMacedo and Hannah Kane relative to naming a certain building at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design as the William J. Hannon Design and Media Center. Higher Education.
H.4359  HD.4821 By Mr. Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4359) of David T. Vieira, Randy Hunt and Viriato M. deMacedo (by vote of the town) relative to the disability retirement of Jared MacDonald, a police officer in the town of Bourne. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
H.4513  HD.4869 By Ms. Peake of Provincetown, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sarah K. Peake and others that Barnstable County be authorized to establish a deeds excise fund. Municipalities and Regional Government.
H.4516  HD.4897 By Mr. Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of David T. Vieira, Randy Hunt and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to authorize the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife to convey a certain parcel of land located in the town of Bourne to said town. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
H.4701  HD.5083 By Mr. Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Josh S. Cutler, Viriato M. deMacedo and Mathew J. Muratore for legislation to designate a certain intersection in the town of Pembroke as the James “Tiny” Brown memorial square. Transportation.
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.