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The 191st General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Representative William M. Straus Democrat - 10th Bristol

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  William.Straus@mahouse.gov

State House

24 Beacon St.
Room 134
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone:
(617) 722-2400
Fax:
617-722-2387
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  HD.4378 An Act to authorize the conveyance of a fee interest in land in the town of Marion
  HD.4379 An Act authorizing the town of Fairhaven to transfer an interest in certain park land
H.349  HD.1255 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 349) of William M. Straus for legislation to further regulate advertising on the Internet. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
H.350  HD.3210 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 350) of William M. Straus, Louis L. Kafka and Daniel J. Hunt relative to the online collection of personal information from children and minors. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
H.351  HD.3268 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 351) of William M. Straus relative to farmer-wineries license fees. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
H.352  HD.3313 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 352) of William M. Straus, Louis L. Kafka and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to regulate robocalls to mobile telephone devices. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
H.629  HD.3581 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 629) of William M. Straus relative to pharmaceutical pricing. Elder Affairs.
H.718  HD.1269 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 718) of William M. Straus, Michael F. Rush and Kenneth I. Gordon relative to elections to fill vacancies in certain county positions. Election Laws.
H.879  HD.87 By Representatives Straus of Mattapoisett and Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 879) of William M. Straus and Sarah K. Peake relative to lobsters. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.880  HD.1221 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 880) of William M. Straus and others relative to the establishment of a cranberry wetland mitigation banking program for the purposes of off-site mitigation of public or private projects subject to the wetlands protection act. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.881  HD.1223 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 881) of William M. Straus and others relative to a cranberry water use transfer program. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.882  HD.1225 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 882) of William M. Straus and others for legislation to reorganize the Farm Technology Review Commission. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.883  HD.1245 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 883) of William M. Straus and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study dredging needs for recreational boating in Commonwealth waterways. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.884  HD.1267 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 884) of William M. Straus for legislation to authorize bow and arrow hunting on Sundays. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.885  HD.3280 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 885) of William M. Straus relative to capturing and trapping furbearing mammals. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.886  HD.3332 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 886) of William M. Straus relative to disposable food service wares. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
H.1117  HD.3773 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1117) of William M. Straus relative to drug prices paid by certain insurance carriers. Financial Services.
H.1567  HD.2336 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1567) of William M. Straus and others relative to the use of administrative subpoenas to obtain telephone and internet records without judicial review. The Judiciary.
H.1568  HD.3238 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1568) of William M. Straus relative to the fees for furnishing transcripts of notes. The Judiciary.
H.1753  HD.3213 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1753) of William M. Straus relative to mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
H.2135  HD.1259 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2135) of William M. Straus and Bud L. Williams relative to kayak safety. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
H.2372  HD.1251 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2372) of William M. Straus and Antonio F. D. Cabral relative to requests for funding for certain public employee collective bargaining agreements. Public Service.
H.2373  HD.3107 By Messrs. Straus of Mattapoisett and Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2373) of William M. Straus and Antonio F. D. Cabral relative to the optional retirement system for certain employees of public institutions of higher education. Public Service.
H.2646  HD.1219 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2646) of William M. Straus and others for legislation to exempts portions of cranberry bogs set aside for renewable energy purposes from certain taxes. Revenue.
H.2647  HD.1229 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2647) of William M. Straus and others relative to cranberry bog renovation tax credits. Revenue.
H.2648  HD.1262 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2648) of William M. Straus relative to local control of boat excise revenue. Revenue.
H.2649  HD.3079 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2649) of William M. Straus relative to taxation for certain land subject to conservation restrictions. Revenue.
H.2790  HD.1224 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2790) of William M. Straus relative to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's bidding process. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
H.2950  HD.806 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2950) of William M. Straus relative to certain payments by the Treasurer and Receiver General to the Millicent Library in the town of Fairhaven. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
H.3092  HD.3805 By Messrs. Moran of Boston and Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3092) of Michael J. Moran, William M. Straus and others for legislation to establish standardized analysis tools to be used to report crashes and incidents involving cyclists or pedestrians. Transportation.
H.3107  HD.1993 By Representatives Peake of Provincetown and Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3107) of Sarah K. Peake, William M. Straus and others establishing a federal transit funding maximization fund. Transportation.
H.3139  HD.551 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3139) of William M. Straus and others relative to drones and other unmanned aerial systems. Transportation.
H.3140  HD.1222 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3140) of William M. Straus relative to exempting certain antique cars from the annual vehicle safety inspection program. Transportation.
H.3141  HD.1226 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3141) of William M. Straus relative to license plate readers. Transportation.
H.3142  HD.1232 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3142) of William M. Straus, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Norman J. Orrall for legislation to authorize the installation and operation of digital video violation detection monitoring systems to detect drivers failing to stop for school buses. Transportation.
H.3143  HD.1233 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3143) of William M. Straus and Kenneth I. Gordon relative to autonomous vehicles. Transportation.
H.3144  HD.1234 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3144) of William M. Straus for legislation to establish an office of maritime planning and policy development. Transportation.
H.3145  HD.1239 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3145) of William M. Straus relative to the transportation of alcoholic beverages and property by agricultural, common or contract carriers. Transportation.
H.3146  HD.1240 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3146) of William M. Straus and others relative to supplemental infrastructure financing for transportation. Transportation.
H.3147  HD.1243 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3147) of William M. Straus relative to a license plate replacement program. Transportation.
H.3148  HD.1363 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3148) of William M. Straus relative to the collection of all-electronic tolling data. Transportation.
H.3149  HD.1420 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3149) of William M. Straus and others relative to requiring the hands-free use of mobile telephones while driving. Transportation.
H.3150  HD.2509 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3150) of William M. Straus and Norman J. Orrall relative to the prevention of wrong-way driving. Transportation.
H.3151  HD.2512 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3151) of William M. Straus relative to duplicate motor vehicle license plates. Transportation.
H.3152  HD.2692 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3152) of William M. Straus for legislation to further regulate technology used in automobiles. Transportation.
H.3153  HD.3073 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3153) of William M. Straus for an investigation by a special commission relative to retirement benefits provided to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employees. Transportation.
H.3154  HD.3077 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3154) of William M. Straus relative to wireless transmissions to and from motor vehicles. Transportation.
H.3155  HD.3327 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3155) of William M. Straus that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles be authorized to issue amateur radio operator license plates. Transportation.
H.3156  HD.3374 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3156) of William M. Straus and Norman J. Orrall relative to the use of motorized scooters. Transportation.
H.3157  HD.3430 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3157) of William M. Straus and Norman J. Orrall relative to the transfer of funds in the Commonwealth Transportation Fund. Transportation.
H.3959  HD.4320 By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William M. Straus and Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Timothy Cuthbert, an employee of the Department of State Police. Public Service.
H.3960  HD.4321 By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William M. Straus and Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sandra Cuthbert, an employee of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Public Service.
H.3967  HD.4338 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3967) of William M. Straus (by vote of the town) that the town of Fairhaven be authorized to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
H.3968  HD.4337 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3968) of William M. Straus (by vote of the town) relative to the town administrator and the board of public works in the town of Fairhaven. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.