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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Senator William N. Brownsberger Democrat - Suffolk and Middlesex

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President Pro Tempore
Amendments Table
Bill Docket Bill Pinslip/Title
Link to Bill Detail page for S.108  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.410 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 108) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to toll charges within rental car agreements. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.109  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.640 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 109) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to establish an online lottery. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.110  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.697 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 110) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to vehicle recalls. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.111  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.700 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 111) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to TNC driver suitability. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.199  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.708 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 199) of William N. Brownsberger and Patrick Joseph Kearney for legislation relative to LLC filing fees . Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.235  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.70 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 235) of William N. Brownsberger, Anne M. Gobi, Bruce E. Tarr and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation relative to the administration of diabetes medication. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.386  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.124 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 386) of William N. Brownsberger, Ruth B. Balser and David F. DeCoste for legislation relative to early voting. Election Laws.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.432  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.459 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 432) of William N. Brownsberger and Mathew J. Muratore for legislation to restrict the use of certain pesticides around children. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.433  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.615 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 433) of William N. Brownsberger, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Lori A. Ehrlich, Michael F. Rush and others for legislation to establish the commission for a climate-ready commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.434  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.709 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 434) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to establish a special commission to improve the Department of Conservation and Recreation . Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.543  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.69 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 543) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to reduce health care costs through improved medication management. Financial Services.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.736  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.340 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 736) of William N. Brownsberger, Lori A. Ehrlich, Michael O. Moore, Joan B. Lovely and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a sexual assault climate survey for Massachusetts colleges and universities. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.737  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.390 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 737) of William N. Brownsberger, Joanne M. Comerford, Sonia Chang-Diaz, John C. Velis and other members of the General Court for legislation to prevent bureaucratic overreach in the collection of student debt. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.843  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.75 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 843) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to improve medical decision making. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.844  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.76 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 844) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to update the definition of sexual assault counsellor to expand confidentiality protections. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.845  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.94 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 845) of William N. Brownsberger, Cynthia Stone Creem, Antonio F. D. Cabral, Joseph A. Boncore and other members of the General Court for legislation to prevent the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences based on juvenile adjudications. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.846  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.254 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 846) of William N. Brownsberger, Denise Provost, Daniel J. Hunt, Liz Miranda and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to probation violations. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.847  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.256 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 847) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to indigency. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.848  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.271 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 848) of William N. Brownsberger, Jason M. Lewis, Michael J. Barrett, Sal N. DiDomenico and others for legislation to determine the best interest of children in probate and family court. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.849  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.272 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 849) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to governmental and charitable tort liability. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.850  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.321 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 850) of William N. Brownsberger and Kevin G. Honan for legislation to protect the privacy of children in eviction proceedings. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.851  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.389 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 851) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to electronic signatures for electronic applications for criminal complaints. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.852  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.596 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 852) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.853  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.597 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 853) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to district court jurisdiction of threats to use deadly weapons, explosives, chemical or biological agents, or other devices or substances capable of causing death, serious bodily injury or substantial property damage. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.854  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.737 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 854) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to obsolete court records. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.855  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.783 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 855) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to make the statewide grand jury system permanent. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.856  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.831 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 856) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to archaic laws . The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.857  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1035 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 857) of William N. Brownsberger, Jason M. Lewis, Jack Patrick Lewis, Rebecca L. Rausch and others for legislation to repeal mandatory life without parole. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.858  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1278 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 858) of William N. Brownsberger and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation relative to preventing discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity by educational institutions. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.859  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1427 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 859) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to juveniles accused of sex offenses. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1048  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.68 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1048) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to establish the refusal to provide certain records as an unfair labor practice. Labor and Workforce Development.
Link to Bill Detail page for H.1208  Link to Bill Detail page for HD.599 By Representative Ehrlich of Marblehead and Senator Brownsberger, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1208) of Lori A. Ehrlich, William N. Brownsberger and others for legislation to establish a task force on sexual assault climate surveys on the campuses of public and private institutions of higher education. Higher Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1208  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.395 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1208) of William N. Brownsberger, Louis L. Kafka, Harriette L. Chandler, Brian M. Ashe and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to end of life options. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1366  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.400 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1366) of William N. Brownsberger, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Chynah Tyler for legislation to establish a minimum wage for incarcerated workers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1367  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.434 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1367) of William N. Brownsberger and Marcos A. Devers for legislation to protecting individuals in law enforcement custody . Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1368  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.570 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1368) of William N. Brownsberger and Maria Duaime Robinson for legislation to establish an institute within the Department of Public Health. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1369  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.698 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1369) of William N. Brownsberger, Tram T. Nguyen, David M. Rogers and Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to the possession of self-defense spray. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1370  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.742 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1370) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to the Massachusetts Probation Service. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1371  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.748 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1371) of William N. Brownsberger and Antonio F. D. Cabral for legislation to update criminal justice reform. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1372  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.888 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1372) of William N. Brownsberger, Mark C. Montigny, Denise Provost, Cynthia Stone Creem and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to inmate telephone calls. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1373  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1052 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1373) of William N. Brownsberger, Jason M. Lewis, Rady Mom, David Allen Robertson and others for legislation relative to community works programs. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1374  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1178 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1374) of William N. Brownsberger, Mary S. Keefe, Jason M. Lewis, Joseph A. Boncore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to access to community corrections. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1375  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1426 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1375) of William N. Brownsberger, Patricia D. Jehlen, Carlos Gonzalez, Elizabeth A. Malia and others for legislation relative to GPS devices to be worn by certain sex offender probationers and parolees . Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1376  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.1461 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1376) of William N. Brownsberger, Michael F. Rush, Mike Connolly, Jonathan Hecht and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to automated enforcement. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1474  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.404 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1474) of William N. Brownsberger, David M. Rogers and Michael J. Barrett for legislation relative to civil service resident preference. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1475  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.426 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1475) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to restoration to service for certain retirees. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1476  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.569 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1476) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to OBRA retirement accounts. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1477  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2179 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1477) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to protect non-medicare retirees. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1800  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.342 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1800) of William N. Brownsberger, Todd M. Smola, Daniel J. Hunt and James T. Welch for legislation relative to the Garden of Peace. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1929  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.739 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1929) of William N. Brownsberger and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to require the timely adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits for the year 2030. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2041  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.436 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2041) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to motor vehicle registration plates. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2042  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.847 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2042) of William N. Brownsberger, Michael F. Rush, Mike Connolly, Sean Garballey and other members of the General Court for legislation to reduce traffic fatalities. Transportation.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2152  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.623 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2152) of William N. Brownsberger and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to eligibility for unemployment benefits for furloughed federal employees. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2247  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2266 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2247) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and John C. Velis for legislation relative to benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2248  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2394 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2248) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to freedom of expression for public school students. Education.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2298  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2465 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2298) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to emergency prescriptions. Public Health.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2299  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2469 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2299) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to the disclosure of smoking within a multi-residence building by lessor. Housing.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2304  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2503 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2304) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to create a community process to supervise the disposition of a certain parcel of land on Leo M. Birmingham Parkway in the Allston-Brighton section of the city of Boston. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2437  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2648 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2437) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger and Jonathan Hecht for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Public Service.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2457  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2687 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2457) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to sealing of records pursuant to Section 100C of Chapter 276. The Judiciary.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2464  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2699 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2464) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger and Walter F. Timilty for legislation to modernize property tax abatements for veterans. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2563  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2785 By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2563) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to authorizing a local affordable housing surcharge. Revenue.
Link to Bill Detail page for SD.2332 By Mr. Brownsberger (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Marie Yolette Winfield for legislation to protect public health, promote accountability and prevent the violation of individual rights through the misuse, abuse and the violation of law. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. This bill is by request. *
Link to Bill Detail page for S.1801  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.473 By Mr. Brownsberger (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1801) of James J. Decoulos for legislation relative to certain easements. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. This bill is by request. *
Link to Bill Detail page for S.2911  Link to Bill Detail page for SD.3024 By Mr. Brownsberger (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2911) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jonathan Green for legislation relative to the ban of menthol tobacco. Public Health. This bill is by request. *
* — Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.