Denise C. Garlick Representative
D
Needham
Addresses
- State House
- Room 473G
- Boston, MA 02133
- Phone: 617-722-2070
- Fax: 617-626-0197
- Email: Denise.Garlick@mahouse.gov
Committee Membership
| Bill | Docket | Bill Title |
|---|---|---|
| HD666 | For legislation to authorize the Department of Transportation to acquire certain parcels of land in the town of Needham to be used for a highway buffer zone | |
| HD667 | Relative to Medicare savings programs eligibility | |
| HD668 | Relative to the sales tax on mobile telecommunications devices purchased with a service contract | |
| HD669 | Relative to child victim confidentiality | |
| HD670 | Relative to Medicaid expansion | |
| HD678 | Relative to the maximum number of patients assigned to a registered nurses or hospital care attendants | |
| HD680 | For an the establishment of a special commission (including members of the General Court) on local and regional public health | |
| HD682 | Relative to liability for the medical costs incurred by public health volunteer responders | |
| HD683 | Relative to the safe handling of certain hazardous drugs | |
| HD687 | For legislation to benefit the Health Safety Net Trust Fund | |
| HD689 | For legislation to require certification of all public school teachers | |
| HD692 | Relative to the vital records trust fund | |
| HD696 | Relative to establishing an interscholastic athletic competition working group | |
| HD702 | Relative to emergency medical services oversight | |
| HD1831 | Relative to the annual designation of the second Sunday in June as Massachusetts Race Amity Day |
| Bill | Docket | Bill Title |
|---|---|---|
| HD58 | For legislation to establish a system for tracking the unmet service needs of persons with developmental disabilities | |
| HD188 | Relative to the false representation of military status | |
| HD211 | For legislation to further regulate the reporting requirements of mortgages secured by residential property | |
| SD269 | For legislation to provide access to full spectrum addiction treatment services | |
| SD285 | For legislation to combat climate change. | |
| HD308 | Relative to insurance coverage and payment for prescribed treatment for mitochondrial disease | |
| HD361 | Relative to property tax exemptions for veterans | |
| HD369 | An Act establishing the genetic engineering transparency food and seed labeling act | |
| HD387 | Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts | |
| HD414 | For legislation to further regulate the performing of abortions and protecting women’s reproductive health | |
| HD448 | Relative to the sales tax on mobile telecommunications devices purchased with a service contract | |
| HD469 | Relative to Lyme disease treatment health insurance coverage | |
| HD496 | For legislation to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to climate change | |
| HD567 | For legislation to increase the Commonwealth's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act | |
| HD595 | Relative to common summary of payments forms for health care services | |
| HD677 | For legislation to support schools and communities to increase opportunities for physical activity | |
| HD789 | Relative to the effect of certain behavioral health disorders on certain disability insurance policies | |
| HD842 | For legislation to protect the viability of farms and farming in the Commonwealth | |
| HD860 | For legislation to require pain assessment and management in health care facilities | |
| HD901 | For legislation to prohibit the use of procedures which cause physical pain or deny a reasonable humane existence to persons with disabilities | |
| HD945 | For legislation to establish a rare disease advisory council | |
| HD964 | Relative to local housing authority resident protection | |
| HD1027 | For legislation to provide equal access to evaluations for children with disabilities | |
| HD1029 | For legislation to establish safeguards to prevent death and disability from stroke | |
| HD1041 | Relative to access to health insurance for human service providers and their employees | |
| HD1049 | Relative to credible service for school nurses | |
| HD1107 | For legislation to compare total health care spending with projected single payer health care system spending | |
| HD1112 | That certain health facilities be directed to establish a "safe patient handling policy", so-called | |
| SD1131 | For legislation to create patient choice and education in the dispensing of opiate drugs. | |
| HD1151 | For legislation to establish a single-payer health insurance trust fund | |
| HD1190 | Relative to the storage and dissemination of certain public records in an electronic format | |
| HD1208 | Relative to health care worker safety | |
| HD1321 | Relative to the use of double utility poles of distribution or telephone companies | |
| HD1323 | Relative to confining animals in a motor vehicle | |
| HD1367 | For legislation to require owners of rented or foreclosed properties to check for abandoned animals | |
| HD1381 | For legislation to increase the annuities paid to certain disabled veterans and their families | |
| HD1390 | For legislation relative to the senior circuit breaker tax credit | |
| HD1392 | For legislation to require hospitals to conduct annual public meetings | |
| HD1393 | Relative to mental health services for children | |
| HD1395 | Relative to assignment level standards for providers by the Department of Early Education and Care | |
| HD1412 | Relative to the prevention and elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression within the Department of Elder Affairs. | |
| HD1430 | For legislation to require governing bodies of hospitals licensed by the Department of Public Health to complete a trustee training program | |
| HD1450 | Relative to the jurisdiction of the courts within the Housing Court Department | |
| HD1460 | For legislation to establish the building code coordinating council | |
| HD1467 | Relative to promoting child development and school-readiness | |
| HD1505 | Relative to gas leak repairs during road projects | |
| HD1571 | For legislation to establish a process to identify toxic chemical substances used in consumer products | |
| HD1587 | Relative to license plate tracking | |
| HD1593 | For legislation to require transparency in solicitations via telephone and similar devices | |
| HD1602 | For legislation to make and investigation and study to determine whether there are sufficient and appropriate services for low incidence students with disabilities | |
| HD1670 | For legislation relative to the establishment of a Medicaid and health care reform FMAP trust fund | |
| HD1698 | Relative to establishing a foreign language education seal of biliteracy for students | |
| HD1730 | Relative to hospital profit transparency and fairness and the establishment of a Medicaid reimbursement enhancement fund | |
| SD1739 | For legislation relative to responsible stewardship by drug manufacturers. | |
| HD1746 | For legislation to create a public health insurance agency to compete with private insurers | |
| HD1765 | Relative to penalties for the crime of female genital mutilation | |
| HD1776 | For legislation to update penalties and protect electronic privacy | |
| SD1785 | For legislation relative to the safety and reclamation of quarries. | |
| HD1833 | For legislation to prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability | |
| HD1852 | That the Department of Environmental Protection be notified by manufacturers of products containing toxic chemicals | |
| HD1877 | Relative to providing for a voluntary contribution on the state income tax form for donations to the State Public Health HIV and Hepatitis Fund | |
| HD1878 | Relative to the independent practice of advanced practice registered nursing by nurse practitioners | |
| HD1906 | For legislation to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities | |
| HD1935 | For legislation to prevent trafficking in ivory and rhino horns | |
| HD1944 | Relative to the minimum reimbursement rate for adult residential behavioral health and addiction treatment | |
| HD1946 | For legislation to create a loan repayment program for direct care human service workers | |
| HD1995 | Relative to rates of compensation payable to counsel | |
| HD2007 | For legislation to establish an advisory committee on the protection of honeybees in the Commonwealth | |
| HD2021 | Relative to expanding access to healthy food choices in vending machines on state property | |
| HD2069 | For legislation to authorize certain veterans to use facilities of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and regional transit authorities without cost to such veterans | |
| HD2070 | For legislation to establish a task force to identify and review state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that prescribe requirements for school districts | |
| HD2072 | For legislation to address workplace bullying, mobbing, and harrassment, without regard to protected class status | |
| HD2076 | Relative to voting overseas | |
| HD2115 | Relative to the training of persons supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | |
| HD2126 | Relative to protecting puppies and kittens | |
| HD2207 | Relative to social media password privacy for school students | |
| HD2297 | Relative to net metering, community shared solar and energy storage | |
| HD2330 | For legislation to authorize income tax filers to make voluntary contributions to the Massachusetts Cultural Development Fund on their annual income tax returns | |
| HD2355 | For legislation to require that residential buildings be equipped with propane detection alarms | |
| HD2368 | Relative to access to child and adolescent mental health services | |
| HD2373 | Relative to granting equal access to original birth certificates | |
| HD2433 | For legislation to further define standards of employee safety | |
| HD2436 | Relative to sexual health education | |
| HD2470 | For legislation to promote accessibility and affordability of behavioral health and substance abuse services for recipients of MassHealth | |
| HD2472 | Relative to pension benefits for surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty | |
| HD2477 | Relative to protecting Department of Children and Families social workers’ home addresses | |
| HD2480 | For legislation to limit retroactive denials of health insurance claims for mental health and substance abuse services | |
| HD2540 | For legislation to increase the share of courses taught by full-time tenure and tenure-track faculty | |
| HD2587 | Relative to the registered land in the office of an assistant recorder | |
| HD2596 | Relative to increase the minimum wage for private sector human service workers | |
| HD2743 | For legislation to require environmentally safe alternatives to harmful cleaning products | |
| HD2753 | For legislation relative to the installation of approved smoke detectors in certain residential buildings and structures | |
| HD2758 | For legislation to disclosure requirements for dry cleaners using toxic chemicals | |
| HD2782 | Relative to further regulating health care costs and the dispensing of controlled substances | |
| HD2789 | Relative to state retirement and pensions | |
| HD2802 | Relative to pay equity | |
| HD2883 | An Act relative to savings accounts for individuals with disabilities | |
| HD2941 | Relative to certified professional midwives | |
| HD2942 | An Act relative to improving mental health care through innovation | |
| HD2943 | For legislation to further regulate expenditures for mortgages from the Community Preservation Trust Fund | |
| HD2948 | For legislation to further regulate the sale of tobacco products to teenagers | |
| HD2975 | Relative to training of elder services workers in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease | |
| HD3015 | Relative to the process for the investigation of officer-involved deaths | |
| HD3028 | For legislation to establish a nursing advisory board within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services | |
| HD3154 | Relative to authorizing the Governor to appoint a registered nurse to the Health Policy Commission | |
| HD3158 | For legislation to increase access to mental health services | |
| HD3186 | Relative to the definition of “beverage” and the redemption of containers under the bottle law, so-called | |
| HD3202 | Relative to the protection of the mental and physical health of minors from sexual orientation and/or gender identity change efforts | |
| HD3214 | For the establishment of an addiction residency training grant program | |
| HD3215 | Relative to enhancing consumer protection and transparency under the social work licensing law | |
| HD3298 | Relative to establishing a right to counsel in certain eviction cases | |
| HD3343 | For legislation to mandate health insurance coverage for certain brain injury rehabilitation | |
| HD3391 | An Act providing for certain health insurance coverage | |
| HD3405 | For legislation to increase the annual stipend for members of the Commonwealth’s hazardous material response teams | |
| HD3411 | For legislation to establish a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program for employees | |
| HD3449 | For legislation to designate June sixteenth as domestic workers’ rights day | |
| HD3463 | For the establishment of a Massachusetts 2024 commission on the summer Olympic games | |
| HD3543 | Relative to public health procedures and improvements |
Personal Information
| Profession: | Registered Nurse |
Education & Public Service
- New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing
- Fitchburg State College BSN
- Selected post graduate work, UMass Amherst
- MA House of Representatives 2011 to Present
- Needham Board of Selectmen, former Vice-Chair
- Needham Senior Center Exploratory Committee, former Co-Chair
- Needham Board of Health, former Chair