Paul W. Mark Representative
D
Peru
Addresses
- State House
- Room 472
- Boston, MA 02133
- Phone: 617-722-2013
- Fax: 617-626-0249
- Email: Paul.Mark@mahouse.gov
- District Office
- P.O. Box 114
- Dalton, MA 01227
- Phone: 413-464-5635
Committee Membership
- Vice Chair, House Committee on Rules
- Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Rules
| Bill | Docket | Bill Title |
|---|---|---|
| HD2297 | Relative to net metering, community shared solar and energy storage | |
| HD2515 | For legislation to establish a special commission to review the home improvement contractor law | |
| HD2516 | Relative to providing additional consumer protections in the repair of damaged motor vehicles | |
| HD2517 | For legislation to provide health care coverage by the Division of Medical Assistance for mandibular advancement splints in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea | |
| HD2518 | For legislation to exclude certain business expenses and income deductions as income for MassHealth | |
| HD2519 | Relative to impersonating certain public officials and increasing the fines for violations | |
| HD2520 | Relative to increasing the maximum fine for misuse of the official seal of a town | |
| HD2521 | Relative to establishing an appeals process for private sector human service workers | |
| HD2522 | For legislation to require business owners to notify employees of their eligibility to purchase or bid on said business prior to transfers of the business | |
| HD2523 | That the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council conduct a study of the need for a new insurance classification for repairing and reinforcing steel on existing bridge steel | |
| HD2524 | For legislation to direct the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board to study the feasibility of updating the law regarding "Do Not Resuscitate" orders | |
| HD2525 | For legislation to decrease the frequency of required elevator inspections in small towns from annually to every five years | |
| HD2526 | For legislation to establish a biofuel tax credit | |
| HD2527 | Relative to tax deductions for student loans | |
| HD2529 | For legislation to authorize the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to issue distinctive registration plates for fire fighters | |
| HD2532 | For legislation to establish mileage-based numbering for exits along interstate highways | |
| HD2535 | Relative to exempting municipalities from the annual compliance assurance fee | |
| HD2540 | For legislation to increase the share of courses taught by full-time tenure and tenure-track faculty | |
| HD2541 | Relative to the definition of a veteran | |
| HD2542 | Relative to the compensation of school committee members | |
| HD2543 | Relative to requiring that health care facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, or outpatient facilities bill all public and private payers for services using their assigned national provider identification number | |
| HD2544 | Relative to industrial hemp | |
| HD2545 | For legislation to establish a home heating commission | |
| HD2546 | Relative to transparency within the natural gas and electric distribution sectors | |
| HD2547 | An Act relative to dual membership in retirement systems | |
| HD2726 | For legislation to permit the carrying of unloaded shotguns and rifles on public ways | |
| HD2792 | For legislation relative to infectious disease control. | |
| HD2861 | For legislation to create public education zones near nuclear facilities | |
| HD2869 | Relative to attorney recruitment in rural communities | |
| HD2878 | An Act Creating a Green Bank to Promote Clean Energy in Massachusetts | |
| HD2899 | For legislation to require the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in certain schools | |
| HD2923 | An Act Relative to Fair and Stable Electricity Pricing | |
| HD3230 | Relative to providing for loan forgiveness for health care professionals serving under served rural communities | |
| HD3289 | That certain motor vehicle violations not be counted toward the suspension of licenses or right to operate or the requirement to take part in a driver education programs | |
| HD3654 | An Act authorizing the town of Greenfield to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcohol beverages to be drunk on the premises | |
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By Request |
HD2744 | Relative to the compensation of employees on Sundays and holidays |
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By Request |
HD2763 | Relative to student learning time at Mohawk Trail Regional School District |
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By Request |
HD3377 | For legislation to designate the second Monday in October as Italian-American Heritage Day |
| Bill | Docket | Bill Title |
|---|---|---|
| SD11 | For legislation relative to the humane treatment of disabled persons | |
| HD45 | Relative to the modernization of optometric patient care | |
| HD63 | For legislation to designate the month of October as Farm to School Month in the Commonwealth and to strategize opportunities to spread farm-to-school programs statewide | |
| SD123 | For legislation to establish an Office of Rural Policy. | |
| HD124 | Relative to the compensation of chief probation officers of the Trial Court | |
| SD128 | For legislation relative to just cause terminations. | |
| SD141 | For legislation relative to volunteer ambulance service | |
| SD254 | For legislation to authorize voluntary income tax return contributions to the Massachusetts Fire Fighters Academy Trust Fund | |
| SD285 | For legislation to combat climate change. | |
| HD292 | Relative to expanding eligibility for certain dental providers to access the loan repayment program offered by the Department of Public Health | |
| SD317 | For legislation to promote the planning and development of sustainable communities | |
| SD367 | For legislation relative to Congo conflict minerals. | |
| HD369 | An Act establishing the genetic engineering transparency food and seed labeling act | |
| HD414 | For legislation to further regulate the performing of abortions and protecting women’s reproductive health | |
| HD501 | Relative to expands health insurance coverage for certain acupuncture services, diagnosis and treatment and establishing a commission to investigate the potential for better integrated use of acupuncture services | |
| HD556 | Relative to joint and last survivor allowances paid under the contributory retirement system | |
| HD580 | For legislation to establish a commuter pass program for users of the Massachusetts Turnpike | |
| HD589 | Relative to establishing a grants program to increase dental services to Medicaid eligible patients | |
| HD595 | Relative to common summary of payments forms for health care services | |
| HD609 | Relative to secondary metals dealings | |
| SD609 | For legislation relative to waste-to-energy facilities. | |
| SD617 | For legislation relative to the Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority. | |
| SD625 | For legislation relative to public investment in fossil fuels. | |
| HD632 | For legislation to further regulate the use of hydraulic fracturing to stimulate the extraction of natural gas | |
| SD638 | For legislation to establish a motorcycle safety fund. | |
| SD649 | For legislation relative to SMART retirement plan fees. | |
| 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 | |
| SD680 | For legislation relative to the closing of hospital essential services | |
| SD699 | For legislation to promote equal choice a cost savings in health care | |
| SD718 | For legislation to eliminate age discrimination in the MassHealth program | |
| HD735 | For legislation to authorize the Department of Telecommunications and Cable and the Department of Public Utilities to regulate the use of double utility poles | |
| HD736 | Relative to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition protection of employees and job applicants | |
| HD751 | For legislation to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to set labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers | |
| SD765 | For legislation relative to the compostion of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| HD794 | Relative to the labeling of plant seeds | |
| SD982 | Relative to the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines for homeowners with dogs living on such insured property | |
| HD1044 | Relative to the periodic inspections of elevators and lifts | |
| HD1046 | For legislation to update the contraceptive coverage equity law to require insurance carriers to provide all contraceptive methods without a co-pay | |
| SD1081 | For legislation relative to the distribution of raw milk | |
| HD1097 | Relative to providing continuing health insurance coverage for surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty | |
| HD1107 | For legislation to compare total health care spending with projected single payer health care system spending | |
| HD1119 | For legislation to establish a student loan repayment pilot program to be administered by the Board of Higher Education for licensed social workers | |
| HD1151 | For legislation to establish a single-payer health insurance trust fund | |
| HD1152 | For legislation to allow teachers currently employed and receiving compensation to serve on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| SD1202 | For legislation relative to building real incentives for college savings | |
| HD1230 | Relative to abusive or hostile work environments | |
| HD1234 | Relative to tax havens | |
| SD1257 | For legislation relative to fair election in Massachusetts. | |
| HD1322 | For legislation to exempt employees of a public school districts from fees associated with background checks | |
| HD1367 | For legislation to require owners of rented or foreclosed properties to check for abandoned animals | |
| HD1392 | For legislation to require hospitals to conduct annual public meetings | |
| HD1396 | For legislation to provide volunteer firefighters with a local option real estate tax exemption | |
| HD1407 | For legislation to establish old growth forest reserves in the Commonwealth | |
| HD1430 | For legislation to require governing bodies of hospitals licensed by the Department of Public Health to complete a trustee training program | |
| HD1471 | Relative to providing a public education system of sufficient quality | |
| HD1475 | Further promoting energy efficiency and green jobs | |
| SD1499 | For legislation relative to home care services. | |
| HD1533 | Relative to the earned income credit for working families | |
| HD1584 | An Act relative to tax credits for agricultural land | |
| HD1587 | Relative to license plate tracking | |
| HD1593 | For legislation to require transparency in solicitations via telephone and similar devices | |
| SD1629 | For legislation to provide equal access to medical treatments essential for people with autism. | |
| HD1641 | Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters | |
| HD1656 | Relative to the process for collecting delinquent property taxes | |
| HD1670 | For legislation relative to the establishment of a Medicaid and health care reform FMAP trust fund | |
| HD1674 | Relative to providing care and comfort for the terminally ill | |
| HD1684 | An Act related to unfunded mandates on public schools | |
| HD1730 | Relative to hospital profit transparency and fairness and the establishment of a Medicaid reimbursement enhancement fund | |
| SD1762 | For legislation relative to universal early education and full-day kindergarten. | |
| SD1775 | For legislation relative to the special election in the city known as the town of Greenfield. | |
| HD1776 | For legislation to update penalties and protect electronic privacy | |
| HD1785 | Relative to small brewers of alcoholic beverages | |
| HD1833 | For legislation to prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability | |
| HD1899 | For the establishment of a special commission on the eye care and vision health needs of the Commonwealth | |
| HD1935 | For legislation to prevent trafficking in ivory and rhino horns | |
| HD1967 | Relative to increasing the base for the calculation of cost-of-living increases for retired public employees | |
| HD1995 | Relative to rates of compensation payable to counsel | |
| HD2034 | For legislation to establish a state meat inspection program and enhance the meat and poultry slaughter and processing infrastructure in the Commonwealth | |
| HD2036 | For legislation to exempt certain vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes from registration requirements | |
| HD2053 | For legislation to promote farm viability | |
| HD2060 | Relative to access to capital for business growth in economically distressed communities | |
| 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 | |
| HD2111 | Relative to disclosures by individuals or entities making independent expenditures for electioneering communications | |
| HD2115 | Relative to the training of persons supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | |
| HD2207 | Relative to social media password privacy for school students | |
| HD2310 | For legislation to authorize municipalities to reduce the real property tax obligations of persons over the age of sixty in exchange for volunteer service | |
| HD2336 | Relative to the use and protection of pollinators | |
| HD2392 | Relative to improving disclosure of electioneering communications reports | |
| HD2433 | For legislation to further define standards of employee safety | |
| HD2436 | Relative to sexual health education | |
| 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 | |
| HD2615 | That banks be required to mediate in good faith with homeowners to identify alternative resolutions before starting foreclosures | |
| HD2756 | For legislation designate October 18 as inflammatory breast cancer awareness day | |
| HD2802 | Relative to pay equity | |
| HD2835 | For legislation to establish a living wage for employees of certain retail stores and fast food restaurants | |
| HD2943 | For legislation to further regulate expenditures for mortgages from the Community Preservation Trust Fund | |
| HD3165 | Relative to strengthening and expanding affordable, quality higher education opportunities for residents of the Commonwealth | |
| HD3167 | For legislation to authorize public institutions of higher education to retain funds received as in-state tuition | |
| HD3168 | An Act providing certain property owners with royalties related to the extraction of natural gas | |
| HD3169 | For legislation to exempt residents of the Commonwealth from payment of tuition or mandatory curriculum fees at community colleges | |
| HD3191 | Relative to identifying cost-effective energy savings for gas and electric customers in the Commonwealth | |
| HD3298 | Relative to establishing a right to counsel in certain eviction cases | |
| 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 | |
| HD3419 | For legislation to further regulate vendors providing emergency housing assistance | |
| HD3439 | Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee on Public Counsel Services | |
| HD3463 | For the establishment of a Massachusetts 2024 commission on the summer Olympic games | |
| HD3471 | For legislation to further regulate registries of deeds | |
| HD3493 | For legislation to expand coverage and access to behavioral health services | |
| HD3501 | Relative to establishing an office of rural policy | |
| HD3525 | Relative to Superior Court foreclosure procedures | |
| HD3556 | For legislation to establish a Hampshire-Franklin Commission on the Status of Women |
Personal Information
| Profession: | Attorney/Line Technician/Legislator |
| Spouse: | Cassandra |
Education & Public Service
- Springfield Technical Community College
- Southern New Hampshire University
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst
- Suffolk University Law School & Northeastern University
- Chair, Hancock Democratic Town Committee