Senate, August 16, 2024 - The committee on Rules to whom was referred House Bill designating a portion of state highway Route 7 in the town of Sheffield as the Brigadier-General John G. Barnard highway (House, No. 4617); reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2940.
Senate, July 19, 2024 -- The committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1490) of Cynthia Stone Creem and Vanna Howard for legislation relative to a fresh start; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1493) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Joanne M. Comerford, John J. Cronin, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to rehabilitation, re-entry, and human rights for incarcerated persons; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1510) of James B. Eldridge, Liz Miranda, Ruth B. Balser, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1511) of James B. Eldridge, Liz Miranda, Michael J. Barrett, Vanna Howard and others for legislation to provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1535) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Liz Miranda, Mindy Domb, Joanne M. Comerford and others for legislation to remove barriers to medical parole; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1541) of Liz Miranda, Jack Patrick Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Adam Gomez and others for legislation to strengthen visitation rights of incarcerated people; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1545) of Liz Miranda, Rebecca L. Rausch, Patricia D. Jehlen and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation to create an independent correctional oversight office to facilitate the recommendations of the Special Legislative Commission on Structural Racism in Correctional Facilities of the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1546) of Liz Miranda, William N. Brownsberger and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to establish the Massachusetts correctional officer accountability and standards training Commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1547) of Liz Miranda, Jack Patrick Lewis, Lydia Edwards and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to parole review for aging incarcerated people; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1548) of Liz Miranda, William N. Brownsberger and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to establish a correctional inspector general office; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1582) of Rebecca L. Rausch and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to media access and transparency in correctional facilities, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No.2876).
Senate, July 19, 2024 -- The committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1500) of Julian Cyr for legislation relative to firearms in certain public buildings; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1508) of James B. Eldridge, James Arciero and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to strengthen gun control; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1529) of Adam Gomez, David Paul Linsky and Michael J. Barrett for legislation to prevent illegal trafficking and gun violence among youth in the Commonwealth, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No.2877).
Senate, July 29, 2024 -- The committee on Public Health, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1349) of John J. Cronin for legislation relative to healthcare worker and first responder safety and HIV testing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1406) of Paul W. Mark, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Jack Patrick Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to preserve access to hospital services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1450) of Jacob R. Oliveira, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Paul R. Feeney, Marc R. Pacheco and other members of the General Court for legislation to assess healthcare access; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1455) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation relative to essential health services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1460) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation relative to health care providers material changes and financial impact; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1466) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to protect essential health services, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2909).
Senate, July 29, 2024 -- The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 170) of Paul R. Feeney and Deborah B. Goldberg, Treasurer and Receiver General for legislation to establish an online lottery, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No.2907).
Senate, July 19, 2024 -- The committee on Transportation, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2250) of John F. Keenan for legislation relative to private detectives and private investigators; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2291) of Michael F. Rush, Mayor Michelle Wu, Paul McMurtry, Lydia Edwards and others for legislation to promote fare equity, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2882).
Senate, July 31, 2024 -- The committee on The Judiciary, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 906) of Michael D. Brady, Jack Patrick Lewis, Paul R. Feeney, Erika Uyterhoeven and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 938) of Cynthia Stone Creem and Andrea Joy Campbell, Massachusetts Attorney General for legislation to protect the privacy of crime victims; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 942) of Brendan P. Crighton, Cynthia Stone Creem, Mike Connolly, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 973) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation relative to preventing suicide; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 977) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation relative to the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Decanting Act; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1009) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to plant medicine; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1036) of Joan B. Lovely and Vanna Howard for legislation relative to sexual assaults by adults in positions of authority or trust; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1040) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation to enhance hiring practices at schools to prevent sexual abuse; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1050) of Colomba Sofia Klenner Valencia for legislation to create reparations for the descendants of American slavery and piloting universal basic income; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1053) of Liz Miranda, Lydia Edwards, Jason M. Lewis, Mindy Domb and others for legislation to establish a commission to study reparations in Massachusetts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1104) of Jacob R. Oliveira and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to protect homeowners from unnecessary foreclosures; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1114) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Jason M. Lewis and Vanna Howard for legislation to enhance access to abortion care; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2809) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Susan L. Moran for legislation relative to police reports involving railroad fatalities, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2926).
Senate, July 31, 2024 -- The committee on Public Service, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1621) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to the employee rights of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1629) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation relative to enhance cost of living adjustment for certain long term career public retirees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1638) of Julian Cyr, Paul W. Mark, Jack Patrick Lewis, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1650) of Sal N. DiDomenico, James K. Hawkins and Susannah M. Whipps for legislation relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1658) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1659) of Kathleen Flynn for legislation to classify municipal animal control officers in group 4; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1683) of Anne M. Gobi, Vanna Howard, F. Jay Barrows, John J. Cronin and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to retirement classification of licensed drinking water operators; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1712) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to raise the entrance age of police officers; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1713) of Patrick M. O'Connor that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to cost of living increases for state police retirees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1729) of Michael F. Rush and Paul McMurtry for legislation relative to veterans service officers retirement benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1732) of Michael F. Rush and Paul McMurtry for legislation relative to Boston school police retirement; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1739) of Walter F. Timilty and Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation relative to victim witness advocate retirement classification; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1742) of Walter F. Timilty, Vanna Howard, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Marc R. Pacheco and others for legislation relative to the human resources division's civil service unit; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1747) of John C. Velis for legislation to regard retirement of public authority law enforcement employee groups, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2931).
Senate, July 31, 2024 -- The committee on Revenue, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1811) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to 100% disabled veteran excise tax exemptions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1813) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1930) of Michael F. Rush, Tackey Chan and Paul McMurtry for legislation to grant property tax relief to seniors; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1960) of John C. Velis for legislation relative to uniformity among veteran tax exemptions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2419) of Julian Cyr and Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Wellfleet to establish a real estate transfer fee; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2466) of Julian Cyr and Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Provincetown to impose a 0.5% real estate transfer fee, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2930).
Order relative to authorizing the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain House documents relative to fire protection systems for buildings and structures
Order relative to authorizing the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain House documents relative to firearms and weapons
Order relative to authorizing the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain House documents relative to fire safety, seatbelts, state DNA databank system, state police and other public safety and homeland security issues
