Massachusetts Bills

SENATE, Monday, April 9, 2018 - The committee on Housing, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 726) of John F. Keenan and Mark J. Cusack for legislation relative to bed bugs, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2402).

SENATE, Monday, April 30, 2018 -- The committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 969) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to create an updated Parental Surrogacy Act,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2502).

SENATE, Monday, April 30, 2018 -- The committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 962) of Bruce E. Tarr, F. Jay Barrows, Daniel M. Donahue, Angelo L. D'Emilia and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to safe driving and open containers,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2501).

Senate, April 19, 2018 -- The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the House Bill removing fees for security freezes and disclosures of consumer credit reports (House, No. 4241) (also based on Senate, No. 2304); 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 2455; and by striking out the title and inserting in place thereof the following title:- “An Act relative to consumer protection from security breaches”; and by inserting before the enacting clause the following emergency preamble:-. “Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to enhance forthwith the ability of consumers to protect their credit reports, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.”

Senate, April 23, 2018 -- The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (House, No. 4382); 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 2481. [Direct appropriation: $143,700,000]