This bill regulates the sale and distribution of kratom products in Massachusetts by requiring retailers to follow specific safety and labeling rules. It directly affects businesses that sell kratom, mandating that products include clear ingredient lists, manufacturer information, and usage directions on their labels. The law also prohibits retailers from selling products adulterated with dangerous substances, contaminated with controlled substances, or containing synthetic alkaloids, while banning sales to anyone under 18 years old. Retailers who violate these rules face administrative fines, with higher penalties for selling to minors, and the Department of Public Health is tasked with creating additional regulations for enforcement.
July 30, 2024 -- Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill to ensure legal parentage equality (House, No. 4750) (being the text of Senate, No. 2906, printed as amended)
Senate, July 31, 2024 - Text of the Senate amendment (Senators Oliveira and Montigny) to the House Bill to increase kennel safety, aka Ollie’s Law (House, No. 4919).
Senate, July 3, 2024 -- The committee on The Judiciary, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 313) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation relative to supporting survivors of child sexual abuse; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 916) of William N. Brownsberger and Joan B. Lovely for legislation relative to governmental and charitable tort liability; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1038) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation to eliminate the statute of limitation in civil child sexual abuse cases; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1039) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation to amend the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1446) of Michael S. Day relative to eliminating liability limits for abuse of minors; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1536) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to the statute of limitations relating to civil rights actions and criminal prosecutions for the sexual assault and rape of a child; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1614) of John J. Lawn, Jr., Carol A. Doherty and Vanna Howard for legislation to eliminate the statute of limitation in civil child sexual abuse cases, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2853).
Senate, July 29, 2024 - The committee on Ways and Means to whom was referred House Bill to ensure legal parentage equality (House, No. 4750); 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 2906.
This bill authorizes the state Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to transfer two specific parcels of land to the town of Tewksbury. One parcel, measuring approximately 11 acres, is designated for use as a cemetery, while the second, smaller parcel of about half an acre, is intended for recreational purposes. The legislation allows the state to make minor adjustments to the land boundaries before the transfer is finalized and requires the commissioner to determine fair market values for both properties. If the final sale price is lower than the calculated fair market value, the commissioner must publicly record the transaction details and the difference in value.
Senate, July 30, 2024 - Text of the Senate amendment (Senator O'Connor) to the House Bill relative to certain parcels of land in the town of Cohasset (House, No. 4037).
Senate, July 30, 2024 - Text of the Senate amendment (Senator Cronin) to the House Bill authorizing the conservation commission of the town of Westford to transfer certain easements to the select board of the town of Westford (House, No. 4140).
This bill allows the town of Canton to transfer specific land parcels currently held for conservation and water supply purposes to the town's select board. These lands, located in the neighboring town of Stoughton, will be granted as permanent easements to the state to support highway improvements on Route 138. In exchange for these transfers, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation must provide funding equal to at least 110 percent of the land's fair market value. The town is then required to use these funds within three years to purchase replacement land that offers equal or greater natural resource value and acreage.
July 30, 2024 -- Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill relative to accessing harm reduction initiatives (House, No. 4758) (being the text of Senate, No. 2898, printed as amended)
Senate, July 30, 2024 -- Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill relative to increasing access to perinatal health care (House, No. 4785) (being the text of Senate document numbered 2899, printed as amended)
Senate, July 30, 2024 -- Text of amendment (14) (offered by Senator Keenan) to the Ways and Means amendment (Senate, No. 2898) to the Senate Bill relative to accessing harm reduction initiatives
