Massachusetts Bills

SENATE, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - The committee on Transportation, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2337) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Steven Ultrino, Carmine L. Gentile, James T. Welch and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure access to state IDs for low-income people, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2436).

SENATE, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - The committee on Transportation, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1912) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Kenneth I. Gordon, Barbara A. L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the Commonwealth’s commuter rail system; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1915) of James B. Eldridge, Jonathan Hecht, Frank I. Smizik, Paul R. Heroux and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote zero-emission vehicles; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1929) of Tom Mailman for legislation relative to disabled veteran registration plates; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1937) of Eric P. Lesser and Michael O. Moore for legislation to create the transportation technology advisory commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1939) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to authorize license plates to encourage safe streets for bicycles; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1944) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to establish a Massachusetts Transportation Endowment Fund (MTEF); (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1963) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1979) of Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Ryan C. Fattman, Linda Dean Campbell and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to eliminating fees for distinctive plates for veterans, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2435).

SENATE, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - The committee on Transportation, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1953) of Thomas M. McGee, William M. Straus, Barbara A. L'Italien, Jonathan Hecht and others for legislation relative to 2-person train crew size policy; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1961) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to the use of video screens while operating a motor vehicle, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2434).

SENATE, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 210) of Michael J. Barrett for legislation to combat discrimination in education against persons with disabilities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 211) of Joseph A. Boncore and Eric P. Lesser for legislation relative to civic online reasoning to identify fake news on the internet; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 213) of William N. Brownsberger, Daniel J. Ryan, Russell E. Holmes, Daniel J. Hunt and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to school transportation parity; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 230) of Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to protecting student witnesses; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 243) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. and Kay Khan for legislation relative to background checks of persons providing direct services to children in a school setting or program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 258) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Kathleen O'Connor Ives for legislation to further regulate early home childcare certification; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 269) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jose F. Tosado, Denise Provost, Jay R. Kaufman and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect student privacy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 270) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge and Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation relative to school choice; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 272) of Patricia D. Jehlen, James B. Eldridge, Kenneth I. Gordon and James J. O'Day for legislation relative to charter schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 281) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to strengthening charter school data reporting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 282) of Jason M. Lewis and Denise Provost for legislation relative to strengthening the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 296) of Thomas M. McGee for legislation relative to projects funded by the school building authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 298) of Michael O. Moore, James B. Eldridge, Natalie Higgins and Jack Lewis for legislation relative to local approval for charter schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 310) of Michael F. Rush, Marc R. Pacheco, Barbara A. L'Italien, Paul McMurtry and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 314) of Bruce E. Tarr and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to ensuring the integrity of charter schools; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 326) of Bruce E. Tarr and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to the foundation budget review commission, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2428).

Senate, April 19, 2018 -- The committee on Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill relative to veterans' benefits, rights, appreciation, validation and enforcement (Senate, No. 2326),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2454) [This legislation will have an estimated fiscal impact to the Commonwealth of $800,000 in fiscal year 2019].

SENATE, Monday, April 9, 2018 - The committee on Housing, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 727) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 728) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation for Chapter 40B reform and improvement; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 731) of Michael O. Moore and Hannah Kane for legislation relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 736) of Patrick M. O'Connor, David F. DeCoste, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Ryan C. Fattman and others for legislation relative to affordable housing built near wetlands; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 737) of Patrick M. O'Connor, David F. DeCoste, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to the oversight of affordable housing developments; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 738) of Patrick M. O'Connor, David F. DeCoste, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to 40B use restrictions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 739) of Patrick M. O'Connor, David F. DeCoste, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Ryan C. Fattman and others for legislation relative to 40B project lists; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 741) of Patrick M. O'Connor, David F. DeCoste, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to require 40B cost certification; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 742) of Patrick M. O'Connor, David F. DeCoste, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to 40B subsidies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 744) of Marc R. Pacheco and Michael D. Brady for legislation to expand the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality's affordable housing inventory; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 745) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to expand the eligibility of households for inclusion in a municipality's affordable housing inventory; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 748) of Richard J. Ross for legislation relative to affordable housing and water infrastructure; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 749) of Michael F. Rush for legislation to ensure affordable housing in perpetuity; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 752) of James E. Timilty for legislation to provide for a moratorium on the issuance of comprehensive permits and establishing a special commission to investigate the use and effectiveness of the comprehensive permit law; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 753) of Walter F. Timilty relative to affordable housing near areas of critical concern, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2404).

SENATE, Monday, April 9, 2018 -- The committee on the Financial Services, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 515) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Barbara A. L'Italien, Jose F. Tosado, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to secure choice retirement savings plan,- reports the accompanying resolve (Senate, No. 2408).

SENATE, Thursday, April 12, 2018 - The committee on Election Laws, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2334) of Barbara A. L'Italien for legislation to extend voting protection to early voting, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2418).

SENATE, Monday, April 9, 2018 - The committee on Housing, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 720) of Jennifer L. Flanagan for legislation relative to the addresses of time-share owners; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 732) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to creating a special commission on public housing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 735) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Diana DiZoglio, James B. Eldridge, Linda Dean Campbell and others for legislation relative to full disclosure of fees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 746) of Richard J. Ross for legislation to enhance housing authority screening; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 747) of Richard J. Ross, Steven S. Howitt, Keiko M. Orrall, Ryan C. Fattman and others for legislation relative to preventing fraud in Massachusetts housing authorities, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2405).