By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2099) of Adam G. Hinds, Michael D. Brady, Anne M. Gobi, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize Massachusetts Fallen Firefighter Memorial motorcycle license plates . Transportation.
Senate, March 12, 2020 --The committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1037) of Dean A. Tran, Colleen M. Garry and Brian W. Murray for legislation relative to the ownership of pets by convicted animal abusers; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1435) of Bradford Hill and others relative to the penalty for the abuse of certain animals; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3772) of Tram T. Nguyen and others relative to penalties for cruelty to animals,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2494).
Senate, March 12, 2020 -- The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 175) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Jason M. Lewis, James T. Welch, Marc R. Pacheco and other members of the General Court for legislation to ban the retail sale of cats and dogs in pet shops; (accompanied by bill, House, No.800) (accompanied by bill, House, No. 800) of Natalie M. Higgins and others for legislation to further regulate the sale of certain domestic animals; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3828) of Bruce J. Ayers and Thomas M. Stanley relative to the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet shops, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2592).
By Mr. Hunt of Sandwich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2881) of Randy Hunt and others for legislation to further define miniature beverage containers under the "bottle bill", so-called. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
By Mr. Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2917) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., and others relative to the allocation of costs of energy monitoring systems in certain rental housing. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
By Messrs. Velis of Westfield and Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3169) of John C. Velis, Aaron Vega and others relative to Purple Heart registration plates issued by the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Transportation.
By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3776) of Kay Khan and others for legislation to establish a substance abuse protection fund. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
By Representative Pignatelli of Lee and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1747) of Smitty Pignatelli, Joan B. Lovely and others relative to requirements and procedures necessary for first responders to provide urgent help to persons overdosing from opioids. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
By Ms. Cronin of Easton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1703) of Claire D. Cronin and others relative to opioid drug manufacturer assessments. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
