By Mr. Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2666) of Brian M. Ashe and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor designating the last day of February as rare disease day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
By Ms. Blais of Sunderland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 736) of Richard M. Haggerty and others for legislation to establish old growth forest reserves in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 915) of Jennifer E. Benson and others relative to ensuring access to certain medications. Financial Services.
By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 916) of Jennifer E. Benson, Bud L. Williams and Paul McMurtry relative to manufacturer rebates and discount programs for certain prescription drugs. Financial Services.
By Messrs. McMurtry of Dedham and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 304) of Paul McMurtry, Sean Garballey and others for legislation to provide for provisional licensure for speech-language pathologist or audiologist. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2565) of Paul McMurtry, Brian M. Ashe and John J. Lawn, Jr., for legislation to authorize cities and towns to implement a system for the partial payment of property taxes and the charging of interest only on the unpaid balance. Revenue.
By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2563) of Paul McMurtry and others for legislation to reduce the interest rate on overdue property tax bills to two percent annually. Revenue.
By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 292) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Dedham to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
By Mr. Tucker of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1573) of Paul F. Tucker and others for legislation to establish an office of adult decisional support services within the Trial Court. The Judiciary.
By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1505) of Paul McMurtry for legislation to authorize the Chief Justice of the Trial Court to provide informational notices to respondents in any divorce proceedings. The Judiciary.
