Rep. Alice Peisch

Primary H 1234

Passed · Massachusetts House · Lead sponsor

An Act relative to an individual Medicare marketplace option

Maddy summaryThis bill allows retired employees and their dependents in Massachusetts to use their health reimbursement arrangements to purchase individual Medicare plans on the state marketplace. It changes how these plans are funded by replacing the current cost-sharing rules with a new minimum annual funding amount. This new amount is calculated by adding 50% of the lowest-cost Medicare Supplement plan price and the average Part D premium to the existing funding. The legislation directly affects retirees currently covered under state health reimbursement arrangements who wish to switch to individual Medicare plans.

Passed May 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor H 3827

Signed into law · Massachusetts House · Co-sponsor

An Act amending the membership of the Housing Commission in the town of Lincoln

By Representatives Peisch of Wellesley and Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3827) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and Carmine Lawrence Gentile (by vote of the town) relative to the membership of the Housing Commission in the town of Lincoln. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Signed into law May 9, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor H 1174

Passed · Massachusetts House · Co-sponsor

An Act to ensure temporary nursing service agency quality and accountability

Maddy summaryThis bill aims to improve the quality and accountability of temporary nursing service agencies in Massachusetts by giving the executive office authority to set fair rates and monitor agency performance. The legislation requires that rates for temporary nurses include allowances for wages, taxes, and benefits that do not exceed what permanent staff earn in the same region, while also mandating that agencies submit cost reports for auditing. To increase transparency, the bill directs the executive office to create a public performance report card that tracks agency compliance, staff reliability, and financial data by geographic area and facility type. Additionally, the law prohibits these agencies from poaching employees from facilities where they currently have an active contract for a period of one year after the contract ends.

Passed May 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor H 4610

Introduced · Massachusetts House · Co-sponsor

REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of CHARLES DEWEY ELLISON, III AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT DEFINING AND REGULATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NETWORK COMPANIES AND APP-BASED DRIVERS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OF THE GENERAL LAWS (see House, No. 4258)

Introduced May 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor H 4612

Introduced · Massachusetts House · Co-sponsor

REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of CHARLES DEWEY ELLISON, III AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT ESTABLISHING THAT APP-BASED DRIVERS ARE NOT EMPLOYEES, AND NETWORK COMPANIES ARE NOT EMPLOYERS, FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OF THE GENERAL LAWS (see House, No. 4260)

Introduced May 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor H 4603

Introduced · Massachusetts House · Co-sponsor

REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of DIANA DIZOGLIO AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR TO AUDIT THE LEGISLATURE (see House, No. 4251)

Introduced May 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor H 4609

Introduced · Massachusetts House · Co-sponsor

REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of CHARLES DEWEY ELLISON, III AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT ESTABLISHING THAT APP-BASED DRIVERS ARE NOT EMPLOYEES, AND NETWORK COMPANIES ARE NOT EMPLOYERS, FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OF THE GENERAL LAWS (see House, No. 4257)

Introduced May 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor H 4606

Introduced · Massachusetts House · Co-sponsor

REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of IRENE S. LI AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE FULL MINIMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED WORKERS WITH TIPS ON TOP (see House, No. 4254)

Introduced May 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor H 4605

Introduced · Massachusetts House · Co-sponsor

REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of ROXANA LORENA RIVERA AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT GIVING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DRIVERS THE OPTION TO FORM A UNION AND BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY (see House, No. 4253)

Introduced May 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor H 4607

Introduced · Massachusetts House · Co-sponsor

REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of SARKO GERGERIAN AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE REGULATION AND TAXATION OF NATURAL PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES (see House, No. 4255)

Introduced May 2, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track