By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1372) of Joseph A. Boncore, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis, Christina A. Minicucci and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve access to emergency contraception. Public Health.
Senate, October 14, 2021 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill concerning genocide education (Senate, No. 2525),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2557).
By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1745) of Jason M. Lewis, Michael J. Barrett, Erika Uyterhoeven, Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services. Public Service.
By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 785) of Eric P. Lesser for legislation to improve the accessibility and affordability of pharmaceutical drugs of public health concern. Health Care Financing.
By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 786) of Eric P. Lesser, Smitty Pignatelli and Brian M. Ashe for legislation to bring down the cost of prescription drugs. Health Care Financing.
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 761) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Michael O. Moore, Harriette L. Chandler and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve public health through a common application for core food, health and safety-net programs. Health Care Financing.
By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 105) of Cindy F. Friedman, Jack Patrick Lewis, Joan B. Lovely, Michael J. Soter and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to fair pay for comparable work. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
Senate, September 13, 2021 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 370) of Michael O. Moore, John C. Velis and Eric P. Lesser for legislation to establish a hate crimes grant program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1973) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Jason M. Lewis, Joan B. Lovely, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation to advance and promote genocide education; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 563) of Michael S. Day and others relative to the establishment of a grant program for the education and prevention of hate crimes and incidences of bias in public schools; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 692) of Jeffrey N. Roy and others relative to requiring instruction on the Holocaust and genocide in public schools, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2525) (Representative Pease of Westfield dissenting).
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 459) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Eric P. Lesser, Jason M. Lewis, Thomas M. Stanley and other members of the General Court for legislation to foster voter opportunities, trust, equity and security. Election Laws.
By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 59) of Eric P. Lesser and Dylan A. Fernandes for legislation to establish the Massachusetts Open Data Standard. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
