Sen. Sal DiDomenico

By Messrs. Gordon of Bedford and Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 605) of Kenneth I. Gordon, Adrian C. Madaro and others relative to affordable and accessible high quality early education and care to promote child development and well-being and support the economy. Education.

By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 546) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to quality funding for early childhood education and care programs. Education.

By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 926) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others relative to pesticide products eligible for use on the outdoor grounds of schools, child care centers or school age child care programs. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

By Ms. Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1829) of Sarah K. Peake, Timothy R. Whelan and Sal N. DiDomenico relative to the jurisdiction of the Housing Court. The Judiciary.

By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4282) of Marjorie C. Decker and others (with the approval of the city council) relative to authorizing the city of Cambridge to impose a real estate transfer fee. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 574) of Jason M. Lewis, Tami L. Gouveia, Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Lindsay N. Sabadosa and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the use of glyphosate on public lands. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

Senate, May 16, 2022 -- The committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 495) of Joseph A. Boncore, Adrian C. Madaro, James B. Eldridge, Marc R. Pacheco and other members of the General Court for legislation to crate a Garden Agriculture Program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 502) of Joanne M. Comerford, Hannah Kane, Brendan P. Crighton, Brian W. Murray and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote agriculture; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 860) of Natalie M. Blais and others relative to racially equitable investments, policies, and practices to promote equity in agriculture; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 967) of Adrian C. Madaro and others for legislation to create local and community garden agriculture programs within the Department of Agricultural Resources; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1007) of Paul A. Schmid, III and others for legislation to authorize the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish a program to provide for the use of certain state owned land for community gardens and farmers' markets, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2880).

By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 495) of Joseph A. Boncore, Adrian C. Madaro, James B. Eldridge, Marc R. Pacheco and other members of the General Court for legislation to crate a Garden Agriculture Program. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.