Sen. Joan Lovely

Senate, May 20, 2025 -- Text of amendment (541) (offered by Senator Friedman) to the Ways and Means amendment (Senate, No. 3) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements.

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 197) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Rebecca L. Rausch, Michael O. Moore, Joanne M. Comerford and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect reproductive health access, LGBTQ lives, religious liberty, and freedom of movement by banning the sale of cell phone location information. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Maddy summaryThis procedural bill (SD 2703) continues an existing Senate subcommittee that handles matters related to Chapter 250 of the 2024 laws. It maintains the same subcommittee membership and authority without altering any policy or creating new requirements. The bill simply extends the subcommittee's role for ongoing work on Chapter 250 matters, as no substantive changes are made to the underlying law.

Senate, February 6, 2025 -- Order (Senator Lovely) relative to procedures to be followed when considering the Senate Report relative to Rules of the Senate for 2025-2026 (Senate, No. 14).

Senate, February 6, 2025-- Order (Senator Lovely) relative to procedures to be followed when considering the Senate Report relative to proposed Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for 2025-2026 (Senate, No. 15).

Maddy summaryThis bill allows the city of Salem to expand its on-premises alcohol licenses to include all types of alcoholic beverages, not just wine and malt drinks. If a business owner chooses to convert their existing license to cover all alcohol, they may be required to pay a fee, which the city can either collect in one lump sum or allow them to pay over time. Any fees collected that exceed the standard renewal cost for similar licenses will be placed into the city's economic development fund to support local growth. The law becomes effective immediately upon passing.

Senate, January 16, 2024 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill prohibiting inhumane feline declawing (Senate, No. 190),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2552).

Senate, December 26, 2024 - Substituted as a new draft (Senator Lovely) for the Senate Bill renaming the executive office of elder affairs to the executive office of aging and independence (Senate, No. 2797).

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a new licensing system for quarries that produce concrete aggregate used in foundations, requiring applicants to submit geological reports and test results to prove the absence of harmful minerals like pyrite and pyrrhotite. It creates a state agency to oversee this process, publish a public database of licensed quarries, and manage a fund to help homeowners with deteriorated foundations caused by these minerals. The legislation also imposes strict liability on unlicensed quarry operators and contractors who use non-compliant concrete, while allowing local governments to set even stricter safety standards.

Senate, December 30, 2024 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill relative to crumbling concrete foundations (Senate, No. 2559),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 3015).