Massachusetts Bills

Report of the Department of Public Health (pursuant to 105 CMR 451.403) submitting the inspection report for North Central Correctional Center, the Plan of Correction (POC) from the facility and the POC acceptance letter from the Division of Environmental Health Regulations and Standards (EHRS)

By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile relative to designating the Sky Bar as the official chocolate bar of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

This bill (HD 5573) is procedural and requires the Auto Body Labor Rate Advisory Board (ABLRAB) to submit its final report to the legislature under Section 292 of Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2024. It does not create new law or affect any specific group directly; it simply mandates the formal submission of the advisory board's findings. The bill references the board's prior work studying auto body labor rate practices and recommendations, as detailed in their report dated 2022. This is a routine procedural step to fulfill a legal requirement for reporting.

Report of the Department of Public Health (pursuant to 105 CMR 451.403) submitting the inspection report for Middlesex County Jail and House of Corrections, the Plan of Correction (POC) from the facility and the POC acceptance letter from the Division of Environmental Health Regulations and Standards (EHRS)

This bill (HD 5569) is a procedural measure requiring the Office of the Veteran Advocate to submit its "Understanding Massachusetts’ Municipal Veterans Service Officer" report for fiscal year 2025. It does not create new policies or directly affect veterans or municipalities; it simply formalizes the submission of an existing annual report. The bill has no substantive provisions or new requirements beyond the routine reporting process. It is classified as a procedural communication, not a legislative change.

HD 5574 is a procedural bill requiring the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to submit a report from the Massachusetts Special Commission to Study the Impacts on the Fossil Fuel Workforce. The report will detail how the transition away from fossil fuels affects workers in industries like oil and gas extraction, power generation, and related manufacturing. This documentation will inform future legislative decisions about workforce support programs.

By Representative Tarsky of Needham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joshua Tarsky for legislation to establish a process to train, certify and retain high-quality educators for public schools. Education.

This bill (H 4858) updates Massachusetts expungement law by restricting access to sealed or expunged criminal records. It prohibits anyone from making these records available for inspection, including by employers or background check services, unless the information is used solely for statistical or research purposes without identifying individuals. The bill directly affects people whose records have been sealed under sections 100A, 100B, or 100C, or expunged under sections 100F, 100G, 100H, or 100K. Key changes include broadening restrictions to cover all expungement categories and clarifying that research data must not reveal personal identities. The bill is currently pending in the House committee.

Report of the Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience (pursuant to Section 73 of Chapter 7C of the General Laws) submitting its Embodied Carbon Reduction Plan report, by the Embodied Carbon Intergovernmental Coordinating Council