Massachusetts Bills

Senate, February 20, 2020 -- The committee on Revenue, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1604) of Harriette L. Chandler, Sarah K. Peake, John J. Lawn, Jr., William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide tax relief to seniors while creating affordable housing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1612) of Nick Collins and Julian Cyr for legislation relative to encouraging diversity in tax credit programs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1617) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Colleen M. Garry and Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1620) of Cynthia Stone Creem and Linda Dean Campbell for legislation relative to senior citizen property taxes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1634) of Julian Cyr and Dylan A. Fernandes for legislation relative to a bifurcated property tax; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1636) of Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to authorize tax free contributions to a trust for the care of incapacitated parents or guardians; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1643) of Diana DiZoglio, Patrick M. O'Connor, Rebecca L. Rausch and Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation relative to tax abatements for deaf residents; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1645) of James B. Eldridge, Carolyn C. Dykema, Mike Connolly, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to mitigate water resource impacts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1659) of Paul R. Feeney, Jack Patrick Lewis, Brian W. Murray, William N. Brownsberger and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a commission to report on the people's budget; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1660) of Paul R. Feeney, David Paul Linsky, Anne M. Gobi, F. Jay Barrows and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the collection of personal property taxes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1671) of Anne M. Gobi, Edward J. Kennedy, Todd M. Smola, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure timely restitution payments to victims of crime; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1677) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to increase transparency of taxpayers rights; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1678) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to improve tax administration processes in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1683) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Steven Ultrino, Edward J. Kennedy, Cindy F. Friedman and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the property tax deferral for seniors; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1688) of Robert Jaruse, David F. DeCoste and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to lot rent abatement for veterans; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1692) of Edward J. Kennedy, David Allen Robertson, Patrick M. O'Connor, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide property tax relief for older adults; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1693) of Edward J. Kennedy and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to provide for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to a senior state property tax deferral program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1695) of Eric P. Lesser, Paul R. Feeney, Michael O. Moore, Jason M. Lewis and others for legislation to establish a Lifelong Learning and Training Account program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1698) of Eric P. Lesser, Michael O. Moore, Shawn Dooley, Bud L. Williams and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize voluntary contributions to the Massachusetts Fire Fighters Academy Trust Fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1703) of Jason M. Lewis, Peter J. Durant, Colleen M. Garry and Michael O. Moore for legislation to authorize cities and towns to increase the local tax rate on meals; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1708) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1711) of Jason M. Lewis and Marian T. Ryan, Middlesex District Attorney for legislation relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1715) of Jason M. Lewis and Steven Ultrino for legislation relative to a universal basic income pilot; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1717) of Mark C. Montigny and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to increase the commuter tax deduction to reflect rising costs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1718) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation to clarify occupancy excise and internet hotel room resellers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1722) of Mark C. Montigny, Mike Connolly, Mary S. Keefe and Jack Patrick Lewis for legislation to protect homeowners from unfair tax lien practices by cities and towns; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1726) of Michael O. Moore for legislation to make certain changes in the administrative tax laws of the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1732) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish a local option to exempt fishermen from property taxes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1735) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to reduce senior citizen property taxes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1744) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to taxes and fee transparency; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1745) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to authorize a city or town to designate a check-off on its real estate tax bills and to establish an economic aid fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1746) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to property taxes and senior citizens; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1747) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish the Commonwealth Municipal Dog Park Trust Fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1751) of Irving Murstein, David F. DeCoste and David Allen Robertson for legislation to increase the property tax exemption for disabled veterans; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1755) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to create a special commission to study the implementation of a ride share tax credit; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1757) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to adopting the new market tax credits program for Massachusetts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1764) of Michael F. Rush, Angelo M. Scaccia, Patrick M. O'Connor, Paul McMurtry and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to home modifications for seniors; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1765) of Michael F. Rush, Carolyn C. Dykema, Patrick M. O'Connor, Paul McMurtry and other members of the General Court for legislation to grant property tax relief to seniors; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1766) of Michael F. Rush for legislation to create the Preservation of Historic Buildings Trust Fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1768) of Bruce E. Tarr, Shawn Dooley and David Allen Robertson for legislation relative property tax liability reduction for volunteer services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1771) of Bruce E. Tarr, Sal N. DiDomenico, David F. DeCoste and David Allen Robertson for legislation to increase transparency of taxpayers rights; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1774) of Bruce E. Tarr and Shawn Dooley for legislation to dedicate a portion of the stabilization fund to cities and towns; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1780) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo and Michael O. Moore for legislation to repeal the Employer Medical Assistance Contribution Supplement Tax; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1790) of Bruce E. Tarr, David F. DeCoste and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to property tax relief for senior citizens; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1791) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to funding of the Massachusetts State House police memorial; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1794) of Dean A. Tran, James Arciero and Joseph D. McKenna for legislation to increase property tax exemptions for disabled veterans, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2549).

Senate, February 18, 2020 -- The committee on Public Service, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1467) of Joseph A. Boncore and Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to collectively bargained health & welfare plans; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1468) of Joseph A. Boncore for legislation to establish retirement parity for long term public defenders; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1472) of Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to eligibility for state group health insurance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1477) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to protect non-medicare retirees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1479) of Nick Collins, Brendan P. Crighton and Jack Patrick Lewis for legislation relative to the employee rights of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1480) of Nick Collins and Susannah M. Whipps for legislation relative to providing fairness and equity in the retirement benefits of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, sewer departments, sewer districts, water and sewer departments and districts, and wastewater facilities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1482) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1484) of Nick Collins, Michael D. Brady, Marc R. Pacheco, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to survivor retirement benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1486) of Nick Collins for legislation to provide fairness for employees of District Attorneys ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1488) of Brendan P. Crighton, Mathew J. Muratore, Michael J. Finn, Paul R. Feeney and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to ordinary disability retirements; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1490) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation relative to special needs trusts and pensions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1491) of Brendan P. Crighton relative to underperforming pension systems; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1492) of Brendan P. Crighton, Diana DiZoglio, Barry R. Finegold, Daniel Cahill and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to public higher education collective labor contracts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1493) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation relative to creditable service for certain public safety officers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1494) of Brendan P. Crighton, Patrick M. O'Connor, Sal N. DiDomenico, Diana DiZoglio and others for legislation relative to injury disability application for firefighters; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1498) of Julian Cyr for legislation relative to retirement benefits for municipal natural resource officers in Barnstable County; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1499) of Julian Cyr, Timothy R. Whelan, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1500) of Julian Cyr, Michael D. Brady, James B. Eldridge, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1501) of Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to authorize the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Joseph Suppa; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1505) of Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to the conversion of certain disability retirements of public employees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1506) of Sal N. DiDomenico and Diana DiZoglio for legislation relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1507) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to establish credible service for veterans; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1509) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael D. Brady, Walter F. Timilty, Marc R. Pacheco and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1511) of Diana DiZoglio, Rebecca L. Rausch, Sean Garballey and Nika C. Elugardo for legislation to designate constitutional officers as employers of the employees under their jurisdiction; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1512) of Diana DiZoglio relative to expenses incurred in defense against denial of benefits by incapacitated employees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1513) of Diana DiZoglio relative to the appointment and reappointment of certain public safety officers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1516) of James B. Eldridge, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the divestment of state pension funds from nuclear weapons; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1518) of Ryan C. Fattman, Joseph D. McKenna and Michael J. Soter for legislation to reform sick leave buybacks; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1519) of Ryan C. Fattman, Joseph D. McKenna, Michael J. Soter and Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation to authorize the Norfolk County Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Thomas V. Ralph; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1520) of Ryan C. Fattman, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore, David Allen Robertson and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1521) of Ryan C. Fattman and Michael J. Soter for legislation to provide for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in Massachusetts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1522) of Paul R. Feeney, Anne M. Gobi, Mathew J. Muratore, Michael J. Finn and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the composition of the Group Insurance Commission ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1524) of Paul R. Feeney, James B. Eldridge, Michael O. Moore, James K. Hawkins and others for legislation to authorize a local option for group retirement classification; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1527) of Paul R. Feeney and James K. Hawkins for legislation relative to Group 1, Group 2 or Group 4 employees with creditable service to serve on retirement boards; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1528) of Paul R. Feeney and James K. Hawkins for legislation relative to retirement board membership; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1532) of Cindy F. Friedman and Sean Garballey for legislation relative to Group Insurance Commission premium contributions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1533) of Cindy F. Friedman, José F. Tosado, Todd M. Smola and Marc T. Lombardo for legislation relative to retirement options for retirees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1535) of Cindy F. Friedman for legislation relative to line of duty death benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1537) of Cindy F. Friedman, Diana DiZoglio, Joseph A. Boncore, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to reform the group insurance commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1539) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to retirement buy back into the Massachusetts State Retirement system for Debra Kay Boudreau; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1540) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to retirement buy back into the Massachusetts State Retirement system for Sherrie Stevens; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1543) of Adam G. Hinds for legislation to establish a study on alternative retirement benefits of public employees ; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1544) of Adam G. Hinds for legislation to establish a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1545) of Bernard J. Goclowski and Smitty Pignatelli for legislation relative to the retirement benefits of Bernard J. Goclowski; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1547) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mike Connolly, Thomas M. Stanley, Dylan A. Fernandes and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure fair public higher education workplaces; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1549) of John F. Keenan for legislation to allow for payment in lieu of a disability allowance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1550) of John F. Keenan for legislation to define surplus for retirement systems; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1551) of John F. Keenan for legislation to increase membership in the PRIM Board; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1552) of John F. Keenan, Michael D. Brady, Marc R. Pacheco, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to residency requirements. ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1557) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1558) of Paul C. Nordberg for legislation to provide for an equitable Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System pension for Paul C. Nordberg; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1559) of Michael O. Moore, Timothy R. Whelan, James B. Eldridge and Paul K. Frost for legislation relative to retired public employees not eligible for Medicare; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1561) of Michael O. Moore, Diana DiZoglio, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Paul F. Tucker and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to line of duty death benefits for police officers employed by private colleges and universities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1563) of Michael O. Moore, Shawn Dooley and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1564) of Michael O. Moore, Timothy R. Whelan, Shawn Dooley and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1566) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Sal N. DiDomenico, Mike Connolly, Brendan P. Crighton and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission Board; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1568) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Josh S. Cutler, Mindy Domb and Kathleen R. LaNatra for legislation to provide health insurance coverage to the surviving children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1569) of Marc R. Pacheco, Ryan C. Fattman and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to corrections officers injured in the line of duty; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1570) of Marc R. Pacheco, James B. Eldridge, Paul R. Feeney and Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to public higher education campus police officers injured in the line of duty; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1571) of Marc R. Pacheco and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to line of duty injury benefits for public employees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1573) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation relative to disability pension benefits and earnings reports; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1574) of Marc R. Pacheco, Rebecca L. Rausch and James B. Eldridge for legislation to cap copays and deductibles for GIC subscribers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1575) of Marc R. Pacheco, Paul R. Feeney, Mathew J. Muratore, Michael J. Finn and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to health care insurance for surviving spouses; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1576) of Marc R. Pacheco, Tram T. Nguyen and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to the cost of living adjustment for public retirees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1577) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Jonathan Hecht, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Michael D. Brady and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide for binding arbitration for firefighters and police officers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1578) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Paul A. Schmid, III, Alan Silvia and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to post-retirement earnings of public retirees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1581) of Michael F. Rush, Patrick M. O'Connor, Mathew J. Muratore, Michael J. Finn and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to veterans creditable service; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1582) of Michael F. Rush for legislation relative to creditable service for retirement purposes for non-public school service; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1584) of Michael F. Rush, Paul McMurtry and John H. Rogers relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1586) of Bruce E. Tarr and David F. DeCoste for legislation to protect volunteer law enforcement; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1587) of Bruce E. Tarr and Ann-Margaret Ferrante for legislation to expand insurance choices for state and local employees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1589) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to sick leave buyback; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1590) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to expand insurance choices for state and local employees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1591) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to eligibility to become a firefighter or police officer; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1592) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation to authorize creditable service for certain public higher education faculty and professional employees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1593) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to the retirement options of certain educational personnel; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1594) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to creditable service for school business administrators; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1596) of Dean A. Tran for legislation relative to line of duty death benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1597) of James T. Welch for legislation relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1598) of James T. Welch for legislation relative to retirement systems and pensions for correctional officers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2241) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Julian Cyr for legislation relative to the Commonwealth's fire departments; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2337) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joanne M. Comerford, William L. Crocker, Jr., Donald F. Humason, Jr., Nika C. Elugardo and other members of the General Court for legislation to extend veterans retirement buyback opportunities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2340) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Diana DiZoglio for legislation relative to health insurance benefits for state employees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2351) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to genderless civil service positions; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2444) of Michael D. Brady and Kathleen R. LaNatra (by vote of the town) for legislation to exempt Matthew M. Clancy from Section 91 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2545).

Senate, February 20, 2020 -- The committee on Labor and Workforce Development, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1056) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation relative to municipal unemployment insurance reform; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1058) of Julian Cyr for legislation relative to compliance with the fair minimum wage; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1059) of Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to the payment of wages; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1061) of Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to unemployment insurance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1069) of Ryan C. Fattman, Michael J. Soter and Brian W. Murray for legislation relative to the penalty for employers who knowingly falsify employment or citizenship documents; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1070) of Ryan C. Fattman, José F. Tosado, Joseph D. McKenna and Michael J. Soter for legislation to encourage teen employment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1073) of Paul R. Feeney, James B. Eldridge, Marc R. Pacheco, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation to further regulating Sunday overtime wages; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1079) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to independent contractors; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1080) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to clarify the earned sick time; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1083) of Patricia D. Jehlen and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation relative to banning noncompetition agreements in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1085) of Archie Manning for legislation relative to electrical panels and workplace safety; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1091) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation for a Bridge Employment Training Program (BET); (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1098) of Michael O. Moore, Thomas M. Stanley, Patrick M. O'Connor and Joan B. Lovely for legislation to establish EMAC exemption for human services nonprofits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1101) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to the documentation of contracted workers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1104) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation relative to a prevailing wage for trash and recycling collectors, moving contractors, and motor bus pupil transporters; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1108) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation relative to consumers and workers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1111) of Marc R. Pacheco, James B. Eldridge and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to restore workers' rights; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1112) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Paul A. Schmid, III, Alan Silvia and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to enhance employment opportunities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1115) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to provide a safe harbor for contractors of services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1117) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to clarifying legislative intent regarding the non-competition law; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1118) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to consumers and workers, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2548).

Senate, February 20, 2020 -- The committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1928) of Michael D. Brady and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to equitably support enhanced 911 service; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1931) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jack Patrick Lewis, Jason M. Lewis, Michael F. Rush and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to solar power in environmental justice and urban communities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1932) of Joanne M. Comerford, William N. Brownsberger, Mike Connolly, Jennifer E. Benson and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote local energy investment and infrastructure modernization; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1933) of Joanne M. Comerford, Natalie M. Blais, Mike Connolly, Mindy Domb and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect ratepayers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1934) of Joanne M. Comerford, Brian M. Ashe, Natalie M. Blais, Mindy Domb and other members of the General Court for legislation to require public interest considerations in gas infrastructure expansion proceedings; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1936) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Joanne M. Comerford, Harriette L. Chandler and Carlos Gonzalez for legislation to promote net neutrality and consumer protection; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1938) of Cynthia Stone Creem, William N. Brownsberger, Jennifer E. Benson, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish rate options to reduce customer costs and lower peak demand; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1939) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Mike Connolly, Sal N. DiDomenico and James K. Hawkins for legislation to increase container recycling in the Commonwealth.; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1941) of Brendan P. Crighton, Mike Connolly, William N. Brownsberger, Jennifer E. Benson and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize resiliency measures under commercial property assessed clean energy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1944) of Julian Cyr and Maria Duaime Robinson for legislation relative to improving reliability and resiliency of electricity distribution infrastructure; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1946) of Julian Cyr for legislation relative to renewable energy generation and market efficiency; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1947) of Julian Cyr and Dylan A. Fernandes for legislation relative to consumer protection and private utility lines and poles; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1948) of Julian Cyr, Sarah K. Peake, Jonathan Hecht and Angelo L. D'Emilia for legislation relative to the prompt decommissioning of nuclear power stations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1949) of Viriato M. deMacedo, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis, Mathew J. Muratore and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect the taxpayers of the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1951) of Diana DiZoglio, Brian W. Murray, Patrick M. O'Connor and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to prohibit misleading telemarketer calls to consumers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1953) of Diana DiZoglio, Patrick M. O'Connor, Rebecca L. Rausch, James B. Eldridge and other members of the Senate for legislation to create a Department of Utilities Disaster Relief Fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1954) of Diana DiZoglio, Dylan A. Fernandes, Jason M. Lewis and Julian Cyr for legislation relative to transparency, accountability, and fairness impacting utility rates; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1955) of James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis, Mike Connolly, Jennifer E. Benson and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to solar power and the green economy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1956) of James B. Eldridge, Christina A. Minicucci, Mike Connolly, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure access to solar energy for all communities ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1960) of James B. Eldridge, Patricia D. Jehlen, Denise Provost and Mary S. Keefe for legislation to ensure a free and open internet in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1961) of Ryan C. Fattman and Michael J. Soter for legislation to protect propane gas ratepayers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1962) of Paul R. Feeney and James K. Hawkins for legislation relative to the safety and protection of utility work and construction sites; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1964) of Paul R. Feeney, James B. Eldridge, Michael O. Moore and James K. Hawkins for legislation relative to the establishment of a special commission relative to the promotion of a Massachusetts broadband competitive marketplace; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1965) of Paul R. Feeney, Michael O. Moore and James K. Hawkins for legislation to regulate pipelines; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1968) of Cindy F. Friedman and Sean Garballey for legislation relative to the failure to remove existing utility poles; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1970) of Anne M. Gobi and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to monthly minimum reliability contributions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1972) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to injury caused by poles, wires, cables and apparatus; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1973) of Adam G. Hinds and Mindy Domb for legislation to provide oversight to leverage economic security in rural Massachusetts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1975) of Adam G. Hinds, Thomas M. Stanley, Mike Connolly, Paul R. Feeney and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the Department of Public Utilities' proceedings and gas pipelines; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1976) of Adam G. Hinds and Michael O. Moore relative to public utilities that operate in public rights of way; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1977) of Adam G. Hinds, Patrick M. O'Connor and Julian Cyr for legislation to promote clean energy storage; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1978) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to energy supply competition; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1979) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to market review ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1980) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Thomas M. Stanley, Mike Connolly, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1981) of John F. Keenan, Mark J. Cusack and Daniel J. Hunt for legislation relative to municipal light plants; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1982) of John F. Keenan, Bruce J. Ayers, Tackey Chan and Daniel J. Hunt for legislation relative to wifi and cellular infrastructure along rail lines; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1984) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to reasonable municipal expenses; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1985) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to further regulate the Energy Facilities Siting Board within the Department of Public Utilities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1987) of Jason M. Lewis, Mike Connolly, William N. Brownsberger, Jennifer E. Benson and other members of the General Court for legislation to expand the green communities program to mitigate climate change; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1990) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Mark J. Cusack, Josh S. Cutler, James K. Hawkins and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to air monitoring stations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1991) of Patrick M. O'Connor and James K. Hawkins for legislation relative to the impact of natural gas transfer facilities on public health; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1992) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis, Sarah K. Peake and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish funding to provide moneys for postclosure activities at nuclear power station; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1993) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Shawn Dooley, RoseLee Vincent and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to solar-powered mobility networks; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1994) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to community liaisons ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1998) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to hydrokinetic energy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1999) of Marc R. Pacheco, Rebecca L. Rausch, Adam G. Hinds, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to net metering; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2000) of Marc R. Pacheco and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to pipeline siting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2001) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation relative to solar siting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2002) of Marc R. Pacheco, Rebecca L. Rausch and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to enhancing RPS standards; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2003) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation relative to solar mobility systems; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2004) of Marc R. Pacheco, Michelle L. Ciccolo and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to a residential PACE program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2005) of Marc R. Pacheco, Ruth B. Balser, William N. Brownsberger, Adam G. Hinds and other members of the General Court for legislation to secure a clean energy future; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2006) of Marc R. Pacheco, James T. Welch and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to solar net metering fairness; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2007) of Marc R. Pacheco, Mike Connolly, Anne M. Gobi and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to local energy investment and infrastructure modernization; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2010) of Marc R. Pacheco and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to expand offshore wind development in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2014) of Bruce E. Tarr, Marc R. Pacheco, Marcos A. Devers, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to sustain natural and working lands carbon in communities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2015) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation to require notification of hazardous utility work to local and regional emergency departments; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2016) of Walter F. Timilty, Mark J. Cusack and Bruce J. Ayers for legislation relative to fair radius restrictions of transfer stations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2017) of Dean A. Tran, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Stephan Hay for legislation relative to municipal lighting authorities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2018) of James T. Welch, Bud L. Williams and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to provide for community-based green infrastructure in Western Massachusetts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2019) of James T. Welch for legislation to provide for equitable access to solar energy for property owners in urban areas within Massachusetts; and (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Viriato M. deMacedo and Julian Cyr for legislation relative the membership of the Pilgrim Nuclear Decommissioning Advisory Panel, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2552).

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to approval of compacts entered into by the Commonwealth with one or more states. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.