Massachusetts Bills

Senate, February 18, 2020 -- The committee on Higher Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 739) of Harriette L. Chandler, Michael J. Moran, William N. Brownsberger, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure tuition equity for Massachusetts residents; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 740) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Denise Provost, Joanne M. Comerford, Maria Duaime Robinson and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to higher education opportunities for high school graduates in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 743) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to protect students abroad; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 745) of Ryan C. Fattman, Kathleen R. LaNatra, Michael O. Moore, Anne M. Gobi and others for legislation to help young parents and families; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 746) of Paul R. Feeney, Julian Cyr and James K. Hawkins for legislation to establish a Master of Library Science assistance program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 748) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to the rights of faculty members at the University of Massachusetts; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 749) of Patricia D. Jehlen and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation to establish a special commission to evaluate the original infrastructure debt at the University of Massachusetts Boston; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 750) of Edward J. Kennedy for legislation to reform institutional eligibility requirements for state-based financial aid; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 753) of Eric P. Lesser, Diana DiZoglio, Cindy F. Friedman, Brendan P. Crighton and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the endowment match program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 755) of Jason M. Lewis, Carolyn C. Dykema and Michael O. Moore for legislation to require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 766) of Patrick M. O'Connor and Marcos A. Devers for legislation to create a scholarship fund to increase the number of medical providers who are knowledgeable in autism; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 767) of Marc R. Pacheco, Paul R. Feeney and Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to UMass tuition credit; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 770) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation to establishing a special commission to review opportunities to reduce the costs of higher education by improving the utilization of digital learning technology; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 771) of Dean A. Tran for legislation to improve the excellence to teaching programs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 772) of Dean A. Tran, Michael J. Soter, David F. DeCoste and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to allow in-state tuition rates for veterans; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1120) of Dean A. Tran, David Paul Linsky and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to the repayment of student loans for mental and behavioral healthcare workers; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2454) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation relative to college athlete compensation, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No.2541).

Senate, February 18, 2020 -- The committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 430) of Joseph A. Boncore and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative Coastal Resiliency Projects; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 432) of William N. Brownsberger and Mathew J. Muratore for legislation to restrict the use of certain pesticides around children; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 434) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to establish a special commission to improve the Department of Conservation and Recreation ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 436) of Harriette L. Chandler and Denise Provost for legislation to require the establishment of recycling programs for ionization smoke detectors; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 437) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to the development and promulgation of regulations governing underground storage tanks; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 440) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation relative to the disposal of sea mammals on metropolitan beaches; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 443) of Heather Goodwin for legislation to address noise issues of migratory game hunters near coastal dwellings; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 444) of Julian Cyr, Dylan A. Fernandes and Michael J. Barrett for legislation relative to the pesticide board; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 446) of Julian Cyr relative to preserving public trust rights in land affected by ocean erosion; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 447) of Julian Cyr, Patricia D. Jehlen, Sal N. DiDomenico, Liz Miranda and other members of the General Court for legislation to empower towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 450) of Viriato M. deMacedo and Mathew J. Muratore for legislation relative to sustainable water conservation practices; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 451) of Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to the use of shotgun ammunition for hunting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 458) of Diana DiZoglio, Andres X. Vargas and David Allen Robertson for legislation relative to notification of potential water pollution in the Merrimack River; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 460) of James B. Eldridge and Denise Provost for legislation to improve municipal water infrastructure; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 462) of James B. Eldridge, Lori A. Ehrlich, Jack Patrick Lewis, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to plastic bag reduction; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 475) of Anne M. Gobi and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to the use of artificial lights in hunting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 483) of Anne M. Gobi, Kimberly N. Ferguson, Jonathan D. Zlotnik and Paul W. Mark for legislation relative to encouraging the growth of a healthy forest and wood products sector in Massachusetts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 489) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to the use of shotguns for hunting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 493) of Edward J. Kennedy, Jason M. Lewis, David Allen Robertson, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to re-establish the Clean Environment Fund; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 497) of Jason M. Lewis, Paul A. Schmid, III, Richard M. Haggerty, Patricia A. Haddad and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect pollinator habitat; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 501) of Mark C. Montigny and Linda Dean Campbell for legislation to provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 502) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to privately operated animal shelters and rescue organizations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 503) of Mark C. Montigny and Linda Dean Campbell for legislation to require the supervision of animals at day care services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 504) of Mark C. Montigny, Patrick M. O'Connor, Marc R. Pacheco, Michael D. Brady and others for legislation to prevent animal suffering by irresponsible breeding practices; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 509) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to further regulate the processing of lobsters; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 511) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to establish a public harbor dredging program with the Division of Waterways; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 512) of Patrick M. O'Connor and Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to the financing of Department of Environmental Protection dredging projects in harbors and inland waterways; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 513) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to reestablishing the harbors and inland waters maintenance fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 514) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to community preservation funds for seawall repairs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 516) of Patrick M. O'Connor, James K. Hawkins and James M. Murphy for legislation relative to waterways permitting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 519) of Marc R. Pacheco and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to safer alternatives to toxic chemicals; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 523) of Marc R. Pacheco and James B. Eldridge for legislation to provide funding for clean energy and energy efficiency measures for the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 525) of Marc R. Pacheco, James B. Eldridge and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to ensure consistency in climate adaptation management planning; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 529) of Michael F. Rush and Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation relative to the re-use of soil for large reclamation projects; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 530) of Bruce E. Tarr, Mark C. Montigny, Susan Williams Gifford, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation to regulate the processing of lobsters; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 531) of Bruce E. Tarr and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to pesticide applications; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 533) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to provide for alternative designated port authorities compliance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 535) of Bruce E. Tarr, Jason M. Lewis, Mike Connolly, Tram T. Nguyen and other members of the General Court for legislation to maintain adequate water supplies through effective drought management; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 536) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to pesticide applications; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2220) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Dean A. Tran for legislation to reform the toxic use reduction act, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2540).

Senate, February 18, 2020 -- The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 234) of Joseph A. Boncore, Michael S. Day, Patrick M. O'Connor and Nick Collins for legislation relative to early literacy education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 237) of Harriette L. Chandler and Kevin G. Honan for legislation to provide health education in schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 239) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Elizabeth A. Malia, José F. Tosado, Harriette L. Chandler and other members of the General Court for legislation to prove opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 240) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jason M. Lewis, Joanne M. Comerford, Brian W. Murray and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to universal prekindergarten access; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 241) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jason M. Lewis, José F. Tosado, David T. Vieira and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to dropout prevention and recovery; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 244) of Nick Collins, Joanne M. Comerford, Mike Connolly, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to mental health education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 245) of Nick Collins for legislation to concern athletic activities of students with disabilities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 246) of Nick Collins, Kevin G. Honan, Andres X. Vargas, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to civics education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 249) of Joanne M. Comerford and Mindy Domb for legislation to ensure best practice incentives are available for all school building projects; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 254) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation to support the local determination of educational competency and multiple forms of academic assessment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 259) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation relative to media literacy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 260) of Brendan P. Crighton, Patrick M. O'Connor and Liz Miranda for legislation relative to access for after school and out-of-school time programs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 261) of Julian Cyr and Timothy R. Whelan for legislation relative to the availability of sunscreen for students; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 262) of Viriato M. deMacedo, Timothy R. Whelan, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Angelo L. D'Emilia for legislation relative to mandating a curriculum in the public schools on personal financial literacy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 264) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Ruth B. Balser, Joanne M. Comerford, Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for legislation to support healthy development among preschoolers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 265) of Sal N. DiDomenico, James B. Eldridge, Michael O. Moore, Kay Khan and others for legislation to ensure high quality pre-kindergarten education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 266) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael F. Rush, Daniel J. Hunt, Mathew J. Muratore and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve literacy skills; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 268) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Kay Khan and James B. Eldridge for legislation to enhance the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 269) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael O. Moore and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to rates of payment for early childhood education and care programs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 271) of Diana DiZoglio, Rebecca L. Rausch, Angelo M. Scaccia, Julian Cyr and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to school services for certain 22 year-old students; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 272) of Diana DiZoglio, Patrick M. O'Connor, Mathew J. Muratore, Michael O. Moore and others for legislation relative to substance abuse education in public schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 275) of Diana DiZoglio and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to standardized tests; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 276) of Julie Eidukonis and Dean A. Tran for legislation regarding academic acceleration for beyond grade-level students; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 277) of Julie Eidukonis and Barry R. Finegold for legislation to require the use of a computer-adaptive assessment to identify student achievement, growth, and for education system accountability; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 278) of Julie Eidukonis for legislation to prohibit against age discrimination within the public schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 279) of Julie Eidukonis and Dean A. Tran for legislation relative to an expert panel on gifted children and their education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 280) of Julie Eidukonis and Maria Duaime Robinson for legislation to ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 281) of Ryan C. Fattman and Michael J. Soter for legislation to prevent discrimination in interscholastic athletic and extracurricular activities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 284) of Paul R. Feeney and James K. Hawkins for legislation to establish a skin cancer and sun safety education program in public schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 286) of Cindy F. Friedman and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation relative to transportation reimbursement for recovery high schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 288) of Cindy F. Friedman, Jason M. Lewis, Kenneth I. Gordon, Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to affordable and accessible high quality early education and care; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 291) of Anne M. Gobi, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Dean A. Tran, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide bonus aid to newly formed regional school districts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 294) of Kirstin Beatty for legislation to limit school screen time; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 295) of Kirstin Beatty for legislation to account for technological privacy and safety in schools with local and state committees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 296) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to student assessment data; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 297) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mike Connolly, Joseph A. Boncore, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote the education success of court involved children; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 298) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Jason M. Lewis, Elizabeth A. Malia and David M. Rogers for legislation relative to the financial impact of charter schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 299) of Patricia D. Jehlen, David M. Rogers and Michael O. Moore for legislation to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 300) of John F. Keenan, David Allen Robertson, David Paul Linsky, Kenneth I. Gordon and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a facilities loan program for private special education schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 301) of Eric P. Lesser, Anne M. Gobi, Diana DiZoglio, Edward J. Kennedy and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish farm to school grants to promote healthy eating and strengthen the agricultural economy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 303) of Eric P. Lesser, Brian M. Ashe, José F. Tosado and Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 304) of Eric P. Lesser, Antonio F. D. Cabral, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Carole A. Fiola and other members of the General Court for legislation to expand dual enrollment for high school students in Gateway Cities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 305) of Eric P. Lesser, Michael J. Rodrigues, William N. Brownsberger, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure language readiness in deaf and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 306) of Jason M. Lewis and Paul Brodeur for legislation relative to strengthening charter school data reporting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 307) of Jason M. Lewis and Paul Brodeur for legislation relative to strengthening the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 309) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation for the end of Common Core, and establishing certain other curriculum standards; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 311) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to the net school spending cap; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 314) of Michael O. Moore, Denise Provost, Tommy Vitolo, Thomas M. Stanley and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to local approval for charter schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 315) of Michael O. Moore and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to cybersecurity education in schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 317) of Patrick M. O'Connor and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to promote local control and effective training of school resource officers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 319) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) examination; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 320) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to creating a school resource officer grant program and fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 321) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to charter school reimbursements; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 323) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to safe internet access in schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 324) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to establish a special commission relative to digital textbooks; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 325) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Antonio F. D. Cabral, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to compulsory full-day kindergarten; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 326) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Antonio F. D. Cabral, Jason M. Lewis and Michael J. Barrett for legislation to achieve universal pre-kindergarten; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 328) of Michael F. Rush, Mike Connolly, Anne M. Gobi, Paul McMurtry and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a grant program on alternative assessment models ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 329) of Michael F. Rush, Anne M. Gobi, Patrick M. O'Connor, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to student safety in interscholastic athletic activities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 330) of Michael F. Rush, Mike Connolly, Patrick M. O'Connor, Paul McMurtry and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to physical and social recess in schools ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 331) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to provide child exploitation awareness education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 332) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to student achievement; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 333) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to school choice; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 336) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to enhancing special education services delivery; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 337) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to ensuring the integrity of charter schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 339) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to promote alternative dispute resolution for students; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 340) of Bruce E. Tarr, Cindy F. Friedman and David Allen Robertson for legislation relative to homeless children school transportation; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 344) of Dean A. Tran and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation relative to reimbursement for transportation costs for homeless students; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 345) of James T. Welch for legislation to create a disproportionate share childcare provider fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 346) of James T. Welch and Bud L. Williams for legislation to increase access to safe swimming; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 348) of Emily K. Harrison for legislation to establish a task force on child development information for parents; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 676) of Viriato M. deMacedo, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., John J. Lawn, Jr., Mathew J. Muratore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to MassHealth provider reimbursement; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 731) of Dean A. Tran, Brian M. Ashe and David Paul Linsky for legislation to promote mental health education in Massachusetts high schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1556) of Gerry Mroz and Thomas M. Stanley for legislation to incentivize efficiencies in the education system; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2248) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to freedom of expression for public school students; and (accompanied bill, S.2265) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joanne M. Comerford for legislation to quantify the SPED Gap by comparing actual special education costs to current special education assistance, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No.2538).

Senate, February 18, 2020 -- The committee on Financial Services, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 539) of Michael J. Barrett for legislation relative to transparency in homeowners insurance rate setting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 540) of Gerald DiFranza for legislation to require hearing aids to be covered by the Group Insurance Commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 541) of Joseph A. Boncore for legislation relative to co-pay assistance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 542) of Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to communications between health insurers and patients; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 543) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation to reduce health care costs through improved medication management; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 544) of Harriette L. Chandler, Kevin G. Honan and David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf for legislation relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 545) of Harriette L. Chandler and Kevin G. Honan for legislation relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 547) of Harriette L. Chandler, Mary S. Keefe, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Mike Connolly for legislation relative to alternatives to foreclosure; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 548) of Harriette L. Chandler, James T. Welch, Rebecca L. Rausch, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to expand access to affordable telemedicine services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 549) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Joanne M. Comerford, Jason M. Lewis, José F. Tosado and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to women’s health; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 550) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to mental health providers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 551) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to administrative simplification; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 552) of Nick Collins, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Michael O. Moore, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote transparency in prescription drug prices; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 553) of Nick Collins, Daniel J. Hunt, Kay Khan, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a maximum allowable check-cashing rate ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 556) of Joanne M. Comerford, Michael J. Barrett and Mindy Domb for legislation relative to authorize telemedicine services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 557) of Cynthia Stone Creem and Carlos Gonzalez for legislation relative to Holocaust victims insurance relief; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 558) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation relative to insurance companies and quality measures; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 559) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation relative to special education health care costs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 560) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore, Kay Khan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to preserving fertility ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 562) of Brendan P. Crighton, Patrick M. O'Connor, Patricia D. Jehlen, Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to health insurance coverage by athletic trainers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 563) of Julian Cyr, David Paul Linsky, Joanne M. Comerford, Walter F. Timilty and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 564) of Julian Cyr for legislation relative to health insurer reserve requirements; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 565) of Julian Cyr, Kay Khan, James T. Welch, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase access to lactation support through proper reimbursement; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 566) of Julian Cyr, Mike Connolly, Mary S. Keefe, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a resolution trust fund for receipt of reasonable mortgage payments; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 567) of Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to medical malpractice insurance for dentists; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 569) of Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to cancellation of service contracts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 570) of Sal N. DiDomenico and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 571) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to unfair and deceptive insurance practices; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 572) of Sal N. DiDomenico and Sheila C. Harrington for legislation to provide for coverage of necessary aqua therapy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 573) of Sal N. DiDomenico and Thomas M. Stanley for legislation relative to health insurance for human services workers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 574) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Joseph A. Boncore, Barry R. Finegold, Steven Ultrino and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to secure choice retirement savings plan; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 575) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to strengthen the state credit union charter; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 579) of James B. Eldridge, Mike Connolly, Jack Patrick Lewis, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the Massachusetts infrastructure bank; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 582) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to ensure access to medications; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 583) of Paul R. Feeney, Timothy R. Whelan, Natalie M. Higgins, Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to group insurance commission procurement; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 584) of Paul R. Feeney, Diana DiZoglio, Walter F. Timilty, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation to limit out of pocket health expenses; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 586) of Paul R. Feeney and James K. Hawkins for legislation relative to rehabilitation periods for recovering substance abusers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 587) of Cindy F. Friedman, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Jason M. Lewis, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish health equity for pregnant persons; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 592) of Cindy F. Friedman, Joanne M. Comerford, Maria Duaime Robinson, Rebecca L. Rausch and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to consumer transparency about provider networks; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 593) of Cindy F. Friedman and Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation to promote the accessibility, quality and continuity of care for consumers of behavioral health, substance use disorder and mental health services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 597) of Adam G. Hinds and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to provide health benefit plan coverage for hearing aids; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 599) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 600) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to provide greater fairness in insurance policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 601) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Steven Ultrino, Bradley H. Jones, Jr., James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to reduce the cost of pharmacy benefits ; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 602) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Steven Ultrino, Anne M. Gobi, Jack Patrick Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the Massachusetts secure choice retirement program and expand the Massachusetts CORE plan to all employers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 603) of John F. Keenan, Crystal Evans, Walter F. Timilty, Elizabeth A. Poirier and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 605) of John F. Keenan, David Allen Robertson, Mathew J. Muratore, Edward J. Kennedy and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 607) of Edward J. Kennedy, Patrick M. O'Connor and James B. Eldridge for legislation to reduce the financial burden of surprise medical bills for patients; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 608) of Eric P. Lesser and José F. Tosado for legislation to protect credit unions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 609) of Eric P. Lesser, José F. Tosado, Mindy Domb and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation to provide equal access to medication assisted treatment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 615) of Joan B. Lovely, Ruth B. Balser, Diana DiZoglio, Thomas M. Stanley and other members of the General Court for legislation to require mental health parity for disability policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 618) of Joan B. Lovely, Kay Khan, Patrick M. O'Connor, Rebecca L. Rausch and others for legislation relative to anesthesia coverage for children hospitalized for dental treatment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 620) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to the fiduciary responsibility of lenders for non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed accounts; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 622) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation to prohibit unscrupulous medical referral restrictions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 623) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to special insurance brokers and continuous affidavits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 624) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to an affordable health plan; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 626) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to group market plans for automobile and homeowners insurance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 627) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 628) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to dental insurance assignment of benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 629) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to expand automobile insurance coverage options to include the diminished value of automobiles; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 630) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to disability insurance benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 631) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to health insurance penalties; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 634) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to insurance payments for use of ambulance services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 635) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation relative to the homeowners' fire insurance policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 637) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Paul A. Schmid, III and Carole A. Fiola for legislation relative to interstate branching of a credit union and the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 638) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Paul A. Schmid, III and Carole A. Fiola for legislation relative to the compulsory automobile insurance limits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 640) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Paul A. Schmid, III, Alan Silvia, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure access to generic medications; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 643) of Michael F. Rush for legislation relative to preventing fraud in life and accident and health insurance policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 644) of Michael F. Rush for legislation relative to vacated foreclosed residential property; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 646) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to strengthen pharmacy benefit management; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 647) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to small group eligibility; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 648) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to providing short term health care plans; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 649) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to mandated benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 650) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to transparent health care data; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 651) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to health purchasing cooperatives; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 652) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to pharmaceutical "gag clauses"; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 653) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to prescription drug pricing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 654) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to strengthen pharmacy benefit management; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 656) of Dean A. Tran for legislation relative to transparency for mental health parity; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 657) of Dean A. Tran for legislation relative to the early detection of cancer; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 658) of James T. Welch for legislation to reform labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2323) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Katherine Shaw for legislation relative to assessment of surcharge points; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2375) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of David Erekson for legislation relative to a long term care partnership program; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2416) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation to prohibit discrimination in insurance on the basis of having a naloxone prescription, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2543).