Massachusetts Bills

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to state employee information privacy. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

SENATE, Monday, April 30, 2018 - The committee on Financial Services, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 496) of Michael J. Barrett, Chris Walsh, Jason M. Lewis, James M. Cantwell and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to transparency in homeowners insurance rate setting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 497) of Gerald DiFranza and Adrian Madaro for legislation to require hearing aids to be covered by the Group Insurance Commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 498) of Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to communications between health insurers and patients; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 500) of Harriette L. Chandler, Mary S. Keefe, José F. Tosado, Carmine L. Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to alternatives to foreclosure; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 503) of Harriette L. Chandler for legislation relative to preventing fraud in life and accident and health insurance policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 504) of Harriette L. Chandler, Barbara A. L'Italien, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to dental benefit plan transparency and patients' Bill of Rights; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 505) of Harriette L. Chandler, Barbara A. L'Italien, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Michael J. Barrett and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to medical loss ratio for insurance corporations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 506) of Harriette L. Chandler, Kathleen O'Connor Ives, Patrick M. O'Connor and Paul K. Frost for legislation relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 507) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jason M. Lewis, Jose F. Tosado, Daniel J. Ryan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to women’s health; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 508) of Cynthia S. Creem and Kathleen O'Connor Ives for legislation relative to special education health care costs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 509) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation relative to insurance companies and quality measures; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 510) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation relative to Holocaust victims insurance relief; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 512) of Viriato M. deMacedo and Thomas J. Calter for legislation relative to medical malpractice insurance for dentists; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 513) of Viriato M. deMacedo and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to access to vital healthcare information; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 514) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Julian Cyr, Linda Dorcena Forry, Kevin G. Honan and others for legislation to provide for coverage of necessary aqua therapy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 516) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Jack Lewis, Linda Dorcena Forry, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 517) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, John F. Keenan, Kenneth I. Gordon, Barbara A. L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to transparency for mental health parity; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 518) of Kenneth J. Donnelly for legislation to require health care coverage for medically necessary treatment for certain students; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 519) of Eileen M. Donoghue for legislation to promote emerging financial technologies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 520) of Eileen M. Donoghue for legislation relative to health insurer reserve requirements; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 521) of Eileen M. Donoghue for legislation relative to the honoring and cashing of checks; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 522) of Eileen M. Donoghue, John W. Scibak, Rady Mom, Jennifer L. Flanagan and other members of the General Court for legislation reduce the financial burden of surprise medical bills for patients; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 523) of James B. Eldridge, Jennifer E. Benson, Michael J. Rodrigues, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure access to medications; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 524) of James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis, Angelo M. Scaccia and Paul R. Heroux for legislation to improve access to child and adolescent mental health services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 525) of James B. Eldridge, John F. Keenan, Ruth B. Balser, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to require insurance coverage for emergency psychiatric services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 526) of James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to out-of-network services provided by emergency medicine clinicians; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 529) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation relative to evidence of coverage to be delivered to covered adults by health, dental and vision care providers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 530) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to include childbirth under insurance policies providing for disability income; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 531) of Linda Dorcena Forry for legislation to require Transportation Network Companies to provide a tipping feature on their applications; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 533) of Anne M. Gobi, Jack Lewis, Angelo L. D'Emilia, John W. Scibak and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines for homeowners with dogs living on such insured property; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 537) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to provide greater fairness in insurance policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 538) of Don Kusser for legislation relative to the effect of comprehensive insurance claims; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 540) of John F. Keenan, Todd M. Smola, Michael J. Rodrigues, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to access to health insurance for human service providers and their employees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 541) of Eric P. Lesser and Brian M. Ashe for legislation to protect credit unions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 542) of Eric P. Lesser and Brian M. Ashe for legislation to make out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage more affordable; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 543) of Eric P. Lesser, Michael D. Brady, Brian M. Ashe, James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to provide equal access to medication assisted treatment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 544) of Jason M. Lewis, Ruth B. Balser, Steven Ultrino, Angelo M. Scaccia and others for legislation to prohibit discrimination in the issuance of certain insurance policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 546) of Jason M. Lewis, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Jack Lewis, Steven Ultrino and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote value-based insurance design in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 547) of Jason M. Lewis, Ruth B. Balser, Chris Walsh, Diana DiZoglio and other members of the General Court for legislation to require coverage for community and home-based behavioral health care services for certain children and adolescents with mental health disorders; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 548) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to permit provisional licensure for financial services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 550) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Paul R. Heroux, Jack Lewis and Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to ensure transparency of health plan formularies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 551) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Brian M. Ashe, Denise Provost and Anne M. Gobi for legislation to reduce health care costs through improved medication management; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 552) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Ruth B. Balser, Brian M. Ashe, Claire D. Cronin and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the continuity of care for mental health treatment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 554) of Joan B. Lovely, Kay Khan, Barbara A. L'Italien, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to insurance coverage for mammograms and breast cancer screening; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 555) of Joan B. Lovely, Diana DiZoglio, Ruth B. Balser, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to require mental health parity for disability policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 557) of Thomas M. McGee, Brendan P. Crighton, Paul Tucker, Carolyn C. Dykema and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to health insurance coverage by athletic trainers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 558) 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. 559) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to group marketing plans for automobile and homeowners insurance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 560) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to cancellation of motor vehicle liability policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 561) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to compensation of executive officers for mutual companies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 562) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to group market plans for automobile and homeowners insurance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 563) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to special insurance brokers and continuous affidavits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 564) of Michael O. Moore and Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed funds by lending institutions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 565) of Michael O. Moore for legislation to alleviate health care burdens for Massachusetts employers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 566) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to an affordable health plan; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 567) of Michael O. Moore for legislation to define a certificate of insurance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 569) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives for legislation relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 571) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives for legislation relative to consumer notification; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 572) of Patrick M. O'Connor, James M. Cantwell, Steven S. Howitt, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to payments for use of ambulance services; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 573) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to transportation network companies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 574) of Marc R. Pacheco and Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to the homeowners' fire insurance policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 575) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to the Massachusetts insurers insolvency fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 576) of Michael J. Rodrigues and Alan Silvia for legislation relative to credit and debit cards; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 577) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to public funds; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 578) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to notice requirements for insurance premium changes and insurance coverage changes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 579) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to the duplicate application requirement for dwelling fire insurance policies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 580) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to commonwealth automobile reinsurers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 581) of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation relative to the compulsory automobile insurance limits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 583) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Colleen M. Garry, Alan Silvia, Linda Dorcena Forry and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure access to generic medications; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 584) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Paul A. Schmid, III, Patricia A. Haddad, Patrick M. O'Connor and others for legislation relative to interstate branching of a credit union and the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 585) of Michael J. Rodrigues, David F. DeCoste, Paul A. Schmid, III, Alan Silvia and others for legislation relative to the investment authority of the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 588) of Bernard Kansky for legislation relative to disability insurance benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 589) of Richard J. Ross, Steven S. Howitt, Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to pet insurance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 590) of Michael F. Rush and Paul McMurtry for legislation relative to vacated foreclosed residential property; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 592) of Bruce E. Tarr and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation relative to mandated benefits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 593) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to strengthen pharmacy benefit management; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 594) of Bruce E. Tarr and Ann-Margaret Ferrante for legislation relative to small group eligibility; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 595) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to providing short term health care plans; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 596) of James E. Timilty for legislation relative to coordination of benefit forms; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 598) of James E. Timilty for legislation to study the financial impact of the nexus between the insurance industry and law enforcement; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2080) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kristin Beatty for legislation to increase medical awareness and insurance coverage of non-ionizing radiation injury and reliance upon credible independent medical research, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2496).

SENATE, Thursday, April 26, 2018 - The committee on Marijuana Policy, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1059) of Mark A. Thomas for legislation relative to the use and legal effects of marijuana; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1060) of Mark A. Thomas for legislation relative to the repeal of the Citizen Referendum Law on marijuana; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1061) of Ryan C. Fattman, Kevin J. Kuros and Richard J. Ross for legislation relative to edible marijuana products; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1062) of Steven Drury for legislation relative to chapter 351 of the acts of 2016; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1063) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mike Connolly, Jack Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to expunge repealed crimes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1064) of Jason M. Lewis, Joseph D. McKenna, Richard J. Ross, Steven Ultrino and others for legislation relative to the regulatory authority for oversight of the recreational marijuana industry; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1065) of Jason M. Lewis, Joseph D. McKenna, Richard J. Ross, Steven Ultrino and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen local control over recreational marijuana businesses; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1066) of Jason M. Lewis, Joseph D. McKenna, Richard J. Ross and Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation to further regulate the manufacture and sale of certain commercial marijuana products; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1068) of Jason M. Lewis, Joseph D. McKenna, Richard J. Ross, Steven Ultrino and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the public safety risk of marijuana-impaired drivers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1069) of Jason M. Lewis, Joseph D. McKenna, Richard J. Ross, Steven Ultrino and others for legislation relative to safe limits on home growing of marijuana; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1070) of Jason M. Lewis, Joseph D. McKenna, Richard J. Ross and Steven Ultrino for legislation relative to penalties for underage possession and use of marijuana tobacco and alcohol; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1071) of Jason M. Lewis, Joseph D. McKenna, Richard J. Ross, Steven Ultrino and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to youth marijuana use prevention and education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1072) of Jason M. Lewis, Joseph D. McKenna, Richard J. Ross, Steven Ultrino and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to marijuana research, data collection, and best practices; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1073) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to marijuana potency; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1074) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to hemp; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1075) of Jason M. Lewis, Chris Walsh, Joseph D. McKenna, Steven Ultrino and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the expungement of convictions for marijuana possession; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1076) of Jason M. Lewis and Steven Ultrino for legislation relative to energy efficient marijuana cultivation; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1077) of Jason M. Lewis, Joseph D. McKenna, Richard J. Ross, Steven Ultrino and others for legislation relative to marijuana product packaging and labeling; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1078) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Richard J. Ross, Sheila C. Harrington, Ryan C. Fattman and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the marketing and visibility of recreational marijuana; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1079) of Patrick M. O'Connor and James M. Cantwell for legislation to create a cannabis control commission; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1080) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Richard J. Ross, David F. DeCoste, Sheila C. Harrington and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to municipal control over recreational marijuana, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2488).

SENATE, Monday, April 23, 2018 - The committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 197) of Karen E. Spilka and Eric P. Lesser for legislation to create an innovative communities program; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2005) of Ann-Margaret Ferrante for legislation to establish an innovative communities program within the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2470).

SENATE, Thursday, April 26, 2018 - The committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 179) of Eileen M. Donoghue, Tackey Chan, Jennifer L. Flanagan, Barbara A. L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the cybersecurity of the Internet of Things and other smart devices; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2053) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bruce E. Tarr, Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure internet security and privacy; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2062) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Cynthia S. Creem, James B. Eldridge, Jennifer E. Benson, Kay Khan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to internet service providers, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2485).

SENATE, Monday, May 14, 2018 -- The committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 45) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Kay Khan, Joseph D. McKenna, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen protection of children in the Commonwealth,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2520).

SENATE, Thursday, April 26, 2018 - The committee on Transportation, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1904) of Michael D. Brady, Michelle M. DuBois and Josh S. Cutler for legislation relative to increasing the fine for “jay walking”, so-called; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1907) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation relative to bicycle visibility on the road; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1918) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Nick Collins for legislation relative to an agreement on concurrent public safety jurisdiction on land owned by Massport; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1923) of Anne M. Gobi, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Todd M. Smola, Angelo L. D'Emilia and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to standards for protective headgear for operators or passengers on motorcycles; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1924) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation to provide distinctive registration plates for certain veterans who participated in the testing of atomic weapons; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1932) of John F. Keenan, Mark J. Cusack, Tackey Chan and Bruce J. Ayers for legislation relative to directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1940) of Jason M. Lewis, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Thomas M. McGee, Marjorie C. Decker and other members of the General Court for legislation explore alternative funding sources to ensure safe and reliable transportation; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1942) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to waive motor vehicle registration fees for disabled veterans; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1947) of Mitchell Puopolo for legislation to allow lane splitting in the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1948) of Joan B. Lovely, Thomas P. Walsh, Paul Tucker and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to motorcycle parking; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1964) of Michael O. Moore for legislation to enhance public safety by providing implied consent in cases of persons operating under the influence of drugs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1965) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to pedestrian safety; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1969) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Sheila C. Harrington, James M. Cantwell and other members of the General Court for legislation to create a commission to study the feasibility of rapid transit systems; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1970) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Russell E. Holmes for legislation relative to rapid transit systems; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1973) of Marc R. Pacheco and Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to the transportation of individuals seated in wheelchairs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1976) of Richard J. Ross, Steven S. Howitt, Keiko M. Orrall and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to preserving public safety and preventing trespassing on state highways; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1997) of James E. Timilty for legislation to establish a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1998) of James E. Timilty for legislation to provide for a distinctive registration plate for Olympians; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1999) of James E. Timilty for legislation relative to high speed chases; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2003) of James E. Timilty for legislation to provide for the issuance of a distinctive registration plate for congenital heart defects research and treatment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2007) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to charitable donation of automobiles; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2148) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Anne M. Gobi and James R. Miceli for legislation relative to street rods and custom vehicles, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2483).

SENATE, Monday, April 23, 2018 -- The committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1089) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Paul R. Heroux and Thomas M. Stanley for legislation relative to mental health peer specialists certification,- reports the accompanying resolve (Senate, No. 2451).

SENATE, Monday, April 23, 2018 - The committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 451) of Jason M. Lewis, Paul A. Schmid, III, Jay R. Kaufman, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect pollinator habitat; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 457) of Keiko M. Orrall and others for the establishment of a special task force (including members of the General Court) to promote pollinator forage; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2926) of Mary S. Keefe and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) of opportunities for improving pollinator health,- reports the accompanying resolve (Senate, No. 2460).

SENATE, Monday, April 23, 2018 - The committee on Higher Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by resolutions, Senate, No. 672) of Sal N. DiDomenico, William N. Brownsberger, Barbara A. L'Italien, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to support efforts to ensure that students from Massachusetts have access to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 681) of James B. Eldridge, Jack Lewis, Jason M. Lewis, Mike Connolly and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote access to debt-free public higher education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 692) of Eric P. Lesser, Sal N. DiDomenico and Brian M. Ashe for legislation relative to community college tuition; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 700) of Mark C. Montigny, Kevin G. Honan, Eric P. Lesser and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to establish the Bridge the Gap Scholarship to universalize access to community colleges; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2088) of Michael O. Moore for legislation to exempt residents of the Commonwealth from payment of tuition or mandatory curriculum fees at community colleges; (accompanied by resolutions, House, No. 638) of Paul W. Mark and others for the adoption of resolutions by the General Court relative to debt-free higher education at public colleges and universities; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3005) of John C. Velis for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study student load debt,- reports the accompanying resolve (Senate, No. 2469).

SENATE, Monday, May 7, 2018 - The committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1081) of William N. Brownsberger, Julian Cyr, James B. Eldridge, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize public health workers to pursue new measures to reduce harm and stigma for people affected by substance use disorder; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1085) of Viriato M. deMacedo and Thomas J. Calter for legislation to enable physician assistants to authorize psychiatric and substance abuse holds; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1098) of John F. Keenan, James M. Cantwell, Jason M. Lewis, Robert M. Koczera and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen prescription drug safety and drug stewardship; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1108) of Joan B. Lovely, William N. Brownsberger, Michael D. Brady, Kenneth J. Donnelly and others for legislation relative to expanding access and safety of mental health services, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2508).