Massachusetts Bills

SENATE, Thursday, March 22, 2018 - The committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 83) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Kevin G. Honan, James B. Eldridge, Barbara A. L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to smart growth multifamily housing production; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 86) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation for community housing packages; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 92) of Marc R. Pacheco, James B. Eldridge and Michael D. Brady for legislation to promote livable communities and zoning reform act; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 94) of Michael J. Rodrigues, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and Thomas J. Calter for legislation to improve housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2361).

SENATE, Thursday, March 15, 2018 - The committee on the Municipalities and Regional Government, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 80) of Harriette L. Chandler for legislation relative to smart growth housing trust fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1121) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation to enhance identification of taxicab operators; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1136) of Anne M. Gobi and Susannah M. Whipps (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate actions taken by the town of Templeton at the special town meeting held on November 9, 2015; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1138) of Anne M. Gobi, James B. Eldridge, Todd M. Smola and Chris Walsh for legislation to further regulate special permits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1140) of John F. Keenan, Tackey Chan and Daniel J. Hunt for legislation to ban billboards on MBTA property in the city of Quincy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1141) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to study establishment of, and definition of, a Middlesex Regional Commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1142) of Steven Keleti for legislation for equity and fairness in distribution of Community Preservation Funds; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1143) of Barbara A. L'Italien for legislation to mandate setbacks in home construction near high pressure gas pipelines; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1148) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives and Paul Brodeur for legislation to promote open space residential development; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1150) of James Thivierge for legislation to disclose the close of business; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1151) of James Thivierge for legislation relative to municipal transparency; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1154) of Michael F. Rush, Josh S. Cutler and Daniel J. Ryan for legislation to support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1156) of Bruce E. Tarr and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to land use regulations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1158) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to increase the amount that can be appropriated from the balance of a capital project fund; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1910) of Julian Cyr, Sarah K. Peake, Adam G. Hinds, Keiko M. Orrall and others for legislation relative to the maintenance of private ways, bridges and common amenities in municipalities, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2342).

SENATE, Monday, March 19, 2018 - The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 309) of Michael F. Rush, Timothy R. Whelan and Paul McMurtry for legislation to create an indoor active shooter gunshot detection and alerting system in schools; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 332) of James T. Welch and Eric P. Lesser for legislation relative to interagency collaboration for dropout prevention, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2350).

SENATE, Thursday, March 22, 2018 - The committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 90) of Patrick M. O'Connor, David F. DeCoste, Ryan C. Fattman and Josh S. Cutler for legislation relative to project density and affordable housing; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 91) of Patrick M. O'Connor, David F. DeCoste, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to 40B projects built near historical housing, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2360).

SENATE, Monday, March 19, 2018 - The committee on the Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 27) of Joseph A. Boncore, Marjorie C. Decker, Daniel J. Ryan, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to juvenile justice data; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 32) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Denise Provost, Diana DiZoglio, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve the children's medical security program and simplifying the administration process; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 39) of Ryan C. Fattman, Richard J. Ross, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and David F. DeCoste for legislation to SAVE Massachusetts tax dollars; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 57) of Barbara A. L'Italien for legislation to provide financial assistance for funeral and burial expenses of the deceased to those in need; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 68) of Patrick M. O'Connor, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to SNAP nutritional reform; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 70) of Marc R. Pacheco, Antonio F. D. Cabral, James B. Eldridge and Michael D. Brady for legislation to ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 71) of Richard J. Ross, Steven S. Howitt, Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to prevention of EBT fraud; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 72) of Richard J. Ross, Steven S. Howitt, Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to further reduce EBT fraud; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 73) of Richard J. Ross, Randy Hunt and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to work requirements; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 74) of Richard J. Ross, Leonard Mirra, Elizabeth A. Poirier, Barbara A. L'Italien and others for legislation relative to the counting of certain residences as affordable housing, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2345).

SENATE, Monday, March 19, 2018 - The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 246) of Kenneth J. Donnelly for legislation relative to the calculation of economically disadvantaged students; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 285) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to the calculation of economically disadvantaged students, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2351).

SENATE, Monday, March 19, 2018 - The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 253) of Ryan C. Fattman, Richard J. Ross, Brian Murray and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation to establish funds to provide for increases in English language learners in school districts; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 311) of Karen E. Spilka, Jack Lewis, Lori A. Ehrlich, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote global trade and economic development through biliteracy, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2349).

SENATE, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - The committee on Election Laws, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 365) Michael J. Barrett, Denise Provost, Chris Walsh, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to restore financial transparency in presidential elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 366) of Michael J. Barrett, John W. Scibak, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to early voting in municipal elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 367) of Joseph A. Boncore, Sal N. DiDomenico, Russell E. Holmes, Byron Rushing and other members of the General Court for legislation to allow election day registration; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 368) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jason M. Lewis, Carmine L. Gentile, Chris Walsh and other members of the General Court for legislation to modernize voter registration and jury pool lists; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 370) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, James B. Eldridge and Eric P. Lesser for legislation to establish permanent voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 371) of Cynthia S. Creem, Jason M. Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish election day registration; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 372) of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation to enhance reporting requirements for candidates and committees; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 374) of Viriato M. deMacedo, Timothy R. Whelan and David F. DeCoste for legislation relative to establishing voter identification procedures; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 375) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Jason M. Lewis, Byron Rushing, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote political participation through voluntary contributions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 376) of James B. Eldridge, Denise Provost, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Eileen M. Donoghue and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to corporations, shareholders, and political expenditures; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 377) of James B. Eldridge, Patricia D. Jehlen and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to election officers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 378) of James B. Eldridge, Mark C. Montigny, Barbara A. L'Italien and Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to enhance transparency in campaign finance; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 380) of James B. Eldridge, Anne M. Gobi, Jack Lewis, Carmine L. Gentile and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide a local option for ranked choice voting in city or town elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 381) of James B. Eldridge, Paul W. Mark, Brian Murray, Carmine L. Gentile and others for legislation relative to fair elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 382) of Ryan C. Fattman, Leonard Mirra, Shawn Dooley, Richard J. Ross and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to contribution fairness; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 383) of Edmund Rotty for legislation relative to voter information privacy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 384) of Richard Reppucci for legislation to establish open ballot primaries in the commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 385) of Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to the Public Office Liability and Safety Act (POLS Act); (accompanied by resolution, Senate, No. 387) of Eric P. Lesser, Michael J. Barrett, Lori A. Ehrlich, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for the adoption of resolutions calling on Congress to abolish the Electoral College and allow for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 388) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation for political party endorsement reform; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 389) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to expand voting rights; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 391) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation for Primary Election Reform; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 392) of Alice Shattuck and Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation for parity in all organizational and non-individual campaign contributions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 393) of Joan B. Lovely, Richard J. Ross and Thomas P. Walsh for legislation relative to election ballots; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 394) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation to limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 395) of Richard J. Ross, Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to campaign finance during special elections; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 396) of Richard J. Ross, Elizabeth A. Poirier, Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to unfunded election audits; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 397) of Richard J. Ross, Steven S. Howitt, Leonard Mirra, Elizabeth A. Poirier and other members of the General Court for legislation to require photo identification to receive a ballot; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 398) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to campaign contribution cycles; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 399) of Bruce E. Tarr and Richard A Baker Jr. for legislation relative to ballot modernization; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 400) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to remove unfair incumbent advantage from the ballot and to change unenrolled to independent; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 401) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to the application for a convention of the states under article v of the constitution of the United States; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2052) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bruce E. Tarr, Ryan C. Fattman, Richard J. Ross, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation to fairly fund early voting; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2069) of Kevin J. Kuros (by vote of the town) for legislation to provide for recall elections in the town of Uxbridge, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2399).