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Chapter 386, An Act to Enhance, Update and Protect the 2013 Motor Vehicle Right to Repair Law
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act to Enhance, Update and Protect the 2013 Motor Vehicle Right to Repair Law - Acts of 2020 Chapter 386
- H191
- H224
- H227
- H237
- H246
- H275
- H279
- H284
- H293
- H307
- H323
- H340
- H3648
- H4122
- H4302
- S133
- S148
- An Act Relative to Automotive Repair - Acts of 2013 Chapter 165
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Ballot Question 1: Right to Repair
- As Cars Get Smarter, Massachusetts Voters May Shape Their Future
- Mass. Voters Say ‘Yes’ on Question 1, Expanding Access to Car Repair Data
- 2020 Massachusetts Election: Question 1, ‘right to repair’ law, live results
- Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Support Expanded ‘Right to Repair’ Law
- A Look Under the Hood: Massachusetts Updates Its Vehicle Right to Repair Law
Chapter 35, An Act Relative to Sexual Assault Evidence Kits
An Act Relative to Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Relative to Sexual Assault Evidence Kits - Acts of 2021 Chapter 35
- H1701
- H4001
- H4002
- H4013
- Amendment 1074 to H4000
- Amendment 1 to H4013
- S2371
- General Law - Part I, Title II, Chapter 6A, Section 18X
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- State House News: House Session Summary - Wednesday, July 28, 2021
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Monday, Aug. 2, 2021
- State House News: House Session Summary - Monday, Aug. 2, 2021
- State House News: Evening Briefs: New Eviction Moratorium | Ten Baker Vetoes | Mask Advisory Defense
- With 6,300 untested rape kits in Massachusetts, advocates and legislator frustrated with lack of accountability as Gov. Charlie Baker signs budget
- Massachusetts governor opposes Legislature's rape kit testing requirements
- Lawmakers target loophole that left thousands of Massachusetts rape kits untested
- Massachusetts law signed mandating testing of older rape kits
- Thousands Of Backlogged Rape Kits Remain Untested Thanks To Legislative Loophole
- Massachusetts Senate votes to close loophole involving rape kits
- Unresolved issues remain after Baker signs FY22 budget
- Massachusetts makes $8 million investment to collect and test rape kits as Gov. Charlie Baker signs budget bill
- Passage of Massachusetts bill rectifies loophole that left 6,300 rape kits untested
Chapter 64, An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Acts of 2020 Chapter 64
- S2630
- S2635
- S2640
- Informal House Session 39, April 17, 2020 at 2:00pm (passage of bill)
- Senate Session, April 16, 2020 at 11:00am (amendment and passage of bill)
- An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Procedural History
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- Amendment 1 S2640
- House Journal - Thursday, April 9, 2020
- House Journal - Thursday, April 16, 2020
- House Journal - Friday, April 17, 2020
4. Executive Action Documents
- Letter from Governor S2630
- Governor Baker Files Legislation To Provide Health Care Workers Liability Protections During COVID-19 Response
- Governor's PREP Act Directive
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Fact Sheet: An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- New Massachusetts Law Provides Liability Protections for Health Care Professionals, Health Care Facilities and Volunteer Organizations During COVID-19 Emergency
- Mass. Legislature Passes Liability Protection Law for Health Care Workers
- Civil Liability Immunity for Massachusetts Health Care Providers
- Governor Baker Signs Act Providing Civil Liability Immunities for Health Care Providers
- Coronavirus: Massachusetts health care workers protected from liability tied to COVID-19 under Gov. Charlie Baker's law
- Legal protections for health workers get Senate's approval
- Jones, Hill Support Liability Protections for Health Care Workers
- Editorial: Health care workers need liability protection
- Baker files legislation to expand liability protection for healthcare workers during coronavirus pandemic
- State House News: Lawmakers to field COVID-19 Liability Legislation
- State House News: Legal Protections for Health Workers Get Senate's Approval
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, April 9, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, April 16, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Friday, April 17, 2020
- State House News: House Session Summary - Friday, April 17, 2020
- State House News: Coronavirus Tracker (Friday PM Update)
- State House News: Coronavirus Tracker (Saturday PM Update)
Chapter 21, An Act Further Regulating Banks and Banking
An Act Further Regulating Banks and Banking Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Further Regulating Banks and Banking - Acts of 2020 Chapter 21
- H1049
- H1049 Amendments
- H1049 Procedural History
- H4176 Procedural History
- S2438
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- State House News: Senate Session - Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020
- State House News: House Session - Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019
- State House News: Advances - Week of Feb. 9, 2020
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
Chapter 8, An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy - Acts of 2021 Chapter 8
- S9 (Passed)
- S2477
- S2500
- S2995 (Vetoed)
- Component Bills
2. Committee Documents
- S30 (Report of the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading)
- H4909 (Ordering Amendment)
- H4933 (House Redraft)
- M.J. Bradley & Associates Summary
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act 10-Year Progress Report
- Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change Report - No Time to Waste
- House Journal - Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021
- House Journal - Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
- House Journal - Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021
- Senate Journal - Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021
- Senate Journal - Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021
- Senate Journal - Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
- Senate Journal - Thursday, Mar. 11, 2021
- Senate Journal - Monday, Mar. 15, 2021
- Senate Journal - Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021
- House Vote on Governors Amendments (S9)
- House Vote on Enactment (S9)
- House Vote on Engrossment (S9)
- House Vote on Re-Enactment (S9)
- Senate Roll Call on S2477 Amendment 111
- Senate Roll Call on S2477 Amendment 16
- Senate Roll Call on S2477 Amendment 55
- Senate Roll Call on S2995 Conference Committee Report
- Senate Roll Call on S9 Governor Amendments
- Temporary Senate Committee on Ways and Means Vote on S9
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- MAPC Statement on Governor's Veto of S.2995
- The Veto of Bill S.2995: A [Painfully] Missed Opportunity
- Governor Baker Signs Climate Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Protect Environmental Justice Communities
- Next-Generation Roadmap Bill: What You Need to Know
- What You Need to Know About the New Mass. Climate Law
- Massachusetts Enacts Major Climate Change Legislation
Chapter 348, An Act to Reduce Racial Inequalities in Maternal Health
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act to Reduce Racial Inequalities in Maternal Health - Acts of 2020 Chapter 348
- H1949
- H4448
- H4818
- S2865
- MassTrac text comparisons of H1949, H4448, H4818, and S2865
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- Amendment 1 to H4818
- Amendment 2 to H4818
- Senate Roll Call - H4818
- MassTrac: House Floor Debate of H4818 - June 30, 2020
- MassTrac: Senate Floor Debate of S2865 - July 30, 2020
- State House News: Advances - Week of June 14, 2020
- State House News: Advances - Week of Jan. 10, 2021
- State House News: Advances - Week of June 20, 2021
- State House News: House Session Summary - Monday, June 29, 2020
- State House News: House Session Summary - Tuesday, June 30, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, July 2, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, July 30, 2020
- State House News: House Session Summary - Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
4. Executive Action Documents
- State House News: Baker Signs Bill Creating Maternal Health Commission
- Massachusetts State Priorities 2020-2025
5. Press Reports (links only)
- The U.S. Is Failing Mothers of Color—But Massachusetts Is Fighting Back
- ACTION ALERT: Urge Governor Baker NOW to sign H.4818, An act to reduce racial inequities in maternal health
- MA Senate, Bill H. 4818 - An Act to Reduce Racial Inequities in Maternal Health
- 'Every mother counts’: Massachusetts House passes bill to study racial disparities in maternal health
- Legislature Passes Racial Justice and Maternal Health Equity Resolve
- State House News: Board Diversity Bills in Committee as Session Winds Down
- State House News: Lunch Briefs: Senate Voting Bill Debate | “Angry and Heartbroken” | Future of Bars
- State House News: Committee Backs Bill on Racial Disparities in Maternal Health
Chapter 384, An Act Ensuring Safe Patient Access to Emergency Care
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Ensuring Safe Patient Access to Emergency Care - Acts of 2020 Chapter 384
- An Act Ensuring Safe Patient Access to Emergency Care Procedural History
- S1276
- S2767
- S2931
- H5246
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
- State House News: House Session Summary - Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
- State House News: Advances - Week of Jan. 10, 2021
- State House News: Afternoon Briefs: Vaping Emergency | Patient Safety | Hot Works Bill
- State House News: Early-Afternoon Briefs: Baker Economic Plan | ER Signage Bill on Move | Gaming Adjustments
- State House News: Evening Briefs: Baker on DC Chaos | State Seal Commission | "Laura's Law" to Guv
- State House News: Evening Briefs: National Guard Request | "Laura's Law" Signing | Rate Relief Refile
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
Chapter 62, An Act Promoting Student Nutrition
An Act Promoting Student Nutrition Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Promoting Student Nutrition - Acts of 2021 Chapter 62
- H3999
- H585
- H715
- H4434
- S256
- S298
- S2390
- S2532
- S2664
2. Committee Documents
- Representative Andy Vargas Written Testimony
- School Nutrition Association of Massachusetts Written Testimony
- Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Written Testimony
- Food Research & Action Center Written Testimony
- Groundwork Lawrence Written Testimony
- Jewish Family & Children's Service Written Testimony
- National Lawyers Guild Written Testimony
- League of Women Voters Written Testimony
- Massachusetts Appleseed Written Testimony
- Greater Boston Food Bank Written Testimony
- Senator Cyntha Creem Written Testimony
- Massachusetts Food System Collaborative Written Testimony
- Project Bread Written Testimony
- Representative Liz Malia Written Testimony
- Worcester County Food Bank Written Testimony
- Luciana Castrillon (Framingham Public Schools) Written Testimony
- Oral Testimony
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- House Roll Call, H. 3999
- House Journal - Oct. 6, 2021
- Senate Journal - Oct. 6, 2021
- State House News Service: Advances - Week of Sept. 19, 2021
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary - Monday, Sept. 20, 2021
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021
- State House News Service: House Session Summary - Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary - Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Governor Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act Ensuring More Students Access Free Meals at School
- How a new law expands access to free meals in Mass. schools
- MA Senate Passes Cindy Creem's Bill To Promote Student Nutrition
- Massachusetts Law Prohibits “Meal Shaming” Practices
- New bill requires free student breakfast, lunch for low-income schools in Massachusetts
- MLRI Applauds Passage of Meal Debt Legislation in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Baker Signs Vargas Bill Into Law, Ending Pupil Shaming Over Lunch Money Debt
- Massachusetts State Senate Passes Healthy Youth, Gender ID and Student Nutrition Bills
- Saugus Legislator Supports School-Nutrition Bill
- Gov. Baker Signs Student Nutrition Bill Into Law
- Student nutrition bill, barring ‘meal-shaming,’ on the move
- New student nutrition law could benefit up to 10,000 kids in Massachusetts schools
- End Student Meal Debt
- Thousands of additional Mass. students expected to have access to free school meals under new law
- Massachusetts Governor Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act Ensuring More Students Get Free Meals At School
- Sen. Lewis Helps Lead Senate Action to Fight Child Hunger, School Meal Shaming
- Senate passes bill to ensure school children eat healthy meals
- Governor Baker Signs Legislation Tackling Child Hunger
- Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act Ensuring More Students Access Free Meals at School
- Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act Ensuring More Students Access Free Meals at School
- For kids, more calories, less stigma. Here’s how a new school meals law works
- Governor Baker Signs Student Nutrition Act
- Baker signs bill prohibiting ‘meal-shaming’ in schools
- ‘Lunch shaming’ bill teed up for Senate vote
- An Act Promoting Student Nutrition (1 of 2) – New Requirements Related to Special Provisions
- An Act Promoting Student Nutrition (2 of 2) – Student Unpaid Meal Debt
- State House News Service: Early-Afternoon Briefs: Redistricting the South Coast | T Board Appointed | "Lunch Shaming"
- State House News Service: Late-Afternoon Briefs: "Maybe Should've Been Fixed Before" | Endgame at Mass And Cass
- State House News Service: Late-Morning Briefs: Record Gaming $$$ | Student Nutrition Law | Lawrence School Fights
- State House News Service: PERSONAL STORIES NOT ENOUGH TO SALVAGE "LUNCH SHAMING" BILL
Chapter 48, An Act Relative to Offshore Wind Contract Pricing
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- 01 - Original Bill it was a part of H4000
- House Session - Wednesday, July 31, 2019, State House News Service
- Senate Session - Wednesday, July 31, 2019, State House News Service
4. Executive Action Documents
- 02 - Governor's Response H4014
- 03 - Attachment E - Governor's Relevant Request
- 04 - Bill H.4019 Gov Amendment
5. Press Reports (links only)
Chapter 11, An Act to Lift the Cap on Kids
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act to Lift the Ban on Kids Session Law - Acts of 2019 Chapter 11
- H.104 Bill Summary
- H104
- H3594
- S.37 Bill Summary
- S37
- S2186
2. Committee Documents
- ACLU NARAL PPAF testimony to Lift the Cap on Kids 3.5.19
- Economic Mobility Testimony
- Joint Committee Vote
- Mass. Catholic Conference testimony-3-5-19
- Mass. Law Reform Institute Testimony
- National Assoc. of Social Workers' Testimony
- Project Hope Testimony Lift the Cap on Kids 3.5.19
- Rosie's Place Testimony
- Sandy Bayne Testimony
- SenateRollCall19
- SenateRollCall21
- Stavros, Testimony 3-5-19
- Vincent Fusaro 3-5-19
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- Advances - Week of April 21, 2019
- HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
- HOUSE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019
- SENATE SESSION - MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019
- SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
- SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, MARCH 28