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Chapter 9, An Act Relative to an Appeal Process of Insurance Premium Surcharges Under Managed Competition
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
- House Journal
- Senate Journal
- Joint Committee on Financial Services Hearing Testimony from March 18, 2009
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- The AP: "AP Newsbreak: Mass. may end auto insurance appeals" By: Glen Johnson - October 9, 2008
- The Boston Globe: "Drivers losing a right to appeal: Insurers to decide on surcharges" By: Jeffrey Krasner - Monday, March 2, 2009
- The Boston Globe: "State plans to dissolve insurance appeals board" By: Jeffrey Krasner - March 2, 2009
- The Boston Globe: Drivers vs. insurers March 3, 2009
- The Boston Globe: State dismantling a system that works - March 6, 2009
- The Boston Globe: Mass. to add rules on driver surcharges By: Jeffrey Krasner - March 6, 2009
- The Boston Herald: "Foes: Move stiffs consumers" By: Hillary Chabot - Friday, January 9, 2009
- Enterprise news: "MASS. MARKET: Auto insurance appeals board may be scrapped" By: Jon Chesto - Feb. 12, 2009
- The Five College Social: Mass may end auto insurance appeals - Fri. Oct, 2008
- Gloucester Daily Times: Auto insurance plan has no state appeal By: Alan Burke - March 3, 2009
- International Business Times: Massachusetts may end auto insurance appeals
- The Republican: Effort launched to save state auto insurance appeals board from being abolished By: Dan Ring - February 24, 2009
- South Coast Today: Mass. might end auto insurance appeals By: Glen Johnson - October 10, 2008
- The Standard: MAIA Requests Answer on Surcharge Appeals - October 17, 2008
- The Standard: Safety, Quincy Mutual Agree With Mass. Agents on Appeals Process - November 7, 2008
- The Standard: MAIA to File Legislation to Keep Surcharge Appeal System - November 14, 2008
- The Standard: Not the right answer
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009
- Telegram.com: Has competition made auto appeals board obsolete? Editorial footnote - Sunday, February 1, 2009
6. Misc.
Chapter 13, An Act Relative to Health Information and Communication Practitioners
An Act Relative to Health Information and Communication Practitioners Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- H466
- Final Text
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
- Avni P. Patel Testimony
- The Commonwealth Fund: State Scorecard on Health System Performance, 2009: Chartpack
- The Commonwealth Fund: Aiming Higher - Results from a State Scorecard on Health System Performance, 2009
- The Commonwealth Fund: State Scorecard Data Tables - October 2009
- The Commonwealth Fund: Aiming Higher for Health System Performance: A Profile of Seven States That Perform Well on the Commonwealth Fund's 2009 State Scorecard
- The Commonwealth Fund: Multinational Comparisons of Health Systems Data, 2009
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- The Commonwealth Fund: Associations Between Structural Capabilities of Primary Care Practices and Performance on Selected Quality Measures By: Mark W. Friedberg, M.D., M.P.P., Kathryn L. Colton, M.P.H., Dana Gelb Safran, Sc.D., Marguerite Dresser, M.S., Alan M. Zalslavsky, Ph.D., and Eric C. Schneider, M.D., M.Sc. - October 6, 2009
- The Commonwealth Fund: A Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11 Countries, 2009: Perspectives on Care, Costs, and Experiences By: Cathy Schoen, M.A., Robin Osborn, M.B.A., Michelle M. Doty, Ph.D., David Squires, Jordon Peugh, M.A., and Sandra Applebaum - November 5, 2009
Misc.
Chapter 1, An Act Expanding the Governor’s Authority to Address Deficiencies in Revenue
An Act Expanding the Governors Authority to Address Deficiencies in Revenue Memo
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
- House Journal
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- The Boston Globe: State deficit may hit $1b again By: Frank Phillips - March 12, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14, 2009
Chapter 184, An Act to Modernize the Board of Registration of Social Workers
An Act Providing for the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
Chapter 29, An Act Providing for the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds
An Act Providing for the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- History and Bill
- Summary and Drafts
- Act Drafted by National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009
Chapter 33, An Act Providing for Economic Recovery Through Broadband Initiatives
An Act Providing for Economic Recovery Through Broadband Initiatives Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
- House Journals:
- Senate Journals:
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
Chapter 167, An Act Extending Simulcasting
An Act Extending Simulcasting Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - PART 1 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - PART 1 - THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - PART 2 - THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - PART 2 - THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008
- State House News Service: WEEKLY ROUNDUP - 'IN THIS BUILDING, WE MAKE LAWS'
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF AUG. 3, 2008
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF SEPT. 6, 2009
- State House News Service: BUDGET AND POLITICS HAVE CHANGED, BUT DIVISIONS REMAIN ON EXPANDED GAMBLING
- State House News Service: PANEL OKAYS BILL CREATING OFF-TRACK BETTING PARLORS AT DOG TRACKS
- State House News Service: WEEKLY ROUNDUP: ELECTIONS RESULT
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF NOV. 8, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS (AFTERNOON EDITION) - TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 2009
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF NOV. 15, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS (EVENING EDITION) -TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION (PART 3) - TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION (4:30 P.M. - 9 P.M.) - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION (5:10 TO 10:20 P.M.) - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION (9 P.M. TO 11:50 P.M.) - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2009
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF NOV. 22, 2009
- State House News Service: RAYNHAM TRACK TAKES TO COURT TO BATTLE BAN ON DOG RACING
- Full list of articles prior to 2008
Chapter 159, An Act Preserving Publicly-Assisted Affordable Housing
An Act Preserving Publicly-Assisted Affordable Housing Memorandum (Nika Elugardo)
An Act Preserving Publicly-Assisted Affordable Housing Memorandum (Lindsay Anchors)
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- Act
- Bill History (NE)
- Bill History (LA)
- Bill Summaries (LA)
- H1201, H3463, H3573, H3689, H3810, H3812, H4088, H4132 (section by section summary), H4298, H4335
- S617, S618, S655, S666, S2111, S2190 (bill history)
- Section Summary
- Full bill timeline (LA)
2. Committee Documents
- House Journals:
- Senate Journals:
- Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
- Testimonies, reports, letters (NE)
- Testimony (LA)
- Support Letters (LA)
- Committee Papers and the Report of the Expiring use Group
- CHAPA fact sheet
- CHAPA hearing testimony
4. Executive Action Documents
- Governor's Press Release - Governor Patrick Highlights 'Expiring Use' Rental Housing Law, Announces $150 Fund to Preserve Long-Term Affordable Housing
- Massachusetts Invests $150 Million For Long Term Affordable Housing (11-30-09)
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Citizens' Housing and Planning Association: An Act Relative to Preserving Publicly Assisted Affordable Housing
- Housing Online: Massachusetts Governor Signs Expiring Use Bill, Announces Preservation Loan Fund - Nov. 30, 2009
- National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations: NACEDA Policy Update Vol. 3, No. 23: December 7, 2009
- Nixon Peabody: Massachusetts enacts preservation law with right of first refusal - Dec. 8, 2009
- The Somerville News: Beacon Hill Roll Call - Volume 36 - Report No. 44 - November 2-6, 2009
- The Somerville News: Beacon Hill Roll Call By: Bob Katzen - Thu. Dec. 03, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF OCT. 25, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION (11 A.M. - 5:10 P.M.) - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION (11 A.M - 4:30 P.M.) - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2009
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF NOV. 22, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS (MORNING EDITION) - TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 2009
- State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF NOV. 29, 2009
- State House News Service Video Archive: PRESS AVAIL WITH GOV. PATRICK AFTER PUBLIC HOUSING BILL SIGNING - NOV. 30, 2009
- State House News Service Video Archive: GOV. PATRICK LAUDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILL AT SIGNING CEREMONY - NOV. 30, 2009
- State House News Service: GOVERNOR PATRICK HIGHLIGHTS 'EXPIRING USE' RENTAL HOUSING LAW, ANNOUNCES $150M FUND TO PRESERVE LONG-TERM AFFORDABLE HOUSING (11-30-09)
- State House News Service: House & Senate audio 2009 Archives
- Unknown Publisher: Workouts, Tax Credit Syndications, Distressed Asset Investment Funds, and Turnarounds - December 26, 2009
- Wicked Local - Brookline: Lawmakers vote to expand veterans' benefits By: Bob Katzen - Nov. 7, 2009
Chapter 28, An Act to Improve the Laws Relating to Campaign Finance Ethics and Lobbying
An Act to Improve the Laws Relating Campaign Finance Ethics and Lobbying Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
- Mass.gov Office of the Governor: Governor Patrick Signs Sweeping Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform
5. Press Reports (links only)
- The Boston Globe: Leaders approve ethics legislation By: Matt Wiser - June 25, 2009
- JD Supra: Public Finance and Litigation Alert: Massachusetts Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Reform–How Will it Affect You? By: Mintz Levin - July 2, 2009
- State House News Service: HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS PRESS FOR SENATE VERSION OF ETHICS BILL - (6-4-09)
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009
- Wicked Local: Rep Lewis advocates for Ethics and Lobbying Reform Bill By: Staff reports - Tuesday Mar. 31, 2009
Chapter 530, An Act to Improve, Promote, and Protect the Oral Health of the Commonwealth
An Act to Improve, Promote, and Protect the Oral Health of the Commonwealth Memorandum