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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

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• Summary, testimony, letters

2. Committee Documents

• Senate documents

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

4. Executive Action Documents

5. Press Reports (links only)  

Chapter 25, An Act Modernizing the Transportation Systems of the Commonwealth

An Act Modernizing the Transportation Systems of the Commonwealth Memorandum

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• S10 (History)
  • As filed
• S2023 (History)
  • Amendments 
  • Recommended New Draft
  • As filed
• S2024 (History)
• S2087 (History)

2. Committee Documents

• House Journals:
• Senate Journals:
  • Feb. 5, 2009
  • Feb. 23, 2009
  • March 23, 2009
  • March 24, 2009
  • March 25, 2009
  • March 26, 2009
  • April 6, 2009
  • April 15, 2009
  • April 16, 2009
  • June 18, 2009

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

• Recommendations of the Massachusetts Transportation Finance Administration

4. Executive Action Documents

• Governor's Press Release

5. Press Reports (links only)  

• The Berkshire Eagle: Senate plan saves $6.5B By: Matt Murphy - March 26, 2009
• The Berkshire Eagle: Tough but successful session By: Robert DeLeo - July 2, 2009
• The Boston Globe: Deadlines loom for MBTA, Turnpike - May 28, 2009
• The Boston Globe: Transportation reform in place, but not over By: Herese Murray and Steven Baddour - July 9, 2009
• The Boston Globe: "Deal may bring end to turnpike agency: Legislative leaders agree on overhaul" By: Noah Bierman and Matt Viser - June 18, 2009
• The Boston Herald: Transportation charades By: Bob Katzen - April 15, 2009
• Lowell Sun: Beacon Hill Roll Call - April 13, 2009
• The Republican: Lawmakers take aim at spending State transit overhauled By: Dan Ring - June 19, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2009
• State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 2009
• State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - LUNCH EDITION - THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009
• State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - LUNCH EDITION - THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009
• State House News Service: PRESSURE FOR REVENUE LOOMS AS SENATE PASSES TRANSPORTATION OVERHAUL By: Michael Norton, Gintautas Dumcius and Kyle Cheney - MARCH 25, 2009
• State House News Service: TRANSPORTATION FINANCE IDEAS FLY AS MBTA, TURNPIKE BUDGETS WOBBLE By: Kyle Cheney and Gintautas Dumcius MARCH 23, 2009
• State House News Service: TRANSPORTATION RESTRUCTURE CLEARS LEGISLATURE AS UNIONS CRY FOUL By: State House News Service Staff - JUNE 18, 2009
• The Sun: Billions in savings seen from Senate-approved transportation overhaul by: Matt Murphy - March 26, 2009
• The Sun: Patrick digs in his heels By: Matt Murphy - April 29, 2009
• Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Reforming the transportation system By: Jennifer Flanagan - April 17, 2009

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Chapter 27, An Act Prohibiting Health Care Facilities from Charging for Certain Services

An Act Prohibiting Health Care Facilities from Charging for Certain Services Memorandum

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• H4129
• H4145
• Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2009 - Portion Amended in Chapter 58
• Chapter 27 of the Acts of 2009
• Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2009

2. Committee Documents

• House Journals:
  • June 19, 2009
  • July 28, 2009
  • July 29, 2009
• Senate Journals:
  • July 28, 2009
  • July 29, 2009

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

4. Executive Action Documents

• Governor's Amendment (H4139) (Attachment H)

5. Press Reports (links only)  

• State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009
• State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009
• State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009

Chapter 30, An Act Mobilizing Economic Recovery in Massachusetts

An Act Mobilizing Economic Recovery in Massachusetts Memorandum

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• S2019 (redraft)
  • Summary
  • History
• Session law

2. Committee Documents

• July 30 Press Release
• House Journals:
  • June 1, 2009
  • June 11, 2009
  • June 30, 2009
• Senate Journals:
  • May 26, 2009
  • May 27, 2009
  • June 30, 2009

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

• Written Testimony
  • James A. McCaffrey, Chairman, Town of Shrewsbury MA
  • Sen. Moore
  • Rep. Polito
  • David Magnani, Executive Director, MA Nonprofit Network
  • Geoffrey C. Beckwith, Executive Director, Massachusetts Municipal Association
  • Paul J. McNally, Business Manager, Massachusetts laborers' District Council
  • Greg Beeman, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. MA Chapter President
  • Paul F. Matthews, Executive Director, 495/MetroWest Partnership
• Amendments 
  • Tolman Apprentice work (redraft)
  • McGee mini-COBRA (redraft)
  • Montigny ARRA Medical Assistance Percentage Fund (redraft)
  • Montigny ARRA Sunset (redraft)
  • Montigny Fed Stim Oversight Commission (redraft)
  • Morrissey Central Register Advertising (redraft)
  • Tolman Advertising and Bidding Thresholds (redraft)
  • Hedlund Bid Time Frame (redraft)
  • Hedlund Legal Requirements I (redraft)
  • Hedlund Legal Requirements II (redraft)
  • Hedlund Subbidders (redraft)
  • Spilka Apprenticeship Requirement (redraft)
  • Petruccelli Mobilizing Economic Recovery Apprenticeship Requirement I (redraft)
  • Petruccelli Mobilizing Economic Recovery Apprenticeship Requirement II (redraft)
  • Pacheco Stimulus Reporting Requirement (redraft)
  • Pacheco Transparency of Federal Grant Applications (redraft)
  • Chang-Diaz Contract Award Threshold for Apprentice Program (redraft)
  • Chang-Diaz Community Accountability (redraft)
  • Chang-Diaz Study of Small Businesses (redraft)
  • Chang-Diaz Participation Goals and Reporting Requirements (redraft)
  • Pacheco Excluding Debarred Companies from Stimulus Projects (redraft)

4. Executive Action Documents

• Governor's Press Release

5. Press Reports (links only)  

• State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF APRIL 5, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009
• State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009
• State House News Service: WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009 - SENATE TAKES UP STIMULUS $$ BILL
• State House News Service: THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009 - PATRICK SIGNS BILL AIMED AT REAPING FEDERAL FUNDS

Chapter 159, An Act Relative to Publicly Assisted Affordable Housing

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• S2190
  • History
• Other versions:
  • H1201, H3463, H3573, H3689, H3810
  • H3812, H4088, H4132, H4298
  • S617, S618, S655, S666, S2111
• S799 of 2008 History
• Full bill timeline

2. Committee Documents

• House Journals:
  • July 23, 2009
  • October 28, 2009 (Call page)
  • October 28, 2009
  • Nov. 9, 2009
  • Nov. 12, 2009
  • Nov. 18, 2009
• Senate Journals:
  • June 25, 2009
  • July 20, 2009
  • July 21, 2009
  • Nov. 2, 2009
  • Nov. 4, 2009
  • Nov. 5, 2009
  • Nov. 16, 2009
  • Nov. 18, 2009
• Expiring use report final

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

• CHAPA fact sheet
• CHAPA hearing testimony

4. Executive Action Documents

• Governor's Press Release

5. Press Reports (links only)  

• 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: HOUSE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 2009

Chapter 202, An Act to Regulate the Use of Off Highway and Recreation Vehicles

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• Bill History 
  • Amendments

2. Committee Documents

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

• Letters
• Mass Audubon Testimony
• Testimony of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Speaker DeLeo press release

4. Executive Action Documents

5. Press Reports (links only)  

Chapter 244, An Act Creating the Massachusetts Mortgage Resolution System

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• Bill Summaries
  
  • Comments

2. Committee Documents

• House Journals:
• Senate Journals:
  • April 29, 2010

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

• Joint Committees on Housing Testimony
• S1379 Letters of Support 
• Constituent Foreclosure Letters

4. Executive Action Documents

• Governor Patrick unveils foreclosure prevention plan (10-18-07)

5. Press Reports (links only)  

• The Boston Globe: More being foreclosed into homelessness By: Jenifer B. McKim, April 22, 2009
• The Boston Globe: "Still there, foreclosed no longer: Nonprofits help occupants buy back homes" By: Jenifer B. McKim, May 11, 2009
• The Boston Herald: Big case, small settlement By: Jerry Krokenberg, May 13, 2009
• LaRouchePAC: Issues Updated Version of Homeowners and Bank Protection Act of 2007
• Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending: FACTSHEET on the Tenant Protection Bill & Existing Massachusetts Law
• Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending: Summary Fact Sheet
• Massachusetts Bankers Association: Sustaining Our Neighborhoods and Moderating the Fallout of the Foreclosure Crisis Feb. 27, 2009
• Massachusetts Foreclosure Monitor: Third Quarter 2008
• Massachusetts Foreclosure Monitor: May, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2010
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010

Chapter 276, An Act to Prohibit the Use of Novelty Lighters in the Commonwealth

An Act to Prohibit the Use of Novelty Lighters in the Commonwealth Memorandum

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• H3924 
  • History

2. Committee Documents

• House Journal
• Committee Documents

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

4. Executive Action Documents

• Governor Press Releases

5. Press Reports (links only) 

Chapter 313, An Act Relative to Postpartum Depression

An Act Relative to Postpartum Depression Memorandum

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• H4668
• Chapter 313
• Bill summary

2. Committee Documents

• Senate Journal:
  • Aug. 9, 2010
• Financial Services Committee Testimony
  • Completed hearing testimony forms
  • Rep. Kay Khan
  • Janice Goodman, MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing
  • Massachusetts Psychological Association
  • Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of MA

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

• Testimony
  • Janice Goodman (MGH Institute)

4. Executive Action Documents

5. Press Reports (links only)  

• Blackwell publishing: "The impact of maternal depression in pregnancy on early child development" By: T Dave, J Heron, J Evans, and A Emond March 2008
• Bright Futures Tool for Professionals: Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC)
• Clinical Pediatrics: "Developmental Screening: Is There Enough Time?" By: Alison Schonwald, MD, Kelly Horan, MPG, and Noelle Huntington, PhD July 2009
• Harvard University Center on the Developing Child: Maternal Depression Can Undermine the Development of Young Children
• MGH Institute Press Release
• Project Thrive: "Reducing Maternal Depression and Its Impact on Young Children: Toward a Responsive Early Childhood Policy Framework" By: Jane Knitzer, Suzanne Theberge, Kay Johnson Jan. 2008
• State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - MORNING EDITION - MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010
• State House News Service: WEEKLY ROUNDUP - ELEVATED TEMPERATURES JULY 9, 2010
• State House News Service: POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION BILL PASSES HOUSE JULY 30, 2010
• State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF AUG. 15, 2010
• State House News Service: POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION BILL BECOMES LAW AUG. 20, 2010
• The Ultimate Massachusetts Health Care Insider Information: "Postpartum Depression - Massachusetts Needs Universal Screenings" By: HCFA Feb. 1, 2010

Chapter 92, An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools

An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools Memorandum

1.  Procedural History and Bill Versions

• Bill Timeline
• Bill versions: 
  • H364, H378, H428, H438, H440, H455, H524, H3433, H3804, H4567 (amendments), H4571
  • S209, S228, S233, S242, S243, S281, S290, S2283, S2313 (amendments), S2323, S2404

2. Committee Documents

• Senate Ways and Means Summary
• Senate Session of March 11, 2010 video (contact for videos)
• House Session of March 18, 2010 video 
• Bullying fact sheet H4571
• Fact sheet S2323
• House Journals:
  • March 18, 2010
• Senate Journals:
  • March 11, 2010

3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents

• Conference Report fact sheet
•  Testimony
  • Sirdeaner Walker Testimony 
  • Summary of written testimony 

4. Executive Action Documents

5. Press Reports (links only)  

• Blue Mass Group: Anti-Bullying Hearing on Beacon Hill Tuesday By: tudor586 Nov. 18, 2009
• The Boston Globe: Students urge lawmakers to act on bullying By: Brian R. Ballou Nov. 18, 2009
• State House News Service: SENATE APPROVES ANTI-BULLYING BILL By: Kyle Cheney MARCH 11, 2010
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010
• State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010
• State House News Service: HOUSE PASSES ANTI-BULLYING MEASURE By: Kyle Cheney MARCH 18, 2010
• State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010
• State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, APRIL 29,2010
• State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010