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Chapter 161, An Act Instituting Saltwater Fishing Licenses
An Act Instituting Saltwater Fishing Licenses Memorandum (Stephanie Slappendel)
An Act Instituting Saltwater Fishing Licenses Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- Chapter 161 of the Acts of 2009
- H4309
- Other versions:
- Chronological History
- Bill Histories
- Westlaw annotated statute
2. Committee Documents
- House Journals:
- Senate Journals:
- House Rules 7A
- House Y and N on H4309
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- The Boston Globe: New law would require $10 permit for saltwater fishing By: Globe staff - Nov. 24, 2009
- Gov Monitor: Massachusetts Introduces New Saltwater Fishing Permit - November 30, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 2009
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS (MORNING EDITION) - TUESDAY, NOV. 24, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE MAY SLAP FEE ON RECREATIONAL FISHING - (11-04-09)
- State House News Service: PATRICK SIGNS LAW CLEARING WAY FOR NEW SALTWATER FISHING FEE - (11-24-09)
6. Misc.
- Legislator Bios:
- Federal background
- Saltwater Angler Registry Final Rule
- Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (Dingell-Johnson Act)
- Digest of Federal Resource Laws of Interest to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- HeinOnline Citation: 64 Stat. 430 1946-1951
- Memo title page
Chapter 168, An Act Requiring Engine Coolant and Antifreeze to Contain a Bittering Agent so as to Render it Inpalatable
An Act Requiring Engine Coolant and Antifreeze to Contain a Bittering Agent Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
- House Journals:
- Senate Journals:
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
- Official Bill
- Testimony:
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF MAY, 31, 2009
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
- State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF FEB. 21, 2010
- State House News Service: BILL TO PREVENT ANTIFREEZE POISONING HEADED TO GOVERNOR'S DESK (7-16-10)
- State House News Service: GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL TO PREVENT ANTIFREEZE POISONING DURING VISIT TO MSPCA (8-5-10)
Chapter 166, An Act Related to Safety Regulations for School Athletic Programs
An Act Related to Safety Regulations for School Athletic Programs Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
- House Journals:
- Senate Journals:
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
- Testimony of the Falmouth Pediatric Associates, LLP
- Testimony of Chris Nowinski, Co-Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Testimony of Kyle Hurley, New Orleans Saints '98-02', St. Louis Rams '03-04', Kansas City Chiefs '06-07
- Testimony of Lisa Allee, MSW, LICSW, Injury Prevention Coordinator, Boston Medical Center
- Testimony of Caren T. Harris, MSN, PNP-BC, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Trauma Program, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
- Testimony of Sean Kane, Chairman MASS PINN
- Testimony of Rep. Kevin Aguilar
- Testimony of Rep. David B. Sullivan
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
Chapter 86, An Act Providing for a Certain Exemption from the Sales Tax
An Act providing for a Certain Exemption from the Sales Tax 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 - AFTERNOON EDITION - MONDAY, JULY 11, 2011
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011
- State House News Service: LAWMAKERS TEE UP SALES TAX HOLIDAY By: Kyle Cheney JULY 22, 2011
- State House News Service: CORRECTION - FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011
- State House News Service: COMMITTEE OKAYS SALES TAX HOLIDAY, AIDE SAYS PATRICK WOULD SIGN IT By: Colleen Quinn JULY 25, 2011
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE APPROVES SALES TAX HOLIDAY, SCUTTLES VOTE ON TWO-STEP SALES TAX CUT By: Matt Murphy JULY 27, 2011
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - LUNCH EDITION - FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- State House News Service: WEEKLY ROUNDUP - GAUGING INTEREST By: Kyle Cheney JULY 29, 2011
- State House News Service: PATRICK SIGNS SALES TAX HOLIDAY By: Matt Murphy AUG. 1, 2011
Chapter 178, An Act Relative to the Commercial Exploitation of People
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
- House Journal June 6, 2011
- State ratings for human trafficking provisions chart
- Senate 1951 Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF MAY 15, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - LUNCH EDITION - MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
- State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF JULY 3, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOV. 15, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOV. 15, 2011
- State House News Service: ON MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY, MURRAY PLEDGES TRAFFICKING BILL PASSAGE By: Colleen Quinn MAY 23, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE PASSES ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING BILL, SETTING UP TALKS WITH HOUSE By: Colleen Quinn JUNE 30, 2011
- State House News Service: "SENATE LEADERS: DEAL ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING BILL POSSIBLE BEFORE NOV. 16" By: Kyle Cheney OCT. 27, 2011
- State House News Service: CONFEREES WORK TO STAFF, CALL TRAFFICKING BILL ACCORD IMMINENT By: Kyle Cheney NOV. 2, 2011
- State House News Service: MASSACHUSETTS AMONG LAAST STATES TO ADOPT ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW By: Matt Murphy NOV. 21, 2011
- State House News Service: DA CONLEY, AG COAKLEY TO BRIEF LAWMAKERS ON COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION (5-16-11)
- State House News Service: AG COAKLEY URGES PASSAGE OF ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION (5-18-11)
- State House News Service: HOUSE MINORITY LEADER'S STATEMENT ON ADOPTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING BILL (6-1-11)
- State House News Service: AG COAKLEY APPLAUDS PASSAGE BY HOUSE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING BILL (6-1-11)
- State House News Service: HOUSE PASSES LEGISLATION TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING (6-1-11)
- State House News Service: GROWING LIST OF SUPPORTERS BACK ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING BILL (6-17-11)
- State House News Service: AG COAKLEY AND COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL JOIN FORCES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING (6-23-11)
- State House News Service: SENATE REPUBLICANS CALL FOR TOUGHER HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAWS (6-29-11)
- State House News Service: URGENT: COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND STRENGTHEN VICTIM RIGHTS & ASSISTANCE (7-12-11)
- State House News Service: MASSACHUSETTS GIVEN NEGATIVE NATIONAL RANKING FOR ITS LEGAL TOOLS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING (8-29-11)
- State House News Service: SENATOR TARR CALLS FOR PROGRESS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING BILL (10-26-11)
- State House News Service: LANDMARK HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION AUTHORED BY SENATOR MONTIGNY PASSES LEGISLATURE: AWAITS GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE TO BECOME LAW (11-15-11)
- State House News Service: AG COAKLEY COMMENDS PASSAGE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION (11-15-11)
- State House News Service: LEGISLATURE APPROVES CRACKDOWN ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING (11-16-11)
- State House News Service: GOVERNOR PATRICK SIGNS ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION (11-21-11)
- State House News Service: STATEMENT OF SUFFOLK DISTRICT ATTORNEY DANIEL F. CONLEY ON THE PASSAGE OF MASSACHUSETTS' HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SAFE HARBOR LEGISLATION (11-21-11)
Chapter 240, An Act Regarding Families and Children Engaged in Services
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- S2410
- H4330
- Amendments
- S66 FACES redraft v1
- S1963
- 2009-10 Drafts
- March 5, 2010 S68 Final
- Memo re-CHINS changes May 4, 2010 draft
- Jan. 15, 2010 EOHHS Redraft
- June 1, 2010 EOHHS Redraft
- November 22, 2010 redline edits
- Suggested language changes Aug. 19, 2009
- Suggested language changes Sept. 24, 2009
- Redraft Nov. 3, 2009
- Changes to 07-08 proposed CHINS legislation
- S2329 (alt)
- S68
- H129
- H1937
- Bill text for SB 2570
- Final CHINS chapter Dec. 5, 2005
- H2828 Bill Summary (2005)
2. Committee Documents
- Senate Committee on Ways and Means HHS Comment
- Subcommittee Meeting for Change to CHINS legislation (05-06)
- Summary of June 2, 2009 meeting
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
- Final issues list for Conference Committee
- Final Conference Committee Report
- House bill over Senate bill
- Senate bill over House bill
- Senate v. House -advisory board membership
- Juvenile Court proposed amendment
- Probation letter on S.90
- Subcommittee Reports EGB
- Chins IT Overview 5/22/06 Draft
- Article 7 as amended NY
- Letter in support from Molly Baldwin, Executive Director, ROCA
- Letter in support Bonny Saulnier, Vice President for Community Services
- Testimony of Erik S. Pitchal in support of S. 66, "An Act Regarding Families and Children Engaged in Services"
- Summary of projected cost increases for CPCS if FACES bill is enacted
- Chief Justice Michael F. Edgerton testimony
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- The Boston Globe: Fair hearings for children September 15, 2006
- The Justice Research Center: Process and Outcome Evaluation of the 2007-2009 Connecticut Families with Service Needs Initiative - Final Report By: Dr. Stephanie Bontrager Ryan, Dr. Kristin Parsons Winokur, Lindsey Devers, M.S. March 2010
- The Justice Center: "Families With Service Needs: Outcome Findings Demonstrate Success" 2010
- "DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE? A Report on Massachusetts Youth Unlawfully Held Without Bail" By: Barbara Fedders and Barbara Kaban
- The Dangers of Detention: The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Service Facilities - A Justice Policy Institute Report By: Barry Holman and Jason Ziedenberg
- Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute: Implementing the Rosie D. Remedy: The Opportunities and Challenges of Restructuring a System of Care for Children's Mental Health in Massachusetts By: Holly A. Kenny
- National Alliance on Mental Illness: Massachusetts Emergency Behavioral Health Services Program By: Christine E. Previtera and Laurie Martinelli March 29, 2010
- ABA Child Law Practice: "The Amazing Teen Brain: What Every Child Advocate Needs to Know" By: Linda Burgess Chamberlain
- The Report of the Massachusetts Court Management Advisory Board: Legislative Action Required to Achieve Managerial Excellence in the Trial Courts By: Leo V. Boyle, Esq., Linda Carlisle, Gene D. Dahomey, Esq., Janet Fine, David S. Friedman, Esq., David G. Fubini, Robert Gittens, Esq., Michael B. Keating, Esq., Honorable Neil Lynch, Anne Marguiles, Thomas O'Brien, Elizabeth Pattullo March 2010
- Florida Bar report
- ABA CAP 2007 Conference:
- NISMART National Estimates and Characteristics By: Heather Hammer, David Finkelhor, and Andrea Sedlak
- Changing the Status Quo for Status Offenders: New York State's Efforts to Support Troubled Teens By: Tina Chin and Sara Mogulescu
- Status Offenses By: David J. Steinhart
- A Model Response to Truancy Prevention: The Louisville Truancy Court Diversion Project By: Judge Joan L. Byer and Jeffery Kuhn, Esq.
- Trends in the justice system's response to status offending: OJJDP Briefing Paper Prepared by: Charles Puzzanchera - National Center for Juvenile Justice
- Youth At Risk: Keeping Adolescents Out of the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Court Systems By: Kathi Grasso Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 13, 2007
- American Bar Association Commission on Youth at Risk Fact Sheet
- The American Bar Association Commission on Youth at Risk presents: "Youth at Risk: Keeping Adolescents Out of the Child Welfare and Juvenile Court Systems by Aiding Teens in Conflict With Their Families" in partnership with Harvard Law School Child Advocacy Program (CAP)
6. Misc.
- Proposed Subcommittees:
- Best practices
- Court Process
- Data Collection
- DSS CHINS summary
- Early indicator index
- Juvenile court department statistics
- April 11, 2006 Agenda
- May 9, 2006 Agenda
- June 22, 2006 Agenda
- Aug. 15, 2006 Data agenda
- Sept. 12, 2006 Data agenda
- Oct. 3, 2006 Data agenda
- CHINS probation survey
- Compiled grid Sept. 12
- Compiled grid Oct. 13
- Data diagnostic packet
- Data letter
- Vera proposal
- Front End
- Research
- Draft
- CHINS One pager (2010)
- Report to the CT General Assembly by the Families with Service Needs Advisory Board
- CT CHINS statute PA 07-4
- CT Public Act 06-188 Families with Service Needs Advisory Board
- CT no detention PA 05-250
- CPCS Final CHINS Chapter Kilkelly manual 12.05.05
- CHINS statute with footnotes
- Deirdre Mask (Final Paper)
- First Star's National Report Card on Legal Representation for Children
- CPCS Newsletter
- National Center for Juvenile Justice Snapshot (Extended): Probation as a Disposition for Status Offenders
- Rosie D. v. Romney update
- Jailing Juveniles fact sheet
- Email about Herald article
- Email to Ami Batt
- CHINS and FACES Court process section by section side by side July 2010
- CBS timeline
- Topical side by side
- Review of CT, FL, NY
- ABA CAP 2007 Conference:
- Sen. Spilka Constituent Letter on CHINS
- Constituent letter on troubled kids
- KES flowchart
- CHINS Policy choices Sept. 21, 2007
- CFRA section by section with comments
- Outstanding questions Mar. 12, 2008
- Task force
- Court documents:
- MAJP drafts:
- Executive Steering Committee:
- Office of Commissioner O'Brien Probation letter July 6, 2009
- Deputy Commissioner Patricia Walsh letter
- CHINS Next steps
- CHINS Proposed timeline
- March 3, 2006 Notes
- March 07, 2006 Agenda
- Apr. 11, 2006 Agenda
- May 9, 2006 Agenda
- Agenda Nov. 15, 2006
- Agenda Dec. 5, 2006
- Agenda Dec. 12, 2006
- Sign-in sheet
- Steering Committee
- Steering Committee Members from Mia
- Memo from Apr. 30, 2007 meeting
- Apr. 30, 2007 questions
- BU Truancy:
- Public Forums:
- Fact Sheets
- Se113 redrafts
- S113 redraft 3-18-08
- S113 CHINS 2
- S113 CHINS 3 email
- S113 CHINS 4 EGB
- S113 CHINS 4 MAJP
- S113 Senator Spilka Proposed Changes
- Changes to be made to the draft 10-23-07
- Custody Issues
- Email forward CHINS suggestions
- Questions for Judge Grace
- Iowa FINS ch232
- Mike Dsida Legislation suggestions part 1
- Mike Dsida Legislation suggestions part 2
- Mike Dsida Truancy prevention
- Questions for subcommittees 2007
- VERA
- Northeastern
- Legislative recommendations of Law Office 12
- 2009 Community evaluation of NE LSSC 2009
- Memo S68 NUSL language
- S68 with NUSL RJ edits
- Research Final
- CHINS Procedural Reform Analysis
- Brief Descriptions of the 2005-06 Law, Culture, and Difference Social Justice Projects
- Draft Final Confirmation Memo
- Problem Description
- Problem Description EGB
- NE Problem Description MAJP-EGB Notes
- Research Questions
- Email follow up
- Kick off invitation
- June 2, 2006 Retreat:
Chapter 93, An Act Relative to the Reorganization of the Judicial System of the Commonwealth
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)
- The Boston Bar Association: A Tale of Two Hearings By: Kathleen Joyce May 5, 2011
- The Boston Globe: An agency where patronage is job one By: Scott Allen, Marcella Bombardier, Andrea Estes, and editor Thomas Farragher May 23, 2010
- The Boston Globe: O'Brien rise and reign defined by tenacity By: Thomas Farragher May 24, 2010
- The Boston Globe: A legacy of lax oversight and dubious claims By: Scott Allen, Marcella Bombardier, Andrea Estes, and editor Thomas Farragher July 25, 2010
- The Boston Globe: Lawmaker must face questioning on hirings By: Andrea Estes and Thomas Farragher September 17, 2010
- The Boston Globe: In shocking Probation scandal, the disgrace is widespread November 20, 2010
- The Boston Globe: Legislature OKs court reform bill, promising to curb patronage By: Stephanie Ebert and John R. Element July 29, 2011
- The Docket: House passes court management bill By: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly staff May 11th, 2011
- FraminghamPatch: State Passes Court Reorganization Legislation; Awaits Governor's Signature By: Susan Petroni August 1, 2011
- Gavel to Gavel: Massachusetts House approves bill to overhaul governance of state's judiciary By: Bill Raftery May 13, 2011
- LynnfieldPatch: Local Lawmakers Vote For Court Reorganization Bill By: William Laforme August 3, 2011
- The Massachusetts Court System: Joint Statement on Court Reorganization from Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Roderick Ireland and Chief Justice for Administration & Management Robert A. Mulligan April 29, 2011
- Massachusetts Politics BLOG: If You Agree with Senator Moynihan, You'll Like This New Judicial Reorg Law By: John Hahesy Friday, August 5, 2011
- MBA News: Massachusetts Bar Association applauds the House of Representatives for passing historic court reform legislation By: Jennifer Rosinski & Tricia M. Oliver May 11, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
- State House News Service - HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF MAY 29, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE LEADERS HUDDLE TO DISCUSS SESSION PRIORITIES By: Kyle Cheney JUNE 8, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
- State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF JULY 31, 2011
- State House News Service: House Minority Leader's Statement on Adoption of Court Reorganization Legislation Friday, July 29, 2011
- WBUR News and Wire Services: Mass. Lawmakers Approve Court Reorganization Bill Jul 29, 2011
- Wicked Local: Medford legislators help pass court reorganization legislation Aug. 08, 2011
Chapter 199, An Act Relative to Gender Identity
An Act Relative to Gender Identity Memorandum (Jonathan Schreiber)
An Act Relative to Gender Identity Memorandum (Courtney Gesualdi)
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- H3810
- H502
- S764 Summary
- Introduced Version
2. Committee Documents
- House Journal
- Judiciary Committee Bill Summary
- Proposed Gender Identity Bill Draft Language
- Legislative Brief
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
- Testimony
- Joint Committee on the Judiciary: Poll Notice
- Rep. Barney Frank Testimony
- Rep. Eugene L. O'Flaherty Testimony
- Diego Sanchez Statement
- ACLU Flyer
- Beth Israel Deaconess Testimony
- Communication from CSW (Human rights section UN Women)
- Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc. Testimony
- Michael A. Grodin, M.D. Testimony
- National Organization for Women - Massachusetts Testimony
- Findings of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey
- The New England Innocence Project Testimony
- PFlag Testimony
- Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Testimony
- Nov. 15, 2011 ACLU report on bill vote
- S764 Unattributed Flyer
- Feb. 17, 2011 MassEquality email from Suffrendi
- April 11, 2011 Email from Carly Burton from MassEquality
- May 11, 2011 Rep. Sciortino email
- May 25, 2011 Email from MA Transgender Equal Rights Coalition and Rep. Sciortino
- June 3, 2011 Email on Bill language
- June 6, 2011 ACLU email
- June 7, 2011 Statement from Diego Sanchez and Barney Frank
- June 7, 2011 Email update from Senators Downing and Chang-Diaz
- August 2011 communication between Mike and Brennan
- Sept. 30, 2011 MassEquality email update
- Nov. 4, 2011 MassEquality email on transgender awareness week
- Nov. 11, 2011 MassEquality email from director Suffredini
- Nov. 13, 2011 Email from House Judiciary
- Nov. 15, 2011 MassEquality email urging supporters to contact their Representatives
- Nov. 15, 2011 Email from Mahony soliciting questions
- Nov. 16, 2011 MassEquality email: House passes bill
- Nov. 16, 2011 MassEquality email: Senate passes bill
- Nov. 23, 2011 MassEquality email from Dir. Suffredini
- Email from Lisa to Mike from the Boston Globe
- Massequality.org email
4. Executive Action Documents
- Governor Patrick Testimony
- Feb. 17, 2011 Email executive order for transgender non discrimination in public agencies
5. Press Reports (links only)
- The Boston Globe: "Gay-rights proposals gain in Congress: Measures would add protections" By: Rick Klein Apr. 25, 2007
- The Boston Globe: Patrick backs bill to protect rights of transgendered Antibias statues would be amended By: Megan Woolhouse March 5, 2008
- The Boston Globe: House bill would give gays new protections National News Apr. 30, 2009
- The Boston Globe: Another front for fairness Editorial Opinion July 24, 2009
- The Boston Globe: "Senate votes to expand hate crimes protection; Kennedy had fought a decade to include gays" By: David Stout(NYT) Oct. 23, 2009
- The Boston Globe: "Backers rally around transgender bill; Veto pledges from Baker, Cahill energize activists" By: Peter Schworm Apr. 25, 2010
- The Boston Herald: BACKERS BLAST POLS FOR STALLED TRANSGENDER RIGHTS BILL By: Katie Carline July 15, 2010
- The Boston Globe: Deval signs 'bathroom bill,' sets off 'firestorm' By: Hillary Chabot Feb. 18, 2011
- The Boston Globe: A matter of simple justice Editorial Opinion June 8, 2011
- The Boston Globe: Hearing held on transgender rights bill By: Brian Macquarrie June 9, 2011
- The Boston Globe: "Transgender civil rights bill OK'd; Patrick's signature expected, as lawmakers also approve redistricting plan" By: Mark Arsenault Nov. 17, 2011
- The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly: "The Psychopathology of 'Sex Reassignment' Surgery: Assessing Its Medical, Psychological, and Ethical Appropriateness" By: Richard P. Fitzgibbon's, M.D., Philip M. Sutton, and Dale O'Leary Spring 2009
- State House News Service: ACTIVISTS GEAR UP TO ADD 'GENDER IDENTITY' TO NON-DISCRIMINATION LAWS By: Kyle Cheney JAN. 11, 2007
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF JAN. 13, 2008
- State House News Service: ADVOCATES BATTLE HEAT, CROWD TO TESTIFY BEFORE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE By: Kyle Cheney MARCH 4, 2008
- State House News Service: ADVANCES: WEEK OF APRIL 5, 2009
- State House News Service: STATE CAPITOL BRIEFS - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009
- State House News Service: TRANSGENDER ACTIVISTS PROMOTE HATE-CRIMES LAW EXPANSION ON EVE OF HEARING By: Sarah Birnbaum JULY 13, 2009
- State House News Service: ANGER, FRUSTRATION AS PACKED JUDICIARY HEARING FORCES RUSHED REMARKS By: Kyle Cheney JULY 14, 2009
- State House News Service: LACKING A CHAMPION, SOME SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES MAY SIT OUT ELECTION By: Kyle Cheney APRIL 20, 2010
- State House News Service: TRANSGENDER BILL STALLED DESPITE DEEP LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT By: Lyle Moran APRIL 22, 2010
- State House News Service: SENATOR SEES FURTHER HOLD-UP ON TRANSGENDER BILL By: Kyle Cheney MAY 6, 2010
- State House News Service: PATRICK ORDERS PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER STATE WORKERS, APPLICANTS By: Kyle Cheney FEB. 17, 2011
- State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF APRIL 3, 2011
- State House News Service: TRANSGENDER RIGHTS DEBATE RELAUNCHED ON HILL By: Matt Murphy JUNE 8, 2011
- State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF JUNE 19, 2011
- State House News Service: TRANSGENDER BILL BACKERS PRESS LAWMAKERS TO ALLOW DEBATE By: Colleen Quinn JUNE 23, 2011
- State House News Service: TRANSGENDER BILL ON THE MOVE, CHAIRMAN SEES HOUSE VOTE THIS WEEK By: Kyle Cheney NOV. 14, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - TUESDAY, NOV. 15, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION (PART 1) - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION (PART 2) - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16, 2011
- State House News Service: ADVANCES - WEEK OF NOV. 20, 2011
- State House News Service: SHNS VIDEO | TRANSGENDER LAW DRAWS CROWD FOR CEREMONIAL SIGNING (1-19-12)
- State House News Service: MASSACHUSETTS TRANSGENDER POLITICAL COALITION COMMENDS MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSMAN BARNEY FRANK AND FEDERAL LAWMAKERS FOR INTRODUCTION OF INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT (6-24-09)
- State House News Service: ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN CALL FOR PASSAGE OF TRANSGENDER CIVIL RIGHTS BILL (7-13-09)
- State House News Service: TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, FAMILY MEMBERS URGE LEGISLATORS TO PASS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL (7-14-09)
- State House News Service: 76% OF MA VOTERS FAVOR PROTECTING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FROM DISCRIMINATION (11-11-09)
- State House News Service: PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS CALL FOR PASSAGE OF TRANSGENDER CIVIL RIGHTS BILL (4-26-10)
- State House News Service: RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF TRANSGENDER RIGHTS PASSES BOSTON CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY (5-5-10)
- State House News Service: KERRY FIGHTS FOR MA TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS LAW (6-8-11)
- State House News Service: MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY TESTIFIES ON BEHALF OF LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS (6-8-11)
- State House News Service: MASSACHUSETTS TRANSGENDER POLITICAL COALITION APPLAUDS DHHS ON GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION DATA COLLECTION (6-30-11)
- State House News Service: TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS COALITION LAUDS NORTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL'S SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS BILL (7-12-11)
- State House News Service: AG COAKLEY COMMENDS PASSAGE OF TRANSGENDER BILL (11-16-11)
- State House News Service: STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS BILL (11-16-11)
- State House News Service: ADL APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS BILL (11-16-11)
- State House News Service: WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION APPLAUDS COMMONWEALTH'S COMMITMENT TO TRANSGENDER RIGHTS (11-23-11)
- State House News Service: GOVERNOR PATRICK SIGNS TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS BILL (11-23-11)
Chapter 134, An Act Increasing the Membership of the Massachusetts Fire Training Council
An Act Increasing the Membership of the Massachusetts Fire Training Council Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
- House Journal
- Senate Journal
- House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
- Senate Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 2011
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - MONDAY, OCT. 3, 2011
- State House News Service: SENATE SESSION - TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 2011
Chapter 197, An Act Relative to School Nutrition
An Act Relative to School Nutrition Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- H4919
- Other Versions
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents and Conference Committee Documents
- List of Sponsors
- Floor Debate:
- March 9, 2010 Full Bill Text
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- State House News Service: Daily Digest - MONDAY, JAN. 25, 2010
- State House News Service: HOUSE SESSION - FULL SESSION - FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010