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Chapter 179, An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind
An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind - Acts of 2022 Chapter 179
- S2227
- H3294
- H3302
- H3310
- H3313
- H3328
- H4348
- H4348 Bill Summary
- H4515
- H4515 Amendments
- H4515 Bill Summary
- S1333
- S2130
- S2145
- S2150
- S2180
- S2192
- S2197
- S2203
- S2220
- S590
- S2738
- S2819
- S2842
- H4524
- H4524 Bill Summary
- S2842
- H5060
2. Committee Documents
- Representative Jeffrey Roy - The State of Offshore Wind in Massachusetts: Report and Recommendations
- Representative Jeffrey Roy - Offshore Wind Policy in Massachusetts Presentation
- Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Recommendation on H4348
- Committee on Ways and Means Recommendation on H4348, Substituting H4515
- Amendments
- HB 5060 Amendment Sheet (part 1)
- HB 5060 Amendment Sheet (part 2)
- SB 2819 Amendment Sheet
- H4515
- H4515 Amendment #1 - Kearney - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #2 - Cabral - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #3 - Cabral - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #4 - Cabral - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #5 - Kearney - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #6 - Ferrante - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #7 - Ferrante - AMENDED
- H4515 Amendment #7 as changed - Ferrante - ADOPTED
- H4515 Amendment #8 - Ferrante - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #9 - Jones - ADOPTED
- H4515 Amendment #10 - Miranda - AMENDED
- H4515 Amendment #10 as changed - Miranda - ADOPTED
- H4515 Amendment #11 - Jones - REJECTED
- H4515 Amendment #12 - Jones - REJECTED
- H4515 Amendment #13 - Kearney - AMENDED
- H4515 Amendment #13 as changed - Kearney - ADOPTED
- H4515 Amendment #14 - Pease - REJECTED
- H4515 Amendment #15 - Vitolo - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #16 - Vitolo - AMENDED
- H4515 Amendment #16 as changed - Vitolo - ADOPTED
- H4515 Amendment #17 - Robinson - AMENDED
- H4515 Amendment #17 as changed - Robinson - ADOPTED
- H4515 Amendment #18 - Robinson - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #19 - Kearney - WITHDRAWN
- H4515 Amendment #20 - Tech - ADOPTED
- Roy Statement on Pease Amendment
- Amber Hewett Testimony for H3310
- Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Feedback on H3310
- RENEW Northeast Testimony for H4348
- Multi-Stakeholder Written Testimony on H4348
- Environmental League of Massachusetts - Economic Inclusion in Offshore Wind
- Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Research
- Hearings
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- House Journal - Monday, Jan. 24, 2022
- House Journal - Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2022
- House Journal - Thursday, Mar. 3, 2022
- House Journal - Thursday, May 5, 2022
- House Journal - Thursday, July 21, 2022
- House Journal - Friday, July 29, 2022
- House Journal - Sunday, July 31, 2022
- Senate Journal - Monday, Mar. 7, 2022
- Senate Journal - Thursday, April 7, 2022
- Senate Journal - Thursday, April 14, 2022
- Senate Journal - Thursday, May 5, 2022
- Senate Roll Call - S2819 Amendment 4
- Senate Roll Call - S2819 Amendment 6
- Senate Roll Call - S2819 Amendment 57
- Senate Roll Call - S2819 Amendment 84
- Senate Roll Call - S2819 Amendment 123
- Senate Roll Call - S2819 Adoption of the Amendment
- Conference Committee Recommends Passing H5060
- H5060 Summary
- House Roll Call - H5060 Acceptance of Conference Committee Report
- House Roll Call - H5060 Suspension of the Rules
- House Roll Call - H5060 On Enactment
- Senate Roll Call - H5060 Acceptance of Conference Committee Report
- Senate Roll Call - H5060 Suspension of the Rules
- Rep. Roy Floor Speech - H4515
- House Roll Call - H4515 Amendment 14
- House Roll Call - H4515 On Engrossment
- House Creates Conference Committee for H4524
- Senate Appoints Conference Committee Members for H4524
- Senate Roll Call - H4525 On Engrossment
- Stakeholder Letters
- Thirteen Organizations Written Testimony for H4524
- FirstLight Power Written Testimony for H4524
- American Superconductor Corporation Written Testimony for H4524, S2819
- Avangrid Renewables Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Written Testimony for S4524, S2842
- Brookfield Renewable Written Testimony for H4524
- Clean Fuels Alliance America & Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- ChargePoint Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Clean Energy Venture Management Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Conservation Law Foundation Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Environmental League of Massachusetts Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Form Energy Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Green Future Now Coalition Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Hunt Companies Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Massachusetts Business and Institutional Community Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Mass Power Forward Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Massachusetts Municipal Association Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- NAIOP Massachusetts Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- National Grid Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Nexamp Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Orsted Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Coalition Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Sierra Club Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Coalition for Community Solar Access, Solar Energy Business Association of New England, & Mass Solar Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- UMass Amherst Geosciences Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Vote Solar Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Massachusetts Environmental Justice Table Written Testimony for S2842
- One-Hundred Organizations Written Testimony for S2842
- CleanChoice Energy Written Testimony for S2842
- Fairmount Indigo Transit Coalition Written Testimony for S2842
- Green Energy Consumers Alliance Written Testimony for S2842
- Good Wood Coalition Written Testimony for S2842
- Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation Written Testimony for S2842
- Mayor Jonathan Mitchell, City of New Bedford Written Testimony for S2842
- Mansfield Municipal Electric Department Written Testimony for S2842
- Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association Written Testimony for S2842
- New England Gas Workers Alliance Written Testimony for S2842
- Nuveen Green Capital Written Testimony for S2842
- Partnership for Policy Integrity Written Testimony for S2842
- UMass Amherst Clean Energy Extension Written Testimony for S2842
- Zero Carbon Written Testimony for S2842
- Zero Carbon Talking Points on S2842
- Zero-Emission Vehicles Written Testimony for S2842
- Liberty Utilities Written Testimony for S2819
- Climate Action Now, Western Mass Written Testimony For Climate Bill
- Elders Climate Action, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, Climate Action Now Western Mass Written Testimony For Building Decarbonization
- Environmentalists Multi-Stakeholder Written Testimony for Solar Energy
- Massachusetts Catholic Conference Written Testimony For Climate Bill
- Sierra Club Members Written Testimony for Climate Bill
- Sysco Corporation Written Testimony for Incentives for Commercial Transportation Electrification
- Transportation for Massachusetts Written Testimony for Climate Bill
- Massachusetts Transportation, Climate, and Equity Table Written Testimony for Climate Bill
- POWER-US H4348, S2842
- RENEW Northeast Comparison of Massachusetts Clean Energy Legislation and Positions
- Springfield City Council Resolution in Opposition to State Subsidies & Incentives-Biomass Plants
- Plumbing Groups
- Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors of Massachusetts Written Testimony on Senate Climate Bill
- Plumbers and Gasfitters Local 12 Written Testimony on Senate Climate Bill
- Pipefitters' Association Local Union 537 Written Testimony on Senate Climate Bill
- New England Mechanical Contractors Association Written Testimony on Senate Climate Bill
- Greater Boston PCA Written Testimony on Senate Climate Bill
- Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Association, Plumbers and Gasfitters Local 12, New England Mechanical Contractors Association, & Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors of Massachusetts Written Testimony for H4524, S2842
- Northeast Clean Energy Council
4. Executive Action Documents
- H5141 (Gov. Baker Amendment to H5060)
- Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association Written Testimony for H5060
- Message From Governor Recommending Legislation (H4204)
- Petition from Governor for Legislation Sent to Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (H4204)
- H5060 Summary
5. Press Reports (links only)
- An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind Timeline and Articles
- Offshore Wind is the Future for Massachusetts
- Baker Signs Major Massachusetts Climate Bill Despite Concerns Over Fossil Fuel Limits, Other Provisions
- What to Know About the New Mass. Climate Law
- Massachusetts Just Passed a Massive Climate and Clean Energy Bill
- How Will Two New Climate Laws Impact Massachusetts?
- Massachusetts Governor Signs Major Climate Bill Into Law
- Legislature Passes Climate and Clean Energy Bill
- Summary of H5060: An Act driving clean energy and offshore wind
- Gov. Charlie Baker Signs Major Climate Bill Into Law
- State House News Service: Clean Energy Center Adjusts to New Responsibilities
- State House News Service: Baker Punctuates Formal Session’s End By Signing Clean Energy Bill
- State House News Service: Baker Stressing Over One Piece of Climate Bill
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary – Monday, Aug. 8, 2022
- State House News Service: Baker Returns Climate Bill With “Major Rewrite”
- State House News Service: With Climate Bill, Senate Starts ‘Traveling Down the Road’ to Net-Zero
- State House News Service: Baker, Negotiators Eye Path To Energy Bill Deal
- State House News Service: House Wind Bill Faces Headwinds From Baker
- State House News Service: Seas Growing Rough Amidst Growing Offshore Wind Focus
- State House News Service: Early-Afternoon Briefs: House Ready on Offshore Wind, Wu’s Residential Protest Plan
- State House News Service: House Rallying Behind New Supporters For Offshore Wind
- State House News Service: Climate Policy Sent Back to Baker With Sweeteners
- State House News Service: House Session Summary – Thursday, July 21, 2022
- State House News Service: Afternoon Briefs: Senate Climate Bill, “Optimistic” About Pot Bill, Women’s Rights Trail
- State House News Service: Senate Plan Pours $250 Mil Into Decarbonization Movement
- State House News Service: Morning Briefs: GOP Climate Plan, STEM Capacity Boost
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary – Thursday, April 28, 2022
Chapter 44, An Act Expanding Access to Adoption
An Act Expanding Access to Adoption Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
2. Committee Documents
- Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Hearing - Sept. 15, 2021
- Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier Written Testimony for H243/S123
- Children's League of Massachusetts Written Testimony for H243/S123
- Office of the Child Advocate Written Testimony for H243/S123
- 18 Degrees Written Testimony for H243/S123
- Bill Summary H243/S123
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Framingham Rep's Bill on Adoption Passes Legislature
- Sen. Lovely's Relative Adoption Law Sails Through Legislature
- Friedman joins Senate's OKs of homeless ID, relative-adoption bills
- Expanding Access to Adoption Passes the House and Senate
- Mass. Senate Approves Close Relative Adoption Bill, Moves On To House
- Mass Senate Unanimously Passes Homeless ID and Relative Adoption Bills
- Charlie Baker signs a law that allows older relatives to adopt younger relatives
Chapter 117, An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural and Protective Hairstyles
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural and Protective Hairstyles - Acts of 2022 Chapter 117
- An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural and Protective Hairstyles Bill Folder (Part 1)
- An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural and Protective Hairstyles Bill Folder (Part 2)
- H4554 Procedural History
- H1907
- H1907 Amended
- H4554
- H5028
- S2796
- S2796 (2)
- S2808
2. Committee Documents
- Rep. Brandy Fluker Oakley Written Testimony for H1907
- Rep. Steven Ultrino & Sen. Sal DiDomenico Joint Written Testimony for H.1907, S.994, & S.1049
- H5208 Summary Received by Rep. Ultrino
- Dove - The CROWN Research Study 2019
- CROWN Act Graphic - Received by Rep. Ultrino & Sen. Gomez
- CROWN Act Fact Sheet - Received by Rep. Ultrino & Sen. Gomez
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- House Formal Session - March 17, 2022
- Senate Journal - Mar. 31, 2022
- MassTrac: House Formal Session - March 17, 2022 Transcript (H4554)
- House Roll Call - H4554
- Senate Committee on Ways and Means Vote
- Senate Roll Call - H4554
- State House News Service: House Session Summary - Thursday, March 17, 2022
- State House News Service: House Session Summary - Thursday, July 14, 2022
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary - Monday, March 28, 2022
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, March 31, 2022
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, July 14, 2022
- State House News Service: Senate Session Summary - Monday, July 18, 2022
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Baker signs Crown Act, banning hairstyle discrimination at school, work in Mass.
- Baker signs law banning hairstyle discrimination
- CROWN Act banning hairstyle bias to be signed into Massachusetts law
- CROWN Act Prohibiting Hairstyle Bias in Mass. Signed Into Law
- Massachusetts becomes latest state to ban discrimination based on natural hairstyles
- Massachusetts Becomes the 18th State to Sign the CROWN Act Officially Making Hair Discrimination Illegal
- Massachusetts Enacts CROWN Act, Prohibiting Discrimination Against Protective Hairstyles
- Massachusetts joins wave of states banning racial discrimination against natural hair
- Massachusetts bans natural hair discrimination
- Hair discrimination illegal in Massachusetts after CROWN Act becomes law
- Massachusetts Senate unanimously passes the CROWN Act, banning discrimination against natural hair
- Massachusetts is 18th state to ban discrimination based on one's natural hairstyles
- State House News Service: Morning Briefs: Long Island Bridge | Negro Election Day
- State House News Service: New Mass. Law Bans Discrimination Based on Hairstyle
- State House News Service: House of Representatives Passes The CROWN Act
- State House News Service: Massachusetts House Passes Bills Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Natural and Protective Hairstyles, Creating Women’s Rights History Trail Program
- State House News Service: House Passes Rep. Pressley’s CROWN Act to Ban Hair Discrimination
- State House News Service: In Passionate Speech, Pressley Calls for Passage of CROWN Act to Ban Hair Discrimination
- State House News Service: Reps. Pressley, Watson Coleman, Lee, Omar, Moore Seek Support from VP Harris on Passage of CROWN Act in Both Chambers This Congress
- State House News Service: Senate Passes CROWN Act
Chapter 115, An Act Relative to Voting Options in Response to COVID-19
An Act Relative to Voting Options in Response to COVID-19 Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Relative to Voting Options in Response to COVID-19 - Acts of 2020 Chapter 115
- H4762
- H4737
- H4721
- H4699
- S2709
- S2653
- S2654
- H4768
- H4768 Amendments Summary
- Amendment 7 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 9 to H4768 (Rejected)
- Amendment 10 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 14 to H4768 (Rejected)
- Amendment 15 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 18 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 19 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 22 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 23 to H4768 (Adopted)
- Amendment 25 to H4768 (Rejected)
- Amendment 26 to H4768 (Rejected)
- Amendment 27 to H4768 (Adopted)
- H4778
- S2755
- S2755 Amendments Summary
- Amendment 2 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 3 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 4 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 5 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 7 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 8 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 10 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 14 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 16 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 18 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 20 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 23 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 24 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 28 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 29 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 31 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 32 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 33 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 34 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 36 to S2755 (Adopted)
- Amendment 38 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 39 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 40 to S2755 (Rejected)
- Amendment 41 to S2755 (Rejected)
- S2764
- H4820
2. Committee Documents
- H4762 (Election Laws Committee version)
- H4768 (House Ways and Means version)
- S2755 (Senate Ways and Means version)
- H4820 (Conference Committee version)
- Joint Committee on Election Laws Hearing: May 14, 2020
- Common Cause Coalition Testimony on H5075
- Common Cause Coalition: June 3rd Coalition Letter to House
- AARP Massachusetts Letter to House Regarding H.B. No. 4768
- League of Women Voters Public Statement on H4762
- Massachusetts Municipal Association Testimony
- Rep. Daniel Carey Statement
- MassTrac: Lobbying Data for H4820
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- House Roll Call 178 - Amendment 14 to H4768
- House Roll Call 180 - Amendment 10 to H4768
- House Roll Call 181 - Amendment 25 to H4768
- House Roll Call 182 - Amendment 7 to H4768
- House Roll Call 184 - H4768 On Engrossment
- House Roll Call 191 - H4820 On Acceptance
- Senate Roll Call 194 - S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 20)
- Senate Roll Call 195 - S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 23)
- Senate Roll Call 196 - S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 24)
- Senate Roll Call 197 - S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 28)
- Senate Roll Call 198 - S.2755 Question on adoption of the amendment (Amendment 34)
- Senate Roll Call 199 - H.4778 Question on passing the bill to be engrossed
- Senate Roll Call 204 - H4820 Question on acceptance of conference committee report
- State House News: House Session Summary - Thursday, June 4, 2020
- State House News: House Session Summary - Tuesday, June 30, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Tuesday, June 16, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, July 2, 2020
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Common Cause Massachusetts - April 17 Coalition Letter: COVID and Elections
- Legislature mulls bills that would alter elections process
- Massachusetts Bar Association Resolution on 2020 Election Reform
- MBA’s House of Delegates Meets Remotely, Endorses Advocacy Efforts
- Statement of the Election Modernization Coalition* Regarding Election Laws Committee Legislation Expanding Vote By Mail
- Plan to expand mail-in voting faces pushback
- Common Cause Massachusetts: Coalition Statement on H. 4768 and Necessary Amendments
- Opinion: We must brace our elections for COVID-19
- Common Cause Coalition: June 11 Sign-On Letter to the Senate
- Statement of AARP Massachusetts Mike Festa Regarding Senate Passage of An Act Relative to Voting Options in Response to Covid-19
- Spurred by coronavirus threat, Massachusetts vote-by-mail bills take shape as 2020 elections draw closer
- Massachusetts lawmakers closer to bringing early, mail-in voting options to 2020 elections
- Common Cause Massachusetts: Bill Summary: AN ACT RELATIVE TO VOTING OPTIONS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
- State House News: Lunch Briefs: Mail-In Vote Bill Vote | To-Go Cocktails | “Weak” Governors | Outdoor Dining
- State House News: Lunch Briefs: OCPF Search on Hold | Mail-In Voting Costs | “Stupid Thing to Do”
- State House News: Morning Briefs: House Agenda Latest | COVID-19 & Group Homes | Dems Take Two
- State House News: Advocates: Mail Method Matters in Voting Reform Bill
- State House News: Senate Voting Access Bill Resembles House Plan
- State House News: Expanded Voting Options For 2020 Elections Pass Senate
- State House News: Afternoon Briefs: Automatic Ballot Plan | Vehicle Repair Question
- State House News: Brookline Investigation Highlights Vote-by-Mail Issues
- State House News: Voting Bills Diverge on Mailings, Poll Location Change
- State House News: Mail-in, Early Voting Compromise Teed up for Votes
Chapter 120, An Act to Mitigate Arbovirus in the Commonwealth
An Act to Mitigate Arbovirus in the Commonwealth Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act to Mitigate Arbovirus in the Commonwealth - Acts of 2020 Chapter 120
- H4650
- H4751
- S2757
- Act to Mitigate Arbovirus Procedural History
- Amendments
- Amendment 1 to H4843
- Amendment 2 to H4843
- Amendment 3 as changed to H4843
- Amendment 3 as originally filed to H4843
- Amendment 4 to H4843
- Amendment 5 as changed to H4843
- Amendment 5 as originally filed to H4843
- Amendment 6 as changed to H4843
- Amendment 6 as originally filed to H4843
- Amendment 7 to H4843
- S2757 Amendment
- H4843
- H4851
- S2757 Amendment History
- MassTrac Information on S2757
2. Committee Documents
- Legislator Written Testimony for H4650
- Charles River Watershed Association Written Testimony for H4650
- Association to Preserve Cape Cod Written Testimony for H4650
- Mass Audubon Written Testimony for H4650
- Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions Written Testimony for H4650
- Northeast Organic Farming Association: Massachusetts Chapter FAQ for H4650
- Massachusetts Municipal Association Written Testimony for H4650
- Plainfield Agricultural Commission Written Testimony for H4650
- Sudbury Valley Trustees Written Testimony for H4650
- H4751 Redraft Draft
- H4650 Redraft Final
- H engrossed Mosquito bill as amended H4851
- H engrossed Mosquito bill amendment H4843
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- House Journal - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
- House Journal - Tuesday, May 26, 2020
- House Journal - Thursday, July 9, 2020
- House Journal - Thursday, July 16, 2020
- House Roll Call for S2757
- Senate Journal - Monday, June 8, 2020
- Senate Journal - Thursday, July 16, 2020
- Recordings of House and Senate Sessions - An Act to Mitigate Arbovirus in the Commonwealth
- State House News: House Session Summary - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, June 11, 2020
- State House News: House Session Summary - Thursday, July 9, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, July 16, 2020
- State House News: House Session Summary - Thursday, July 16, 2020
4. Executive Action Documents
- Baker-Polito Administration Files Legislation to Combat Mosquito-Borne Diseases in the Commonwealth
- Baker-Polito Administration Highlights EEE Preparedness Measures
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Proposed Legislation to Allow Massachusetts to Blanket State with Mosquito Pesticides that Attack the Immune and Respiratory Systems, During a Pandemic that Attacks the Same Systems
- Information regarding Mosquito Control Reform bill
- Lawmakers Approve Bill to Combat EEE
- Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Residents from Mosquito-Borne Viruses
- Stop Mosquito Spraying from Going Too Far
- Senate Passes Bill to Protect Residents from Mosquito-Borne EEE Virus
- Senate Passes Bill to Protect Residents from Mosquito-Borne EEE Virus
- Legislature sends mosquito control bill to governor
- House and Senate pass mosquito control bills
- Action Alert: Don’t Blanket MA with Mosquito Pesticides That Harm Rivers
- Action Alert: Tell Your State Legislator to Oppose Mosquito Spraying Bill
- Mosquito Legislation Signed by Governor
- Soter Supports Bill to Help Coordinate State Response to EEE
- Massachusetts Struggles for Safe, Effective Mosquito Control
- Massachusetts Concedes Aerial Spraying Largely Ineffective
- Massachusetts Gov. Proposes New Legislation to Mitigate Threat of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, West Nile Virus
- Rep. Gifford supports bill to coordinate state’s response to EEE
- State House News: State, Residents Urged to Be Ready for Active EEE Season
- State House News: Control Bill Awaits House Action as EEE Arrives Early
- State House News: New Push On to Fight Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
- State House News: Evening Briefs: Mosquito Control Bill | RGGI Expands | Federal Hiring Program
- State House News: Advances - Week of June 21, 2020
- State House News: Advances - Week of May 10, 2020
Chapter 261, An Act to Protect Children, Families, and Firefighters from Harmful Flame Retardants
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act to Protect Children, Families, and Firefighters from Harmful Flame Retardants - Acts of 2020 Chapter 261
- H4900 (signed by Governor 1/1/21)
- H4900 Amendment S2985 (adopted 12/23/20)
- H4900 Amendment S2988 (adopted 12/23/20)
- H3500 (referred to Committee on Public Health 1/22/19)
- MassTrac: Text comparisons of H3500 and H4900
- Related Previous Versions
2. Committee Documents
- MassTrac Testimony and Lobbying Information for H3500 and H4900
- League of Women Voters Written Testimony for H3500
- H3500 Lobbying Data
- H4900 Lobbying Data
- State House News: Advances - Week of May 5, 2019
- State House News: LAWMAKERS RESTART FLAME RETARDANT BILL DEBATE
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- House Journal - November 4, 2020
- House Journal - December 23, 2020
- Senate Journal - December 23, 2020
- Senate Roll Call for S2338
- State House News: House Session Summary - Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020
4. Executive Action Documents
- Charlie Baker vetoes bill to protect kids and firefighters from toxic flame retardants
- Gov. Baker Pocket Vetoes Bill Banning Some Chemical Flame Retardants
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Announcement to Manufacturers
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Announcement to Retailers
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Email to Manufacturers
- Flame Retardant Bill Dies
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Massachusetts bill banning certain flame retardant chemicals dies without Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature
- Bill banning flame retardants returns to Mass. Statehouse
- VICTORY! Massachusetts Flame Retardants ban signed into law
- New Mass. Law bans list of chemical flame retardants in products
- US State of Massachusetts Restricts Flame Retardants in Consumer Goods
- State House News: Lunch Briefs: Restrictions "Crushing" on Cape | Flame-Retardant Chemicals | Stimulus Return Policy
Chapter 72, An Act Relative to Strengthening the Local and Regional Public Health System
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Relative to Strengthening the Local and Regional Public Health System - Acts of 2020 Chapter 72
- H1935
- H4503
- S2594
- Procedural History for H1935
- Procedural History for H4503
- Procedural History for S2594
2. Committee Documents
- H4503 Committee Vote
- Report of the Special Commission on Local and Regional Public Health - Blueprint for Public Health Excellence
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- H1935
- H4503
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- Baker-Polito Administration Announces Grants to Support, Expand Local Public Health
- Baker Signs Public Health Standards Bill Into Law
- Public Health Association Applauds the Signing of the State Action for Public Health Excellence (SAPHE) Act
- Accelerating Improvements in the Massachusetts Local Public Health System
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, April 23, 2020
- State House News: House Session Summary - Thursday, April 23, 2020
- State House News: Advances - Week of Sept. 27, 2020
- State House News: Advances - Week of April 26, 2020
- State House News: Advances - Week of March 22, 2020
Chapter 324, An Act Relative to Craft Brewers
An Act Relative to Craft Brewers Legislative History Memorandum
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Relative to Craft Brewers - Acts of 2020 Chapter 324
- S104
- S2829
- S2841
- H5249
- Procedural History - An Act Relative to Craft Brewers
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- Senate Journal - Thursday, July 23, 2020
- House Journal - Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021
- Senate Roll Call on S2841
- State House News: Senate Session Summary - Thursday, July 23, 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
5. Press Reports (links only)
- State Senate approves bill that allows craft brewers to leave distributors more easily
- Craft brewers, distributors reach a COVID-era truce after years of battling on Beacon Hill
- Editorial: Time to tap a new law for beer distribution
- Brewers and distributors renew their quarrel over exclusive contracts
- State Senate approves bill that allows craft brewers to leave distributors more easily
- Senate sends brewers-distributors deal to House with unanimous vote
- New law gives flexibility to craft brewers
- Brewers await vote on distribution deal
- State House News: Brewers and Distributors Renew Their Quarrel Over Exclusive Contracts
- State House News: Craft Brewers, Wholesalers Strike Distribution Deal
- State House News: Craft Brewer Distribution Deal Stalls in House
- State House News: Mid-Afternoon Briefs: Senate’s Beer Deal | Addiction Hotlines | House MLK Memorial
- State House News: Beer Lobby Feeling Good After All-Nighter
- State House News: Afternoon Briefs: Craft Brewers Imperiled | Allston Project Latest
Chapter 98, An Act Concerning Genocide Education
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Concerning Genocide Education - Acts of 2021 Chapter 98
- Bill Origins
- H692
- H566
- H4249
- S1973
- S2525
- S2581
- S2845
- S2557 (Passed)
- An Act Concerning Genocide Education Procedural History
2. Committee Documents
- Anti-Defamation League Written Testimony
- H566 - Joint Committee on Education Public Hearing, October 7, 2019
- H692 - Joint Committee on Education Public Hearing, May 20, 2021
- MassTrac Information on H692: history, bill comparison, co-sponsors, lobbying
- MassTrac Information on H566: history, co-sponsors, lobbying
- MassTrac Information on H4249: history, bill citations
- MassTrac Information on S1973: history, co-sponsors, lobbying, refiles
- MassTrac Information on S2525: history, co-sponsors, bill comparisons, refiles
- MassTrac Information on S2581: history, co-sponsors
- MassTrac Information on S2845: history, floor votes, lobbying
- MassTrac Information on S2557: history, bill comparisons, co-sponsors, lobbying
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- Senate Roll Call - S2557 Question on passing the bill to be engrossed
- House Roll Call - S2557 On Engrossment
- MassTrac: S2557 Floor Debate
- MassTrac: S2845 Floor Vote
- House Journal - May 17, 2021
- House Journal - October 21, 2021
- House Journal - November 15, 2021
- House Journal - November 16, 2021
- House Journal - November 24, 2021
- House Journal - April 25, 2022
- Senate Journal - May 17, 2021
- Senate Journal - September 13, 2021
- Senate Journal - October 14, 2021
- Senate Journal - October 18, 2021
- Senate Journal - October 21, 2021
- Senate Journal - November 17, 2021
- Senate Journal - November 24, 2021
- House and Senate Session Links
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- With Support from Education Committee Chair Jason Lewis, Senate Passes Genocide Education Bill
- Tarr Talk by Senator Bruce Tarr
- Legislature Passes Genocide Education Bill
- Mass. Senate Passes Genocide Education Bill
- Massachusetts lawmakers push for genocide education in middle and high schools
- Genocide Education Bill Gaining Momentum
- Mass. Senate Passes Genocide Education Bill
- Duxbury football's anti-Semitic play calls: Massachusetts State House push for Holocaust, genocide education
- With Hanukkah, leaders see chance to shine light on past
- Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signs genocide education bill into law, as Hanukkah puts the spotlight on rising anti-Semitism
- Ceremony Amplifies Importance of Genocide Education
- 'A commonwealth free of pain and bigotry;' Genocide education will now be required in Massachusetts schools as Gov. Charlie Baker signs bill into law
- Survey finds 'shocking' lack of Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Gen Z
- Baker signs genocide education bill
- Massachusetts lawmakers vote to require genocide education in high schools
- Ceremony Amplifies Importance of Genocide Education as Baker Signs Bill
- Genocide education bill gaining momentum
- Friedman Joins Legislature in Passing Genocide Education Bill
- Mass Legislature Passes Genocide Education Bill
- Genocide Education Act Passes House of Representatives
- Editorial: Genocide education bill passes
- Jason Lewis Supports Senate Passage of Genocide Education Bill
- ADL and JCRC Welcome Passage of Genocide Education Legislation
- Sen. Lesser Votes to Advance Genocide Education Bill
- Massachusetts Lawmakers Vote to Require Genocide Education in High Schools
- Massachusetts genocide education bill for public schools gaining traction on Beacon Hill
- Genocide Education bill approved, awaits Governor Baker's signature
- Governor Baker Signs Genocide Education Bill
- Senate Advances Genocide Education Bill
- Massachusetts Mandates Genocide Education in Public Schools
- Holocaust survivor from Amherst shares perspective on genocide education bill
- House passes Genocide Education Act
- Massachusetts lawmakers mandate genocide education in high schools
Chapter 56, An Act Relative to Reprecincting
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- An Act Relative to Reprecincting - Acts of 2021 Chapter 56
- H3233 (Filed in 2015)
- H2096 (Filed in 2017)
- HD1400 (Filed in 2019)
- HD1899
- H3863
- H4118
- S2489
- MassTrac: Text Comparison of H820 and H3863
- MassTrac: Text Comparison of H3863 and H4118
- MassTrac: Text Comparison of S2489 and H3863
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
- House Roll Call 40 - H3863 On Engrossment
- House Roll Call 102 - H4118 On Enactment
- House Journal - Thursday, June 10, 2021
- Formal House Session 53 Video
- Transcript of Formal House Session available on MassTrac
- House Journal - Thursday, September 23, 2021
- Formal House Session 93 Video
- Transcript of Formal House Session available on MassTrac
- Senate Journal - Friday, July 9, 2021
- Transcript of Senate Session available on MassTrac
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- House advancing redistricting process bill opposed by Galvin
- Baker signs bill putting Legislature ahead of municipalities in redistricting
- State House News: House Agrees to Change in Redistricting Process
- State House News: "Too Much Steam" Building Around Redistricting Process, Senator Says
- State House News: Activists Refute Galvin Claim About Protecting Incumbents
- State House News: Reprecincting Bill Pops, But No Timeline On New Maps