MA Legislation | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court | Senate

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S257Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to support the local determination of educational competency and multiple forms of academic assessment. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a study order, see S2344
S259Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to protecting student witnesses. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a study order, see S2348
S152Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to create a maximum allowable check-cashing rate. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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2016-06-16
New draft substituted, see S2323
S306Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to require authentic assessments of student achievement be used to ensure students are being taught more closely to levels within their personal zones of proximal development. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a study order, see S2337
S280Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to establish a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a study order, see S2339
S322Intro

Sine Die
For legislation related to unfunded mandates on public schools. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a study order, see S2337
S2325Intro

Sine Die
Relative to housing, operations, military service, and enrichment (House, No. 4285),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate do...
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2016-06-16
See H4285
S291Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to geography education. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a study order, see S2338
S337Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to interrupt the school to prison pipeline. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a study order, see S2348
S346Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to establish a skin cancer and sun safety education program in public schools. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a study order, see S2345
S311Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to Massachusetts high school diplomas. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a study order, see S2344
S312Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to address the special education needs of children with dyslexia. Education.
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2016-06-16
Accompanied a new draft, see H4406
S2269Engross

Sine Die
To protect youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction
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2016-06-15
To House Ways and Means Committee
S2327Engross

Sine Die
Promoting housing and sustainable development
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2016-06-15
To Joint Rules Committee
S2328Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2328).
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2016-06-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
S9Intro

Sine Die
Report of the State Retirement Benefits Board of Trustees (pursuant to Section 24A of Chapter 32A of the General Laws) submitting proposed amendments to the declaration of trust. Public Service.
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2016-06-13
Report accepted, in concurrence
S2329Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2329).
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2016-06-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
S288Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to vocational education transportation for nonresident students. Education.
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2016-06-13
Accompanied a new draft, see S2331
S2330Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to improve literacy skills,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2330).
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2016-06-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
S2199Intro

Sine Die
For legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legisl...
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2016-06-13
Reported (in part) by S1231
S2114Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools. Education.
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2016-06-13
Accompanied a new draft, see S2329
S2324Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Edward Connors, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance. Public Service.
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2016-06-13
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
S2172Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to protect locked out employees. Labor and Workforce Development.
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2016-06-13
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
S2204Intro

Sine Die
Senate documents numbered 64, 725, 726, 729, 733, 734, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 742, 743, 744, 745, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 758, 759, 760, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, ...
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2016-06-13
Reported (in part) by S812
S1151Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to the modernization of optometric patient care. Public Health.
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2016-06-13
Accompanied a new draft, see S2334
S2310Engross

Sine Die
Relative to public space recycling (Senate, No. 1653),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2310).
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2016-06-13
To House Ways and Means Committee
S2309Engross

Sine Die
Relative to a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (Senate, No. 457),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2309).
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2016-06-13
To House Ways and Means Committee
S261Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to improve literacy skills. Education.
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2016-06-13
Accompanied a new draft, see S2330
S812Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to privileged communications. The Judiciary.
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2016-06-13
To Senate Rules Committee
S314Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities. Education.
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2016-06-13
Accompanied a new draft, see S2328
S2148Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to establish a board of registration in naturopathy; and of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to establishing a board of registration in naturopathy and further regulating naturopathic health care,- reports the accompanying bill (Sen...
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2016-06-13
New draft substituted, see S2335
S2284PassAuthorizing the city of Easthampton to grant 8 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
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2016-06-10
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 122 of the Acts of 2016
S2318Intro

Sine Die
Relative to financial services matters.
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2016-06-09
To Senate Rules Committee
S2314Intro

Sine Die
Public service issues
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2016-06-09
To Senate Rules Committee
S2315Intro

Sine Die
For legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislation relative to ensuring the integrity of charter schools, report the acc...
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2016-06-09
To Senate Rules Committee
S2316Intro

Sine Die
For legislationfor legislationfor legislation relative to psychotropic medications, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2316).
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2016-06-09
To Senate Rules Committee
S2317Intro

Sine Die
For legislationfor legislationfor legislation relative to the composition of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Department of Transporation;, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2317).
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2016-06-09
To Senate Rules Committee
S1988Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to interest for pecuniary judgements. The Judiciary.
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2016-06-09
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
S1653Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to public space recycling. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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2016-06-09
New draft substituted, see S2310
S2144Intro

Sine Die
For legislationfor legislation to promote the planning and development of sustainable communities,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2144).
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2016-06-09
Motion to recommit to the committee on Senate Ways and Means negative -see Roll Call #357 [Yeas 11 to Nays 27]
S2294Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to volunteer ambulance service,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2294).
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2016-06-09
To Senate Rules Committee
S457Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
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2016-06-09
New draft substituted, see S2309
S2333Intro

Sine Die
Text of amendment (1) (offered by Senator Tarr) to the Ways and Means amendment (Senate, No. 2311) promoting housing and sustainable development.
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2016-06-09
See S2311
S2332Intro

Sine Die
Text of amendment (62) (offered by Senator Tarr) to the Ways and Means amendment (Senate, No. 2311) promoting housing and sustainable development.
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2016-06-09
See S2311
S2311Engross

Sine Die
The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill promoting the planning and development of sustainable communities (Senate, No. 2144),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft...
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2016-06-09
Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #364 [Yeas 23 - Nays 15]
S1417Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to further regulate certain public employees creditable retirement service time for active service in the armed forces. Public Service.
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2016-06-06
Accompanied a study order, see S2314
S1419Intro

Sine Die
For legislation relative to the transfer of retireees to a Medicare health plan. Public Service.
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2016-06-06
Accompanied a study order, see S2314
S1332Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to define veteran for public retirees. Public Service.
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2016-06-06
Accompanied a study order, see S2314
S363Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities. Elder Affairs.
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2016-06-06
Accompanied a study order, see S2316
S509Intro

Sine Die
For legislation to increase transparency at mutual banks, co-operative banks and credit unions. Financial Services.
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2016-06-06
Accompanied a study order, see S2318
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