Massachusetts Representative Andres Vargas [D] | Bills | Introduced

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MAH79Intro
25%
For legislation to provide for net neutrality and consumer protection. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
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2024-05-06
Accompanied a study order, see H4578
MAH78Intro
25%
Relative to the awarding of money to municipal agencies for the purpose of expanding, founding, advertising or maintaining of publicly-administered broadband internet service providers. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
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2024-05-06
Accompanied a study order, see H4578
MAH2969Intro
25%
Relative to providing for a local option tax credit for certain landlords. Revenue.
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2024-05-02
To Joint Revenue Committee
MAH465Intro
25%
Relative to establishing comprehensive school counseling programs. Education.
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2024-04-29
Accompanied a new draft, see H4576
MAH2342Intro
25%
By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Jones of North Reading, a petition of Natalie M. Higgins, Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others that the crime laboratory within the Department of the State Police conduct an audit of offender DNA profiles inc...
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2024-04-25
To Joint Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
MAH2209Intro
25%
For legislation to establish a board of registration in midwifery and further regulating out-of-hospital birth access and safety. Public Health.
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2024-04-22
Accompanied a new draft, see H4566
MAS2578Intro
25%
For legislation to modernize childhood lead poisoning prevention; and of Andres X. Vargas and others relative to childhood lead poisoning prevention, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2578).
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2024-04-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
MAH2019Intro
25%
Relative to kennel safety. Municipalities and Regional Government.
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2024-04-22
Accompanied a new draft, see H4564
MAH4564Intro
25%
To increase kennel safety, aka Ollie's Law
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2024-04-22
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH1966Intro
25%
Relative to access to addiction services. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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2024-04-18
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH2132Intro
25%
For legislation to establish a children’s vision and eye health advisory council. Public Health.
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2024-04-18
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH604Intro
25%
Relative to routine childhood immunization reports made by schools. Education.
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2024-04-16
To Joint Public Health Committee
MAH1379Intro
25%
For legislation to increase housing development. Housing.
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2024-04-16
Reporting date extended to Wednesday July 10, 2024, pending concurrence
MAH2115Intro
25%
For legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the distribution of general local aid, unrestricted general government aid and lottery aid to cities and towns. Municipalities and Regional Government...
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2024-04-16
To Joint Municipalities and Regional Government Committee
MAH2143Intro
25%
By Representative Capano of Lynn, a petition of Peter Capano and others that the Department of Public Health create a process for state receivership for certain hospitals or free-standing clinics that provides essential health services. Public Health...
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2024-04-16
To Joint Public Health Committee
MAH726Intro
25%
Relative to requiring risk-limiting election audits. Election Laws.
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2024-04-11
To Joint Election Laws Committee
MAH1924Intro
25%
For legislation to promote the recruitment and retention of hospital workers. Labor and Workforce Development.
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2024-04-11
To Joint Health Care Financing Committee
MAH1250Intro
25%
For legislation to advance health equity and to establish a secretary of equity. Health Care Financing.
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2024-04-08
Accompanied S799
MAH1156Intro
25%
Relative to opioid use disorder treatment and rehabilitation. Financial Services.
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2024-04-04
To Joint Health Care Financing Committee
MAH1157Intro
25%
For legislation to direct the State Treasurer to establish a baby bonds trust fund to assist certain designated beneficiaries in pursuing opportunities for education, housing, and entrepreneurship. Financial Services.
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2024-04-04
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH2639Intro
25%
Relative to retirement credit for private or parochial school teaching. Public Service.
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2024-04-04
Accompanied a study order, see H4518
MAH1597Intro
25%
For legislation to strengthen justice and support for sex trade survivors. The Judiciary.
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2024-04-01
To Joint Judiciary Committee
MAH1158Intro
25%
Relative to protections and accountability for transportation network and delivery network companies workers, consumers, and communities. Financial Services.
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2024-03-28
To Joint Financial Services Committee
MAH3314Intro
25%
Relative providing notices and taking certain other actions to reduce debt-based driving restrictions. Transportation.
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2024-03-28
To Joint Transportation Committee
MAH2246Intro
25%
For legislation to authorize attending physicians to prescribe medical aid in dying medication that will end the life of patients in a peaceful manner. Public Health.
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2024-03-28
Accompanied S1331
MAH2279Intro
25%
By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Driscoll of Milton, a petition of Andres X. Vargas, William J. Driscoll, Jr., and Colleen M. Garry that the Department of Public Health establish a registry of volunteer personnel to provide health, medical ...
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2024-03-25
To Joint Health Care Financing Committee
MAH2197Intro
25%
For legislation to protect public health from PFAS. Public Health.
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2024-03-25
Accompanied a new draft, see H4486
MAH2968Intro
25%
Relative to employer-provided childcare tax credits. Revenue.
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2024-03-21
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH2859Intro
25%
For legislation to impose an excise tax on distributors of certain drinks with added sugar and promoting healthy alternatives to such drinks. Revenue.
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2024-03-21
To Joint Revenue Committee
MAH2229Intro
25%
Relative to anesthesiologist assistants. Public Health.
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2024-03-21
Accompanied S1327
MAS897Intro
25%
For legislation to allow movable tiny houses as permanent residential dwellings and accessory dwelling units. Housing.
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2024-03-18
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
MAH2594Intro
25%
Relative to a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption for certain retirement benefits. Public Service.
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2024-03-18
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAS1624Intro
25%
For legislation relative to disability or death caused by infectious diseases, presumption. Public Service.
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2024-03-18
Accompanied H2528
MAH2528Intro
25%
Relative to the presumption for disability or death cause by contagious diseases. Public Service.
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2024-03-18
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH1261Intro
25%
For legislation to further regulate financial aid for students attending public institutions of higher education. Higher Education.
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2024-03-06
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH1293Intro
25%
For legislation to establish a hunger-free campus grant program. Higher Education.
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2024-03-06
Accompanied a new draft, see H4453
MAH4453Intro
25%
Establishing the hunger-free campus initiative
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2024-03-06
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH1981Intro
25%
Relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
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2024-03-04
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH1838Intro
25%
For legislation to prohibit health care worker mandatory overtime. Labor and Workforce Development.
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2024-03-04
Accompanied S1209
MAH2522Intro
25%
Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death of certain firefighters and other public safety officers in the contributory retirement plan for public employees. Public Service.
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2024-03-04
Accompanied S1681
MAS1645Intro
25%
For legislation relative to the disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Public Service.
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2024-03-04
Accompanied S1637
MAS1681Intro
25%
For legislation relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters. Public Service.
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2024-03-04
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
MAH600Intro
25%
For legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to be known as the promise commission to conduct an ongoing study of all matters concerning education in the 21st century. Education.
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2024-02-29
To Joint Education Committee
MAH1260Intro
25%
Relative to committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system. Higher Education.
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2024-02-29
To Joint Higher Education Committee
MAH601Intro
25%
By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Domb of Amherst, a petition of Andres X. Vargas, Mindy Domb and others that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education be authorized to promote and facilitate food literacy programs in school distr...
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2024-02-26
Accompanied a new draft, see H4424
MAH437Intro
25%
Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings. Education.
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2024-02-26
Accompanied a new draft, see H4416
MAH4424Intro
25%
Relative to food literacy
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2024-02-26
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH4416Intro
25%
Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings
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2024-02-26
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH62Intro
25%
For legislation to establish the Massachusetts open data standard. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
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2024-02-22
To House Ways and Means Committee
MAH538Intro
25%
For legislation to provide for a program of capital investments for vocational-technical education programs and regional vocational-technical schools. Education.
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2024-02-20
Accompanied a new draft, see H4399
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