Legislative Research: MA S439 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to enhance the alignment and career focus of college and work-based learning. Education. [S439 2025 Detail][S439 2025 Text][S439 2025 Comments] | 2026-07-02 Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026 |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to improve voting access and elections infrastructure. Election Laws. [S439 2023 Detail][S439 2023 Text][S439 2023 Comments] | 2024-02-15 Accompanied a study order, see S2655 |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to allow chairs of political parties to release candidates from certain enrollment requirements. Election Laws. [S439 2021 Detail][S439 2021 Text][S439 2021 Comments] | 2022-09-12 Accompanied a study order, see H5026 |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to establish the Sustainable Food Service Ware Act. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S439 2019 Detail][S439 2019 Text][S439 2019 Comments] | 2019-07-29 Accompanied H743 |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to create a solid waste council. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S439 2017 Detail][S439 2017 Text][S439 2017 Comments] | 2018-03-09 Accompanied H2944 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to ensure continued humane animal care and protect family farms in Massachusetts. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S439 2015 Detail][S439 2015 Text][S439 2015 Comments] | 2016-07-05 Accompanied a study order, see S2380 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to patient medication adherence. Financial Services. [S439 2013 Detail][S439 2013 Text][S439 2013 Comments] | 2014-03-25 Accompanied a study order, see S2064 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to deliver loss information to an insured from commercial insurers. Financial Services. [S439 2011 Detail][S439 2011 Text][S439 2011 Comments] | 2012-09-17 Accompanied a study order, see H4443 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to require local approval for low level radioactive waste sites [S439 2009 Detail][S439 2009 Text][S439 2009 Comments] | 2010-08-19 Accompanied a study order, see S02610 |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Massachusetts S439] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Senator Anne Gobi MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Denise Provost MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Mike Connolly MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Senator James Eldridge MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Todd Smola MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Mary Keefe MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Chris Walsh MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S439 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. (2018, March 09). LegiScan. Retrieved July 12, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S439/2017
MLA
"MA S439 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 09 Mar. 2018. Web. 12 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S439/2017>.
Chicago
"MA S439 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." March 09, 2018 LegiScan. Accessed July 12, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S439/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S439 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. 09 March 2018. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S439/2017 (accessed July 12, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S178 | Similar To | 2018-03-01 | Establishing the MassMade Program | Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #328 (Yeas 36 to Nays 0) |
| S417 | Similar To | 2018-03-19 | Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| S442 | Similar To | 2018-03-19 | Promoting agriculture in the Commonwealth | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| S1865 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Improving recycling in the Commonwealth | Accompanied a study order, see S2498 |
| S1285 | Similar To | 2018-03-01 | Relative to the establishment of a forensic science commission | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| H2686 | Similar To | 2019-01-01 | Improving recycling in the Commonwealth | No further action taken |
| H2944 | Similar To | 2019-01-01 | To (1) establish a solid waste management council, (2) to require the Department to increase certain types of data collection; (3) to impose a surcharge on waste disposal; (4) to require municipalities to institute pay as you throw programs if they are generating too much waste for disposal per capita; (5) to require that all waste be disposed of in clear plastic bags; (6) to increase recycling to include mattresses, textiles and additional commercial organic material; and (7) to require secondary markets to report contamination | No further action taken |
| H448 | Similar To | 2019-01-01 | To reduce solid waste and provide universal recycling access | No further action taken |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S439 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S439.pdf |
