Legislative Research: MA S485 | 2011-2012 | 187th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities. Elder Affairs. [S485 2025 Detail][S485 2025 Text][S485 2025 Comments] | 2025-12-18 Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S2887 |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to reform the toxic use reduction act. Environment and Natural Resources. [S485 2023 Detail][S485 2023 Text][S485 2023 Comments] | 2024-02-15 Accompanied a study order, see S2649 |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to provide a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections. Election Laws. [S485 2021 Detail][S485 2021 Text][S485 2021 Comments] | 2022-09-12 Accompanied a study order, see H5026 |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to establish old growth forest reserves in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S485 2019 Detail][S485 2019 Text][S485 2019 Comments] | 2020-03-16 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to remove and dispose of waste oil. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S485 2017 Detail][S485 2017 Text][S485 2017 Comments] | 2018-04-26 Accompanied a study order, see S2489 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to cognitive rehabilitation. Financial Services. [S485 2015 Detail][S485 2015 Text][S485 2015 Comments] | 2016-07-19 Accompanied a study order, see S2448 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to provide volunteer firefighters with a local option real estate tax exemption. Financial Services. [S485 2013 Detail][S485 2013 Text][S485 2013 Comments] | 2014-04-24 Accompanied a study order, see S2111 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to provide for patient education. Health Care Financing. [S485 2011 Detail][S485 2011 Text][S485 2011 Comments] | 2012-05-07 Accompanied a new draft, see H4070 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | [S485 2009 Detail][S485 2009 Text][S485 2009 Comments] | 2010-05-04 House concurred |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Massachusetts S485] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Senator Gale Candaras MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Angelo Puppolo MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Timothy Toomey MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Benjamin Swan MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S485 | 2011-2012 | 187th General Court. (2012, May 07). LegiScan. Retrieved July 04, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S485/2011
MLA
"MA S485 | 2011-2012 | 187th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 07 May. 2012. Web. 04 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S485/2011>.
Chicago
"MA S485 | 2011-2012 | 187th General Court." May 07, 2012 LegiScan. Accessed July 04, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S485/2011.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S485 | 2011-2012 | 187th General Court. 07 May 2012. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S485/2011 (accessed July 04, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H4070 | Replaced by | 2012-12-31 | Relative to Health Care Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Act of 2012 | Reported, in part, by H4561 |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/Senate/S485 |
| Text | http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/PDF?billId=12524&generalCourtId=1 |
