Legislative Research: MA S55 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court

Massachusetts Senate Bill 55 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced)	For legislation to strengthen local food systems. Agriculture. [S55 2025 Detail][S55 2025 Text][S55 2025 Comments]	2025-12-08 Accompanied a new draft, see S2801
2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation relative to equitable allocation of cannabis revenue. Cannabis Policy. [S55 2023 Detail][S55 2023 Text][S55 2023 Comments]	2024-02-12 Accompanied a study order, see S2635
2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation relative to cyber crime prevention in schools. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. [S55 2021 Detail][S55 2021 Text][S55 2021 Comments]	2022-02-10 Accompanied a study order, see S2683
2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation relative to applied behavior analysis services. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [S55 2019 Detail][S55 2019 Text][S55 2019 Comments]	2020-07-23 Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation relative to spouses as caregivers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [S55 2017 Detail][S55 2017 Text][S55 2017 Comments]	2018-05-21 Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead)	By Mr. Ross, a petition of Richard J. Ross for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to prohibit eminent domain. The Judiciary. [S55 2015 Detail][S55 2015 Text][S55 2015 Comments]	2015-05-11 Placed on file
2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation to eliminate archaic language pertaining to individuals with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [S55 2013 Detail][S55 2013 Text][S55 2013 Comments]	2014-07-30 New draft substituted, see S2330
2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation relative to the Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [S55 2011 Detail][S55 2011 Text][S55 2011 Comments]	2012-05-07 Accompanied a study order, see S2251
2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead)	Improve quality in early education and care by family child care proviers [S55 2009 Detail][S55 2009 Text][S55 2009 Comments]	2010-03-04 Accompanied H494

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Legislative Citation

APA

MA S55 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. (2015, May 11). LegiScan. Retrieved August 31, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S55/2015

MLA

"MA S55 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 11 May. 2015. Web. 31 Aug. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S55/2015>.

Chicago

"MA S55 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." May 11, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed August 31, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S55/2015.

Turabian

LegiScan. MA S55 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. 11 May 2015. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S55/2015 (accessed August 31, 2026).

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
S16	Similar To	2015-03-06	Establishing a sick leave bank for Matthew Arpano, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Correction	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2015
S14	Similar To	2015-02-23	Establishing a sick leave bank for Audrey Graham Smith, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services	Accompanied a new draft, see S15
S1860	Similar To	2016-06-23	To enhance public safety by providing implied consent in cases of persons operating under the influence of drugs	Accompanied a study order, see S2364
H69	Similar To	2016-09-19	Relative to public assistance substance screening	Accompanied a study order, see H4613
H1677	Similar To	2016-10-24	Relative to rape of a child by force	Accompanied a study order, see H4706