Legislative Research: MA S78 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court

Massachusetts Senate Bill 78 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced)	For legislation relative to ownership and license holders in the cannabis industry. Cannabis Policy. [S78 2025 Detail][S78 2025 Text][S78 2025 Comments]	2025-06-05 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation to update the juvenile justice policy and data board. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [S78 2023 Detail][S78 2023 Text][S78 2023 Comments]	2024-12-31 No further action taken
2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation to dedicate one-percent of the recreational marijuana excise to youth substance use prevention. Cannabis Policy. [S78 2021 Detail][S78 2021 Text][S78 2021 Comments]	2022-02-07 Accompanied a study order, see S2661
2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation relative to mandated reporters of disabled persons abuse. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [S78 2019 Detail][S78 2019 Text][S78 2019 Comments]	2020-04-27 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 establish the miracle league of Massachusetts to provide recreational resources for persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [S78 2017 Detail][S78 2017 Text][S78 2017 Comments]	2018-03-29 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation to create and authorize level iv behavioral treatment interventions. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [S78 2015 Detail][S78 2015 Text][S78 2015 Comments]	2016-09-19 Accompanied a study order, see H4613
2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation relative to gateway communities. Community Development and Small Businesses. [S78 2013 Detail][S78 2013 Text][S78 2013 Comments]	2014-06-09 Accompanied a study order, see S2179
2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation to expand the ability of communities to use community preservation funds. Community Development and Small Businesses. [S78 2011 Detail][S78 2011 Text][S78 2011 Comments]	2012-08-30 Accompanied a study order, H4418
2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead)	For legislation relative to eligibility criteria for nursing homes serving pediatric residents [S78 2009 Detail][S78 2009 Text][S78 2009 Comments]	2010-03-04 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

References Online

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[Senator Brian Joyce MA]	Google Web	Google News	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
[Senator Barbara L'Italien MA]	Google Web	Google News	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
[Representative Jonathan Hecht MA]	Google Web	Google News	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

Legislative Citation

APA

MA S78 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. (2016, September 19). LegiScan. Retrieved June 30, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S78/2015

MLA

"MA S78 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 19 Sep. 2016. Web. 30 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S78/2015>.

Chicago

"MA S78 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." September 19, 2016 LegiScan. Accessed June 30, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S78/2015.

Turabian

LegiScan. MA S78 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. 19 September 2016. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S78/2015 (accessed June 30, 2026).

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
H4613	Replaced by	2016-09-19	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules
S49	Similar To	2015-04-15	Comprehensive Early Retirement Incentive Program	See S44
S28	Similar To	2015-03-19	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Text of S21, printed as amended
S585	Similar To	2016-06-23	To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see S2356
S1051	Similar To	2016-06-23	Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments	Accompanied a study order, see S2356
S1030	Similar To	2016-05-09	To provide critical community health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4272
H520	Similar To	2016-03-28	Relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities	Accompanied S352