Bill Title: To modernize funding for community media programming

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 70-10)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-13 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4631 [H74 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Joan Meschino [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mathew Muratore [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Josh Cutler [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Peter Capano [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lindsay Sabadosa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sally Kerans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ruth Balser [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Murray [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Hawkins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Hannah Kane [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Susan Gifford [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Cronin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WORCES	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Danielle Gregoire [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jack Lewis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Galvin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Kushmerek [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Simon Cataldo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mindy Domb [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Walsh [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tackey Chan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Arciero [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Angelo D'Emilia [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Natalie Higgins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ryan Hamilton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Ashe [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jason Lewis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-05-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Muradian [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David DeCoste [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tram Nguyen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-18-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Danillo Sena [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-37-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jennifer Balinsky Armini [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul McMurtry [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Natalie Blais [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-FRA	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Stanley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carlos Gonzalez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marcus Vaughn [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Senator Jacob Oliveira [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-HAMPDE	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patrick Kearney [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Colleen Garry [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-36-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sean Garballey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-23-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Denise Garlick [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Eldridge [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MIDDLE	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Robertson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-19-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Owens [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-29-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Cahill [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Carey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Pignatelli [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-BER	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Rogers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-24-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dylan Fernandes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-BARNST	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kay Khan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-32-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Manny Cruz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ted Philips [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Vieira [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-BAR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jonathan Zlotnik [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Doherty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kevin Honan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-17-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle Ciccolo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carole Fiola [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kathleen LaNatra [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carmine Gentile [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bruce Tarr [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-01-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Flanagan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-BAR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Hendricks [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Markey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mark Montigny [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-02-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christine Barber [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-34-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bud Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Angelo Puppolo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Duffy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Todd Smola [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Margaret Scarsdale [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Kate Donaghue [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-19-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Adrianne Ramos [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Arena-DeRosa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Estela Reyes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Adam Scanlon [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Brendan Crighton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-03-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Barrett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-BER	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dawne Shand [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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