MA H161

Bill

Establishing a commission to study the status of people with disabilities within the commonwealth

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

By Ms. Provost of Somerville, a petition of Denise Provost and others for the establishment of a permanent commission on the status of people with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a permanent Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities in Massachusetts. The 17-member Commission will be an independent agency tasked with collecting data, monitoring programs and policies, and providing recommendations to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities across the state. The Commission will be composed of members from diverse backgrounds and will have the power to appoint an executive director, establish regional chapters, and accept funding to carry out its work. The Commission will be required to meet monthly and submit annual reports with its findings and proposals, aiming to foster the strategic integration of disability diversity in all sectors of the Commonwealth.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Nika Elugardo (D), Carlos González (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Denise Provost (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4496 (on 03/05/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H161

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H161
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H161.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1262	Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H171	Establishing a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4497	Similar To
H190	To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2741	Establishing the Massachusetts law revision commission	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H2954	Relative to providing improved access to taxicabs for persons with disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2962	Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H3303	To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3427	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H380	To institute CORI Reform	Accompanied a study order, see H5011	Similar To
H4020	Establishing a restaurant promotion commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4070	Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5032	Similar To
H4496	Establishing a permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
H621	Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth	Accompanied S356	Similar To
H729	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H876	Relative to the conservation of striped bass	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1470	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1861	Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission	Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2309	To create a Merrimack River District Commission	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2321	Communication from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (pursuant to Section 9B of Chapter 128A of the General Laws) submitting proposed amendments to regulations for 205 CMR 6.35: Pick (n) Pools	House concurred	Similar To
S238	Providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S2427	Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2446	An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations	Laid before the Governor	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1262

Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H171

Establishing a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education

Accompanied a new draft, see H4497

Similar To

H190

To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H2060

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H2741

Establishing the Massachusetts law revision commission

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H2954

Relative to providing improved access to taxicabs for persons with disabilities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2962

Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H3303

To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3427

Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H380

To institute CORI Reform

Accompanied a study order, see H5011

Similar To

H4020

Establishing a restaurant promotion commission

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4070

Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5032

Similar To

H4496

Establishing a permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Replaced by

H621

Relative to assisting elders and people with disabilities in the Commonwealth

Accompanied S356

Similar To

H729

Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H876

Relative to the conservation of striped bass

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1470

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1861

Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission

Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2221

Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2309

To create a Merrimack River District Commission

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2321

Communication from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (pursuant to Section 9B of Chapter 128A of the General Laws) submitting proposed amendments to regulations for 205 CMR 6.35: Pick (n) Pools

House concurred

Similar To

S238

Providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S2427

Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2446

An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations

Laid before the Governor

Similar To

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