MA S621

Bill

To protect coastal resources

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect coastal resources. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Coastal Erosion Innovation Center, which will develop, research, and promote innovative methods to protect and strengthen the resilience of the state's coastal shoreline. The center will be administered by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and advised by an advisory group appointed by the governor. The center is authorized to approve innovative pilot projects to protect coastal shorelines and promote their resiliency, and it must produce an annual report of its activities. The provisions of the bill will expire on December 31, 2031, unless otherwise repealed, modified, or extended.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (9)

Bruce Tarr (R)*, David DeCoste (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Mike Moore (D), Susan Moran (D), Matt Muratore (R), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2734 (on 03/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S621

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S621
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S621.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1753	Increasing fair housing protections for domestic violence survivors	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2504	To provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement	Accompanied a study order, see H5332	Similar To
H446	Expanding wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2567	Similar To
S1023	Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1193	Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1225	Updating overtime protections to protect the Commonwealth's middle class workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1230	Expanding whistleblower protections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1247	Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2719	Similar To
S1376	Relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2613	Similar To
S1521	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1524	Relative to public safety and public health worker protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1583	Preserving second amendment rights for medical marijuana patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S1802	Relative to providing better notices and protections in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
S2172	Relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2734	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources and agriculture matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S3136	Expanding wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilities	No further action taken	Similar To
S416	Strengthening the Attorney General’s tools to protect nursing home residents and other patients from abuse and neglect	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S523	To support Plum Island coastal resources	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S671	Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S739	Relative to MassHealth rates	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S937	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2976	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1753

Increasing fair housing protections for domestic violence survivors

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2504

To provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement

Accompanied a study order, see H5332

Similar To

H446

Expanding wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2567

Similar To

S1023

Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1193

Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1225

Updating overtime protections to protect the Commonwealth's middle class workers

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

Similar To

S1230

Expanding whistleblower protections

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

Similar To

S1247

Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2719

Similar To

S1376

Relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2613

Similar To

S1521

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1524

Relative to public safety and public health worker protections

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1583

Preserving second amendment rights for medical marijuana patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2762

Similar To

S1802

Relative to providing better notices and protections in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

S2172

Relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2734

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources and agriculture matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S3136

Expanding wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilities

No further action taken

Similar To

S416

Strengthening the Attorney General’s tools to protect nursing home residents and other patients from abuse and neglect

Accompanied a new draft, see H4780

Similar To

S523

To support Plum Island coastal resources

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

Similar To

S671

Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S739

Relative to MassHealth rates

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S937

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2976

Similar To

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