MA S1345

Bill

To study establishment of, and definition of, a Middlesex Regional Commission

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 study establishment of, and definition of, a Middlesex Regional Commission. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish a Middlesex Working Group (MWG) to examine and make recommendations regarding the creation of a Middlesex Regional Commission (MRC). The MWG will consider various pressures faced by the 54 municipalities in Middlesex County, such as overdevelopment, loss of natural resources, and impacts on school districts, with the goal of defining the structure and responsibilities of the proposed MRC. The bill provides guidance on the composition of the MWG, the scope of its study, and the timeline for reporting back to the public and the General Court. The potential goals of the MRC include additional environmental protections, enhanced construction standards, and regional housing goals aligned with local community values.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Jason Lewis (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2630 (on 01/31/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1345

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1345
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1345.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2456	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	No further action taken	Similar To
H2638	Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2727	To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3140	Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H4016	Establishing a special legislative commission to study poverty in the Commonwealth	Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H609	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide	No further action taken	Similar To
S1431	Resolve establishing a special commission to broaden the availability of naloxone	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1505	To conduct a public health study of synthetic drugs in the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S2257	Relative to congestion in East Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2630	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to zoning, planning and municipal governance	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S786	To bring down the cost of prescription drugs	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S827	Protecting students abroad	Accompanied a study order, see S2714	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2456

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

No further action taken

Similar To

H2638

Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2727

To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3140

Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H4016

Establishing a special legislative commission to study poverty in the Commonwealth

Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H609

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide

No further action taken

Similar To

S1431

Resolve establishing a special commission to broaden the availability of naloxone

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1505

To conduct a public health study of synthetic drugs in the commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S2257

Relative to congestion in East Boston

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

Similar To

S2630

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to zoning, planning and municipal governance

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S786

To bring down the cost of prescription drugs

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S827

Protecting students abroad

Accompanied a study order, see S2714

Similar To

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