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MA H1110

Establishing regional commissions on the status of women and girls

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Introduced
01/23/2017
In Committee
01/29/2018
Crossed Over
01/25/2018
Passed
03/05/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/15/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish an eastern regional commission on the status of women and girls. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill establishes three regional commissions on the status of women and girls in Massachusetts: the Eastern Regional Commission, the Upper Middlesex Commission, and the Plymouth County Commission. Each commission will consist of 9 members appointed by the Commission on the Status of Women and will conduct ongoing studies of issues affecting women in their respective regions, reporting their findings and recommendations to the state commission annually. The commissions are empowered to accept funding, hold public meetings, and make policy recommendations to state and local agencies. The bill specifies the regional communities that will be represented by each commission and outlines the appointment process, term limits, and operational details for the commissions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (47)

Ruth Balser (D),  Christine Barber (D),  Jennifer Benson (D),  Paul Brodeur (D),  Gailanne Cariddi (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Mark Cusack (D),  Mike Day (D),  James Dwyer (D),  Carolyn Dykema (D),  Lori Ehrlich (D),  Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),  Dylan Fernandes (D),  Carole Fiola (D),  Bill Galvin (D),  Colleen Garry (D),  Susan Gifford (R),  Anne Gobi (D),  Solomon Goldstein-Rose (I),  Ken Gordon (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Kate Hogan (D),  Steven Howitt (R),  Dan Hunt (D),  Brad Jones (R),  Hannah Kane (R),  Jay Kaufman (D),  John Lawn (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  David Linsky (D),  Marc Lombardo (R),  Joan Lovely (D),  Juana Matias (D),  Joan Meschino (D),  Dave Muradian (R),  Matt Muratore (R),  Keiko Orrall (R),  Sarah Peake (D),  Elizabeth Poirier (R),  Dave Rogers (D),  Richard Ross (R),  Paul Schmid (D),  Paul Tucker (D),  Steve Ultrino (D),  Aaron Vega (D),  Dave Vieira (R), 

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2018 (on 03/15/2018)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1110
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1110.pdf
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