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State Senator
Mike Barrett
(D) - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex
In Office - Started: 01/02/2013
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Capitol Office
State House
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-1572
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1925 | Imposing an in-state mileage-based road usage charge on the use of clean energy vehicles | By Mr. Barrett, a petition of Michael J. Barrett foe legislation to impose an in-state mileage-based road usage charge on the use of clean energy vehicles. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1053 | To implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology | For legislation to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S41 | To modernize funding for community media programming | For legislation to establish a comprehensive statewide policy concerning streaming entertainment services and the recovery of municipal costs for digital infrastructure. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. | In Committee |
| S368 | To reduce?exclusionary discipline for grooming and dress code violations | For legislation to reduce?exclusionary discipline for grooming and dress code violations. Education. | In Committee |
| S2102 | Relating to public access to historical records | For legislation to facilitate access to public records. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S886 | Relative to family members serving as caregivers | For legislation relative to family members serving as caregivers. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S468 | To improve care and prepare for the new era of Alzheimer’s and dementia | For legislation to improve care and prepare for the new era of Alzheimer’s and dementia by developing a public awareness campaign on brain health. Elder Affairs. | In Committee |
| S1661 | Relative to successful transition and re-entry to tomorrow for incarcerated persons | For legislation relative to successful transition and re-entry to tomorrow for incarcerated persons. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S1639 | Protecting inmate safety and the expenditure of state funds | For legislation to protect inmate safety and the expenditure of state funds. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S139 | Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities | For legislation to update terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| H4158 | Expanding the select board of the town of Weston | That the town of Weston be authorized to expand its select board from three to five members. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| S1423 | To generate revenue to expand transit options | For legislation to generate revenue to expand transit options. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S543 | To reduce the unnecessary use of plastic straws | For legislation to reduce disposable plastic straw waste. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S150 | Relative to persons with developmental disabilities | For legislation relative to persons with developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S735 | Relative to fairness in debt collection | For legislation to establish the Debt Collection Fairness Act. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2537 | Relative to fairness in debt collection | For legislation to establish the Debt Collection Fairness Act, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2537). | In Committee |
| S312 | Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth | For legislation to prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth. Education. | In Committee |
| S497 | Clarifying the role of governor’s councillor on the ballot | For legislation to clarify the role of governor’s councillor on the ballot. Election Laws. | In Committee |
| S1114 | Requiring clean slate automated record sealing | For legislation to provide easier and greater access to record sealing. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1046 | Relative to adoptions | For legislation relative to adoptions outside of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1477 | To restrict the use of polystyrene | For legislation to restrict the use of polystyrene. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1549 | To increase access to disposable menstrual products | For legislation to increase access to disposable menstrual products. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H243 | Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities | Relative to terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S1618 | Promoting community immunity | For legislation to promote community immunity. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S2113 | Establishing an Indigenous Peoples Day | For legislation to establish an Indigenous Peoples Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S2228 | To set equal contracting conditions for electricity customers on basic service | For legislation to set equal contracting conditions for electricity customers on basic service. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S2230 | Reducing the financial penalty imposed on customers who shift to heat pumps, electric appliances, and electric vehicles | For legislation to reduce the financial penalty imposed on customers who shift to heat pumps, electric appliances, and electric vehicles. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S1029 | To eliminate the public counsel fee | For legislation to eliminate the public counsel fee. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S2234 | Aligning state electric vehicle charger reliability regulations with the national electric vehicle infrastructure program | For legislation to align state electric vehicle charger reliability regulations with the national electric vehicle infrastructure program. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S1287 | Relative to bereavement leave | For legislation to ensure bereavement leave. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1286 | Regulating the use of credit reports by employers | For legislation to regulate the use of credit reports by employers. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S2114 | Establishing a jail and prison construction moratorium | For legislation to establish a jail and prison construction moratorium. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S780 | Requiring mental health parity for disability policies | For legislation to require mental health parity for disability policies. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2153 | Establishing the fourth Thursday in March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day | For legislation to establish the fourth Thursday in March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S891 | Relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers | For legislation relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S197 | To protect safety and privacy by stopping the sale of location data | For legislation to protect reproductive health access, LGBTQ lives, religious liberty, and freedom of movement by banning the sale of cell phone location information. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S872 | Establishing a community health center nurse practitioner residency program | For legislation to establish a community health center nurse practitioner residency program. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S318 | Modernizing school construction | For legislation to modernize school construction. Education. | In Committee |
| H4031 | Increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Weston | Relative to increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Weston. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| S1708 | Relative to fire safety education in schools and colleges | Relative to fire safety education in schools and colleges. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S436 | Relative to affirming and maintaining equal access to public education for all children | For legislation to affirm and maintain equal access to public education for English learners. Education. | In Committee |
| S188 | Allowing the board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters to vary regulations to advance reductions in greenhouse gas emissions | For legislation to allow the board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters to vary regulations to advance reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S1922 | Relative to the Massachusetts fund for vulnerable countries most affected by climate change | For legislation relative to the Massachusetts fund for vulnerable countries most affected by climate change. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S2009 | Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives | For legislation relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1486 | Relative to end of life options | For legislation relative to end of life options. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1926 | Exempting residential electric vehicle chargers from the sales tax | For legislation to exempt electric vehicle chargers from the sales tax. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S2229 | To expand carbon pricing in the commonwealth | For legislation to expand carbon pricing in the commonwealth. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S962 | To promote Yes in My Back Yard | For legislation to promote Yes in My Back Yard. Housing. | In Committee |
| S1056 | To amend the definition of hate crime | For legislation to amend the definition of hate crime. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S505 | Establishing same day voter registration | For legislation to establish same day voter registration. Election Laws. | In Committee |
| S1028 | Improving juror compensation | For legislation to improve juror compensation. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S2339 | Studying the advantages and disadvantages of transitioning certain government fleets to clean energy | For legislation to convert the state government fleet to electric vehicles. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S118 | Lifting kids out of deep poverty | For legislation to lift kids out of deep poverty. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S1349 | Relative to raising the minimum wage closer to a living wage in the commonwealth | For legislation relative to raising the minimum wage closer to a living wage in the commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S2015 | Establishing a tiered corporate minimum tax | For legislation to establish a tiered corporate minimum tax. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1167 | To protect nonhuman primate infants in research institutions and product testing facilities | For legislation to protect nonhuman primate infants in research institutions and product testing facilities. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1681 | To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents | For legislation to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S531 | Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections | For legislation to provide a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections. Election Laws. | In Committee |
| S101 | To require closed captioning in telecommunications in public areas | For legislation to require closed captioning in telecommunications in public areas. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S1923 | To repeal the sales tax exemption for aircraft | For legislation to repeal certain tax exemptions for aircraft. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1447 | Enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants | For legislation to enable cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S155 | Relative to authorizing supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities | For legislation relative to supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S607 | Responding to the threat of invasive species | For legislation to respond to the threat of invasive species. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S2233 | Requiring an investigation of the advantages and disadvantages of participation by the commonwealth in multi-state or North American regional market-based compliance mechanisms, structures, or systems, including but not limited to the Western Climate Initiative | For legislation to require an investigation of the advantages and disadvantages of participation by the commonwealth in multi-state or North American regional market-based compliance mechanisms, structures, or systems, including but not limited to the Western Climate Initiative. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S1117 | Relative to treatment, not incarceration | For legislation relative to treatment, not incarceration. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S2232 | To exempt solar installations on federal military lands from renewable energy production caps | For legislation to exempt solar installations on federal military lands from renewable energy production caps. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S340 | Relative to healthy youth | For legislation relative to healthy youth. Education. | In Committee |
| S2328 | Regarding free expression | For legislation relative to free expression in school and public libraries. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. | In Committee |
| S1555 | Decreasing food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food | For legislation to decrease food waste by standardizing the date labeling of food. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S2463 | Resolutions for a United States Constitutional Amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention | By Mr. Eldridge, a petition of James B. Eldridge and Michael J. Barrett for the adoption of resolutions for a United States Constitutional Amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | In Committee |
| S745 | Limiting out of pocket health expenses | For legislation to limit out of pocket health expenses. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S1937 | Enabling a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing | For legislation to grant a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S644 | Restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | Relative to pesticides. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S102 | Requiring universal changing stations in public buildings | For legislation to require changing stations in public buildings. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S772 | Related to comprehensive clinical and extended support services | For legislation to increases mandatory coverage for addiction care recovery. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S214 | Alleviating the burden of medical debt for patients and families | Relative to alleviating the burden of medical debt for patients and families. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S117 | Establishing basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents | For legislation to establish basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S1924 | Increasing the excise tax rate for jet fuel | For legislation to increase the excise tax rate for jet fuel. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S246 | To reduce inequities in access to hearing aids | For legislation to provide increased access to hearing aids. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S616 | Relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking | For legislation relative to ivory and rhonoceros horn trafficking. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S311 | Establishing the Massachusetts farm to school program | For legislation to establish farm to school grants to promote healthy eating and strengthen the agricultural economy. Education. | In Committee |
| S2034 | To promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks | For legislation to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S2231 | To establish home energy efficiency ratings | For legislation to establish home energy efficiency ratings. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S1127 | Ensuring access to equitable representation in immigration proceedings | For legislation to ensure access to equitable representation in immigration proceedings by creating the Immigrant Legal Defense Fund. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1122 | Relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements | For legislation relative to Massachusetts state sovereignty. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S187 | Relative to protecting biometric information under the security breach law | For legislation to protect biometric information under the security breach law. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S1640 | Relative to military grade controlled property | For legislation relative to military grade controlled property. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Climate Change and Global Warming Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/02/2013 | |
| MA | District Middlesex and Suffolk | Senate | Democrat | Out of Office | 01/01/1987 | 01/16/2024 |
| MA | District 21st Middlesex | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 01/01/1979 | 01/16/2024 |