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Legislator > John Keenan
State Senator
John Keenan
(D) - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Senate Norfolk and Plymouth
In Office - Started: 01/05/2011
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Capitol Office
State House
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-1494
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| S1303 | Providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the commonwealth of Massachusetts | For legislation to provide opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S2255 | Relative to electric ratepayer protections | For legislation relative to electric ratepayer protections. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S1132 | Relative to compensation for victims of wrongful conviction | For legislation relative to compensation for victims of wrongful conviction. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1139 | To restore the statute of limitations for deaths due to tobacco use | For legislation to restore the statute of limitations for deaths due to tobacco use. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S586 | Relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management | For legislation to maintain adequate water supplies through effective drought management. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S1114 | Requiring clean slate automated record sealing | For legislation to provide easier and greater access to record sealing. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S873 | Relative to hospital closures and health planning | For legislation relative to hospital closures and health planning. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S868 | Enhancing health care market oversight and pharmaceutical access | For legislation to enhance health care market oversight and pharmaceutical access. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S1914 | Relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters | For legislation relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1895 | Providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | For legislation to provide equity to police officers disabled by cardiac disease. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1788 | Relative to PTSD and accidental disability | For legislation relative to PTSD and accidental disability retirement. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1821 | Relative to disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder | For legislation relative to the disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1190 | Enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals | For legislation to enhance the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S2518 | Authorizing the State Board of Retirement to grant creditable service to Roberta Wollons | For legislation to authorize the State Board of Retirement to grant creditable service to Roberta Wollons. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S2246 | Aligning the commonwealth's transportation plans with its mandates and goals for reducing emissions and vehicle miles traveled | For legislation to align the commonwealth's transportation plans with its mandates and goals for reducing emissions and vehicle miles traveled. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S1345 | Expanding access to commuter transit benefits offered by employers | For legislation to expand access to commuter transit benefits offered by employers. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1450 | Relative to the issuance of revenue bonds for the construction and reconstruction of telecommunications facilities by the city of Quincy | For legislation relative to the issuance of revenue bonds for the construction and reconstruction of telecommunications facilities by the city of Quincy. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| S1329 | Relative to roadway excavation quality assurance | For legislation to regulate utility permits for road excavation based on an agreement of wages and benefits to the laborers. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1294 | Relative to employment protections for victims of abusive behavior | For legislation relative to employment protections for victims of abusive behavior. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S135 | To ensure parity in social work licensure | For legislation to ensure parity in social work licensure. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S119 | Establishing a loan repayment program for human services workers | For legislation relative to a loan repayment program for human services workers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S136 | Improving emergency housing assistance for children and families experiencing homelessness | For legislation to improve emergency housing assistance for children and families experiencing homelessness. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S882 | To promote graduate medical education | For legislation to require MassHealth to make Graduate Medical Education payments. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S478 | Relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees | For legislation relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees. Elder Affairs. | 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 |
| S867 | Relative to primary care for you | For legislation relative to primary care for you. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S388 | To fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment | For legislation to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment. Education. | In Committee |
| S874 | Strengthening mental health centers | For legislation to strengthen mental 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 |
| S464 | To strengthen the state home care program workforce | For legislation to strengthen the state home care program workforce by requiring each covered employer to enter into a labor peace agreement. Elder Affairs. | 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 |
| S495 | To codify the Hospital to Home Partnership Program | For legislation to codify the Hospital to Home Partnership Program. Elder Affairs. | In Committee |
| S1741 | Relative to police interactions with persons on the autism spectrum | For legislation relative to police training in appropriate interactions with persons on the autism spectrum and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S1646 | Relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes | For legislation to develop a database to collect data on written notices of code violations and fines relative to hot work processes. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S609 | Prohibiting hotels from providing plastic-packaged toiletries | For legislation to prohibit hotels from providing plastic-packaged personal care products. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S420 | Relative to supporting student participation in 4-H programs | For legislation relative to supporting student participation in 4-H programs. Education. | In Committee |
| S939 | Establishing the hunger-free campus initiative | For legislation to establish the hunger-free campus initiative that would provide grants to institutions of public higher education to address student food insecurity and hunger. Higher Education. | In Committee |
| S248 | Regulating surgical assistants | For legislation to license and regulate surgical assistants. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S210 | Expanding wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilities | For legislation to expand wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilities. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S809 | Relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy | For legislation relative to patient access to biomarker testing to provide appropriate therapy. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S789 | Relative to insurance coverage for doula services | For legislation relative to insurance coverage for doula services. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S195 | Relative to toxic-free kids | For legislation to eliminate harmful chemicals from children's products. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S218 | Relative to social work uplifting practices and exam removal (“The SUPER Act”) | For legislation relative to Social Work Uplifting Practices and Exam Removal (“The SUPER Act”). Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S1206 | Standardizing consideration of pets in divorce and separation | For legislation relative to pets in divorce and separation. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1164 | Prohibiting discrimination against adults with disabilities in Family and Juvenile Court proceedings | For legislation to prohibit discrimination against adults with disabilities in family and juvenile court proceedings. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1138 | Clarifying a right of a durable power of attorney | For legislation to clarify a right of a durable power of attorney. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S247 | Relative to the continuing education of podiatrists | For legislation to increase the number of continuing education hours of podiatrists. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S470 | To improve Massachusetts home care | For legislation to improve Massachusetts home care. Elder Affairs. | In Committee |
| S1718 | Requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence | For legislation to require health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S2009 | Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives | For legislation relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1168 | Concerning furnishing transcripts of notes and fees | For legislation to set rates for transcripts of notes and fees taken at a trial or hearing by a transcriber. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1046 | Relative to adoptions | For legislation relative to adoptions outside of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S482 | Increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents | For legislation to increase the personal care allowance for long term care residents. Elder Affairs. | In Committee |
| S1486 | Relative to end of life options | For legislation relative to end of life options. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1541 | Relative to athletic training | For legislation relative to public school athletic trainers. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1115 | To provide continuum of care for severe mental illness | For legislation to provide critical community services. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1410 | Helping overdosing persons in emergencies | Relative to the requirements and procedures necessary for first responders to provide urgent help to persons at risk of serious and deadly harm from opioids and opioid overdose. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S2399 | To provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness | For legislation to provide identification to youth and adults experiencing homelessness. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S2160 | To ensure gender parity and racial and ethnic diversity on public boards and commissions | For legislation to ensure gender parity and racial and ethnic diversity on public boards and commissions. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S999 | Relative to cimex lectularius | For legislation relative to impose notification requirements on both tenants and landlords when bed bugs are found at a property. Housing. | In Committee |
| S1405 | Repealing the sunset date for drug stewardship | For legislation to repeal the sunset date for drug stewardship. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S2335 | To protect Native American heritage | For legislation to enforce penalties under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. | In Committee |
| S1721 | An Act to ensure educational rights are upheld for incarcerated youth | For legislation to ensure educational rights are upheld for incarcerated emerging adults. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S1328 | Relating to privileged communication between individuals and their labor organizations | For legislation to require labor organizations to protect confidential communications when representing individuals. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1364 | Streamlining state employee collective bargaining | For legislation to streamline state employee collective bargaining. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1300 | Preventing wage theft, promoting employer accountability, and enhancing public enforcement | For legislation to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1619 | Relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings | For legislation relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings. Public Health. | 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 |
| 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 |
| S769 | Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment | For legislation to provide continuity of care for mental health treatment. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2020 | Protecting youth from nicotine addiction by increasing the tax on cigarettes | For legislation to protect youth from nicotine addiction by increasing the tax on cigarettes. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1058 | Relative to expungement of juvenile and young adult records | For legislation to expunge juvenile and young adult records. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S961 | Providing upstream homelessness prevention assistance to families, youth, and adults | For legislation to provide upstream homelessness prevention assistance to families, youth, and adults. Housing. | In Committee |
| S588 | Establishing a climate change superfund | For legislation to create a Climate Adaptation Superfund. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S2210 | Extending the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature | For legislation to extend the public records law to the Governor and the Legislature. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S1318 | Relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth | For legislation relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development. | 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 |
| S2276 | Promoting a just transition and clean energy workforce standards | For legislation to require each company engaged in the sale or distribution of gas as part of performance-based ratemaking to submit a clean energy transition plan. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S862 | Relative to MassHealth reimbursement for schools | For legislation relative to MassHealth reimbursement for schools. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S137 | Dignifying individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. | For legislation relative to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S245 | To end housing discrimination in the Commonwealth | For legislation to end housing discrimination in the Commonwealth. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S480 | Promoting infection prevention and privacy for residents of nursing homes | For legislation to promote infection prevention and privacy for residents of nursing homes. Elder Affairs. | In Committee |
| S1406 | Relative to the prescription monitoring program | For legislation relative to the prescription monitor program. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S1305 | Establishing protections and accountability for Delivery Network Company workers, consumers, and communities | For legislation to establish protections and accountability for Delivery Network Company workers, consumers, and communities. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1427 | Prohibiting municipal bans of face coverings for protective or medical use | For legislation to prohibit municipal bans of face coverings for protective or medical use. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S1484 | To reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer | For legislation to reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1325 | Relative to meeting human service demand by modernizing incentives for the direct care workforce | For legislation relative to wage rates for direct care staff and support employees. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S773 | Expanding access to mental health services | For legislation to expand access to mental health services for inpatient treatment. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2398 | Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations | For legislation to direct the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to place naloxone in subway stations. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S382 | Requiring opioid use disorder education | For legislation to require opioid use disorder education in public schools. Education. | In Committee |
| S430 | Relative to the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of special education in the Commonwealth | For legislation for a special commission to review and valuate the commonwealth’s current special education financing structure. Education. | In Committee |
| S1504 | To protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS | For legislation to protect Massachusetts public health from Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) a group of chemicals that are used in many consumer products and industrial processes. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S302 | Addressing economic, health and social harms caused by sports betting | For legislation to address economic, health and social harms caused by sports betting. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. | In Committee |
| S1863 | Further regulating the retirement rights of certain employees of Plymouth County | For legislation to grant group 4 status to officers who retire from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S418 | To improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities | For legislation to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities. Education. | In Committee |
| S1327 | Protecting labor and abolishing barriers to organizing rights | For legislation to protect labor relations and abolish barriers to organizing rights. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1938 | Supporting family caregivers | For legislation to establish an advisory council on family caregiving. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1709 | To save lives by distributing narcan to individuals at risk for an overdose | For legislation to distribute Narcan to a detainee or prisoner at risk for an overdose upon discharge from a correctional facility. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S1568 | To create a nicotine free generation | For legislation to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to persons born on or after January 1, 2006. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S2122 | Relative to increasing transparency in public construction | For legislation to increase transparency in public construction. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S2275 | Relative to healthy and sustainable schools | For legislation relative to healthy and sustainable schools. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S1668 | Updating emergency management | For legislation to establish the Massachusetts emergency management agency. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S1004 | To create affordable homes for persons with disabilities | For legislation to create affordable homes for persons with disabilities. Housing. | In Committee |
| S2279 | Supporting climate progress through sustainably developed offshore wind | For legislation to support climate progress through sustainably developed offshore wind. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S1794 | Requiring administrators of certain retirement plans to disclose conflicts of interest | For legislation to require administrators of certain retirement plans to disclose conflicts of interest. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S2107 | Relative to the employment of persons with disabilities | For legislation relative to the employment of persons with disabilities. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S168 | To increase the safety of individuals with disabilities relying on life-support equipment | For legislation to increase the safety of individuals with disabilities relying on life-support equipment. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S1414 | Increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers | For legislation to increase access to Applied Behavior Analysis services by recognizing assistant level providers. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S886 | Relative to family members serving as caregivers | For legislation relative to family members serving as caregivers. Health Care Financing. | 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 |
| S2099 | To provide sunlight to state government | For legislation to provide sunlight to state government. Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently. | In Committee |
| S618 | Banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet shops | For legislation to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet shops. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S132 | Allowing certain minors to consent to supportive services | For legislation to allow certain minors to consent to shelter and receive supportive services. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S1411 | To establish a perinatal behavioral health care workforce trust fund | For legislation to establish a perinatal behavioral health care workforce trust fund. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S1507 | Regarding the pediatric palliative care program | For legislation relative to the pediatric palliative care program. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S2046 | Granting property tax exemptions to disabled veterans | For legislation to grant property tax exemptions to disabled veterans. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S130 | Relative to a livable wage for human services workers | For legislation relative to a livable wage for human services workers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S1817 | To provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits | For legislation to provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S770 | To prevent inappropriate denials by insurers for medically necessary services | For legislation to prevent inappropriate denials by insurers for medically necessary services. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2359 | Relative to setting deadlines to electrify the MBTA commuter rail | For legislation relative to public transit electrification. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S412 | Providing for the creation of a permanent commission relative to the education of American Indian and Alaska Native residents of the Commonwealth | For legislation to establish a permanent commission on American Indian and Alaska Native education. Education. | In Committee |
| S703 | Improving access to community behavioral health centers | For legislation relative to community behavioral health centers. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S374 | Empowering students and schools to thrive | For legislation to empower students and schools to thrive. Education. | In Committee |
| S1339 | To provide paid family and medical leave to all educators | For legislation to provide paid family and medical leave to all educators. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1711 | Regarding consistent care for addiction rooted in evidence | For legislation to require all state and county correctional facilities to provide medication for addiction treatment (MAT) for substance use disorder or alcohol use disorder. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S1502 | Relative to removing barriers to care for physician assistants | For legislation to remove barriers to care for physician assistants. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S834 | Relative to the practice of acupuncture | For legislation relative to the practice of acupuncture. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S651 | Banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shops | For legislation to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shops. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S824 | Relative to IUD pain management coverage | For legislation relative to coverage for pain medication for IUD procedures. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S1080 | For the removal of void restrictive covenants | For legislation to allow parties discriminated against to bring a case against covenants that restrict the use of land. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S877 | To promote an enhanced care worker minimum wage | For legislation to promote an enhanced care worker minimum wage. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S597 | Providing nature for all | For legislation to conserve and improve natural and working lands. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S1008 | Relative to the Massachusetts rental voucher program | For legislation relative to the Massachusetts rental voucher program. Housing. | In Committee |
| S1393 | Relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment | For legislation relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S428 | Relative to school library standards | For legislation relative to school library standards. Education. | 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 |
| S1483 | Relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure | For legislation relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S165 | To update Nicky's Law to protect individuals with disabilities in MassHealth day habilitation programs | For legislation to protect individuals with disabilities in MassHealth day habilitation programs. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S1351 | Improving the Massachusetts paid family medical leave law | For legislation to improve the Massachusetts paid family medical leave law. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1562 | Supporting survivors through financial assistance | For legislation to support survivors of violence through financial assistance. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S959 | Providing for energy assistance during the summer months | For legislation to provide for energy assistance during the summer months. Housing. | In Committee |
| S1573 | Relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus | For legislation relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S768 | Resolve creating a special commission on affordable housing insurance | By Mr. Keenan, a petition of John F. Keenan, Steven Owens and Vanna Howard that provisions be made to create a special commission on affordable housing insurance. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2197 | To modernize municipal meetings, town meetings, and local elections | For legislation relative to remote participation in municipal and town meetings and postponement of local elections elections. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | 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 |
| S185 | To promote school centered neighborhood development | For legislation to promote school centered neighborhood development. Community Development and Small Businesses. | In Committee |
| S1549 | To increase access to disposable menstrual products | For legislation to increase access to disposable menstrual products. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1137 | Preventing fires and secondhand smoke in non-smoking rental housing | For legislation to prevent fires and secondhand smoke in non-smoking rental housing. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S383 | To create a facilities loan program for private special education schools | For legislation to create a facilities loan program for private special education schools. Education. | In Committee |
| S2348 | Facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder | For legislation to use blue envelopes to facilitate better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S516 | To protect democracy | For legislation to protect democracy. Election Laws. | In Committee |
| S1281 | Relative to domestic violence reports and confidentiality | For legislation relative to domestic violence reports and confidentiality. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1552 | Relative to expanding the newborn screening panel | For legislation to expand the newborn screening panel to include pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1207 | Relative to the ownership of pets by convicted animal abusers | For legislation relative to the ownership of pets by convicted animal abusers. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S2157 | Relative to Massachusetts time zones and sunshine protection | For legislation relative to Massachusetts time zones and sunshine protection. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S869 | Relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care | For legislation to prevent discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S1546 | To improve indoor air quality for highly-impacted communities | For legislation to create a task force to identify, monitor, and remediate indoor air pollution and indoor mold contamination in schools, long term care facilities, correctional facilities, early childhood education facilities, public housing and privately-owned residential buildings. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1550 | Related to the risk of getting cancer due to the consumption of alcohol | For legislation to require establishments that sell alcoholic beverages to post the risk of cancer due to the consumption of alcohol. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1343 | Relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employees | For legislation to provide collective bargaining rights for legislative employees. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1554 | To reduce lung cancer deaths | For legislation to provide counseling about lung cancer screening to individuals accessing the Massachusetts Quitline. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S2125 | Relative to language access and inclusion | For legislation relative to language access and inclusion. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S225 | To eliminate "grab-and-go" counters at large events | For legislation to eliminate "grab-and-go" alcohol sales at large events. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S1553 | Relative to the determination of need of new technology | For legislation relative to the determination of need of new technology. Public Health. | 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 |
| S1551 | Establishing a naloxone purchase trust fund | For legislation to establish a naloxone purchase trust fund to support a universal purchase system for opioid antagonist distribution in the commonwealth. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1953 | Improving older adult tax relief to address the rising cost of home ownership | For legislation to improve older adult tax relief to address the rising cost of home ownership. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S711 | Relative to rate equity for community health centers | For legislation to require prospective payment system methodology for reimbursement to community health centers. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S35 | Fostering artificial intelligence responsibility | For legislation to promote employee physical and mental health and wellbeing by limiting the use of electronic monitoring tools. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. | In Committee |
| S553 | Establishing the Municipal Reforestation Program | For legislation to establish the municipal reforestation program. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S1485 | Providing for safe and consensual sensitive examinations | For legislation to prohibit nonconsensual intimate examinations of anesthetized or unconscious patients. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1051 | Promoting diversion of juveniles to community supervision and services | For legislation relative to judicial supervision to promote child well-being. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S640 | Promoting humane cosmetics and other household products by limiting the use of animal testing | For legislation to promote humane cosmetics and other household products by limiting the use of animal testing. Environment and Natural Resources. | 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 |
| S1920 | Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses | For legislation to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1387 | Enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric holds and ensure adequate training on their use | Relative to authorizing physician assistants to issue psychiatric holds and ensure adequate training on their use. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S313 | Strengthening transitional planning and increasing accountability for persons with disabilities and their families | For legislation to strengthen transitional planning for persons with disabilities after high school graduation or the age of twenty-two. Education. | In Committee |
| S968 | Promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts | For legislation to promote housing stability and homelessness prevention through a right to counsel pilot program in Massachusetts in response to the COVID-emergency. Housing. | In Committee |
| S1710 | Relative to the requirement of explosive gas sensor devices | For legislation relative to the requirement of explosive gas sensor devices in buildings owned or operated by the commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S1633 | Relative to staffing at home health and hospice agencies | For legislation to regulate staff at home health and hospice agencies. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S104 | Relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program | For legislation relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S507 | Improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees | For legislation to improve campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees. Election Laws. | In Committee |
| S832 | Providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prostheses | For legislation to provide health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prosthesis. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S690 | Mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer | For legislation to mandate access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S1310 | To protect injured workers | For legislation to protect injured workers. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1006 | Creating the Home Works Program | For legislation to create the Home Works Program. Housing. | In Committee |
| S753 | Enhancing homebuyer awareness by providing notice to persons purchasing property in a flood zone | For legislation to enhance homebuyer awareness by providing notice to persons purchasing property in a flood zone. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2151 | Establishing the official salamander of the Commonwealth | For legislation to establish the blue-spotted salamander as the official amphibian of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S1061 | To promote public safety and better outcomes for youths | For legislation to promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S771 | Relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage | For legislation relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S871 | Ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism | For legislation to require MassHealth to cover medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S1946 | Relative to the housing development incentive program | For legislation relative to the housing development incentive program. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1449 | Relative to firefighter residency | For legislation relative to firefighter residency. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S1331 | Relative to collective bargaining rights of Massachusetts employees | For legislation to support collective bargaining rights for Massachusetts employees. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1117 | Relative to treatment, not incarceration | For legislation relative to treatment, not incarceration. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S2364 | To promote commuter rail ridership | For legislation to create a fare structure for the MBTA commuter rail designed to increase ridership. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S340 | Relative to healthy youth | For legislation relative to healthy youth. Education. | In Committee |
| S1344 | Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction | For legislation relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1147 | Providing civil legal remedies for victims of economic abuse | For legislation to provide civil legal remedies for victims of economic abuse. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S389 | Honoring the commonwealth’s commitment to public school districts | For legislation relative to charter school reimbursed by the commonwealth. Education. | In Committee |
| S2272 | To ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair | For legislation to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S981 | Establishing housing training program for elected members of municipal boards | For legislation to establish housing training program for elected members of municipal boards. Housing. | In Committee |
| S870 | Clarifying rate setting processes for home health and home care services | For legislation to clarify rate setting processes for home health and home care services. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S1136 | Preventing false confessions | Relative to preventing false confessions. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1302 | To correct non-fault unemployment insurance overpayments | For legislation relative to non-fault unemployment insurance overpayments. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S173 | To establish a downtown vitality fund to strengthen local business districts and main streets | For legislation to promote downtown vitality. Community Development and Small Businesses. | In Committee |
| S1319 | Relative to unemployment compensation and labor disputes | For legislation relative to unemployment compensation and labor disputes. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1320 | To increase unemployment insurance benefits for low wage workers | For legislation to increase unemployment insurance benefits for low wage workers. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S2038 | To increase the commuter tax deduction to reflect rising costs | For legislation to increase the commuter tax deduction to reflect rising costs. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1458 | Relative to updating animal health inspections | For legislation relative to updating animal health inspections. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S263 | To protect consumers from contributing to inhumane animal testing for cosmetics | For legislation to protect consumers from contributing to inhumane animal testing for cosmetics. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S1884 | Relative to teacher retirement election | For legislation relative to teacher retirement election. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1448 | Relative to variances | For legislation relative to variances. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S456 | Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation | Relative to requiring instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation. Education. | In Committee |
| S1205 | Relative to controlling and abusive litigation | For legislation relative to controlling and abusive litigation. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1346 | Establishing parking cash-out | For legislation to establish an employee parking cash-out option. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S2158 | Relative to municipal light plants | For legislation relative to municipal light plants to expand protection for other plant services, telecommunications and cable services. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S326 | To expand student opportunities in career technical education | For legislation to expand student opportunities in career technical education. Education. | In Committee |
| S1720 | To build restorative family and community connection | For legislation relative to regulating visits in state prisons and correctional facilities. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S1949 | Relative to protecting youth by closing the synthetic nicotine loophole | For legislation to protect youth by closing the synthetic nicotine loophole. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1482 | Protecting patients and health care workers from exposure to surgical smoke | For legislation to protect patients and health care workers from exposure to surgical smoke. Public Health. | 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 |
| S285 | Relative to the licensure of appraisers | For legislation relative to the licensure of appraisers. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S1404 | Ensuring equitable access and care quality for masshealth recipients | For legislation to ensure equitable behavioral health access and care for Masshealth recipients. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S1548 | To ensure cleaner air for communities overburdened by outdoor air pollution | For legislation to improve outdoor and indoor air quality for communities burdened by transportation pollution. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S381 | Limiting cell phones in classrooms | For legislation to limit cell phones in classrooms. Education. | In Committee |
| S1342 | Relative to railroad workers' earned sick time | For legislation to provide railroad workers' earned sick time. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S860 | Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts | For legislation to establish medicare for all in Massachusetts. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S2156 | To increase access to menstrual products in public buildings | For legislation to increase access to menstrual products in public buildings. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S2100 | Resolve creating a special commission on additional regular compensation for certain members and annual expenses for members of general court | By Mr. Keenan, a petition of John F. Keenan and Rebecca L. Rausch that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission on additional regular compensation for certain members and annual expenses for members of general court. Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently. | In Committee |
| H3015 | Providing for a donation check-off box on state tax returns for the Massachusetts Youth & Government program | For legislation to provide a donation check-off box on state tax returns for the establishment of the Y.M.C.A. youth and government fund. Revenue. | In Committee |
| H1121 | Studying property insurance premiums on non-profit organizations | By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition of Mark J. Cusack and others that the commissioner of insurance be authorized to conduct an investigation and study of the impact of property insurance premiums on non-profit organizations. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| H618 | Relative to tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten | Relative to tuition-free universal full-day kindergarten. Education. | In Committee |
| H1258 | Requiring coverage of medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivor | Relative to coverage of medically necessary oral and dental care for head and neck cancer survivors. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| H2500 | Relative to increasing access to epinephrine | Relative to increasing access to epinephrine. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H3826 | Resolve to study women veterans and the long-term effects of combat on motherhood | By Representative Arriaga of Chicopee, a petition of Shirley B. Arriaga for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) on women veterans and the long-term effects of combat on motherhood. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | In Committee |
| H3300 | Relative to bidding for public construction contracts | Relative to bidding for public construction contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| H2416 | Relative to gambling addiction | For legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to make an investigation and study on problem gambling. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H611 | Relative to emergency stock epinephrine in schools | By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others that schools be required to maintain non-patient specific epinephrine auto-injectors to be used in the event of anaphylactic emergencies. Education. | In Committee |
| S1432 | Providing for pre-service training for members of local boards and commissions | For legislation to provide for pre-service training for members of local boards and commissions. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S1620 | Protecting children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements | For legislation to protect children from harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S149 | To enhance standards of care for those with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities | For legislation to increase current medical providers' knowledge about autism in order to improve treatment. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Cannabis Policy Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Community Development and Small Businesses Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Election Laws Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Municipalities and Regional Government Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Public Health Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Public Service Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Revenue Committee | 5 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | District Norfolk and Plymouth | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/05/2011 |