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Legislator > Brendan Crighton
State Senator
Brendan Crighton
(D) - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Senate Third Essex
In Office - Started: 03/07/2018
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Capitol Office
State House
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-1350
| 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 |
| S1296 | Protecting the right to time off for voting | For legislation to protect the right to time off for voting. 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 |
| S1813 | Relative to the funding ratio of the public employee retirement system | For legislation relative to underperforming pension systems. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S559 | Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas | For legislation to fund water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S2344 | Relative to traffic regulation using road safety cameras | For legislation relative to using automated road safety camera systems as a means of promoting traffic safety. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S557 | Accelerating wetlands restoration projects | For legislation to accelerate and streamline wetlands restoration. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S321 | Incentivizing the awarding of industry-recognized credentials | Relative to industry-recognized certification awards paid by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education. | In Committee |
| S1114 | Requiring clean slate automated record sealing | For legislation to provide easier and greater access to record sealing. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S2352 | Relative to the Move Over Law | For legislation relative to the Move Over Law. Transportation. | In Committee |
| H972 | Authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Lynnfield Center Water District within the town of Lynnfield | By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Crighton, a joint petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Brendan P. Crighton that the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority be authorized to supply water to the Lynnfield Center Water District in the town of Lynnfield. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S283 | Expanding licensure opportunity for school counselors | For legislation to expand licensure opportunity for school counselors. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S1810 | Relative to ordinary disability retirements | For legislation relative to ordinary disability retirements. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1860 | Relative to firefighter retirement benefits | For legislation to expand the cancer presumption for firefighters. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1788 | Relative to PTSD and accidental disability | For legislation relative to PTSD and accidental disability retirement. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S2254 | Relative to permitting of electric vehicle charging stations | For legislation relative to permit of electric vehicle charging stations. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S2251 | Relative to a just transition to clean energy | For legislation relative to a just transition to clean energy in transportation fuel. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| H3912 | Increasing the membership of the board of health of the town of Marblehead from three members to five | That the town of Marblehead be authorized to increase the membership of the board of health in said town from three members to five. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| S2121 | Establishing the official marine flora of the Commonwealth | For legislation to establish eelgrass as the official marine flora of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| S23 | Enabling the appointment of alternates to the Swampscott Conservation Commission | By Mr. Crighton, a petition of Brendan P. Crighton (by a vote of the town) to enable the appointment of alternates to the Swampscott Conservation Commission. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | 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 |
| 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 |
| S318 | Modernizing school construction | For legislation to modernize school construction. Education. | 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 |
| S495 | To codify the Hospital to Home Partnership Program | For legislation to codify the Hospital to Home Partnership Program. Elder Affairs. | In Committee |
| S2253 | To reduce congestion and encourage shared rides | For legislation to reduce congestion and encourage shared rides. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S319 | Relative to access for after school and out-of-school time programs | For legislation to access after school and out-of-school time programs. Education. | In Committee |
| S417 | Relative to recess for elementary and middle school students | For legislation relative to mandatory recess for elementary and middle school students. Education. | In Committee |
| S923 | Relative to college in high school | For legislation relative to college credits while attending high school. Higher Education. | In Committee |
| S698 | Relative to consumer deductibles | For legislation relative to consumer deductibles. Financial Services. | 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 |
| S697 | To increase access to nurse-midwifery services | For legislation relative to insurance coverage and access to nurse-midwifery services. Financial Services. | 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 |
| S561 | To streamline permitting for rail electrification | For legislation to streamline permitting for rail electrification. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H3917 | Updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in the town of Swampscott | Relative to the assessment of certain lands in the town of Swampscott. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] | 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 |
| S1486 | Relative to end of life options | For legislation relative to end of life options. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1811 | Relative to public safety officers and creditable service | For legislation relative to creditable service for certain public safety officers. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S2029 | Relative to the fair taxation of alcoholic beverages | For legislation relative to the fair taxation of alcoholic beverages. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S2368 | To increase opportunity by ending debt-based driving restrictions | For legislation to end debt-based driving restrictions and remove economic roadblocks. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S695 | Promoting consumer choice in health care | For legislation relative to health insurance coverage by athletic trainers. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2256 | Establishing the gateway cities renewable, efficient, and electrified neighborhoods initiative | For legislation to establish the GREEN initiative to retrofit existing low-income and moderate-income housing in qualifying municipalities to be highly energy efficient. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S720 | To promote climate resilient homes | For legislation to promote climate resilient homes by establishing the Strengthen Massachusetts Homes Program and Fund. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S320 | Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings | For legislation relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings. Education. | In Committee |
| S1549 | To increase access to disposable menstrual products | For legislation to increase access to disposable menstrual products. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S558 | Establishing a pilot program for nature-based solutions to climate change | For legislation to promote nature-based approaches for resiliency and climate change adaptation throughout the Commonwealth. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S1579 | To eliminate barriers and expand abortion access | For legislation to eliminate barriers and expand abortion access for patients under the age of 16. Public Health. | 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 |
| S1492 | Relative to newborn infant safe sleep practices | For legislation to provide written materials on safe sleep practices at the time of infant’s discharge from the hospital. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S111 | Ensuring access to behavioral health services for children involved with state agencies | For legislation to ensure access to behavioral health services for children involved with state agencies. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | 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 |
| S1008 | Relative to the Massachusetts rental voucher program | For legislation relative to the Massachusetts rental voucher program. Housing. | In Committee |
| S964 | To study single-stair residential buildings | For legislation to study single-stair residential buildings. Housing. | In Committee |
| S1944 | Relative to the exemption of private pension income from taxation | For legislation to exempt private pension income from taxation. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1809 | Relative to special needs trusts and pensions | For legislation relative to special needs trusts and pensions. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S692 | To facilitate timely access to quality health care by expanding access to patient navigation | For legislation to facilitate timely access to quality health care by expanding access to patient navigation. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S819 | Prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants | For legislation to prohibit discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2358 | Setting deadlines for school bus and public fleet electrification, and programs to encourage electrification of private fleets | For legislation to promote zero-emission vehicle fleets by 2035. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S1491 | Relative to chaperones for medical exams | For legislation relative to chaperones for medical exams. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S560 | To facilitate climate resiliency | For legislation to facilitate climate resiliency. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S2354 | Establishing a regional equity and roadway board | For legislation to establish a regional equity and roadway board. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S845 | To protect 340B providers in the Medicaid program | For legislation to not restrict or limit an eligible hospital’s access to the discounted purchase of prescription drugs in the Medicaid program. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S700 | Relative to the use of drones by insurance companies | For legislation requiring insurance companies to notify policyholders of the use of drones. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S1942 | Relative to neighborhood stabilization and economic development | For legislation relative to neighborhood stabilization and economic development. Revenue. | 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 |
| S963 | Relative to local preference in affordable housing | For legislation relative to local preference in affordable housing. Housing. | In Committee |
| S841 | To support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities | For legislation to support equal access to community care for elders and the disabled. Health Care Financing. | 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 |
| S201 | Further regulating business practices between motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and distributors | For legislation to further regulate business practices between motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and distributors. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | 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 |
| 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 |
| S324 | Promoting racially integrated schools | For legislation to promote racially integrated schools. Education. | In Committee |
| S1004 | To create affordable homes for persons with disabilities | For legislation to create affordable homes for persons with disabilities. Housing. | In Committee |
| S2457 | Resolutions enhancing global governance via a strengthened and revised United Nations Charter | By Mr. Crighton (by request), a petition of Paul Anderson, for the adoption of resolutions of the General Court of Massachusetts to the Members of Congress of the United States enhancing global governance via a strengthened and revised United Nations Charter. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | In Committee |
| S2359 | Relative to setting deadlines to electrify the MBTA commuter rail | For legislation relative to public transit electrification. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S2252 | Relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid | For legislation relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S170 | Providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations | For legislation to provide for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S2357 | Relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth | For legislation relative to tolls on the roadways of the commonwealth. Transportation. | 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 |
| S118 | Lifting kids out of deep poverty | For legislation to lift kids out of deep poverty. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S844 | To improve continuity of care for MassHealth members with chronic conditions | For legislation to improve long term care for MassHealth members with chronic conditions. Health Care Financing. | 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 |
| S1490 | Relative to modernizing the regulation of clinical laboratories | For legislation to modernize the regulation of clinical laboratories. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1808 | Relative to enhancing cost of living adjustment for certain long term career public retirees | For legislation relative to enhance cost of living adjustment for certain long term career public retirees. Public Service. | 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 |
| S1807 | Relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board | For legislation relative to certain employees of the MBTA advisory board. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S391 | Implementing elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate literacy education | For legislation to implement elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate literacy education in public schools. Education. | In Committee |
| S962 | To promote Yes in My Back Yard | For legislation to promote Yes in My Back Yard. Housing. | In Committee |
| S693 | Relative to non-medical switching | Relative to changes to health benefit plans that cause certain covered persons to switch to less costly alternate prescription drugs. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2356 | Relative to third party delivery fees for transportation infrastructure | For legislation relative to third party delivery fees. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S1229 | Protecting honest employers by creating construction private attorney general actions | For legislation to protect honest employers by creating construction private attorney general actions. The Judiciary. | 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 |
| S1060 | Relative to the charitable immunity cap for cases involving sexual abuse | For legislation relative to the charitable immunity cap for cases involving sexual abuse. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S202 | Relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions | For legislation relative to certain online automobile franchise transactions. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | 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 |
| S2353 | Establishing the Metropolitan Transportation Network | For legislation to establish the Metropolitan Transportation Network. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S1430 | To promote Yes in God's Back Yard | For legislation relative to the taxation of certain land and zoning ordinances owned by religious organizations. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S2250 | Relative to municipal authority in public rights of way | For legislation relative to public utilities that operate in public rights of way. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | 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 |
| S1454 | Relative to PEG access and cable related funds | For legislation relative to PEG access and cable related funds. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S1006 | Creating the Home Works Program | For legislation to create the Home Works Program. Housing. | In Committee |
| S1654 | Relative to postsecondary education in correctional facilities | For legislation relative to postsecondary education in correctional facilities. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S784 | Promoting and enhancing the sustainability of birth centers and the midwifery workforce | For legislation to promote and enhance the sustainability of birth centers and the midwifery workforce. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S1295 | Relative to workforce training | For legislation relative to promote a workplace free of all forms of unlawful harassment. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1117 | Relative to treatment, not incarceration | For legislation relative to treatment, not incarceration. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S696 | Ensuring transparency in the practice of dental leased networks | For legislation to ensure transparency in the practice of dental leased networks. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S699 | Relative to unilateral contract changes | For legislation relative to unilateral contract changes with health care providers. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S969 | Establishing an accessory dwelling unit trust fund | For legislation to establish an accessory dwelling unit trust fund. Housing. | In Committee |
| S1045 | Protecting personal security | For legislation to protect personal security before a decree of a change of name. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S340 | Relative to healthy youth | For legislation relative to healthy youth. Education. | In Committee |
| S322 | Promoting racially and culturally inclusive K-12 curriculum | For legislation to promote racially and culturally inclusive K-12 curriculum. Education. | 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 |
| S1059 | Relative to the integrity of state data systems | For legislation relative to access to justice. The Judiciary. | 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 |
| S31 | Relative to the modernization of state agency information technology systems | For legislation to modernize state agency information technology systems. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. | In Committee |
| S323 | Providing for phone free schools | For legislation to prohibit the use to personal electronic devices in schools. Education. | In Committee |
| S2355 | Relative to third party delivery data reporting | For legislation relative to third party delivery data reporting. Transportation. | In Committee |
| S1884 | Relative to teacher retirement election | For legislation relative to teacher retirement election. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1812 | Relative to providing for domestic partners through public employee pensions | For legislation to provide for domestic partners through public employee pensions. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1943 | Relative to rolling stock | For legislation relative to rolling stock. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S694 | Empowering health care consumers | For legislation to empower health care consumers. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S691 | Ensuring access to healthcare and medically necessary food for children | For legislation to ensure access to healthcare and medically necessary food for children. Financial Services. | 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 |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Rules Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Transportation Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Ways and Means Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Ethics Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Personnel and Administration Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Rules Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee | 6 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Massachusetts Senate Third Essex | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 03/07/2018 | |
| MA | Massachusetts House Essex 11 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 01/07/2014 | 08/10/2024 |