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Legislator > Cindy Friedman
State Senator
Cindy Friedman
(D) - Massachusetts
Massachusetts Senate Fourth Middlesex
In Office - Started: 07/25/2017
contact info
Capitol Office
State House
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-1432
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2284 | Relative to the failure to remove existing utility poles | For legislation relative to the failure to remove existing utility poles. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S1114 | Requiring clean slate automated record sealing | For legislation to provide easier and greater access to record sealing. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S2522 | Strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth | For legislation to strengthen health care protections in the Commonwealth. 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 |
| S2520 | Site Information & Links | Site Information & Links | Introduced |
| H4135 | Amending the town manager act of Arlington relative to the appointment and management of the town clerk | Relative to the appointment and management of the town clerk in the town of Arlington. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| S2152 | Designating June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day | For legislation to designate June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | 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 |
| S1335 | Relative to defense against abusive waivers | For legislation to defend against abusive waivers. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S867 | Relative to primary care for you | For legislation relative to primary care for you. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| H3893 | Authorizing the town of Lexington to grant ten additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises | That the town of Lexington be authorized to grant ten additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| S761 | Ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care | For legislation to ensure access to full spectrum pregnancy care. Financial Services. | 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 |
| S195 | Relative to toxic-free kids | For legislation to eliminate harmful chemicals from children's products. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S2010 | Relative to taxes due upon the death of active duty personnel and the elderly | For legislation relative to taxes due upon the death of active duty personnel and the elderly. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S2009 | Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives | For legislation relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1117 | Relative to treatment, not incarceration | For legislation relative to treatment, not incarceration. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1403 | Relative to reducing administrative burden | For legislation relative to reducing administrative burden. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| H809 | Establishing ranked choice voting for certain offices in the town of Lexington | That the town of Lexington be authorized to establish ranked choice voting for certain offices in said town. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] | 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 |
| S1334 | Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules | For legislation to amend the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1402 | Ensuring access to addiction services | For legislation to ensure access to addiction services. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S1542 | Relative to the definition of podiatry | For legislation relative to the definition of podiatry. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1544 | Relative to patient access to certain health care services | For legislation relative to interpreters for non-English speaking patient in health care facilities. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1868 | Relative to Option (d) beneficiaries | For legislation relative to Option (d) beneficiaries. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S994 | Prohibiting algorithmic rent setting | For legislation to prohibit algorithmic rent setting. Housing. | In Committee |
| S1115 | To provide continuum of care for severe mental illness | For legislation to provide critical community services. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1399 | To increase investment in behavioral health care in the Commonwealth | For legislation to increase investment in behavioral health care in the Commonwealth. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S1401 | To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care | For legislation to provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S1543 | Establishing a nursing workforce center | For legislation to establish a nursing workforce center at the University of Massachusetts medical school in Worcester. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1119 | Relative to fair investment | For legislation relative to sexual harassment. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1867 | Relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees | For legislation relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees. Public Service. | In Committee |
| S1116 | To strengthen justice and support for sex trade survivors | For legislation to strengthen justice and support for sex trade survivors. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1400 | Authorizing a pilot for the use of psychedelics in licensed treatment facilities | For legislation to authorize a pilot for the use of psychedelics in licensed treatment facilities. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | In Committee |
| S762 | Relative to streamlining notice and disclosure | Relative to disclosure of insurance allowed amounts for admissions, procedures or services by healthcare providers. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S1118 | Relative to sexual harassment | For legislation to make it unlawful for a professional investor doing business in the commonwealth to make sexual harassment advances. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S224 | Eliminating forced broker's fees | For legislation to eliminate forced real estate broker's fees. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S1113 | Relative to removing criminal penalties for limited psilocybin possession | For legislation to remove criminal penalties for limited psilocybin possession. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S866 | To protect medically fragile children | For legislation to protect medically fragile children. Health Care Financing. | 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 |
| 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 |
| S2033 | Combating offshore tax avoidance | For legislation to close corporate tax loopholes and create progressive revenue. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S340 | Relative to healthy youth | For legislation relative to healthy youth. Education. | In Committee |
| S644 | Restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | Relative to pesticides. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Elder Affairs Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Health Care Financing Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Rules Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Ethics Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Personnel and Administration Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Rules Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Massachusetts Senate Steering and Policy Committee | Chair | 1 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Massachusetts Senate Fourth Middlesex | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 07/25/2017 |