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Legislator > Manny Cruz
State Representative
Manny Cruz
(D) - Massachusetts
Massachusetts House Essex 07
In Office - Started: 01/04/2023
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Capitol Office
State House
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
24 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2011
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S86 | To support cannabis equity businesses | For legislation to support cannabis equity businesses by creating a searchable online database of all operational cannabis dispensaries. Cannabis Policy. | In Committee |
| H147 | To modernize cannabis retail operations | Relative to cannabis retail operations. Cannabis Policy. | In Committee |
| S85 | Enabling private donations to the cannabis social equity trust fund | For legislation to enable private donations to the cannabis social equity trust fund. Cannabis Policy. | 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 |
| H565 | Establishing the Massachusetts farm to school program | Relative to farm and school partnerships in school meals. Education. | In Committee |
| S382 | Requiring opioid use disorder education | For legislation to require opioid use disorder education in public schools. Education. | In Committee |
| H530 | Requiring opioid use disorder education | Relative to opioid use disorder education. Education. | 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 |
| H1423 | Relative to social work uplifting practices and exam removal | By Representatives Barber of Somerville and Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition of Christine P. Barber, Michael P. Kushmerek and others that the Department of Education create and administer a field placement grant program to ensure a stable, diverse workforce of licensed social workers. Higher Education. | In Committee |
| S929 | Relative to debt-free public higher education | For legislation to guarantee debt-free public higher education. Higher Education. | In Committee |
| H1436 | Relative to debt-free public higher education | For legislation to establish a grant program to pay the equivalent of tuition and mandatory fees to eligible students at Massachusetts public higher education institutions. Higher Education. | In Committee |
| S1884 | Relative to teacher retirement election | For legislation relative to teacher retirement election. Public Service. | In Committee |
| H2932 | Relative to benefits for teachers | Relative to retirement benefits for teachers. Public Service. | In Committee |
| H3107 | Relative to overtime pay for agricultural laborers in Massachusetts | Relative to taxation of and overtime pay for agricultural laborers. Revenue. | In Committee |
| H1615 | Preventing an individual’s image and voice from exploitation | Relative to preventing an individual’s image and voice from exploitation. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S901 | To advance health equity | For legislation to advance health equity. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| H1416 | To advance health equity | For legislation to establish the executive office of health equity and for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to health inequities. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S1483 | Relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure | For legislation relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure. 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 |
| 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 |
| H2527 | Relative to the creation of an endometriosis task force | Relative to the creation of an endometriosis task force within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1638 | Relative to endometriosis awareness | For legislation to create a commission to study endometriosis and other commonly associated diseases. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H2328 | Enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants | Relative to enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S2546 | To increase access to disposable menstrual products | For legislation to increase access to disposable menstrual products, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2546). | In Committee |
| H91 | To modernize funding for community media programming | Relative to community media program funding. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. | 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 |
| S1563 | Prioritizing patient access to care | For legislation to prioritize patient access to care based upon the professional judgment of the physician.. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H2370 | Prioritizing patient access to care | Relative to pregnancies existing for 24 weeks or more. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1564 | Relative to the creation of an Endometriosis Task Force | Relative to the creation of an endometriosis task force within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H3955 | Relative to birth certificate changes | Relative to birth certificates. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H3643 | Relative to junior operators | For legislation to establish a junior operator’s license fund to be administered by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. Transportation. | 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 |
| H2505 | Relative to end of life options | For legislation to authorize attending physicians to prescribe medical aid in dying medication that will end the life of patients in a peaceful manner. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H1394 | Relative to family members serving as caregivers | Relative to family members serving as caregivers. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| H767 | Clarifying rate setting processes for home health and home care services | By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others clarifying rate setting processes for home health and home care services. Elder Affairs. | 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 |
| S886 | Relative to family members serving as caregivers | For legislation relative to family members serving as caregivers. 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 |
| H1351 | Ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism | Relative to ensuring equal access to medical treatments essential for people with a developmental disability, intellectual disability, or autism. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| H901 | Providing nature for all | For legislation to provide funds for conserving and improving natural and working lands. Environment and Natural Resources. | 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 |
| 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 |
| H780 | Establishing the hospital to home partnership program | By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and others that the Executive Office of Health and Human Services be authorized to establish a hospital to home partnership program. Elder Affairs. | In Committee |
| H761 | To strengthen the long-term care workforce and capital trust fund | Relative to the long-term care workforce and capital trust fund. Elder Affairs. | 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 |
| S470 | To improve Massachusetts home care | For legislation to improve Massachusetts home care. Elder Affairs. | In Committee |
| H789 | To improve Massachusetts home care | For legislation to create safe environments for home care workers and consumers. Elder Affairs. | 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 |
| 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 |
| H2591 | To build restorative family and community connection | For legislation to to maximize visitation of incarcerated individuals. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| H2658 | To provide reproductive health care to incarcerated individuals | For legislation to provide reproductive health care to incarcerated individuals. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| H4075 | Relative to enhancing emergency infant care response | Relative to enhancing emergency infant care response. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H1542 | To study single-stair residential buildings | For legislation to establish a special commission to study and define conditions under which single-stair multi-family residential buildings up to six stories shall be legalized. Housing. | In Committee |
| S969 | Establishing an accessory dwelling unit trust fund | For legislation to establish an accessory dwelling unit trust fund. Housing. | In Committee |
| H1482 | To establish an accessory dwelling unit trust fund | For legislation to establish an accessory dwelling unit trust fund. Housing. | In Committee |
| S964 | To study single-stair residential buildings | For legislation to study single-stair residential buildings. Housing. | In Committee |
| H3655 | Facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder | By Representatives Domb of Amherst and Garballey of Arlington, a petition of Mindy Domb and Sean Garballey that the Registry of Motor Vehicles design certain envelopes to enhance effective communications and interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder. Transportation. | 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 |
| H4058 | Relative to HVAC safety accountability and public transparency | Relative to licensure of and negligence by HVAC companies and technicians. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S2535 | 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, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2535). | In Committee |
| H2396 | Relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities | Relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities. Public Health. | 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 |
| S1535 | Relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities | For legislation to ensure safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities through the use of mechanical lifting devices. Public Health. | In Committee |
| S1522 | Promoting patient safety and equitable access to care | For legislation to promote patient safety and equitable access to care. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H2448 | Promoting patient safety and equitable access to care | Relative to registered nurse patient assignment. Public Health. | 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 |
| S860 | Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts | For legislation to establish medicare for all in Massachusetts. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| H1405 | Establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts | For legislation to provide equitable access to quality, affordable healthcare services by establishing Medicare for all persons in the Commonwealth. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| H1360 | Relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care | Relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| S87 | Delivering a fair share of cannabis revenue to communities harmed by the war on drugs | For legislation to increase the share of cannabis revenue to communities harmed by the war on drugs. Cannabis Policy. | In Committee |
| S89 | Expanding access to legal, regulated cannabis delivery | For legislation to allow the delivery of cannabis by licensed delivery operators or couriers to any municipality in the commonwealth. Cannabis Policy. | In Committee |
| H145 | Expanding access to legal, regulated cannabis delivery | For legislation to expand cannabis delivery. Cannabis Policy. | In Committee |
| H533 | To expand the use of career and academic plans | For legislation to expand the use of career and academic plans. 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 |
| S1206 | Standardizing consideration of pets in divorce and separation | For legislation relative to pets in divorce and separation. The Judiciary. | 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 |
| H3466 | Facilitating public ownership of public utilities | For legislation to establish a task force (including members of the General Court) to study and make actionable recommendations regarding public ownership of public utilities. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| H2483 | To increase access to disposable menstrual products | For legislation to increase access to disposable menstrual products. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H2375 | Relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure | Relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H2253 | Relative to updating animal health inspections | Relative to updating animal health inspections. Municipalities and Regional Government. | In Committee |
| S1458 | Relative to updating animal health inspections | For legislation relative to updating animal health inspections. Municipalities and Regional Government. | 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 |
| H4043 | Relative to copay assistance for medications | Relative to copay assistance for medications. 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 |
| H1107 | Prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants | Relative to insurance coverage for discounted drugs. Financial Services. | 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 |
| H232 | Relative to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | Relative to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| H2080 | To promote economic mobility through ESOL | Relative to providing job training for workers with limited-English proficiency. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| H1626 | Preventing rampant online technological exploitation and criminal trafficking | Relative to preventing rampant online technological exploitation and criminal trafficking and establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) to examine sentencing for criminal online technological exploitation. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H4206 | Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws | House bill No. 4187, as changed by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading, and as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. June 4, 2025. | Crossed Over |
| H4160 | Modernizing the commonwealth's cannabis laws | Modernizing the commonwealth's cannabis laws | In Committee |
| H4187 | Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws | Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws | Introduced |
| H1476 | To codify pet-friendly elderly housing policies and ensure pet parity across housing authorities | For legislation relative to pet ownership for residents of state-aided public housing for the elderly. Housing. | In Committee |
| H1052 | Accelerating wetlands restoration | Relative to wetlands restoration. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| S1124 | To remove collateral consequences and protect the presumption of innocence | For legislation to remove collateral consequences and protect the presumption of innocence. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H3905 | Authorizing the city of Salem to employ automated enforcement of speed limit violations in designated school zones within the city of Salem | That the city of Salem be authorized to employ automated enforcement of speed limit violations in designated school zones. Transportation. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| H1426 | To provide green and healthy public colleges and universities and address their deferred maintenance needs | For legislation to address the deferred maintenance needs of public institutions of higher education and for the creation of a green and healthy public college and university building planning commission (including members of the General Court). Higher Education. | In Committee |
| S557 | Accelerating wetlands restoration projects | For legislation to accelerate and streamline wetlands restoration. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H3754 | Relative to traffic regulation using road safety cameras | Relative to automated motor vehicle sensor devices that produce digital photographs of motor vehicles committing camera-enforceable violations. Transportation. | In Committee |
| H148 | To create efficiencies in the cannabis employment process | Relative to the cannabis employment process. Cannabis Policy. | In Committee |
| H2841 | Providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | Relative to certain POST-certified police officers under the “heart law”, so-called. Public Service. | In Committee |
| H2842 | Providing equity and fairness to POST-certified police officers disabled by cardiac disease | For legislation to add certain POST-certified police officers under the heart law presumption. 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 |
| H1263 | Relative to reducing racial and socioeconomic inequities in auto insurance premium pricing | Relative to reducing racial and socioeconomic inequities in auto insurance premium pricing. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S820 | Relative to reducing racial and socioeconomic inequities in auto insurance premium pricing | For legislation relative to reduce racial and socioeconomic inequities in auto insurance premium pricing. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| H283 | Relative to a loan repayment program for human services workers | For legislation to establish a student loan repayment program for human service workers to encourage individuals to enter the field and maintain employment at human service programs. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | 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 |
| H630 | Establishing an education-to-career data center | For legislation to establish a education-to-career data center. Education. | In Committee |
| S388 | To fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment | For legislation to fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment. Education. | In Committee |
| H678 | To fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment | Relative to inflation adjustments for education aid. Education. | In Committee |
| H1396 | Strengthening mental health centers | For legislation to increase minimum payment rates for certain behavioral health services. Health Care Financing. | In Committee |
| H4091 | Authorizing the city of Salem to prohibit the application of second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides within its borders | That the city of Salem be authorized to prohibit the use of second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides in said city. Environment and Natural Resources. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| H536 | Relative to state aid for public schools | For legislation to establish a municipal education fund to be administered by the commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 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 |
| 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 |
| H2686 | Relative to police interactions with persons on the autism spectrum | 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 |
| S571 | To reduce waste and recycling costs in the commonwealth | For legislation to save recycling costs in the commonwealth. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H1455 | Relative to college in high school | Relative high schools providing and funding college programs. Higher Education. | In Committee |
| H1466 | Establishing the hunger free campus initiative | For legislation to establish a hunger-free campus grant program. Higher Education. | In Committee |
| S923 | Relative to college in high school | For legislation relative to college credits while attending high school. Higher Education. | In Committee |
| S8 | Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to campaign finance reform | Relative to campaign finance reform. Election Laws. | In Committee |
| S761 | Ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care | For legislation to ensure access to full spectrum pregnancy care. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| H1311 | Ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care | Relative to access to full spectrum pregnancy care. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| H1817 | Standardizing consideration of pets in divorce and separation | Relative to standardizing consideration of pets in divorce and separation. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H78 | Establishing the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act | For legislation to establish the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. | 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 |
| S88 | Protecting cannabis equity businesses by enforcing ownership limits | For legislation to protect cannabis equity businesses by enforcing ownership limits. Cannabis Policy. | In Committee |
| H2655 | Requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence | Relative to providing protections for health care employees who are victims of violence or assault and battery. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| H86 | To protect location privacy | Relative to regulation of location information derived from electronic devices. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. | In Committee |
| H2581 | Relative to school bus safety | Relative to seatbelts on school buses. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| H1649 | Concerning furnishing transcripts of notes and fees | Relative to furnishing transcripts of notes and fees. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H4007 | Relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem | Relative to the composition of the licensing board for the city of Salem. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| H4008 | Relative to increasing the local option tax in the city of Salem on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products | That the city of Salem be authorized to increase the local option tax on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products in said city. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] | In Committee |
| S1486 | Relative to end of life options | For legislation relative to end of life options. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H3937 | Creating a climate bank in Massachusetts | For legislation to create a climate bank to facilitate innovative financing solutions for climate and clean energy innovations in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| H3907 | Amending chapter 445 of the acts of 1960 and establishing a board of election commissioners in the city of Salem | For legislation to establish a board of election commissioners in the city of Salem. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| H461 | Relative to consumer health data | Relative to consumer health data. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| H2469 | Relative to the closing of hospital essential services | Relative to the discontinuance of health service. Public Health. | 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 |
| 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 |
| H2450 | To protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS | For legislation to protect public health from PFAS. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H734 | Fulfilling the promise of education reform | For legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to be known as the promise commission to conduct an ongoing study of all matters concerning education in the 21st century. Education. | In Committee |
| H990 | Prohibiting the sale of newly farmed fur products | For legislation to prohibit the sale of farmed fur products. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H3318 | To increase access to menstrual products in public buildings | Relative to menstrual products in state buildings. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| H520 | Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings | Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings. Education. | 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 |
| S2290 | Preventing gas expansion to protect climate, community health and safety | For legislation to establish a moratorium on new gas system expansion. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | 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 |
| S763 | Relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients | For legislation relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S551 | Prohibiting the sale of newly farmed fur products | For legislation to prohibit the sale of newly farmed fur products. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H2796 | Relative to public safety personnel | Relative to post-retirement earnings for certain public safety retirees. Public Service. | In Committee |
| H3588 | Relative to tourism and visitation marketing and promotion grants | Relative to tourism and visitation marketing and promotion grants. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. | In Committee |
| H3833 | To establish the Massachusetts National Guard Museum in Salem | For legislation to establish the Massachusetts National Guard Museum in the city of Salem. Veterans and Federal Affairs. | In Committee |
| H534 | To expand access to computer science coursework | Relative to computer science coursework. Education. | In Committee |
| H921 | Relative to concurrent jurisdiction on National Park Service properties | Relative to concurrent jurisdiction on National Park Service properties. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H537 | Relative to school site councils and the district parent advisory council | Relative to school site councils and district parent advisory councils. Education. | In Committee |
| H210 | To promote equity in school attendance requirements | Relative to school attendance requirements for certain aid programs. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | 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 |
| H2580 | To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents | Relative to local and state law enforcement involvement in federal immigration enforcement. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| H1117 | Promoting and enhancing the sustainability of birth centers and the midwifery workforce | Relative to coverage of birth centers and the midwifery workforce. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| H3569 | Relative to carbon emission reduction and advanced nuclear energy generation | Relative to carbon emission reduction and advanced nuclear energy generation. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S2261 | Achieving a green future with infrastructure and workforce investments | Relative to achieving a green future with infrastructure and workforce investments. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | 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 |
| S2258 | Resolve establishing a commission to consider the inclusion of nuclear energy in Massachusetts future energy planning | By Mr. Cronin, a petition of John J. Cronin and Manny Cruz that provisions be made to establish a commission to consider the inclusion of nuclear energy in Massachusetts future energy planning. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S2015 | Establishing a tiered corporate minimum tax | For legislation to establish a tiered corporate minimum tax. Revenue. | 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 |
| S250 | Relative to consumer health data | For legislation relative to consumer health data. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| S824 | Relative to IUD pain management coverage | For legislation relative to coverage for pain medication for IUD procedures. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S2134 | Promoting the civil rights and inclusion of American Muslims in the commonwealth | For legislation to promote the civil rights and inclusion of American Muslims in the commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| H532 | Relative to the teacher leadership program | For legislation to establish a teacher leadership program. Education. | In Committee |
| H1483 | Relative to the use of credit reporting for rent-subsidized tenants | Relative to the use of credit reporting for rent-subsidized tenants. Housing. | In Committee |
| H535 | Relative to student voice | Relative to members of student advisory committees. Education. | In Committee |
| H3554 | Achieving a green future with infrastructure and workforce investments | Relative to achieving a green future with infrastructure and workforce investments. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| H3057 | Establishing a tiered corporate minimum tax | Relative to establishing a tiered corporate minimum tax. Revenue. | In Committee |
| H3571 | Resolve establishing a commission to consider the inclusion of nuclear energy in Massachusetts' future energy planning | For legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to consider the inclusion of nuclear energy in Massachusetts' future energy planning. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| H3064 | Relative to bilingual educators and dual language certification incentives | For legislation to establish a separate fund to be known as the bilingual education trust fund in support of bilingual educators and dual language certification incentives. Revenue. | In Committee |
| H2081 | Relative to minimum gratuity while dining | Relative to minimum gratuity while dining. Labor and Workforce Development. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| H1815 | Enhancing access to abortion | Relative to further regulating access to abortion care. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S998 | To guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal | For legislation to guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal. Housing. | 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 |
| S340 | Relative to healthy youth | For legislation relative to healthy youth. Education. | In Committee |
| H261 | Relative to supported decision-making agreements for certain adults | Relative to supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| H3501 | Supporting climate progress through sustainably developed offshore wind | Relativerelative to the development of the supply chain supporting the deployment of offshore wind and the economic benefits. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| H1991 | Relative to abortion care for young people | Relative to further regulating access to abortion care. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H2094 | To prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement | Relative to wage theft, employer accountability, and public enforcement. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| H2672 | Relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice | Relative to firearm industry accountability and access to justice by allowing for civil actions by victims of gun violence. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| H3529 | Relative to building energy and decarbonization | Relative to building energy and decarbonization. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| H1934 | Preventing animal cruelty | For legislation to further regulate animal cruelty. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H1938 | Enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals | Relative to enhancing the issuance of citations for cruel conditions for animals. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H656 | Relative to healthy youth | Relative to public schools choosing to teach human sexual education or human sexuality issues. Education. | 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 |
| H3299 | To modernize participation in public meetings | Relative to participation in public meetings. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| H1130 | Relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients | Relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S1653 | Relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice | For legislation relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| S2294 | Relative to building energy and decarbonization | For legislation relative to building energy and decarbonization. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | 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 |
| S1747 | Relative to public safety on private and public college and university campuses | For legislation relative to public safety on private college and university campuses. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| H1572 | To promote Yes in My Back Yard | For legislation to increase housing development. Housing. | In Committee |
| S962 | To promote Yes in My Back Yard | For legislation to promote Yes in My Back Yard. Housing. | In Committee |
| S644 | Restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | Relative to pesticides. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H3577 | Establishing a zero carbon renovation fund | For legislation to establish a zero carbon renovation fund to provide for the costs associated with energy efficiency renovations of certain existing buildings. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S786 | Creating a climate bank in Massachusetts | For legislation to create a climate bank in Massachusetts. Financial Services. | 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 |
| S2033 | Combating offshore tax avoidance | For legislation to close corporate tax loopholes and create progressive revenue. Revenue. | In Committee |
| S1244 | Enhancing access to abortion care | For legislation to enhance access to abortion care. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H2107 | Relative to raising the minimum wage closer to a living wage in the commonwealth | Relative to raising the minimum wage. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S1022 | To maintain stable housing for families with pets | For legislation to maintain stable housing for families with pets. Housing. | 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 |
| H1994 | Protecting tenants from retaliation and coercion | Relative to protecting tenants from retaliation and coercion by threat of disclosing immigration status. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H989 | Concerning the use of animals in product testing | Relative to the use of animals in product testing. Environment and Natural Resources. | 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 |
| 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 |
| H1981 | Relative to the right to wear personal protective medical equipment | Relative to discrimination for wearing necessary personal protective medical equipment. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H2104 | Relative to meeting human service demand by modernizing incentives for the direct care workforce | Relative to wage rates for human services providers. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| S650 | Banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet shops | For legislation banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet shops. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H2176 | Prohibiting employers from attempting to conceal violations of state wage, benefit, or tax laws | Relative to employer disclosure of immigration status to conceal violation of state wage, benefit, or tax laws. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| H752 | Strengthening transitional planning and increasing accountability for persons with disabilities and their families | For legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study and review current practices and gaps in services of disabled persons whose entitlement to services under special education programs has terminated or will terminate. Education. | 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 |
| 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 |
| H967 | Banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in new pet shops | For legislation to further regulate to sale of certain domestic animals. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H214 | To lift kids out of deep poverty | Relative to the payment standards for monthly benefits for parents with dependent children. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| H2108 | Establishing fairness for agricultural laborers in Massachusetts | Relative to agricultural laborers. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| H3547 | Preventing gas expansion to protect climate, community health and safety | Relative to preventing gas expansion and the creation of a just transition office for employment and training opportunities for certain displaced workers. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. | In Committee |
| S505 | Establishing same day voter registration | For legislation to establish same day voter registration. Election Laws. | 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 |
| H560 | Implementing elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate literacy education | Relative to implementing elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate justice education in the Commonwealth. Education. | In Committee |
| S2146 | Establishing a Massachusetts Baby Bonds program | For legislation to address the racial wealth gap. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| H834 | Establishing same day registration of voters | Relative to same day voter registration. Election Laws. | In Committee |
| H1315 | Relative to IUD pain management coverage | Relative to IUD pain management coverage. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| H2196 | Relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment | Relative to overdose deaths and access to treatment. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. | 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 |
| H799 | Decoupling the municipal census from voter registration | For legislation to further regulate voter registration rolls. Election Laws. | In Committee |
| S1503 | Relative to the closing of hospital essential services | For legislation relative to the closing of hospital essential services. Public Health. | In Committee |
| H2289 | To preserve public safety grant funding for cities and towns | Relative to public safety grant funding for cities and towns for compliance with certain zoning laws. Municipalities and Regional Government. | 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 |
| 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 |
| S503 | Decoupling the municipal census from voter registration | For legislation to decouple the municipal census from voter registration. Election Laws. | In Committee |
| H2162 | Relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth | Relative to compliance with prevailing wage laws for offsite fabrication. Labor and Workforce Development. | In Committee |
| H74 | Relative to the contracting of digital replicas | Relative to the contracting of digital replicas. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. | In Committee |
| H655 | To promote comprehensive and inclusive curriculum in schools | Relative to comprehensive and inclusive curriculum in public schools. Education. | In Committee |
| H1923 | To promote public safety and better outcomes for youth | Relative to the age of criminal majority. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H242 | To enhance standards of care for those with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities | For legislation to enhance standards of care for those with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | 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 |
| H2671 | Relative to Massachusetts policy and procedures for missing and abducted children | Relative to missing and abducted children investigations. Public Safety and Homeland Security. | In Committee |
| H256 | Requiring universal changing stations in public buildings | For legislation to provide for diaper changing accommodations in public buildings. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| H3429 | Establishing a Massachusetts Baby Bonds program | For legislation to direct the State Treasurer to establish a baby bonds trust fund to assist certain designated beneficiaries in pursuing opportunities for education, housing, and entrepreneurship. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | 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 |
| 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 |
| S374 | Empowering students and schools to thrive | For legislation to empower students and schools to thrive. Education. | In Committee |
| H2208 | 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 |
| H3110 | Combating offshore tax avoidance | Relative to offshore taxes. Revenue. | In Committee |
| H444 | Enabling trained dental hygienists to administer dermal fillers and botox | Relative to enabling trained dental hygienists to administer dermal fillers and botox. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | In Committee |
| H426 | To protect consumers from contributing to inhumane animal testing for cosmetics | For legislation to regulate the selling of animal tested cosmetics. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. | 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 |
| S371 | To promote comprehensive and inclusive curriculum in schools | For legislation to promote racially inclusive curriculum in schools. Education. | In Committee |
| H1952 | Promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts | Relative to promoting access to counsel and housing stability. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H3056 | Enabling a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing | For legislation to support affordable housing with a local option for a fee to be applied to certain real estate transactions. Revenue. | 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 |
| 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 |
| H1954 | Ensuring access to equitable representation in immigration proceedings | For legislation to provide immigration legal services to eligible immigrants and refugees who lack access to legal representation and who are facing removal proceedings from the United States. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H1588 | Relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements | Relative to immigration collaboration and detention agreements by law enforcement agencies. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H1096 | Relative to rate equity for community health centers | Relative to rates for community health centers. Financial Services. | In Committee |
| S588 | Establishing a climate change superfund | For legislation to create a Climate Adaptation Superfund. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H282 | To increase the safety of individuals with disabilities relying on life-support equipment | Relative to the safety of individuals with disabilities relying on life-support equipment. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. | In Committee |
| S1277 | Relative to the humane protection of animals | For legislation relative to the humane protection of animals. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H1914 | Relative to a temporary possession ban of animals for animal abusers | Relative to a temporary possession ban of animals for animal abusers. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| S1122 | Relative to immigration detention and collaboration agreements | For legislation relative to Massachusetts state sovereignty. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H3597 | To protect Native American heritage | Relative to Native American heritage. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. | In Committee |
| H1559 | To maintain stable housing for families with pets | Relative to the rights of certain families with pets. Housing. | In Committee |
| H3351 | Promoting the civil rights and inclusion of American Muslims in the Commonwealth | For legislation to create a permanent commission on the status of people who practice Islam. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. | In Committee |
| H1014 | Establishing a climate change superfund | For legislation to finance climate adaptation projects. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H1693 | To remove collateral consequences and protect the presumption of innocence | For legislation to remove collateral consequences and protect the presumption of innocence. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| H1544 | To guarantee a tenant’s first right of refusal | Relative to tenant’s first right of refusal. Housing. | In Committee |
| H965 | Restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment | Relative to the use of rodenticides. Environment and Natural Resources. | In Committee |
| H1811 | Requiring clean slate automated record sealing | Relative to automated record sealing. The Judiciary. | In Committee |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Cannabis Policy Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Education Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Joint Ways and Means Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Massachusetts Legislative Black and Latino Caucus | 4 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Massachusetts House Essex 07 | House | Democrat | In Office | 01/04/2023 |