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Text of Proposed Amendments offered to the
Senate Ways and Means Fiscal Year 2004 Budget
Senate, No. 2004


Note:
The amendments are posted in the order that that they will be taken up during the scheduled budget debates.

  
Link to text of proposed amendments:
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Bolded Actions Represents Redrafted Amendments
Floor#
Amend
Sponsor
SenTitle
Action
10000-0000LeesA Better Budget
Rejected
20320-0003CreedonClerk of SJC for Suffolk County
Rejected
30321-0001CreedonClerk's Office of SJC for Suffolk County
Rejected
40321-1500LeesCPCS
Adopted
50321-1600LeesTaxpayer Funded Legal Assistance
Rejected
60321-2205HavernSocial Law Library - CD ROM
Rejected
70321-2205CreedonSocial Law Library
Rejected
80330-0300CreedonTrial Court - Technical Change
Rejected
90330-3333MorrisseyLand Court II
Adopted
100330-3333CreedonSupreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court
Rejected
110331-9000BarriosSuffolk Superior Criminal Court
Adopted
120332-9000LeesBelchertown Courthouse
Adopted
130332-9000ResorMarlborough District Court
Rejected
140333-3333MurrayCorrective Amendment
Adopted
150334-0001MorrisseyLand Court I
Withdrawn
160337-9000McGeeJuvenile Courts
Rejected
170337-9000MenardJuvenile Court Departments
Withdrawn
180511-0000PanagiotakosRegistry of Deeds Transferability Language
Adopted
190526-0100TarrAn Amendment Relative to an Historical Grant for the City of Gloucester
Adopted
200610-0050NuciforoReducing the Funding of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Rejected
210640-0000LeesLottery Commission Advertising
Withdrawn
220640-0000LeesLottery Online
Adopted
230640-0010CreedonRental Cost for Plymouth County District Attorney
Withdrawn
240900-0100LeesOffice of Ethics and Ca mpaign Finance
Rejected
251107-2501ResorDisabled Persons Protection Commission
Adopted
261108-1011McGeeCivil Service Commission
Rejected
271108-5200MorrisseyPreserving Collectively Bargained Contracts on Insurance

Adopted

281108-5200MorrisseyState Retirees Post June 30, 2003 Percentage
Adopted
291108-5200McGeeCoverage of Medcare Part B for Retirees
Rejected
301110-1000JacquesDivision of Administrative Law Appeals
Adopted
311201-0130MooreCompliance with Tax and Registration Laws
Adopted
321201-0130FargoRecovery of Delinquent Taxes
Adopted
331201-0164HavernSewer Rate Relief Fund
Withdrawn
341231-2000TiseiAmending the First Responder Emergency Assistance Line Item
Withdrawn
351231-2000LeesHome Owners Insurance
Withdrawn
361310-1001McGeeAppellate Tax Board
Rejected
371410-0250ChandlerVeteran's Shelters
Rejected
381410-0251CreedonNew Enlgand Shelter for Homeless Veterans
Rejected
391599-3857MenardStarStore and Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center
Adopted
401775-0100CreedonFunding for CFO for Outside Legal Counsel
Rejected
412000-0500LeesEOEA Judges
Rejected
422010-0100BaddourMethuen Recycling Grant
Adopted
432010-0100ResorClarify the Limits of Recycling Account Spending
Adopted
442010-0100ResorClean Environment Fund Amendment
Rejected
452010-0100HedlundMunicipal Recycling Equipment
Adopted
462010-0100KnapikMunicipal Recycling Program
Withdrawn
472020-0100ResorTransfer From TURA to OTA
Rejected
482020-0100ResorToxics Use Reduction Fund - Restore
Rejected
492030-1000LeesEOEA Fisheries
Rejected
502200-0100ChandlerDrinking Water Protection
Rejected
512220-2221ResorClean Air Act Settlement Funds
Rejected
522250-2000ResorRestoring the Safe Drinking Water Act Fund
Rejected
532260-8881ResorTransfer From DEP to LSP Board
Adopted
542300-0101BrewerFisheries and Wildlife
Rejected
552310-0200ResorNatural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
Adopted
562511-0100TarrAn Amendment Relative to the Buy Local Program
Rejected
572600-1400ShannonDivision of Watershed Management Transfer
Withdrawn
582600-1400ShannonDepartment of Conservation and Recreation
Adopted
592600-2000HartCurley Recreation Center
Adopted
602600-2000McGeeNahant Life Saving Station
Rejected
612600-2000TarrAn Amendment Relative to Increased Access for the Handicapped in the Town of Wilmington
Rejected
622600-2000McGeeMaintenance of Red Rock Park
Adopted
634000-0100 McGeeLynn and Saugus YMCA and YWCA
Rejected
644000-0300MooreDMA Third Party Liability
Rejected
654000-0300BaddourDepartment of Mental Health - Northeast Area
Withdrawn
664000-0300O'LearyPersonal Care Attendant
Adopted
674000-0500O'LearyImprovement of Interpreter Services
Rejected
684000-0600ShannonHome Case Care Management
Adopted
694000-0600ChandlerDementia - Specific Adult Day Care
Adopted
704000-0600ChandlerTelemedicine

Adopted

714100-0060JoyceKosher Food Reimbursement for Nursing Homes
Adopted
724120-3000BaddourMassachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Adopted
734120-3000WilkersonMassachusetts Rehabilitation Commission - Clarifying Language
Withdrawn
744130-3050O'LearyThe Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod
Rejected
754130-3050BaddourChild Care for Working Foster Parents
Adopted
764130-3050TolmanWest End House
Rejected
774130-3050CreedonBrockton Boys and Girls Club
Rejected
784190-1100KnapikHolyoke Soldier's Home Retained Revenue
Adopted
794200-0010LeesDYS
Rejected
804200-0300LeesDYS II
Adopted
814401-1000WilkersonSkills Training for Welfare Recipients
Adopted
824401-1000CreemRelative to the Young Parents Program a the Newton Community Service Center
Rejected
834401-1000McGeeSkills Training for Low-Income Parents
Rejected
844401-1000McGeeYoung Parent Program -- Providing An Essential Education for High School Aged TAFDC Recipients
Rejected
854401-1000MelconianParents Fair Share
Rejected
864401-1000LeesWelfare Reform
Rejected
874403-2000TuckerTAFDC Advance Notice of Benefit Changes
Adopted
884403-2120PanagiotakosEmergency Assistance Program Flexibility
Rejected
894403-2120WilkersonScattered Sites and Rolling Stock Housing
Adopted
904403-2120McGeeOne Hundred and Fifty New Units for the Homeless
Rejected
914403-2120McGeeResidential Status for Homeless Persons
Adopted
924406-3000MelconianHomeless Shelter
Rejected
934406-3000McGeePrimary Care and Mental Health, INC. - Health Services for the Homeless and Uninsured
Rejected
944408-1400MelconianBattered Women's Shelter
Rejected
954510-0100MontignyMultiple Sclerosis Screening
Withdrawn
964510-0100MontignyStroke Education Program
Withdrawn
974510-0100McGeeSaugus Elder Health Center
Rejected
984510-0100LeesDPH Administration
Rejected
994510-0600BarriosStatewide Lupus Database
Adopted
1004510-0723MooreBORM Adminstration
Adopted
1014510-0725MorrisseyTo Prevent Division of Public Licensure Board from Going to the Department of Public Health
Rejected
1024510-0726MooreBORM Physician Profiles Retained Revenue
Adopted
1034512-0103ChandlerHIV/AIDS Treatment
Rejected
1044512-0 200BaddourSalisbury Link House

Adopted

1054512-0200WilkersonSubstance Abuse Funding
Adopted
1064512-0500MorrisseyOffice of Oral Health
Adopted
1074513-1000ChandlerMaternal - Child Health Services
Adopted
1084513-1000BarriosAbuse Hotline
Adopted
1094513-1022MelconianRise Program
Rejected
1104513-1022KnapikWomanshelter/Comaneras
Withdrawn
1114513-1112WilkersonProstate Cancer - Equitable Services
Adopted
1124513-1112WilkersonTargeted Health Services
Adopted
1134513-1113CreedonRenal Disease
Rejected
1144580-1000GlodisRelative to Pediatric Vaccines
Withdrawn
1154580-1000MenardUniversal Immunization Program
Adopted
1164590-0250LeesTobacco Control
Rejected
1174590-0550FargoFunding Smoking Cessation and Prevention Programs
Withdrawn
1184590-0550FargoRestoring Smoking Prevention and Control Funding
Withdrawn
1194800-0038McGeeGirls Inc. of Lynn - Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Rejected
1204800-1100McGeeManage Caseloads and Set Priorities for Social Workers and Supervisors
Rejected
1215011-0100LeesDMH Administration
Rejected
1225046-0000WilkersonParity in Mental Health Clubhouse Funding
Rejected
1235095-0015ChandlerWorcester State Hospital
Rejected
1245911-1000BarriosStudy Commission for Standards in Training Direct Care Workers
Rejected
1256000-0100LeesEOTC  Consolidated Line Item
Rejected
1267002-0010LeesEconomic Affair Line Item
Rejected
1277002-0101TiseiDivision of Apprentice Training - Identification Card
Adopted
1287002-0150LeesMinority Training in Hampden County
Withdrawn
1297002-0150PanagiotakosJam Urban Revitalization Plan
Adopted
1307002-0150HartSummer Jobs
Rejected
1317002-0150TolmanVocational Adjustment Center
Adopted
1327002-0150MagnaniTechnology Initiative for Technology Centers of Excellence
Withdrawn
1337002-0150BarriosWorkforce Education and Training
Withdrawn
1347003-0701MelconianMinority Training
Withdrawn
1357003-0701ChandlerMartin Luther King, Jr. Empowerment Center
Rejected
1367004-0099JoyceMilton Business District
Rejected
1377004-0099BaddourMethuen Arlington Neighborhood
Withdrawn
1387004-0099TarrAn Amendment to Increase Efficiency in the Application Process for State Public Housing Resources
Adopted
1397004-0099ChandlerCEED Amendment
Rejected
1407004-0099LeesHungry Hill Development Corporation
Withdrawn
1417004-0099WilkersonRestoration of CEED Program
Rejected
1427004-0099AntonioniCommunity Economic Enterprise Development
Rejected
1437004-3036HartWest Broadway Task Force
Rejected
1447004-3036ChandlerCentral Massachusetts Housing Alliance
Adopted
1457004-9024LeesDHCD Voucher
Adopted
1467004-9315ChandlerDepartment of Housing and Community Development
Adopted
1477006-0068MorrisseyIncreasing the Retained Revenue from Fees Assessed to Owners of Motor Vehicle Repair Shops
Adopted
1487007-0300HavernMcCormack Institute
Rejected
1497007-0300LeesRegional Planning Commissions
Adopted
1507007-0515MorrisseySouth Shore Tri-Town Appropriation
Withdrawn
1517007-0515HedlundSouth Shore Tri-Town Appropriation
Withdrawn
1527007-0900McGeeEconomic Development Project at South Harbor in the City of Lynn
Rejected
1537007-0950LeesVisitors Information Center
Rejected
1547007-0950BaddourMassachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism - Salisbury
Adopted
1557007-0950MenardMassachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Grants
Adopted
1567007-0950BarriosMetropolitan Mayors Coalition
Rejected
1577010-0005JacquesSafe Schools Program
Adopted
1587010-0012FargoSupport for METCO Program
Rejected
1597010-0012CreemRelative to Programs to Eliminate Racial Imbalance
Rejected
1607010-0012LeesMETCO
Rejected
1617010-0012LeesSchool Vouchers
Rejected
1627027-0020AntonioniJobs for Youth
Rejected
1637030-1000ResorCommunity Partnerships for Children Language Change
Adopted
1647030-1002LeesEnglish Immersion
Rejected
1657030-1004CreemRelative to the Parent-Child Home Program
Rejected
1667032-0500BaddourPettengill House
Withdrawn
1677035-0006NuciforoRegional School Transportation
Adopted
1687035-0006LeesRegional School Transportation
Withdrawn
1697052-0005JoyceEaston Schools
Withdrawn
1707052-0005NuciforoSchool Building Assistance
Rejected
1717061-0008LeesSchool Committee Diplomas
Rejected
1727061-0011MagnaniHelping Schools Meet Unanticipated Funding Losses
Adopted
1737061-0011AntonioniTeacher and Leadership Quality
Rejected
1747061-0011O'LearyCharter School Reimbursement
Rejected
1757061-0012ResorSpecial Education Funding
Rejected
1767061-011MorrisseyPothole Amendment
Adopted
1777061-9010MagnaniCharter School Reimbursement
Rejected
1787061-9200BarriosCompleting Music Technology Education Project
Rejected
1797061-9400CreemRelative to Funding SPED, Early Education and MCAS
Rejected
1807061-9404ResorAfter School Funding
Adopted
1817061-9404WilkersonAcademic Support Services
Rejected
1827061-9404AntonioniMCAS Remediation - Special Education
Adopted
1837061-9626MorrisseyYouthbuild Program
Adopted
1847061-9634LeesMassachusetts Service Alliance
Adopted
1857066-0000PachecoPublic Higher Education - Equipment Maintenance Contracts
Adopted
1867066-0000LeesBoard of Higher Education
Rejected
1877077-0010NuciforoEducation Reference Materials
Rejected
1887100-0200RosenbergRural Development Council
Withdrawn
1897112-0100ResorMetrowest Regional Economic Research Center
Adopted
1907112-0100MagnaniMetorwest Economic Research Center at Framingham State College
Withdrawn
1917512-0101ChandlerQuinsigamond Library
Rejected
1928000-0010MooreMassachusetts Crime Watch Commission
Rejected
1938000-0010BaddourCommunity Policing
Withdrawn
1948000-0010HartCommunity Policing - Bowdoin/ Geneva/ Uphams Corner
Rejected
1958000-0010HartCommunity Policing - Grove Hall
Rejected
1968000-0010NuciforoLenox Community Policing
Rejected
1978000-0010McGeeSwampscott Community Policing
Rejected
1988000-0010TarrAn Amendment Relative to Community Policing in the Commonwealth
Rejected
1998000-0110LeesCHSB Funding
Rejected
2008100-0000ShannonDirected Patrolsur
Adopted
2018100-0000BaddourState Police
Adopted
2028100-0000HedlundNantasket Beach Patrols
Withdrawn
2038100-0000LeesEOPS Transferability
Adopted
2048200-0200TarrAn Amendment Relative to the Criminal Justice Training Council
Adopted
2058200-0200MenardCriminal Training Council
Withdrawn
2068315-1000MorrisseyElevator Inspectors
Adopted
2078400-0001PachecoRegistry of Motor Vehicles - Taunton
Adopted
2088400-0222LeesIncreasing RMV Retained Revenue Account
Adopted
2098400-0227LeesRMV
Withdrawn
2108900-0001MorrisseyDepartment of Correction
Adopted
2118910-0000RosenbergModular Leases
Rejected
2128910-0145NuciforoBerkshire County Sheriff
Rejected
2138910-0619BaddourEssex County Sheriffs
Adopted
2148910-6619BaddourEssex Sheriff's Department Federal Inmate Reimbursement
Withdrawn
2158950-0001GlodisRelative to the Massachusetts Parole Board
Rejected
2168950-0001LeesFunding of Parole Board Regional Leases
Rejected
2179110-0100ChandlerLong-Term Care Study
Adopted
2189110-1636ChandlerGuardianships
Withdrawn
2199110-1900KnapikGranparents and Parents Initiative
Adopted
2209110-9002WalshRoche Family Community Center
Adopted
2219110-9002KnapikWestmass Eldercare, Inc.
Rejected
2223MorrisseyRockland Local Aid
Rejected
2233 Local Aid
Withdrawn
2244MorrisseyLegislative Agent Registration Fee
Adopted
22513LeesSex Offender
Adopted
22616BaddourCommonwealth Development Coordinating Council
Withdrawn
22716BaddourCommonwealth Development Council
Withdrawn
22817BerryHealth and Human Services Reorganization
Rejected
22917BarriosAssisting Disabled Residents
Rejected
23018MontignyTransparency of the Non-Profit Pharmacy Benefits Manager
Adopted
23118TarrAn Amendment Relative to Bulk Purchasing of Prescription Drugs
Withdrawn
23227BarriosThreshold Increase and Privatization
Withdrawn
23329LeesRevenue Intercept
Withdrawn
23435TarrAn Amendment to Promote Motorcycle Safety in the Commonwealth
Rejected
23535WilkersonMotorcycle Safety Fund
Adopted
23642CreedonProfessional Licensure Fees
Rejected
23744MooreBORM Increasing DPH Board Fees
Adopted
23846HedlundEmergency Finance Board Repeal
Rejected
23950HavernAlcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Adopted
24052LeesBHE Reorg
Rejected
24152LeesBoard of Higher Education
Rejected
24258RosenbergHigher Education System - Corrections
Adopted
24367GlodisRelative to Agency Information Sharing
Rejected
24475CreemRelative to Membership on the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Stewardship Council
Withdrawn
24575ResorDCR Stewardship Council
Adopted
24676ResorBoard of Parks and Recreation
Rejected
24789BrewerFisheries and Wildlife Director
Adopted
248100TarrAn Amendment Relative to the Marine Fisheries
Rejected
249107TarrAn Amendment Relative to Increased Water Efficiency
Adopted
250117LeesWatershed Lands Preservation Committee
Adopted
251131TarrAn Amendment to Preserve Public Safety on the Waterways of the Commonwealth
Rejected
252140TuckerState Child Fatality Review Team
Adopted
253140BaddourDepartment of Forensic Sciences
Withdrawn
254140BarriosForensic Nurses
Adopted
255141HartEOEA - Regulations
Withdrawn
256173FargoMaintaining the Health Protection Fund
Rejected
257179BerryLocal Consumer Inspection Fund
Rejected
258184FargoProtecting the Tobacco Settlement Fund
Rejected
259185TarrAn Amendment Relative to the False Claims Fund
Rejected
260188LeesInformation Request
Rejected
261188LeesInformation Request
Withdrawn
262208GlodisRelative to Collective Bargaining Agreements
Adopted
263208McGeeQuinn Bill Study Commission
Adopted
264208McGeeQuinn Bill For Certain Police Officers
Rejected
265208HedlundQuinn Bill Reform
Rejected
266208MenardQuinn Bill
Withdrawn
267216LeesCorporate Tax Disclosure
Rejected
268216MorrisseyCorporate Tax Reporting
Withdrawn
269220CreemRelative to Substantiation of Tax Abatement Applications - Interest Savings (S220)
Adopted
270223CreemRelative to Tax Overpayments Date Definition and Interest Due Upon Late Filed Returns (S 223)
Adopted
271230LeesInvestment Tax Credit Extension
Rejected
272234McGeeCharter School Tuitions
Withdrawn
273234ShannonCharter School Tuitions
Adopted
274244GlodisRegistry of Motor Vehicles
Rejected
275244MenardIncreasing the Speeding Surcharge
Withdrawn
276246MenardIncreasing the DUI Surcharge
Withdrawn
277257HedlundElimination of Speeding Ticket Appeal Fee
Rejected
278257HedlundRefunding of Speeding Ticket Appeal Fee
Adopted
279273NuciforoEOEA Lease Agreements
Adopted
280273LeesEOEA
Rejected
281302ShannonDivision of Water Supply Protection
Rejected
282302HavernDivision of Water Supply Protection
Adopted
283318TuckerCodifying the SANE Program
Withdrawn
284318CreemRelative to the SANE Program
Adopted
285319CreedonPharmacist's Penalties
Rejected
286320CreedonProfessional Licensure Penalties
Rejected
287322LeesHolyoke Soldiers' Home Fees
Adopted
288335CreedonEOHHS Authorization to Waive Asset Transfers
Rejected
289335CreemRelative to Penalty Period Waiver for Asset Transfers
Adopted
290336MoorePreserving Health Benefits for Elderly and Disabled Legal Immigrants
Adopted
291338AntonioniPrior Authorization for Medicaid Prescriptions
Rejected
292338LeesPrescription Drugs
Rejected
293363WilkersonUncompensated Care Pool Administration - On-Line Verification
Withdrawn
294393TarrAn Amendment Relative to the Marine Fisheries Fund
Rejected
295409ResorDCR Technical Amendment
Rejected
296422MorrisseySeasonal License Approval by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Adopted
297438FargoRelative to Certain Firearms Fees
Rejected
298450MorrisseyPermitting Credit Toward Weekly Overtime Pay
Withdrawn
299455HavernRTA
Adopted
300455MenardRegional Transit Authorities Budget Submission Prerequisite
Withdrawn
301459HedlundAlternative First Responder Funding
Withdrawn
302460GlodisLife and Health Insurance Agents Fees
Adopted
303471LeesPayment of Court Fees and Fines
Adopted
304480LeesDHCD Homeless
Rejected
305520HartSound Barrier
Adopted
306527CreemTransportation of Non-Public School Students
Rejected
307529MorrisseyColonial Theatre/ St. Stephan's Church Funding
Adopted
308532MorrisseyPermitting Transfer of Management Employees
Rejected
309532McGeeClarifying Employee Rights
Adopted
309.1furtherMorrisseyClarifying Employee Rights
Adopted
310534HartHealth Care Provider Crendentialing
Rejected
311534HavernCredential Requirement
Rejected
312536JoyceNursing Home Wiaver
Rejected
313536HartNusing Home User Fee
Adopted
314536BerryFY04 Nursing Home User Fee Spending
Adopted
315537McGeeCommunity Health Center Grants for Legal Immigrants
Adopted
316542WilkersonUncompensated Care Pool - Distressed Hospital Fund
Withdrawn
317542HartCommunity Health Centers - S542
Rejected
318542MenardFree Care Pool Audit
Withdrawn
319542MenardSurcharge Liablility
Withdrawn
320542TuckerUncompensated Care Pool
Adopted
321542CreedonUncompensated Care Pool
Rejected
322549HartVNA Language
Rejected
323550PachecoIntergovernmental Transfer - Supported Nursing Facility Payments
Adopted
324550O'LearyMunicipal Nursing Home IGT
Withdrawn
325552MontignyRelative to the Protection of Mass Health Basic Enrollees
Adopted
326552BarriosLimited Medical Assistance Program
Adopted
327557GlodisLeasing of State-Owned Golf Courses
Rejected
328557JoyceLeasing of State-Owned Golf Courses
Rejected
329557PachecoLeasing of State - Owned Golf Courses
Adopted
330562TiseiStriking Outside Section 562
Rejected
331563HartDivision of Apprentice Training Fees
Adopted
332567TiseiDivision of Apprentice Training - Veterans' Fees
Rejected
333568BerryRetirement Benefit Fund
Adopted
334569RosenbergEarly Retirement for Trust Funded Employees
Adopted
335569MorrisseyTo Include Federal Funded Employees as Part of the State Early Retirement Incentive
Withdrawn
336569MorrisseyChaning the Retirement Date for the Early Retirement Incentive Program
Rejected
337569McGeeEarly Retirement Incentive Program - 5 Years
Adopted
338569McGeeOption (C) Retirement Benefit Under ERI Program
Withdrawn
339569CreedonEarly Retirement Incentive Program
Withdrawn
340569PachecoEarly Retirement Incentive Program
Adopted
341581ChandlerChapter 70 Working Group and Affordable Housing
Rejected
342583ResorEarly Education and Care Council
Rejected
343583ShannonEarly Education and Care
Rejected
344587BaddourCommissioner of the Department of Forensic Sciences
Withdrawn
345588LeesSelf-Sufficiency Standard Advisory Board
Adopted
346589LeesEnergy Savings Commission
Adopted
347590BaddourDepartment of Forensic Sciences
Withdrawn
348593ShannonBioterrorism Advisory Committee
Adopted
349595TarrAn Amendment Relative to the State College Commission
Rejected
350600LeesEconomic Affairs Transferability
Adopted
351602ChandlerAffordable Housing and the Disposition of Surplus Property
Rejected
352 NuciforoGranting Local Licensing Boards the Authority to Determine the Number of Alcoholic Beverage Licenses Issued in a Community
Rejected
353 LeesSunday Holiday Premium Pay
Withdrawn
354 BaddourClaims and Indemnity Procedure for the Commonwealth, its Municipalities, Counties and Districts adn teh Officers and Employees Thereof
Withdrawn
355 TarrAn Amendment Relative to the Claims and Indemnity Procedure Law
Rejected
356 MooreAdministrative Simplification of Duplicative Reporting
Adopted
357 LeesCommonwealth Bid List
Rejected
358 LeesRollover
Withdrawn
359 LeesTax Appellate Board
Rejected
360 ShannonMassachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Procedures
Rejected
361 RosenbergNegotiated Contracts
Rejected
362 KnapikRevenue Optimization Program
Rejected
363 KnapikState Employee Efficiency and Cost-Savings Incentive Program
Adopted
364 PachecoPromoting the Purchase of Massachusetts Agricultural Products
Adopted
365 LeesOffice of Adminisrative Hearings
Rejected
366 LeesBroad Transferability
Rejected
367 BerryNorth Shore Community College
Adopted
368 MooreClara Barton Nurse Excellence Program
Adopted
369 McGeeMass HEFA Enabling Statute
Withdrawn
370 RosenbergAppropriation for Tuition - State and Community Colleges
Rejected
371 LeesSpringfield Public Library
Rejected
372 BaddourNorthern Essex Community College Technology Bond Appropriation
Withdrawn
373 McGeeCapital and Facility Needs Assessment for the North Shore Community College
Adopted
374 TiseiAmending Line Item in Transportation Bond Bill
Adopted
375 TarrAn Amendment Relative to the Dunn Property in the Town of West Newbury
Adopted
376 ResorClarify the Limits of Environmental Bond Expenditures
Adopted
377 ChandlerFinancing the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Adopted
378 MelconianDate Change
Adopted
379 AntonioniRoute 2 Visitor's Center
Adopted
380 MooreBehavioral Health Services Provided through the Division of Medical Assistance
Adopted
381 MooreMedicaid Prospective Payment Demonstration Project
Rejected
382 MoorePromoting Government Accountability
Adopted
383 PachecoHealth Care Only Amendment
Adopted
384 BerryPrior Authorization for Medications
Rejected
385 BaddourHaverhill Hale Hospital
Withdrawn
386 O'LearyAffordable Health Insurance for Martha's Vineyard
Rejected
387 BaddourAct Relative to Health Insurance
Adopted
388 BaddourMedcaid and Community Colleges
Adopted
389 O'LearyMedicaid Reimbursement for Long Term Care Facilities Located on Martha's Vineyard
Rejected
390 FargoNursing Home Resident Tax Waiver
Rejected
391 TarrAn Amendment Relative to Expanded Health Care Coverage
Rejected
392 KnapikHolyoke Hospital Intergovernmental Transfer
Withdrawn
393 TarrAn Amendment Relative to Health Care Services on Cape Ann
Rejected
394 TolmanEpilepsy Medication
Adopted
395 FargoFernald Developmental Center Land Reuse Committee
Adopted
396 CreemRelative to Drug Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Withdrawn
397 CreedonMediation of Disputes
Adopted
398 FargoCompetency Determination for Children with Special Needs
Withdrawn
399 FargoCompetency Determination for Vocational-Technical Education Students
Withdrawn
400 FargoCompetency Determination for Limited English Proficient Students
Withdrawn
401 FargoCharter School Study Commission
Adopted
401.1 PachecoCharter School Study Commission
Adopted
402 FargoCharter School Moratorium
Rejected
403 JoyceMCAS SPED Exemption
Rejected
404 MooreSchool Bus Advertising
Adopted
405 LeesSpecial Education
Withdrawn
406 HedlundCharter School Cap I
Withdrawn
407 HedlundCharter School Cap II
Rejected
408 WilkersonTeacher Bonus Program - Honoring the Committment
Rejected
409 WilkersonEnglish Immersion - Waivers
Rejected
410 WilkersonBilingual Education - Dual Immersion
Withdrawn
411 MelconianSchool Emergency
Adopted
412 CreemRelative to MCAS and Special Needs Students
Adopted
413 McGeeCharter School Net Surpluses
Rejected
414 MorrisseyFederal Tax Returns to the Commonwealth
Rejected
415 LeesEducation Funding
Rejected
416 KnapikPilot Program on Maximizing Federal Medicaid Reimbursements for Special Education Costs and the Availability of Private Health Insurance for Medically Necessary Services to Students with Disabilities
Adopted
417 AntonioniBilingual Education
Adopted
418 AntonioniExpanded Program Allotment
Rejected
419 AntonioniMedicaid Reimbursement Distribution
Rejected
420 AntonioniPrice Adjustment Review Commission
Adopted
421 GlodisRelative to Health Insurance Claims
Rejected
422 LeesSaving Doctors
Rejected
423 LeesWorkers Compensation
Rejected
424 LeesOnline Tobacco Sales
Adopted
425 JoyceBlue Hills Reservation
Adopted
426 MelconianIllegal Sale of Tobacco
Withdrawn
427 MooreBORM Anti - Reversion
Rejected
428 HartCommunity Health Centers
Rejected
429 HartSchool Nurses
Rejected
430 FargoRelative to Out of State Non- Acute Care Facilities
Rejected
431 TarrAn Amendment to Protect Essential Hospitals
Rejected
432 MooreAn Amendment Authorizing the Registration of Long Term Care Pharmacies and Home Infusion Pharmacies
Rejected
433 KnapikRegistration of Out-of-State Pharmacies
Withdrawn
434 PachecoPondville Hospital
Rejected
435 MorrisseyTo Promote Regulated Utility Customer Service
Rejected
436 MoorePurple Heart Highway
Adopted
437 BrewerSigns on State Highways Indicating Availability of Services
Rejected
438 KnapikMasshighway Contract Renegotiations
Adopted
439 KnapikOutdoor Advertising Bureau
Adopted
440 FargoSound Barrier Mitigation for Neighborhoods Adversely Affected by the Expansion of Route 3A North
Adopted
441 KnapikMassHighway Organization
Rejected
442 PachecoCarver Bridge
Adopted
443 LeesHuman Service Facilities Study
Adopted
444 LeesUnfunded Mandates
Withdrawn
445 WilkersonClient Privacy in Health and Human Services Agencies
Adopted
446 TolmanAsperger's Syndrome
Adopted
447 WilkersonEliminating Health Disparities
Adopted
448 MontignyRelative to the Fair Pricing of Prescription Drugs
Adopted
449 WilkersonExecutive Office of Elder - ASAP Advisory Board
Adopted
450 CreemRelative to Transfer of Assets Education Program
Rejected
451 RosenbergNursing Home Pre-Screening
Withdrawn
452 BerryMassachusetts Renewable Energy Trust
Adopted
453 JoyceIndian Line Farm
Rejected
454 JoyceNorth Randolph Little League
Rejected
455 MontignyEnvironmental Penalties
Adopted
456 MorrisseyWetland Mitigation Banking
Adopted
457 BrewerQuabbin Watershed Protection
Withdrawn
458 LeesSnow Removal Chemicals
Withdrawn
459 PanagiotakosTremont Yard Building
Adopted
460 FargoReconstruction of Public Pools
Rejected
461 HartDetermination of Applicability
Adopted
462 ResorConservation Performance Standards
Adopted
463 ResorRestoration of Land Stamp Program
Adopted
464 McGeeWater and Sewer Commissions
Adopted
465 WalshMetropolitan Parks Trust Fund
Adopted
466 NuciforoLeasing of State-Owned Skating Rinks
Rejected
467 BaddourRelated to Environmental Endagerment
Adopted
468 JacquesEhance the State DNA Database
Withdrawn
469 LeesCORI Reports
Withdrawn
470 BaddourNewburyport Armory
Adopted
471 NuciforoCORI Requirements by Camp Operators
Adopted
472 McGeeSaugus Community Policing
Rejected
473 TolmanGridlock
Rejected
474 BarriosPolice Career Incentive Program
Rejected
475 LeesSheriff's Departments
Adopted
476 RosenbergFranklin County Retirees Heatlh Insurance Transfer to the Commonwealth
Withdrawn
477 LeesGIC Coverage for Hearing Aids
Withdrawn
478 JoyceBrookwood Farm Governor's Residence
Rejected
479 CreedonOffice of Governor's Chief Legal Counsel
Rejected
480 HedlundPharmacy User Fee Repeal
Rejected
481 TarrAn Amendment to Improve Efficiency at Hospitals
Rejected
482 MagnaniRegarding the Powers adn Duties of the Commonwealth's Chief Information Technology Officer and the Creation of an Advisory Board to the Information Technology Division
Adopted
483 MagnaniEnsuring Timely Access to the Services of the Information Technology Division
Adopted
484 MagnaniRegarding the Payment of Fringe Benefit Costs by Agencies Purchasing Services from the Information Technology Division
Adopted
485 MooreTax Abatement Justice for Old Colony Stationary
Adopted
486 GlodisRelative to the Real Estate Tax Exemption
Rejected
487 LeesMunicipal Health Care
Withdrawn
488 BaddourRe-Evaluation of Salisbury Beach
Withdrawn
489 NuciforoJoint Purchasing Groups
Rejected
490 NuciforoMunicipal Tax Collection
Rejected
491 KnapikSpecial Study Commission on teh Coordination and Cost of Transportation for Students with Disabilities to Out-of-State District Program Placements
Rejected
492 BarriosResidency Requirement for Laid off Firefighters
Rejected
493 JacquesMassachusetts Water Resources Authority - Lower Insurance Premiums
Withdrawn
494 ShannonLand Transfer
Withdrawn
495 HartRelative to Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Adopted
496 HedlundFreeze on Housing Appeals Committee Reviews
Rejected
497 ShannonAlzheimer's Advisory Council
Withdrawn
498 MooreContributory Group General or Blanket Insurance for Persons in the Service of Counties, Cities, Towns and Districts, and their Dependents
Rejected
499 GlodisPrepaid Legal Services
Rejected
500 WalshRepeal of Clean Elections
Adopted
501 LeesChange Commonwealth's Holidays
Rejected
502 LeesChange Suffolk County Holidays
Rejected
503 LeesDeath Penalty
Withdrawn
504 BaddourGreater Lawrence Sanitary District
Adopted
505 HedlundStablization Fund
BTR- rejected
506 PanagiotakosCommission to End Homelessness
Adopted
507 WilkersonBoston Incinerator Site
Adopted
508 HartSouth Boston Power Station
Withdrawn
509 HartElectric and Gas Companies Service Center
Rejected
510 FargoRestoration of Local Oversight - Siting of Cell Towers
Withdrawn
511 TarrAn Amendment Falsifying an Emergency Transmission
Adopted
512 TarrAn Amendment To Improve Government Efficiency
Rejected
513 McGeeBoard of Certification of Well Drillers and Well Pump Installers
Withdrawn
514 PanagiotakosDischarge of Moral Obligation
Withdrawn
515 PanagiotakosCompensation for hte Wrongfully Convicted
Adopted
516 TolmanBanning Smoking
Adopted
516.1 JoyceBanning Smoking
Adopted
517 LeesCost Benefit Analysis
Rejected
518 LeesSunset Advisory Commission
Rejected
519 LeesCommonwealth Development
Adopted
520 LeesEvergreen
Rejected
521 LeesManagement Reform
Rejected
522 WalshSpecial Commission on Public Employee Compensation
Adopted
523 MontignyRelating to Economies of Scale
Rejected
524 TiseiRemove Outsourcing Limitations
Rejected
525 TiseiExemptions from Outsourcing Law
Rejected
526 LeesTruck Campers
Withdrawn
527 TiseiCommission to Study Drivers Education System
Rejected
528 HedlundElimination of Insurance Surcharges on Inspection Stickers
Rejected
529 PanagiotakosSnowplowing Equipment
Withdrawn
530 MelconianRegistry of Motor Vehicles
Adopted
531 PanagiotakosRTA Tort Liability
Withdrawn
532 MooreBorrowing for School Construction Projects
Adopted
533 MooreSchool Building Assistance
Adopted
534 JoyceSBA Borrowing
Withdrawn
535 BrewerPioneer Valley Regional School Borrowing
Adopted
536 BrewerSchool Borrowing
Withdrawn
537 TiseiSBA Extention of Loan Period
Withdrawn
538 HedlundSBA Bond Issuance
Withdrawn
539 TiseiSBA Priority List
Withdrawn
540 MorrisseyRemoving Agency Caller Identification Services
Withdrawn
541 LeesItem Pricing I
Withdrawn
542 LeesItem Pricing II
Withdrawn
543 NuciforoBottle Bill Extension
Rejected
544 LeesPublic Records Law
Withdrawn
545 CreemRelative to Placing the Metropolitan Park System on the National Register of Historic Sites
Withdrawn
546 LeesCommunity Preservation Trust Fund
Withdrawn
547 TarrAn Amendment to Provide Equity in County Sheriff Funding
Adopted
548 MorrisseyEffective Date of Certain Fees
Adopted
549 LeesBusiness Tax Return Filing
Withdrawn
550 FargoClosing the Tobacco Tax Loophole
Rejected
551 FargoEstablishing a Special Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the Single-Sales Tax Formula
Rejected
552 CreemRelative to Limited Liability Companies
Adopted
553 FargoImproving the Collection of Cigar and Pipe Tobacco Taxes
Withdrawn
554 TolmanTax Exempt Properties
Withdrawn
555 LeesUntitled Amendment
Rejected
556 NuciforoLimiting the Size of Signs on the Massachusetts Turnpike
Adopted
557 MagnaniRelative to the Maintenance of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's Toll Discount Program
Adopted
558 MagnaniFreezing Mass Turnpike Tolls at Current Levels
Rejected
559 MagnaniMass Pike Service Plaza Lighting
Adopted
560 RosenbergBail Lien Revenue Initiative
Withdrawn
561 RosenbergIndigency Verification
Withdrawn
562 McGeeMisdemeanor Offenses as Civil Infraction
Withdrawn
563 ChandlerJurisdiction of the Worcester and Clinton District Courts
Withdrawn
564 MorrisseyLand Court Fees
Adopted
565 TarrAn Amendment Relative to Probate and Family Courts
Rejected
566 CreedonLand Court Fees
Withdrawn
567 CreedonCounsel for Indigent Defendants Study Commission
Adopted
568 HavernMWRA Retirement System
Adopted
569 BaddourRetirement Inclusion
Rejected
570 McGeeUpdated Option (C) Retirement Benefit
Withdrawn
571 McGeeMunicipal Pension Appropriations
Withdrawn
572 TolmanMWRA Retirement
Adopted
573 TolmanRedevelopment Authorities
Rejected
574 CreedonPublic Employee Retirement Admininstration Commission
Adopted
575 TarrAn Amendment Relative to the Hynes Convention Center
Rejected
576 FargoEstablishment of a Local Advisory Board at the Massachusetts Port Authority
Rejected
577 HedlundGreenbush Study
Rejected
578 HedlundFour Quadrant Gates Study
Rejected
579 MontignyEstablishment of a Transportation Review Advisory Council
Rejected
580 ResorRail-Trail Revitalization of Certain Discontinued MBTA Rights-of Way
Withdrawn
581 BaddourThe North to South Rail
Adopted
582 HartNorth South Rail Link
Withdrawn
583 HartMassport
Rejected
584 MagnaniSound Barrier at Gina Circle in Framingham
Adopted
585 LeesAlternative Methods of Construction
Adopted
586453BarriosMBTA Fare Pricing
Adopted
587 HartUMass
Adopted
588 RosenbergAppropriation for Tuition - University
Rejected
589 RosenbergFinancial Reporting - University of Massachusetts
Adopted
590 HartVeterans
Rejected