Hearings scheduled for Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Committee on COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Public Hearing to be held in Room B-2 at 10:00 A.M.

Senate, No. 135
Petition of Harriette L. Chandler for legislation relative to pricing in food stores and food departments.
Senate, No. 141
Petition of Robert A. Havern for legislation to improve the law for the pricing of grocery and retail items.
Senate, No. 147
Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the sale of unweaned birds.
House, No. 147
Petition of Demetrius J. Atsalis for legislation to require pet shops to provide basic pet care information to consumers.
House, No. 152
Petition of Robert Corriea and Douglas W. Petersen relative to rebates on retail sales.
House, No. 157
Petition of Colleen M. Garry relative to price marking of food and grocery items.
House, No. 158
Petition of Patricia A. Haddad and others further regulating the opening of retail stores on Sundays and holidays.
House, No. 164
Petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the resale of mattresses.
House, No. 166
Petition of Louis L. Kafka relative to the electronic pricing of food sold in grocery stores.
House, No. 167
Petition of John D. Keenan and others relative to rebate reform and consumer protection.
House, No. 168
Petition of Thomas P. Kennedy and Arlene Bushey for legislation to require that sales receipts contain the name of the business issuing said receipt.
House, No. 179
Bill relative to consumer protection.
House, No. 180
Petition filed at the request of Michael J. Rodrigues allowing retail stores and shops to open on Thanksgiving Day.
House, No. 185
Petition of Carl M. Sciortino, Jr., and others relative to commercial rebate expiration.
House, No. 187
Petition of William M. Straus for legislation to require that rebates on retail sales be made at the time of such purchases.
House, No. 193
Petition of David M. Torrisi relative to pricing in food stores and food departments.


Committee on Election Laws

Public Hearing to be held in Room A-2 at 1:00 P.M.

Senate, No. 21
Petition of Richard T. Moore for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to increase the termof the General Court from two to four year.
Senate, No. 22
Petition of Richard T. Moore for a legislative amendment to the constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission and criteria for redistricting for state house, senate, and councillor districts.
Senate, No. 23
Petition of Richard T. Moore for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to emergency appointments of elected officials.
Senate, No. 24
Petition of Stanley C. Rosenberg for legislation proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution promoting the representative character of ballot questions.
Senate, No. 25
Petition of Richard R. Tisei, Bruce E. Tarr, Michael R. Knapik, Robert L. Hedlund, and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to constitutional officers.
Senate, No. 453
Petition of Richard T. Moore for legislation to establish an independent redistricting commissionand criteria for redistricting for congressional districts.
House, No. 661
Joint petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission and criteria for redistricting for state house of representatives, senate, and councilor districts.
House, No. 662
Joint petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others establishing an independent redistricting commission and criteria for redistricting for congressional districts.
House, No. 664
Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to a vacancy in the office of Governor or Lieutenant-Governor.
House, No. 685
Petition of George N. Peterson, Jr. for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to change the lengthof term for Representatives and Senators from two years to four years.
House, No. 3971
A message from His Excellency the Governor (under the provisions of Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution) recommending legislation relative to validating the actions taken at an annual town election held in the town of Dudley.



Committee on FINANCIAL SERVICES

Public Hearing to be held in Room B-2 at 1:00 P.M.

Senate, No. 577
Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation to protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds.
Senate, No. 579
Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation to clarify the terms of motor vehicle liability bonds and policies.
Senate, No. 592
Petition of Robert L. Hedlund for legislation relative to motorcycle insurance choice.
Senate, No. 598
Petition of Michael R. Knapik, Richard R. Tisei, Scott P. Brown, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to further regulate automobile insurance surcharges.
House, No. 906
Petition of John J. Binienda and others relative to the payment of interest on refunded motor vehicle insurance surcharges.
House, No. 941
Petition of Robert F. Fennell relative to interest charges on installment payments for motor vehicle insurance.
House, No. 943
Petition of Robert F. Fennell and Cleon H. Turner relative to motor vehicle insurance surcharges.
House, No. 953
Petition of William C. Galvin and Louis L. Kafka for legislation to prohibit insurance surcharges for operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection certificate.
House, No. 956
Petition of Anne M. Gobi and others for legislation to authorize the stay of surcharges under the motor vehicle insurance laws until the final disposition of appeals.
House, No. 958
Petition of Anne M. Gobi and others relative to motorcycle insurance premium charges.
House, No. 959
Petition of Anne M. Gobi and others relative to motor vehicle liability for motorcycles.
House, No. 960
Petition of Anne M. Gobi and others relative to raising additional safety funds for motorcycles from insurers.
House, No. 973
Petition of Frank M. Hynes relative to determining surchargeable incident types, the Merit Rating Board shall establish the minimum amount of damage in the definition of a "Minor Accident" at $1,000.
House, No. 978
Petition of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to motor vehicle insurance surcharges.
House, No. 983
Petition of John D. Keenan and others for legislation to protect first party claimants from bad faith insurers.
House, No. 1000
Petition of Ronald Mariano relative to modifications to the safe driver insurance plan.
House, No. 1058
Petition of John F. Quinn for legislation to protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds.
House, No. 1064
Petition of Kathi-Anne Reinstein relative to motor vehicle insurance surcharges.
House, No. 1065
Petition of Kathi-Anne Reinstein for legislation to require the approval of the insured prior to certain motor vehicle repairs.
House, No. 1112
Petition of Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., and Susan Williams Gifford relative to the safe driver insurance plan.


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