Hearings scheduled for Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Committee on Election Laws

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

Senate, No. 437: Petition of Edward M. Augustus, Jr. for legislation to permit the counting of votes for replacement party nominees.
Senate, No. 442: Petition of Scott P. Brown, Bruce E. Tarr, Michael R. Knapik, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the appointment for a vacancy in the office of congressional senator.
Senate, No. 461: Petition of Richard R. Tisei for legislation relative to independent campaign expenditures and electioneering communications.
House, No. 632: Petition of John J. Binienda and others for legislation to regulate the registration of certain web sites by political parties and committees and candidates for public office.
House, No. 641: Petition of James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to prohibit campaign signs on public property.
House, No. 658: Petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of United States Senator and Representative in Congress.
House, No. 660: Petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to electioneering communications and independent expenditures.
House, No. 665: Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to the instant runoff voting method.
House, No. 666: Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to voting by the instant runoff voting method in primaries.
House, No. 673: Petition of Robert M. Koczera and others relative to the joint election of the governor and lieutenant governor.
House, No. 677: Petition of John A. Lepper and others relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of United States Senator.
House, No. 689: Petition of Anthony Petruccelli and others for legislation to further regulate the use of electronic communications in campaigns for public office.
House, No. 702: Petition of Ellen Story and others for legislation to provide for an "instant runoff voting" system forthe ranking of candidates by preference in elections for Constitutional offic ers of the Commonwealth.
House, No. 703: Petition of Ellen Story and others that the Secretary of the Commonwealth be required to promulgate regulations for the implementation of an "instant runoff voting" system providing for preferential voting for Constitutional officers.
House, No. 704: Petition of William M. Straus relative to elections to fill vacancies in certain county positions.
House, No. 713: Petition of Alice K. Wolf and others that the Secretary of the Commonwealth be directed to promulgate regulations for the implementation of an "instant runoff voting" method of preference for candidates for Representative to the United States Congress.
House, No. 4250: A message from His Excellency the Governor (under the provisions of Section 8 of Article LIX of the Amendments to the Constitution) recommending legislation relative to validating the action taken at the annual town election held in the town of Lanesborough.

Committee on FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

Senate, No. 576: Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation relative to calling for the accountability of the Commissioner of Insurance by converting the position to an elected office.
Senate, No. 594: Petition of Brian A. Joyce for legislation relative to group insurance.
Senate, No. 622: Petition of Therese Murray, Jarrett T. Barrios, Harriette L. Chandler, MarkC. Montigny and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to equitable coverage for annuity policies.
Senate, No. 633: Petition of Karen E. Spilka, Tom Sannicandro for legislation to ensure consumer protection in life insurance contracts.
House, No. 901: Petition of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to equitable coverage for annuity policies.
House, No. 917: Petition of William N. Brownsberger and others relative to the funding, staffing and market conduct examinations of the Division of Insurance.
House, No. 931: Petition of Robert Correia and others for legislation to require travel agents to file surety bonds with the Commissioner of Insurance.
House, No. 949: Petition of Linda Dorcena Forry and others relative to rates. benefits and coverage of savings bank life insurance.
House, No. 969: Joint petition of Geoffrey D. Hall, Denise Provost and another relative to requiring the payment of interest on life insurance policies.
House, No. 1006: Petition of Ronald Mariano relative to Division of Insurance maintenance assessments.
House, No. 1012: Petition of Ronald Mariano relative to the cancellation or modification of contracts of insurance producers.
House, No. 1035: Petition of J. James Marzilli, Jr. relative to voting and other rights of mutual insurance policyholders and increasing the accountability of mutual insurance companies.
House, No. 1037: Petition of James R. Miceli relative to the conversion of certain group life insurance policies.
House, No. 1039: Petition of James M. Murphy relative to qualified financial contracts.
House, No. 1041: Petition of Kevin J. Murphy and others for legislation to establish the office of Commissioner of Insuranceas an elected position.
House, No. 1048: Petition of Robert J. Nyman relative to medical examinations.
House, No. 1050: Petition of Robert J. Nyman relative to policies of insurance.
House, No. 1072: Petition of Tom Sannicandro and others relative to the rights of life insurance holders.
House, No. 1080: Petition of Frank I. Smizik and William Lantigua for legislation to establish a working group to assess the risks as a result of global warming.
House, No. 1087: Petition of Robert P. Spellane relative to the delivery of loss information to an insured from commercial insurers.
House, No. 1094: Petition of Robert P. Spellane relative to group life insurance.
House, No. 1110: Petition of William M. Straus relative to the sale of certain types of life insurance policies within the Commonwealth.

Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH

Public Hearing to be held in Room A-1 at 10:00 A.M.

Senate, No. 1235: Petition of Joan M. Menard for legislation relative to the expansion of medical peer review.
Senate, No. 1247: Petition of Richard T. Moore, Michael R. Knapik, Martha M. Walz and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to safe work hours for physicians in training and protection of patients.
Senate, No. 1264: Petition of Richard T. Moore and Susan C. Fargo for legislation to provide for performance standards for physicians.
Senate, No. 1269: Petition of Richard T. Moore, Susan C. Tucker, Susan C. Fargo, Jennifer M. Callahan and other members of the General Court for legislation to require reporting of hospital acquired infections.
Senate, No. 1271: Petition of Richard T. Moore, James E. Timilty, Jennifer M. Callahan, Geraldo . Alicea and other members of the General Court for legislation to require the reporting of certain medical errors.
Senate, No. 1327: Petition of Karen E. Spilka for legislation relative to women's health and cancer recovery.
Senate, No. 1334: Petition of Steven A. Tolman for legislation to assure safe, humane care of day surgery patients.
House, No. 2064: Petition of Paul C. Casey that the Disciplinary Unit with the Board of Registration in Medicine be authorized to perform certain inspections of medical offices and facilities .
House, No. 2072: Petition of Robert K. Coughlin and others for legislation to require the reporting of certain medical errors.
House, No. 2073: Petition of Robert K. Coughlin and others for legislation to require the reporting of hospital acquired infections and providing for the compilation by the Health Care Quality and Cost Council of a database containing such information.
House, No. 2094: Petition of Jennifer L. Flanagan and others to provide for the development of minimum disinfecting, cleaning and maintenance requirements for schools, day care centers and public buildings by the Department of Public Health.
House, No. 2103: Joint petition of Thomas A. Golden, Jr., and others for legislation to expand the definition of "medical peer review committee".
House, No. 2113: Petition filed at the request of Donald Smith and another for legislation to require hospitals to submit to the Department of Public Health a listing of hospital-acquired infections by patients.
House, No. 2123: Petition of Louis L. Kafka for legislation to expand the definition of the medical peer review committee.
House, No. 2157: Petition of Peter J. Koutoujian for legislation to increase patient protections of blood banking operations.
House, No. 2183: Petition of Peter J. Koutoujian and others for legislation to require health care facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health to file reports of certain blood transfusions and incidents of lung injuries.
House, No. 2191: Petition of John A. Lepper and others for legislation to increase patient protections of blood banking operations.
House, No. 2199: Petition of Michael J. Moran and Cleon H. Turner for legislation to require health care facilities to make annual reports relative to nursing care for patients.
House, No. 2207: Petition of Matthew C. Patrick and others for legislation to require hospitals to submit quarterly reports on hospital-acquired infection rates to the Department of Public Health.
House, No. 2210: Petition of Vincent A. Pedone and John W. Scibak for legislation to prohibit the use of latex gloves in health care facilities.
House, No. 2211: Petition of Vincent A. Pedone and John W. Scibak for legislation to further regulate the use of latex gloves in health care facilities.
House, No. 2228: Joint petition of John F. Quinn and others for legislation to provide for the licensing and regulation of clinical laboratory science practitioners and for related purposes.
House, No. 4242: Petition of Christopher J. Donelan relative to patient access information in the funding of individualremediation programs under the direction of the Board of Registration in Medicine.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

For the committee on Public Health in Room A-1, After hearing.

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