THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

House Staff:
Room 42
State House
Boston, MA 02133
House Staff Telephone: (617) 722-2370


Senate Staff:
Room 511C
State House
Boston, MA 02133
Senate Staff Telephone: (617) 722-1640


It shall be the duty of the committee on Economic Developmentand Emerging Technologies to consider all matter concerning commercial andindustrial establishments, casino gambling and gaming, industrial development,the racing industry, science and technology, economic development, retentionof science or technology-intensive industries; adoption of existing industries; innovation systems from research to development; computers; information, networking, the Internet, data storage and access; communication; biotechnology

 

Members appointed to the committee:

Spilka of Second Middlesex and Norfolk - Chair
Petruccelli of First Suffolk and Middlesex - Vice-Chair
Downing of Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin
Timilty of Bristol and Norfolk
Tucker of Second Essex and Middlesex
Morrissey of Norfolk and Plymouth
Tarr of First Essex and Middlesex
 Dempsey of Haverhill - Chair
Scibak of South Hadley - Vice-Chair
Koczera of New Bedford
Canavan of Brockton
Nyman of Hanover
Pignatelli of Lenox
Guyer of Dalton
Rice of Gardner
DiNatale of Fitchburg
Brady of Brockton
Ferrante of Gloucester
Ross of Wrentham
Frost of Auburn

List of matters that have been referred to the committee:



Docket No.
 Bill No. Sponsor Title
       
SD1582 S192 Creem An Act clarifying chapter 27 of the acts of 2005, "an act enhancing regenerative medicine in the commonwealth" . 
SD1891 S193 Creem An Act clarifying chapter 111L - biotechnology. 
SD1581 S194 Downing An Act creating green jobs. 
SD374 S195 Galluccio An Act to promote biothermal energy. 
SD1747 S196 Hart An Act to Establish a Sales Tax Holiday. 
SD387 S197 Hedlund An Act relative to food produced from cloned animals. 
SD512 S198 Hedlund An Act relative to revocation. 
SD280 S199 Knapik An Act to permanently extend daylight savings time. 
SD452 S200 Pacheco An Act To Clarify and Enhance Privacy Protections for Electronic Health Records. 
SD469 S201 Pacheco An Act relative to plant relocation. 
SD1806 S202 Pacheco An Act relative to continuation of health insurance in the case of plant closings. 
SD1808 S203 Pacheco An Act information technology producer responsibility model state legislation. 
SD779 S204 Petruccelli An Act relative to the notification of large job layoffs. . 
SD890 S206 Tarr An Act to provide for loans for waterfront development 
HD758 H209 Walsh An Act Relative to the Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation. 
HD2233 H329 Bosley An Act making uniform the law regarding trade secrets. 
HD765 H330 Brady An Act Authorizing The State Lottery Commission to Implement a wide area network system of video lottery terminals. 
HD922 H331 Callahan An Act relative to limited liability companies. 
HD1007 H332 Callahan An Act providing for the control of spyware. 
HD1819 H333 D'Amico An Act related to economic development and fiscal accountability. 
HD3176 H334 Flynn An Act relative to slot machines at racetracks. 
HD1691 H335 Frost An Act expanding the use of cord blood and placental tissue donations. 
HD644 H336 Harkins An Act establishing a Massachusetts work-family council. 
HD647 H337 Harkins An Act establishing the Massachusetts Opportunity Rebuilding and Expansion infrastructure program. 
HD1597 H338 Jones An Act relative to the student entrepreneurial development and economic investment fund. 
HD627 H339 Koutoujian An Act Providing for Further Expansion of the Life Sciences Industry in the Commonwealth. 
HD1468 H340 Koutoujian An Act relative to research and development in the biotechnology industry. 
HD1166 H341 Rushing An Act Providing for the Creation of a Special Commission Relative to the Impact on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the International Trade and Investment Agreements. 
HD1294 H342 Sánchez An Act Amending the Economic Development Incentive Program . 
HD643 H343 Walsh An Act providing loans for waterfront development. 
HD1850 H640 Reinstein An Act relative to the greyhound adoption trust fund. 
SD2066 S2019 Governor An Act mobilizing economic recovery In Massachusetts
SD702 S2038 Menard An Act to control gaming in Massachusetts. 
SD1641 S2041 Pacheco An Act Relative to Greyhound Racing. 
SD2021 S2042 Pacheco An Act Establishing and Regulating Resort-Style Entertainment in the Commonwealth. 
HD3638 H3802 DiMasi An Act making certain technical changes to the law relative to the life sciences industry in the commonwealth. 
HD3276 H4062 Flynn An Act relative to simulcasting by greyhound dog racing meeting licensees. 
HD1701 H4063 Frost An Act regarding gambling establishments. 
HD2655 H4064 Hill An Act providing for improvements to the thoroughbred racing industry in the commonwealth and the regulation thereof. 
HD2300 H4065 Koczera An Act Establishing Casinos in Massachusetts. 
HD1848 H4066 Reinstein An Act increasing the purse accounts for horse and dog racing in the Commonwealth. 
HD4143 H4067 Reinstein An Act relative to gaming control. 
HD3954 H4068 Wallace An Act establishing and regulating resort-style entertainment in the Commonwealth. 
HD4243 H4069 Wallace An Act to recognize that poker is a game of skill. 
HD2215 H4081 Jones An Act Relative to Gaming. 
HD2776 H4082 Koutoujian An Act relative to the issuance of a permit for the temporary operation of a casino in the Commonwealth. 

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