JOINT COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, ARTS AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

House Staff:
Room 195
State House
Boston, MA 02133
House Staff Telephone: (617) 722-2015


Senate Staff:
Room 413C
State House
Boston, MA 02133
Senate Staff Telephone: (617) 722-1673


It shall be the duty of the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development to consider all matters concerning tourism, arts and culturaldevelopment in the Commonwealth and such other matters as may be referred.


Members appointed to the committee:

Chang-Diaz of Second Suffolk - Chair
Timilty of Bristol and Norfolk - Vice-Chair
Walsh of Suffolk and Norfolk
Kennedy of Second Plymouth and Bristol
Moore of Worcester and Norfolk
Tisei of Middlesex and Essex
Keenan of Salem - Chair
Peake of Provincetown - Vice-Chair
Harkins of Needham
Sullivan of Fall River
Atsalis of Barnstable
Falzone of Saugus
Pignatelli of Lenox
Sandlin of Agawam
Madden of Nantucket
Gifford of Wareham
Frost of Auburn

List of matters that have been referred to the committee:



Docket No.
 Bill No. Sponsor Title
       
HD4236 H630 Walsh An Act establishing a cultural and entertainment district certification program. 
SD176 S1862 Brewer An Act to include three additional members on the advisory commission on travel and tourism. 
SD249 S1863 Brewer An Act amending the cultural council requirements. 
SD531 S1864 Chandler An Act relative to the disposition of museum property. 
SD1083 S1865 Creem An Act relative to child performer protection. 
SD534 S1866 Downing An Act establishing pilot artist enterprise zones. 
SD784 S1867 Downing An Act creating the Commonwealth Heritage Areas Program. 
SD1610 S1868 Fargo An Act Relative to the Freedom’s Way Heritage Area and Commission. 
SD1880 S1869 Hart An Act Establishing a Disaster and Emergency Aid Fund for Massachusetts Artists. 
SD1292 S1870 Hedlund An Act relating to the treatment of elephants. 
SD510 S1871 Kennedy An Act to improve Indian representation within the Commission of Indian Affairs. 
SD888 S1872 Kennedy An Act relative to vital records. 
SD281 S1873 Knapik An Act relative to designating volleyball as the offical recreational and team sport of massachusetts. 
SD450 S1874 Moore An Act Relative to the Observation of Veterans Day 
SD544 S1875 Morrissey An Act making a technical correction to chapter 258 of the acts of 2006. 
SD1858 S1876 Pacheco
SD1861 S1877 Pacheco An Act creating the official shellfish of the Commonwealth. 
SD1931 S1878 Rosenberg An Act establishing the massachusetts cultural trust fund. 
HD1773 H3138 Bosley An Act relative to museums and archive repositories. 
HD3855 H3139 Bosley An Act relative to the creation of a women’s rights history trail. 
HD2921 H3140 Bradley An Act relative to the appointment of members to the Asian Commission. 
HD3555 H3141 Fagan An Act promoting traditions and diversity of all citizens of the Commonwealth. 
HD3199 H3142 Fennell An Act relative to the Essex National Heritage Commission. . 
HD1633 H3143 Frost
HD1642 H3144 Frost An Act creating a division of foreign travel and tourism. 
HD3505 H3145 Kocot An Act Relative to the Connecticut River Rowing Facility. 
HD472 H3146 Peake An Act to create the position of poet laureate for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
HD1145 H3147 Polito An Act Relative To The Disposition Of Property In The Town Of Westborough. 
HD3187 H3148 Rushing An Act Relative to the History of Slavery in the Commonwealth. 
HD3725 H3149 Swan An Act to authorize the acquisition of land, the development and construction of an underground railroad, civil rights and black heritage museum and cultural center in springfield. 
HD3363 H3150 Walsh An Act relative to Massachusetts cultural council funding. 
HD976 H3538 Gobi An Act to create the position of Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
HD1065 H3539 Perry
HD2793 H3782 Falzone An Act Regarding the Fiscal Authority of Decertified Libraries. 
HD2740 H3783 Scaccia An Act making an appropriation for the fiscal year 2010 to provide for funding of the Brookwood Barn and House. 
HD3098 H3784 Stanley An Act establishing a municipal library facilities loan fund. 
HD4149 H4013 Walsh An Act relative to the establishment of cultural districts. 
HD4239 H4014 Walsh An Act establishing a cultural and entertainment district certification program. 

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