SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Room 212
State House
Boston, MA 02133

Telephone: (617) 722-1481


It shall be the duty of the committee on Ways and Means to consider all matters relating to the finances of the Commonwealth and such other matters as may be referred thereto.


Members appointed to the committee:

Panagiotakos of First Middlesex
Brewer of Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin
Chandler of First Worcester
Antonioni of Worcester and Middlesex
Augustus of Second Worcester
Baddour of First Essex
Fargo of Third Middlesex
Morrissey of Norfolk and Plymouth
Pacheco of First Plymouth and Bristol
Resor of Middlesex and Worcester
Joyce of Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth
Tucker of Second Essex and Middlesex
Wilkerson of Second Suffolk
Creem of First Middlesex and Norfolk
Spilka of Second Middlesex and Norfolk
Knapik of Second Hampden and Hampshire
Tarr of First Essex and Middlesex

List of matters currently referred to the committee

Senate, No. 29 -- DCAMM,- land parcel.
Senate, No. 37 -- Worcester,- land .
Senate, No. 40 -- Coahsset,- water access.
Senate, No. 41 -- Max Ulin,- rink.
Senate, No. 43 -- New Bedford,- land conveyance.
Senate, No. 54 -- Taunton,- land transfer.
Senate, No. 76 -- Emergency aid.
Senate, No. 84 -- Transitional assistance.
Senate, No. 86 -- Grandparents raising grandchildren,- commission.
Senate, No. 87 -- Adoption information,- release.
Senate, No. 88 -- Families, preservation.
Senate, No. 90 -- DTA,- emergency shelter.
Senate, No. 92 -- Emergency shelters,- barriers.
Senate, No. 97 -- Anti-human trafficking.
Senate, No. 98 -- New mothers,- benefits.
Senate, No. 101 -- School health programs.
Senate, No. 103 -- Elderly care,- tax.
Senate, No. 106 -- DTA,- accountability.
Senate, No. 107 -- Displaced employees,- protect.
Senate, No. 114 -- Family and medical leave,- paid.
Senate, No. 118 -- Disabled persons,- financial exploitation.
Senate, No. 120 -- Family, marital therapy,- access.
Senate, No. 121 -- Pediatric nursing homes.
Senate, No. 124 -- Elders and disabled,- low income.
Senate, No. 126 -- Direct care workers,- wages.
Senate, No. 127 -- Foster children,- education.
Senate, No. 128 -- Artist enterprise zones.
Senate, No. 132 -- Smart growth housing.
Senate, No. 168 -- Home improvement contractors,- registration.
Senate, No. 193 -- Alchoholic vaporizers,- prohibit.
Senate, No. 202 -- Wheelchair owners.
Senate, No. 209 -- Charitable gaming,- expand.
Senate, No. 237 -- Wire inspectors,- qualifications.
Senate, No. 277 -- School transportation.
Senate, No. 278 -- Disbaled children,- communication.
Senate, No. 279 -- Special education,- compliance.
Senate, No. 280 -- Special education,- advisory council.
Senate, No. 286 -- Disabled students,- transition age.
Senate, No. 320 -- Vocational education.
Senate, No. 337 -- Out of state students,- price.
Senate, No. 354 -- MCAS,- options.
Senate, No. 365 -- Public schools,- funding.
Senate, No. 384 -- Schools,- drug prevention.
Senate, No. 414 -- Senior centers,- computers.
Senate, No. 417 -- Adult foster care.
Senate, No. 422 -- Fall prevention.
Senate, No. 424 -- Meals on wheels.
Senate, No. 455 -- Street lists.
Senate, No. 467 -- Parks and recreational facilities,- funding.
Senate, No. 470 -- Conservation and agricultural preservation.
Senate, No. 471 -- Conservation districts,- supervisors.
Senate, No. 473 -- Alternative energy.
Senate, No. 478 -- Forest products trust fund.
Senate, No. 488 -- Public water supply,- protect.
Senate, No. 490 -- Drinking water,- supplies.
Senate, No. 494 -- Tires,- deposit and return.
Senate, No. 496 -- Hemlock trees,- protect.
Senate, No. 506 -- Mwra,-liability.
Senate, No. 517 -- Buzzards Bay,- oil spills.
Senate, No. 522 -- Boston harbor,- boat access.
Senate, No. 525 -- Massachusetts Conservation Corps.
Senate, No. 527 -- Yacht clubs,- DCR leases.
Senate, No. 531 -- Deer tags.
Senate, No. 537 -- Pesticides,- sales tax.
Senate, No. 540 -- Wildlife management commission.
Senate, No. 545 -- Toxic toys.
Senate, No. 551 -- Sewer rate relief.
Senate, No. 553 -- Water efficiency program.
Senate, No. 562 -- Pricing structure,-insurance industry.
Senate, No. 667 -- Health benefits,- legal immigrants.
Senate, No. 680 -- Telemedicine.
Senate, No. 684 -- Health,- secretary.
Senate, No. 773 -- Homelessness,- prevention.
Senate, No. 1066 -- Worker's compensation,- private right of action.
Senate, No. 1079 -- Armed services,- worker's compensation.
Senate, No. 1085 -- Department of Social Services,- clients.
Senate, No. 1116 -- Public guardianship,- commission.
Senate, No. 1121 -- Marijuana,- fines.
Senate, No. 1339 -- Public safety catastrophic injury fund.
Senate, No. 1346 -- Identifications,-uniform police.
Senate, No. 1355 -- Charles Shannon,- safety initiative.
Senate, No. 1358 -- Amusement devices.
Senate, No. 1366 -- Missing persons.
Senate, No. 1372 -- Fire safety task force.
Senate, No. 1392 -- Playgrounds,- improve.
Senate, No. 1400 -- property rights.
Senate, No. 1401 -- Firearms,- confiscation.
Senate, No. 1409 -- Low emission vehicles.
Senate, No. 1415 -- WMass Fire Training Academy.
Senate, No. 1418 -- Regional security in the Commonwealth.
Senate, No. 1420 -- Swimming pool safety.
Senate, No. 1426 -- Highway rest area,- crime.
Senate, No. 1433 -- Kelly Kearns Aveni,- creditable service.
Senate, No. 1435 -- Department of Fire Services,- employees.
Senate, No. 1480 -- School business administrators,- service.
Senate, No. 1505 -- First Lieutenant.
Senate, No. 1513 -- Teacher retirement.
Senate, No. 1514 -- Maternity and paternity leave.
Senate, No. 1517 -- Higher education faculty,- retirement.
Senate, No. 1541 -- Teachers,- creditable service.
Senate, No. 1562 -- CPCS,- collective bargaining.
Senate, No. 1565 -- Group 4,- define.
Senate, No. 1587 -- Health insurance,- eligibility.
Senate, No. 1619 -- Creditable service.
Senate, No. 1633 -- Option B and Option C,- retiree.
Senate, No. 1638 -- UMASS police,- retirement.
Senate, No. 1654 -- John G. Flores,- retirement.
Senate, No. 1668 -- Retirees,- direct deposit.
Senate, No. 1847 -- Public construction reforn.
Senate, No. 1848 -- Alternate resolution.
Senate, No. 1852 -- Obsolete materials and supplies,- disposal.
Senate, No. 1855 -- Insurance,- construction work.
Senate, No. 1856 -- Springfield Finance Control Board.
Senate, No. 1859 -- Property owners,-identification.
Senate, No. 1865 -- School transportation contracts.
Senate, No. 1867 -- Privatization contracts.
Senate, No. 1875 -- Direct payments.
Senate, No. 1885 -- Board of Registration,- authority..
Senate, No. 1887 -- Vending machines,- healthy alternatives.
Senate, No. 1893 -- MWRA employees,- privatization.
Senate, No. 1895 -- Public construction.
Senate, No. 1896 -- Water storage,- treatment and contracts. .
Senate, No. 1910 -- State agencies,- contact. .
Senate, No. 1915 -- City of Boston.
Senate, No. 1917 -- State funded activities.
Senate, No. 1943 -- Tdd/tyy system.
Senate, No. 1944 -- Regulate,-directory assistance.
Senate, No. 1955 -- Renewable energy trust fund.
Senate, No. 1956 -- Electricity consumers,- protect.
Senate, No. 1965 -- Utility wires,- relocation.
Senate, No. 1981 -- Telephone technology,- fraudulent use.
Senate, No. 1995 -- Motion pictures,- distribution.
Senate, No. 2015 -- Massachusetts Cultural Trust
Senate, No. 2021 -- Electronic vehicle registration.
Senate, No. 2024 -- Department of Highways.
Senate, No. 2032 -- Firefighter,- license plates.
Senate, No. 2038 -- Stolen registration,- plates.
Senate, No. 2041 -- Defibrillators,- commuter rail trains.
Senate, No. 2056 -- Veterans,- special plates.
Senate, No. 2061 -- Motor vehicle registrations.
Senate, No. 2081 -- Blue Knights,- license plates.
Senate, No. 2091 -- Lane designation,.- tolls.
Senate, No. 2095 -- Alternative,- fuels and vehicles.
Senate, No. 2101 -- Firefighters,- license plates.
Senate, No. 2103 -- Stationary emergency vehicles.
Senate, No. 2105 -- Disabled veterans,- license plates.
Senate, No. 2108 -- Driving without a license,- penalties.
Senate, No. 2113 -- Railroad accident,- counseling.
Senate, No. 2119 -- Trains,- first aid .
Senate, No. 2123 -- Surviving spouses,- veterans.
Senate, No. 2124 -- Federal funds.
Senate, No. 2131 -- Veteran's discrimination.
Senate, No. 2135 -- Soldiers' Home in Holyoke,- revenue retention.
Senate, No. 2136 -- Soldiers' homes,- trust fund.
Senate, No. 2137 -- Massachusetts veterans.
Senate, No. 2146 -- World War II bonus.
Senate, No. 2149 -- Chapter 122 of the Acts of 2006,- extension.
Senate, No. 2162 -- Homeownership.
Senate, No. 2180 -- Local aid resolutions
Senate, No. 2191 -- Subsidized housing,- exclude payments.
Senate, No. 2202 -- Environmental illness incidence registry.
Senate, No. 2207 -- MBTA police,- cadets.
Senate, No. 2234 -- Retiree COLAS,- calculation.
Senate, No. 2235 -- Personal information
Senate, No. 2258 -- Disaster planning.
Senate, No. 2259 -- Pandemic response.
Senate, No. 2275 -- Motion pictures,- incentives
Senate, No. 2289 -- Worker's compensation,- loss benefit.
Senate, No. 2295 -- Welfare reform.
Senate, No. 2296 -- Assisted housing.
Senate, No. 2335 -- Consumer credit counseling.
Senate, No. 2337 -- State piers,- retained revenue.
Senate, No. 2338 -- Diesel emissions.
Senate, No. 2340 -- Protection of children,- toy safety.
Senate, No. 2350 -- Missing Child Clearinghouse.
Senate, No. 2369 -- Medicaid home health services.
Senate, No. 2371 -- Pawn shops,- regulate.
Senate, No. 2373 -- Barns,- tax credits.
Senate, No. 2389 -- Child,- support.
Senate, No. 2390 -- DSS,- child care and protection.
Senate, No. 2403 -- Farm commodities.
Senate, No. 2411 -- Massachusetts Highway Dept.
Senate, No. 2412 -- Services and supplies,- disclosures.
Senate, No. 2413 -- Impact statements,- small business.
Senate, No. 2437 -- Nurse licensure compact.
Senate, No. 2449 -- Utility,- quality.
Senate, No. 2455 -- Retirement,- educational personnel.
Senate, No. 2477 -- Prescription drugs,- authorization.
Senate, No. 2484 -- Residential care facilities.
Senate, No. 2489 -- Charter school students,- residency.
Senate, No. 2491 -- Water protection
Senate, No. 2492 -- Dams,- repairs.
Senate, No. 2514 -- Election day registration.
Senate, No. 2518 -- Children's mental health
Senate, No. 2520 -- Children,- protect
Senate, No. 2522 -- Explosive materials,- safe transportation.
Senate, No. 2527 -- Separated individuals,- health insurance.
Senate, No. 2528 -- Employment leave,- domestic violence.
Senate, No. 2529 -- Social workers,- injuries.
Senate, No. 2533 -- John J. Suprenant,- sick leave bank.
Senate, No. 2534 -- Ronald James,- sick leave bank.
Senate, No. 2536 -- Learning time,- grant program.
Senate, No. 2550 -- Rail trail revitalization.
Senate, No. 2563 -- Certain vehicles,- penalties.
Senate, No. 2567 -- Oral healthcare,- access.
Senate, No. 2569 -- Street signs.
Senate, No. 2570 -- Children and families,- assistance.
Senate, No. 2572 -- Environmental Justice.
Senate, No. 2574 -- Housing discrimination.
Senate, No. 2577 -- Veterans,- exemptions.
Senate, No. 2578 -- Automobile excise tax,- national guard.
Senate, No. 2579 -- Employer sanctions,- wage withholding.
Senate, No. 2580 -- Higher education assistance.
Senate, No. 2582 -- Sign language,- workforce.
Senate, No. 2583 -- Apprentice identification cards.
Senate, No. 2584 -- Personnel records.
Senate, No. 2585 -- Labor,- representational elections.
Senate, No. 2588 -- Child support.
Senate, No. 2600 -- General appropriation bill
Senate, No. 2620 -- Unemployment insurance,- fairness.
Senate, No. 2639 -- Homeowners insurance underwriters.
Senate, No. 2641 -- Property taxes,- senior citizens.
Senate, No. 2642 -- MASSART,- status.
Senate, No. 2643 -- Retainage,- interest.
Senate, No. 2646 -- Gas gate boxes,- access.
Senate, No. 2648 -- Division of Energy Resources,- report.
Senate, No. 2649 -- Cable,- choice.
Senate, No. 2652 -- Notaries public,- anti-fraud protections.
Senate, No. 2655 -- Military service,- scholarship.
Senate, No. 2669 -- Elderly falls,- prevention study
Senate, No. 2675 -- Tax fairness.
Senate, No. 2695 -- Monson,- conservation and recreation land.
Senate, No. 2697 -- Regional transit authorities.
Senate, No. 2707 -- Dental auxiliaries.
Senate, No. 2716 -- Public safety,- training.
Senate, No. 2717 -- Conservation and agricultural preservation.
Senate, No. 2718 -- Ponkapoag golf course.
Senate, No. 2728 -- Telecommunications professionals,- licensing.
Senate, No. 2749 -- Higher education capital improvement.
Senate, No. 2756 -- Drinking water,- reliability.
House, No. 1633 -- Uniform probate Code.
House, No. 2438 -- Teachers, -retirement.
House, No. 2548 -- Denise Goodreau, -sick leave.
House, No. 3220 -- Educational services, -public bidding.
House, No. 3221 -- Building Code, -updating.
House, No. 4163 -- Linda Supernor, -sick leave.
House, No. 4187 -- Abandoned vessels.
House, No. 4209 -- Sharon Easter, -sick leave.
House, No. 4223 -- Diane Godin, -sick leave.
House, No. 4224 -- Michael Antonucci, -sick leave.
House, No. 4263 -- Tickets, -resale.
House, No. 4264 -- Parole Board, -behavioral science.
House, No. 4339 -- Land surveyors.
House, No. 4373 -- Green communities
House, No. 4436 -- Matthew Charleson, -sick leave.
House, No. 4508 -- Military, -predatory insurance.
House, No. 4672 -- Tax fairness.
House, No. 4769 -- Supplemental appropriations.
House, No. 4783 -- Patient safety.
House, No. 4796 -- Granville, -county highways.
House, No. 4804 -- Sheet metal workers, -licensing.
House, No. 4806 -- Natick, -property lease.
House, No. 4808 -- Anthony F. Zanette, -sick leave.
House, No. 4815 -- Matthew Dicicco, -sick leave.
House, No. 4819 -- Richard K. Ward II,- sick leave.
House, No. 4864 -- Broadband Institute.
House, No. 4866 -- Shannon Crouse, -sick leave.
House, No. 4933 -- Community college employees.
House, No. 4951 -- Biofuels.

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