SENATE

 

CALENDAR FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010

 

[The Senate will meet at one o’clock P.M.]  

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[Joint Session will be held on

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at one o’clock P.M.]

 

 

 

ORDERS OF THE DAY

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SECOND READING MATTERS.

 

     113. [S. 2153] Bill relative to the North Carver Water District (Senate, No. 2153). 2d. [Eldridge.]

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]

 

     115.  [H. 4190] Bill (H.) prohibiting certain dumping in the city of Brockton (House, No. 4190). 2d.

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.]

 

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     106. [S. 2245] Bill relative to comprehensive siting reform for land based wind projects (Senate, No. 2245). [Question on engrossment.]

     [Substituted by amendment by the Senate on recommendation of the committee on Ways and Means (Panagiotakos) for Senate, No. 2206.]

     [Mr. Knapik moved that the matter be laid on the table.]

     [Laid over under the provisions of Senate Rule 24.]

     [10 minutes debate – 3 minutes per Senator.]

     [Vote comes first on motion to lay on the table.]

NOTICE SECTION.

 

SECOND READING MATTERS.

 

     116. [S. 2258] Bill authorizing the town of Greenfield to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises (Senate, No. 2258). 2d. [Morrissey.]

     [On Senate, No. 2165.]

     [Local approval received on Senate, No. 2165.]

     [From the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.]

 

     117. [S. 2259] Bill authorizing the town of Greenfield to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises (Senate, No. 2259). 2d. [Morrissey.]

     [On Senate, No. 2167.]

     [Local approval received on Senate, No. 2167.]

     [From the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.]

 

     118. [H. 4061] Bill (H.) relative to the town of Wilmington sewer system (House, No. 4061). 2d.

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]

 

 

 

 

THIRD READING MATTERS.

44.  [H. 2433] Bill (H.) authorizing certain persons to be appointed as firefighters and policemen in the town of Arlington, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement (House, No. 2433). 3d.
[Local approval received.]
[From the committee on Public Service.]
 

56. [H. 3701] Bill (H.) establishing the Center Pond Restoration and Protection District in the town of Becket (House, No. 3701). 3d.

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]      

58.  [S. 141] Bill authorizing the town of Milton to issue an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of a certain restaurant (Senate, No. 141). 2d. [Morrissey.]

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.]

 

     67. [H. 4261] Bill (H.) authorizing the city of Methuen to lease a building to the Head Start Program of the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council (House, No. 4261). 2d.

     [On House, No. 599.]

     [Local approval received on House, No. 599.]

     [From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]

 

     72. [S. 100] Bill establishing a linkage exaction program in the city of Gloucester  (Senate, No. 100). 3d. [M. O. Moore.]

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on Community Development and Small Business.]

     83. [S. 2082] Bill authorizing the town of Wenham to grant certain licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises (Senate, No. 2082). 2d. [Morrissey.]

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.]

 

     91. [S. 1397] Bill allowing the town of Ware to sell the Old Council on Aging building and its property at an auction (Senate, No. 1397). 2d. [Joyce.]

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.]  

     96. [H. 1140] Bill (H.) relative to elections for the Dennis Water District (House, No. 1140). 2d.
     [Local approval received.]
     [From the committee on Election Laws.]

     98. [H. 3712] Bill (H.) relative to the sale of taxi licenses in the town of Brookline (House, No. 3712). 2d.
     [Local approval received.]
     [From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]          

     101. [H. 4268] Bill (H.) authorizing the town of Hingham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises (House, No. 4268). 2d.

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.]

 

     102. [H. 4307] Bill (H.) establishing a regional wastewater district for the towns of Mansfield, Foxborough and Norton (House, No. 4307). 2d.

     [Local approval received.]

     [From the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.]

 

     119. [S. 1756] Bill further regulating the practice of optometry (Senate, No. 1756). 3d. [Creem-R. T. Moore.]

     [From the committees on the Judiciary and Health Care Financing.]

     [From the committee on Ethics and Rules- Berry.]

 

 

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     105. [S. 2217] Bill establishing a sick leave bank for Kathleen Canning, an employee of the Department of Public Safety (Senate, No. 2217, amended.) 3d. [McGee.]

     [From the committee on Public Service.]

     [Amended by the Senate on recommendation by the committee on Ways and Means (Panagiotakos) by inserting before the enacting clause the following emergency preamble:-

     Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith a sick leave bank for a certain employee of the department of public safety, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.”]

     [Recommitted to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (Hart).]