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Bills Followed by LWVMA in the 2023-2024 Legislative Session, listed by subject area
Bills are listed to date, with more being evaluated for support through May.
Affordable Housing, Lori Stewart, Lucy Kennedy
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H1690/S956 | Eviction Record Sealing | An Act promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES) | Support |
| H1731/S864 | Access to Counsel | An Act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts | Support |
| H2747/S1771 | Real Estate Transfer Fee to benefit affordable housing | An Act granting a local option for a real estate transfer fee to fund affordable housing | Support |
| H145/S86 | Emergency family housing assistance | An Act improving emergency housing assistance for children and families experiencing homelessness | Support |
| H1351 | Codifying Mass Rental Voucher Program MVRP | An Act codifying the Mass. Rental Voucher Program | Support |
| H1295/S859 | Prohibiting exclusionary zoning | An Act promoting fair housing by preventing discrimination against affordable housing | Support |
| H2933 | Increase community preservation revenue | An Act to increase community preservation revenue | Support |
Children and Family Issues, Palma McLaughlin
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H144/S75 | Lift Our Kids | An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty | Support |
| H603/S261 | Universal school meals | An Act relative to Universal School Meals | Support |
| H135/S76 | Basic needs assistance for immigrant residents | An Act Establishing Basic Needs Assistance for Massachusetts Immigrant Residents | Support |
| H249/S146 | Domestic violence training for salon employees | An Act to mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists | Support |
| S1077 | Adds coercive control to definition of domestic violence | An Act improving protections relative to domestic violence | Support |
Criminal Legal System, Nancy Bettinger
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H2325/S1493 | Holistic approach to ending solitary confinement | An Act related to rehabilitation, re-entry and human rights for incarcerated people | Support |
Education policy K-12, Robin Chen
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
Affordable Early Education & Childcare | An Act Providing Affordable and Accessible High Quality Early Education and Care to Promote Child Development and Well-Being and Support the Economy in the Commonwealth (Common Start) | Support | |
Ensures K-12 education includes accurate histories contributions of racial and ethnic groups | An Act to promote racially inclusive curriculum in schools | Support |
Elder Affairs, Pat Costello
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H2738/S1827 | Tax deferrals for seniors and active duty military | An Act relative to taxes due upon the death of active duty personnel and the elderly | Support |
Elections and Voting, Nancy Brumback, Nell Forgacs
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| S410* | Voting reforms including Same Day Registration *Note that the four provisions of S.410 have been filed as separate bills in the House, below | An Act making voting administrative changes to create equitable systemic solutions (ACCESS Act) | Support |
| H688 | Same-day voter Registration | An Act establishing same day registration of voters | Support |
| H656 | Uniform mail voting forms | An Act providing uniform mail voting forms | Support |
| H707 | Decouple municipal census from voting | An Act decoupling the municipal census from voter registration | Support |
| H701 | Monitor polls for disability access | An Act enforcing accessibility for voters with disabilities | Support |
| H726/S423 | Implement risk-limiting post-election audits | An Act Protecting Elections using Risk-Limiting Audits | Support |
| H3384 | Free public transit on Election Day | An Act to establish free access to ride to Support elections in Massachusetts (FARE Act) | Support |
| H711/S433 | Ranked choice voting in municipal elections | An Act providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections | Support |
| HD3900 | Allow use of campaign funds for child care | An Act empowering parental participation in elected office | Support |
| S422 | Allow use of campaign funds for child care | An Act supporting parents running for public office | Support |
| S438 | Allow municipalities to lower voting age in municipal elections | An Act ensuring municipal participation of the widest eligible range | Support |
| H.658 | Photo ID to vote | An Act requiring photo IDs to vote | Oppose |
| H.687 | Show ID to vote | An Act ensuring the election integrity through voter identification | Oppose |
| H.720 | Photo ID to vote | An Act establishing identification at the voting polls | Oppose |
Environment—Climate Emergency, Launa Zimmaro
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
Environment—Natural Resources, Carolyn Lee
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H861/ S475/S578 | Water Resources – Drought policy | An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management | Support |
| S476 | Water Resources – “Water Banking” trust fund | An Act improving municipal water infrastructure | Support |
| H805/S480 | Water resources – Flushable wipes labeling | An Act protecting water systems through the labeling of flushable wipes | Support |
| H845/S445 | Environmental Protection – pest management | An Act providing for the public health by establishing an ecologically based mosquito management program in the Commonwealth | Support |
| H890/S508 | Environmental Protection – invasive species | An Act responding to the threat of invasive species | Support |
| H2197/S1356 | Environmental Protection – hazardous chemicals (PFAS) | An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS | Support |
| H2839/S418/S1940 | Environmental Protection | An Act increasing the conservation land tax credit (CLTC) | Support |
Good Governance, Carolyn Lee
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H1728/S927 | Privacy protection | An Act to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology | Support |
Privacy protection | An Act establishing the Massachusetts Information Privacy and Security Act | Support | |
| H3502/S2319 | Call for Article V Constitutional convention | Resolutions for a United States Constitutional Amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention | Oppose |
Hybrid meetings | An Act to modernize participation in public meetings | Support |
Gun Violence Protection, Sue McCalley
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
Analysis of crime gun date to determine illegal gun trafficking patterns | An Act relative to crime gun data analysis and reporting | Support | |
Classifies 3D printed guns and ghost guns (or unserialized, untraceable guns) as illegal | An Act Relative to 3D Printed Weapons and Ghost Guns | Support |
Health Care, Val Pasquantonio, Janice Goodell, Ellen Church
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H1239/S744 | Universal single payer healthcare | An Act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts | Support |
| H2151/S1458 | Uniform collection and reporting process for immunization information | An Act Promoting Community Immunity | Support |
| H2204/S1334 | Ensure minimum local public health standards, uniform data collection and reporting | An Act relative to accelerating improvements to the local and regional public health system to address disparities in the delivery of public health services | Support |
| H2209/S1457 | License midwives practicing in out-of-hospital settings | An Act promoting access to midwifery care and out-of-hospital birth options | Support |
| H2932/S764 | Tax credit for caregivers of family members at home | An Act to establish the family caregiving tax credit | Support |
Immigration, Amy Cooper
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H3084/S1990 | Provide services in multiple languages | An Act relative to language access and inclusion | Support |
| H2288/S1510 | “Safe Communities Act” prevents state/local involvement in federal immigration enforcement | An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents | Support |
| H2812/S1837 | Fair wages for agricultural workers | An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers | Support |
Meeting Basic Human Needs, Clare Gordon
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H211/S1112 | Rights for Homeless persons | An Act establishing a bill of rights for individuals experiencing homelessness | Support |
| S1768 | Earned Income Credit State Match | An Act improving the earned income credit for working families | Support |
Transportation, Franny Osman, Lois Levin
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H3272/S2277 | Regional transit authorities | An Act to increase regional transit accessibility in the Commonwealth | Support |
| H2737/S1828 | Authorizes municipality to impose tax surcharge to fund transportation-related projects | An Act relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives | Support |
Women’s Issues, Jan Soma
| Bill # | Topic | Bill Title | LWVMA Action |
| H534/S1381 | No cost menstrual products | An Act to increase access to disposable menstrual products | Support |
| H544/S268 | Ensures age appropriate, medically accurate sex education in schools | An Act relative to healthy youth | Support |
| H1137/S646 | Health insurance coverage for all pregnancy related care | An Act ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care | Support |
| H1890/S1184 | Ban on mandatory arbitration in the workplace | An Act relative to defense against abusive waivers | Support |
| H1940/S1181 | Equal Pay | An Act relative to transparency in the workplace | Support |
| H1849/S1191 | Equal Pay | An Act relative to pay range disclosure | Support |
| S2016 | Parity on public boards | An Act to ensure gender parity and racial and ethnic diversity on public boards and commissions | Support |
| S1415 | Black maternal health omnibus-new | An Act relative to birthing justice in the Commonwealth | Support |
| S2061 | Independent commission to investigate State House sexual harassment/abuse | An Act promoting equality and respect in the legislature | Support |