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Votes ACCESS Act (Includes H.688, H.707, H.656, H.701) | S.410 | Creem | Election Modernization Coalition, ACLU MA | Improve election systems to increase equitable access to the ballot. Establish same-day registration, ensure polling place access for people with disabilities, simplify the mechanics of mail-in voting, and prevent unwarranted removal of voters from the rolls. | Joint Committee on Election Laws | ** 2023-03-22 Common Start Lobby Day - RSVP to james@field-first.com | x | x | x | x | x | Democracy - Voting | ||||||||||||||
Same Day Voter Registration | H.688 | Gentile | Election Modernization Coalition, Progressive Democrats of MA | Same day registration of voters | Joint Committee on Election Laws | x | x | Democracy - Voting | ||||||||||||||||||
An Act decoupling the municipal census from voter registration | H.707 | Moran | Election Modernization Coalition | Joint Committee on Election Laws | x | Democracy - Voting | ||||||||||||||||||||
An Act providing uniform mail voting forms | H.656 | Arriaga | Election Modernization Coalition | Joint Committee on Election Laws | x | Democracy - Voting | ||||||||||||||||||||
An Act enforcing accessibility for voters with disabilities | H.701 | Khan | Election Modernization Coalition, ACLU MA | Ensure compliance with federal and state disability access laws by requiring inspection of all polling places every four years. | Joint Committee on Election Laws | x | Democracy - Voting | |||||||||||||||||||
Voting Rights Restoration | H.724 / H.26 / S.428 / S.8 | Uyterhoeven, Miranda | Progressive Mass, Election Modernization Coalition | Ensures that incarceration no longer leads to a loss of voting rights at any stage | Joint Committee on Election Laws | ** 2023-04-13 Progressive Mass Lobby Day | Write to your legislator for PM legislative agenda | ** 2023-05-09 CommonWealth Magazine Article | x | Democracy - Voting | ||||||||||||||||
Local Option for Ranked Choice Voting | H.711 / S.433 | Pignatelli, Rausch | Progressive Democrats of MA | Enables cities and towns in Massachusetts to adopt ranked choice voting for municipal elections | Joint Committee on Election Laws | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Democracy - Voting | |||||||||||||
Voting Access for College and University Students | H.723 | Uyterhoeven | Joint Committee on Election Laws | Democracy - Voting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
An Act clarifying the role of governor’s councillor on the ballot | H.665 / S.406 | Cataldo, Barrett | Joint Committee on Election Laws | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Democracy - Voting | |||||||||||||
The People's House Campaign | Act On Mass, Progressive Democrats of MA | The Massachusetts State House is one of the least transparent in the country. When decisions about what bills will pass are made in backroom deals with a small handful of people, that’s not democracy. Bay Staters deserve a government that centers their voices - not one that bends over backwards to keep them out. | **Email Your Rep and Ask Them to Vote for Transparency! **Join the People's House Campaign | https://www.facebook.com/act.on.massachusetts | Globe Article: Opinion | Democracy - Transparency | ||||||||||||||||||||
Public Records & Transparency | S.1967 / S.1963 / S.2064 | Brady, Eldridge, Rausch | ACLU MA, Progressive Mass, Election Modernization Coalition, Massachusetts Youth Climate Coalition | Make the governor’s office subject to the public records law. | Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee on Rules | Write to your legislator for PM legislative agenda | x | Democracy - Transparency | ||||||||||||||||||
Modern Open Meeting Access for All | H.3040 / S.2024 | Garlick, Lewis | ACLU MA, Progressive Mass, Election Modernization Coalition | Ensure equitable access to open meetings for people with disabilities, caregiving responsibilities, and limited transportation options by allowing members of the public to participate in person or remotely; Create a trust fund to help municipalities finance this goal. | Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight | **Tell your open meeting story **Write to your legislator for PM legislative agenda | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Democracy - Transparency | |||||||||||
An Act to Promote Racially Inclusive Curriculum in Schools | H.542 / S.288 | Nguyen, Ultrino, Gomez | Coalition for Anti-Racism & Equity in Education | Here is a CARE Bill One Pager and Bill Summary by Section. | Joint Committee on Education | ** 2023-06-27 CARE Lobby Day - RSVP | Write to your legislator | x | x | Education | ||||||||||||||||
Thrive Act | H.495 / S.246 | Montano, Hawkins, Miranda, Gomez, Comerford | Progressive Mass, Massachusetts Teachers Association | The bill would end receivership, which has never worked to improve schools, though it has worked to privatize public education funding and decision-making. Instead, the bill would create a system of actual support and accountability for real improvement, and keep the funds and decision-making public. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Education | ** 2023-05-24 Thrive Act Acvocacy Day - RSVP | **Support the Thrive Act **Write to your legislator for PM legislative agenda | 2023-02-02 Statements from BTU | x | x | x | x | x | Education | ||||||||||||
Cherish Act | H.1260 /S.816 | Garballey, Duffy, Comerford | Progressive Mass, Massachusetts Teachers Association | Creates a framework for adequate funding levels for public higher education, including increased student support and better pay and benefits for faculty and staff; implements a debt-free college plan; and creates a plan for green and healthy buildings on campus. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Higher Education | Write to your legislator for PM legislative agenda | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Education | ||||||||
An Act for an Equitable Work Force (Vocational Education) | H.440 / S.257 | Cabral, Cronin | Progressive Democrats of MA | Would require use of lottery for vocational school admissions | Joint Committee on Education | 2023-02-02Commonwealth Magazine, 2023-02-03Commonwealth Magazine | x | x | x | Education | ||||||||||||||||
Universal Child Care (Common Start) | H.489 / S.301 | Gordon, Madaro, Lewis, Moran | Common Start Coalition, Progressive Mass, Reproductive Equity Now, ACLU MA, Progressive Democrats of MA | Establishes a universal system of affordable, high-quality early education and child care for all Massachusetts families, over a 5-year timeline Fact Sheet Bill Overview FAQ | Joint Committee on Education | ** 2023-03-22 Common Start Lobby Day - RSVP to james@field-first.com | **Common Start - Ask your legislator to co-sponsor ** Reproductive Equity Now letter | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Education | ||||
Interdiciplinary Climate Justice Education | H.496 | Hawkins | Massachusetts Youth Climate Coalition | Creates a committee to design and integrate climate justice standards. This bill will implement elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate justice education in the Commonwealth. | Joint Committee on Education | x | Education, Climate | |||||||||||||||||||
Medicare for all | H.1239 / S.744 | Garlick, Sabadosa, Eldridge | Mass-Care, Progressive Democrats of MA, Progressive Mass | Establishes a single payer system, in which the state provides health care to all residents as a right. Slide Show Video More Info | Joint Committee on Health Care Financing | ** 2023-05-04 Medicare for All Lobby Day | **Ask your legislator to co-sponsor **Organizational Sign-on Letter | **Medicare for all 101 3/22/23 - Recording | x | x | x | x | x | Health Care | ||||||||||||
An Act Relative to End of Life Options | H.2246 / S.1225 | O'Day, Philips, L'Italien | Compassion & Choices | A terminally ill, mentally capable adult with a prognosis of six months or less to live the option to request, obtain and ingest medication — should they choose — to die peacefully in their sleep if their suffering becomes unbearable. | Joint Committee on Public Health | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Health Care | ||||||||
An Act Relative to Medicaid Coverage for Doula Services | H.1240 / S.782 | Sabadosa, Miranda | Reproductive Equity Now, ACLU MA | Mandate MassHealth coverage of doula care which improves birth, breastfeeding, and maternal health outcomes and is an essential tool for the Commonwealth to address racial inequities for birthing people. | Joint Committee on Health Care Financing | ** Reproductive Equity Now letter | x | x | x | x | x | Women/Health | ||||||||||||||
An Act Ensuring Access to Full Spectrum Pregnancy Care | H.1137 / S.646 | Sabadosa, Balser, Friedman | Reproductive Equity Now, ACLU MA | Cost should never be a barrier to accessing prenatal or abortion care but all too often, it is. Because high-deductible plans are common, many people face steep deductibles when trying to access full spectrum pregnancy care. We are trying to change that by passing a law that would require health insurance plans to cover all pregnancy care, including abortion care, prenatal care, childbirth, and postpartum care, without any kind of cost-sharing. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Financial Services | ** Reproductive Equity Now letter | Hampshire Gazette 2023-02-20 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Women/Health | |||||||||
An Act Relative to Birthing Justice in the Commonwealth | S.1415 | Miranda | Reproductive Equity Now, ACLU MA | This bill introduces a framework to improve maternal health outcomes and advance recommendations from the Special Commission on Racial Inequities in Maternal Health. | Joint Committee on Public Health | ** Reproductive Equity Now letter | x | x | x | x | Women/Health | |||||||||||||||
Enhancing Access to Abortion Care | H.1599 / S.1114 | Kerans, Rausch | ACLU MA | Expand equitable access to abortion care in several ways including improving youth access, expanding access to abortion later in pregnancy, prohibiting targeted restrictions of abortion and abortion providers, and ensuring safe access to diagnostic care. | Joint Committee on the Judiciary | x | Women/Health | |||||||||||||||||||
Safe Communities Act | H.2288 / S.1510 | Balser, Cruz, Eldridge | MIRA, Progressive Mass, League of Women Voters, SURJ | Limits local and state police collaboration with federal immigration agents, bars law enforcement and court personnel from inquiring about immigration status, and ensures due process protections. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security | ** 2023-03-29 Immigrants Day at the State House | ** Letters to legislators to cosponsor ** Ask Governor Healey to publicly urge its passage | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Immigration | |||||||||||
Language Access and Inclusion | H.3084 / S.1990 | Madaro, gonzalez, DiDomenico | MIRA, Progressive Mass, Mass Speaks Coalition | Builds the capacity of key public-facing state agencies to meet the language access needs of an increasingly diverse population by standardizing and enforcing language access protocols and practices. Report: Families Torn Apart Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Immigration | |||||||||||||
Healthy Youth Act | H.544 / S.268 | O'Day, Howard, DiDomenico | Progressive Mass | Requires school districts that already provide sex education to ensure that it is comprehensive, age-appropriate, and LGBTQ+ inclusive, with an emphasis on informed consent to prevent sexual violence. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Education | ** 2023-05-30 Healthy Youth Lobby Day | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Racial and Social Justice, Education | |||||||||||
I AM Bill | H.534 / S.1381 | Livingstone, Barber, Jehlen | Mass NOW, MA Menstrual Equity Coalition | This bill would provide access to free menstrual products to all menstruating individuals in prisons, homeless shelters and public schools from 6th-12thgrade. The bill also contains language to ensure the products are truly accessible without stigmatizing the individual seeking them. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Public Health | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Racial and Social Justice | |||||||||||||
Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty | H.144 / S.75 | Decker, DiDomenico | Lift Our Kids | The bills set a floor for financial assistance at 50% of the federal poverty level -- $915 a month for a family of three. The bills increase financial assistance by 20% a year until grants reach 50% of the federal poverty level. Lift Our Kids | Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Racial and Social Justice | ||||||
HOMES Act (Eviction Sealing) | H.1690 / S.956 | Moran, Edwards | Progressive Mass, ACLU MA, Abundant Housing MA, Public Health Institute of Western MA | Protects tenants from being unfairly branded with an eviction record if they don’t have a judgment against them, if they weren’t actually evicted, or if they didn’t do anything wrong. More information. | Joint Committee on the Judiciary | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Racial and Social Justice | |||||||||||||
Access to Counsel and Housing Stability | H.1731 / S.864 | Rogers, DiDomenico | Public Health Institute of Western MA, ACLU MA | 86% of landlords are represented in court, but only 11.5% of tenants are, according to FY2022 Trial Court data. Tenants facing eviction are overwhelmingly poor, female, and people of color. This bill will establish an Access to Counsel program to provide legal representation to low-income tenants and low-income owner-occupants in eviction proceedings. More Information. | Joint Committee on Housing | x | x | x | x | x | Racial and Social Justice | |||||||||||||||
An Act to create access to justice | H.1677 / S.953 | Meschino, DiDomenico | Mass Power Forward | This legislation creates — under state law — critical civil rights protections that were previously available under federal law. Specifically, it would eliminate the burden of proving that governmental programs or activities that have a disparate impact were motivated by discriminatory intent. | Joint Committee on the Judiciary | x | x | x | x | Racial and Social Justice | ||||||||||||||||
Protecting Equity for Homewoners Facing Foreclosure | H.2937 | Roy, Vitolo | The bill would make tax foreclosures more like mortgage foreclosures, so homeowners could keep their remaining equity after the foreclosure sale. It also would help make sure homeowners are informed about foreclosure proceedings before they happen. | Joint Committee on Revenue | **‘2023-01-31Home equity theft’ — in New Bedford and across Massachusetts ** 2023-06-02 Boston Globe Editorial | x | x | x | x | x | Racial and Social Justice | |||||||||||||||
Debts & Driving Act | H.3314 / S.2227 | Fluker-Oakley, Cyr | ACLU MA | Eliminate license suspension for reasons related to debt and poverty, rather than safety. Promote on-time payment of money owed to the RMV and allow indigency waivers when appropriate. Remove economic roadblocks and help get people back to work, to school, and to medical appointments. | Joint Committee on Transportation | x | x | x | x | Racial and Social Justice | ||||||||||||||||
Stop Aversive Therapy | H.180 | Gregoire | Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong (MASS) | This bill bans Graduated Electronic Decelerators (GED) that shock students with disabilities for punishment. | Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities | **Sign the Petition | x | Racial and Social Justice | ||||||||||||||||||
An Act establishing a transportation network driver bill of rights | H.1099 / S.666 | Moran, Lewis | International Association of Machinists, 32BJ SEIU | This bill seeks to ensure that workers for Uber, Lyft and other for-hire ride services can access a guaranteed minimum wage, paid sick time, unemployment insurance, discrimination protection and collective bargaining rights. | Joint Committee on Financial Services | WBUR 2023.01.23 | x | x | Worker Rights | |||||||||||||||||
Fairness for Agricultural Workers | H.2812 / S.1837 | Gonzalez, Gomez | ACLU MA | Establish basic labor law protections for agricultural workers in the commonwealth, including minimum wage parity, overtime pay, and a day of rest. | Joint Committee on Revenue | Worker Rights | ||||||||||||||||||||
Living Wage | H.1925 / S.1200 | Nguyen, Donahue, Lewis | Progressive Mass, Progressive Democrats of MA | Raises the minimum wage to $20 per hour over four years and indexes it to inflation to better align the minimum wage with a living wage. (We won a $15 minimum wage, but that has already been eroded due to inflation, and too many people are forced to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.) MIT - Massachusetts Living Wage Calculator | Joint Committee on Labor and workforce Development | x | x | x | x | x | Worker Rights | |||||||||||||||
One Fair Wage | H.1872 / S.1188 | Farley-Bouvier, Oakley, Jehlen | SURJ, Massachusetts Jobs with Justice | Eliminates the subminimum wage for tipped workers. Subminimum wages are hurting workers even more during the pandemic, they open the door to sexual harassment on the job and economic precarity. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Labor and workforce Development | x | x | Worker Rights | ||||||||||||||||||
Right to Strike for Certain Public Employees | H.1845 / S.1217 | Connolly, Uyterhoeven, Rausch | Massachusetts Teachers Association | This bill allows educators and other public employees, except for public safety personnel, to legally strike after six months of failed negotiations with their employer. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Labor and workforce Development | x | x | x | ||||||||||||||||||
Remove Racist Mascots | H.477 / S.245 | Oakley, Comerford | MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda | This bill would prohibit the use of Native American mascots in Massachusetts public schools. About 25-30 schools in the Commonwealth currently use such mascots. Native mascots negatively impact mental and emotional health of Native students & reinforce racism in non-Native students. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Education | ** 2023-06-15 Indigenous Legislative Agenda Lobby Day | Write to Legislators - Support Indigenous Agenda | x | x | x | x | Indigenous Legislative Agenda | ||||||||||||||
Honor Indigenous People’s Day | H.2989 / S.1976 | Barber, Comerford | MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda | This bill replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in the Massachusetts General Laws. Indigenous People’s Day celebrates Native resilience & survival. More Info. | Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight | ** 2023-06-15 Indigenous Legislative Agenda Lobby Day | Write to Legislators - Support Indigenous Agenda | x | x | x | Indigenous Legislative Agenda | |||||||||||||||
Celebrate and Teach Native American Culture & History | H.529 / S.344 | Lewis, Rausch | MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda | Creates educational standards for all MA students on indigenous history, sovereignty, etc. More Info. | Joint Committee on Education | ** 2023-06-15 Indigenous Legislative Agenda Lobby Day | Write to Legislators - Support Indigenous Agenda | x | x | x | Indigenous Legislative Agenda | |||||||||||||||
Protect Native American Heritage | H.3248 / S.2186 | Rogers, Biele, Collins | MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda | Prevents selling objects stolen from Native peoples and held in private collections from being sold for profit. More Info. | Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development | ** 2023-06-15 Indigenous Legislative Agenda Lobby Day | Write to Legislators - Support Indigenous Agenda | x | x | x | x | Indigenous Legislative Agenda | ||||||||||||||
Support the Education and Futures of Native Youth | H.536 / S.318 | Montano, Miranda | MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda | Create a permanent commission for improving educational opportunities and outcomes for indigenous students. More Info. | Joint Committee on Education | ** 2023-06-15 Indigenous Legislative Agenda Lobby Day | Write to Legislators - Support Indigenous Agenda | x | x | x | Indigenous Legislative Agenda, Education | |||||||||||||||
An Act to reduce mass incarceration | H.1821 / S.1045 | Worrell, Miranda | Emancipation Initiative, ACLU MA | Eliminate life without parole sentences for adults and provide parole eligibility after 25 years; Limit sentence lengths further for juveniles. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on the Judiciary | Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||
Raising the Age | H.1710 / S.942 | O'Day, Cruz, Crighton | Progressive Mass, ACLU MA | Raises the age of criminal majority to 21, allowing youth to have better access to treatment and educational services and thereby reducing recidivism. | Joint Committee on the Judiciary | Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||
Full Decriminalization of Sex Work | H.1757 | Sabadosa | Decriminalize Sex Work, Black and Pink Massachusetts | Sex work related charges are often women and TGNC folks’ path to prison and jail bunks. Models that criminalize the purchase of sex do not protect sex workers and make it impossible to screen johns. Criminalizing the purchase of sex in other countries has led to sex workers losing their homes, children, etc. ACLU Brief on decriminalizing sex work | Joint Committee on the Judiciary | ** 2022-07-04 CommonWealth | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||
Stop Profiling Transgender and Low Income Women | H.1683 / S.945 | Montano, Cyr | Joint Committee on the Judiciary | ** 2022-07-04 CommonWealth | Criminal Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reduce Incarceration for Technical Violations of Parole | S.1540 / S.1534 | Miranda, Jehlen | ACLU MA | Eliminate automatic reincarceration for technical violations of parole conditions that do not warrant a new arrest. | Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security | Criminal Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rehabilitation including guaranteed health, treatment, and safety for incarcerated LGBTQI+ People | H.2357 / S.1499 | Lewis, Montano, Cyr | Black and Pink Massachusetts | Written in consultation with LGBTQ+ and HIV+ members of Black and Pink MA. Screen people being matched to share cells for homo/transphobia. Celebrate Pride month + access to LGBTQ media. Reduce use of solitary confinement. Eliminate punishment for hugs and handshakes. Collect data on LGBTQ+ folks and HIV+ folks in order to meet needs. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security | Prison Reform | ||||||||||||||||||||
No Cost Calls | H.1796 / S.1494 | Tyler, Creem | Progressive Mass, ACLU MA | Prevents prisons and jails from charging individuals who are incarcerated for phone calls to loved ones. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security | **Toolkit for Action **Email your legislators **2023-04-19Email your legislators in support of Amendment #1559 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Prison Reform | ||||||||||||
Curbing Solitary Confinement | S.1511 | Eldridge | Expands the rights of those in solitary confinement, including requiring treatment for those with serious mental illness and monthly reviews for eligibility to return to the general population. PLS Fact Sheet. | Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security | x | x | Prison Reform | |||||||||||||||||||
Jail and Prison Construction Moratorium | H.1795 / S.1979 | Tyler, Comerford | SURJ, Families for Justice as Healing, The national Council, Progressive Mass, Black and Pink Massachusetts | Black and brown communities are always on the defensive against prison/jail construction. Implements an emergency law to put a 5 year ban on any construction. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight | Prison Moratorium State House for a Day of Action: Thursday, 2/9, 3-6pm | **Pass the Jail/Prison Moratorium call script ** | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Prison Reform | |||||||||||
An Act to promote Yes in My Back Yard - Zoning Reform | H.1379 / S.858 | Vargas, Honan, Crighton | Abundant Housing Massachusetts, Progressive Mass | Housing production goal, multi-family around public transit, legalize accessory dwelling units, etc. | Joint Committee on Housing | x | x | x | x | Housing | ||||||||||||||||
Healthy Homes Program | H.1307 / S.881 | Cruz, Arriaga, Keenan | Public Health Institute of Western MA | Create the Massachusetts Healthy Homes Program (MHHP) Fund, to scale up the Commonwealth’s efforts to address serious health problems caused by substandard housing. | Joint Committee on Housing | x | x | Housing | ||||||||||||||||||
Affordable Housing & Climate Resilience (HERO) | H.2894 / S.1799 | Montano, Eldridge | Progressive Mass, The Housing and Environment Revenue Opportunities (HERO) Coalition, Progressive Democrats of MA | Increases the deeds excise tax on home sales to provide a funding stream for the Global Warming Solutions Fund, the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and the Housing Preservation and Stabilization Fund. More Info. | Joint Committee on Revenue | x | x | x | x | x | Housing | |||||||||||||||
Real Estate Transfer Fee | H.2747 / S.1771 | Connolly, Comerford | LOHA Coalition, Progressive Mass | Enables cities and towns to assess a fee of 0.5-2% on residential and commercial real estate transactions, with the funds allocated to affordable housing trust funds. More Info. | Joint Committee on Revenue | ** 2023-06-06 LOHA Briefing + Day of Action | x | x | x | x | x | Housing | ||||||||||||||
Increasing the Corporate Tax Rate | H.2856 / S.1788 | Keefe, DiDomenico | Progressive Mass, Raise Up Massachusetts | Restores the tax on corporate profits to 9.5%, where it was before 2009, from the 8.0% where it is now Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Revenue | x | x | x | x | Tax Fairness (Progressive Tax) | ||||||||||||||||
Tiered Corporate Minimum Tax | H.2743 / S.1835 | Connolly, Gomez | Progressive Mass | Ensures that larger corporations pay a minimum corporate tax bill in proportion to the size of their business in MA, while small businesses continue paying the current corporate minimum tax of just $456 per year | Joint Committee on Revenue | x | x | x | Tax Fairness (Progressive Tax) | |||||||||||||||||
Taxing offshored “GILTI” income | H.2708 / S.1925 | Barber, Uyterhoeven, Rausch | Progressive Mass, Raise Up Massachusetts | Increases the tax on profitable multinational corporations who use unfair tax schemes to shift their profits made in MA overseas and away from US tax collectors Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Revenue | x | x | x | Tax Fairness (Progressive Tax) | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate Tax Disclosure | H.2725 / S.1875 | Capano, Miranda | Progressive Mass | Makes publicly accessible reports that are already filed annually by publicly-traded corporations, detailing their sales, profits, taxable income, and taxes paid. | Joint Committee on Revenue | x | x | x | Tax Fairness (Progressive Tax) | |||||||||||||||||
Fiscally Responsible Estate Tax Reform | H.2960 / S.1845 / S.1784 | Uyterhoeven, Jehlen, Cyr | Progressive Mass | Preserves most of the revenue-generation, inequality-reduction, and fairness benefits of the estate tax, while eliminating the current cliff effect. Alternative Estate Tax Reform Proposal. | Joint Committee on Revenue | ** 2023-05-17 Estate tax cuts - MassBudget | x | x | x | Tax Fairness (Progressive Tax) | ||||||||||||||||
A Targeted Charitable Deduction | H.2964 / S.1801 | Uyterhoeven, Eldridge | Progressive Mass | Makes the charitable deduction more targeted by limiting it to individuals who are not already getting such a deduction on their federal taxes. | Joint Committee on Revenue | x | x | Tax Fairness (Progressive Tax) | ||||||||||||||||||
Statutory Protections for FSA Revenue | H.2908 / S.1865 | O'Day, Lewis | Progressive Mass, Progressive Democrats of MA | Prevents Fair Share revenue from being diverted to tax giveaways or reserves, so it is available for spending on transportation and education as voters intended. | Joint Committee on Revenue | ** Protect New Fair Share Amendment | x | x | x | x | x | x | Tax Fairness (Progressive Tax) | |||||||||||||
Preventing FSA Tax Evasion | H.2909 / S.1866 | O'Day, Lewis | Progressive Mass, Progressive Democrats of MA | Prevents tax avoidance of the Fair Share Amendment by requiring, as many other states do, couples who file jointly at the federal level to file jointly at the state level as well. Mass Budget Summary | Joint Committee on Revenue | ** Protect New Fair Share Amendment | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Tax Fairness (Progressive Tax) | ||||||||||||
Payments in Lieu of Tax by Wealthy Non-profit Organizations | H.2963 / S.1836 | Uyterhoeven, Gomez | An Act relative to payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax | Joint Committee on Revenue | ** 2023-04-07 Boston Globe Article | x | Tax Fairness (Progressive Tax) | |||||||||||||||||||
Rodenticide Bill | H.825 / S.487 | Hawkins, Feeney | An Act relative to pesticides IndivisibleLAB Rodenticide Resources | Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources | Hearing on 2023-05-10 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Environment | |||||||||
Air Quality | H.2131 / S.1382 | Barber, Connolly, Jehlen | Mass Power Forward, Massachusetts Youth Climate Coalition | Act to improve outdoor and indoor air quality for communities burdened by pollution. | Joint Committee on Public Health | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Environment | ||||||||||||
An Act to Save Recycling Costs in the Commonwealth | H.779 / S.572 / S.471 | Day, Rush, DiDomenico | Progressive Democrats of MA | Would make companies responsible for the packaging waste they create,help reduce the amount of packaging waste created, increase recycling rates, ban certain toxic additives and provide the necessary funding to develop reuse systems. | Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources | x | x | x | x | Environment | ||||||||||||||||
An Act to Update the Bottle Bill | H.3676 / H.3690 / S.2104 | Ciccolo, Decker, Creem | Progressive Democrats of MA | Would increase the deposit on more beverage containers, create a separate recycling stream which keeps the containers clean, sorted and more easily recycled | Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy | x | x | x | Environment | |||||||||||||||||
Plastics Omnibus Bill | H.767 / S.525 | Ciccolo, Lewis | Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources | x | x | x | x | Environment | ||||||||||||||||||
PFAS Omnibus Bill | H.2197 / S.1356 | Hogan, Cyr | This bill would ban food packaging and consumer products with intentionally-added PFAS from the state by 2030 | Joint Committee on Public Health | **All About PFAS | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Environment | ||||||||
Digital Right to Repair Bill | H.360 / S.142 | Madaro, Brady | MassPIRG | This bill would help extend the lifespan of much-needed electronic devices like cell phones and laptops by requiring tech companies to make parts and instruction manuals available to the public. | Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure | ** 2023-04-18 US PIRG Right to Repair Report | x | x | x | Environment | ||||||||||||||||
Zero Carbon Renovation Fund (ZCRF) | H.3232 / S.2365 | Vargas, Gomez | Mass Climate Action Network, Progressive Mass, Mass Power Forward, Progressive Democrats of MA, Massachusetts Youth Climate Coalition | Allocate $300 million from the remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to establish a Zero Carbon Renovation Fund that will jumpstart the market for zero carbon renovations in existing buildings in Massachusetts. The ZCRF will advance equitable building decarbonization by prioritizing affordable housing, public housing, low- and moderate-income homes, schools, BIPOC and women businesses, and buildings located in Environmental Justice communities | Joint Committee on Ways and Means | Ask your legislators to co-sponsor | ** ZCRF Legislative Briefing Social Media Toolkit | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Climate | |||||||
Polluter Pays | H.872 / S.481 | Owens, Eldridge | Progressive Mass, Mass Power Forward, Massachusetts Youth Climate Coalition | Requires fossil-fuel producers to fund the state’s climate adaptation programs based on past emissions, a proposal that would extend the long-standing “polluter pays” principle for toxic waste cleanups to addressing climate change | Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources | Hearing on 2023-05-17 | #MakePollutersPay-Hearing Action | x | x | x | x | Climate | ||||||||||||||
Gas Moratorium | H.3237 / S.2135 | Williams, A. Ramos, Gomez | Progressive Mass, Mass Power Forward | Pauses the approval for any new or expanded gas infrastructure through 2026 | Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy | x | x | x | Climate | |||||||||||||||||
Energy Facilities Siting Reform | H.3187 / S.2113 | Madero, DiDomenico | Mass Power Forward, Mass Climate Action Network | Would add community members to the energy facility siting board and require the EFSB to consider cumulative impacts. Bill summary | Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Climate | ||||||||||||
Commuter Rail Electrification | H.3392 / S.2217 | Owens, Armini, | Joint Committee on Transportation | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Climate | ||||||||||||||
Clean Energy, Equity, and Innovation within Municipal Utilities | H.3150 / S.2117 | Cataldo, Eldridge | Mass Climate Action Network | This bill requires municipal utilities (also known as Municipal Light Plants or MLPs) to adhere to the same clean energy goals and requirements as Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs). It also establishes a $50 million fund to accelerate the transition to clean energy for environmental justice communities, low- or moderate-income housing, and elderly housing that is being served by MLPs. | Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy | x | x | x | x | x | x | Climate | ||||||||||||||
Incorporation of Embodied Carbon into State Climate Policy | H.764 / S.2090 | Ciccolo, Owens, Comerford | Mass Climate Action Network | This bill takes critical steps to address this little-known but critical source of global emissions by establishing a state advisory board to address embodied carbon. | Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy | x | x | Climate | ||||||||||||||||||
Remove woody biomass loophole for municipal lighting plants | H.3210 / S.2136 | Ramos, Gomez | Partnership for Policy Integrity | Amends the 2021 Climate Roadmap law to remove biomass from the list of “non-carbon emitting sources” that municipal lighting plants can use to meet the new MLP greenhouse gas emission standard. Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy | Climate | ||||||||||||||||||||
An Act limiting the eligibility of woody biomass as an alternative energy supply | H.3211 / S.2137 | Ramos, Gomez | Partnership for Policy Integrity | Makes commercial-scaled and institutional heating facilities that burn wood fuels ineligible for subsidies under Massachusetts’ Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (APS). Fact Sheet | Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy | Climate | ||||||||||||||||||||
Title of the Governor and Lt. Governor | H.30 / H.31 | Armini | These bills will add "Her" and "Their" versions of both titles - “capture the progress made” for women serving on Beacon Hill and set the stage for non-binary lawmakers by using inclusive language in the Constitution. | Joint Committee on the Judiciary | Other Bills of Note |