http://www.openmass.org/apis/member_bills/169 Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0600 2008 Sponsored Bills Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to a vacancy in the office of Governor or Lieutenant-Governor. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/327 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to establish retiree health care liability funds for municipalities. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/402 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to town meeting votes in the town of Lexington. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/504 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to pension reform. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/617 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to minimum pensions for retirees of city, town, county, region, district or authority retirement systems. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/618 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to cost of living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/619 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to the Board of Directors of the Port Authority. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/638 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to prohibiting the investment of certain public funds in companies doing business in Sudan. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/702 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman for legislation to increase the amount of property tax deferrals. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/884 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman for legislation to authorize cities and towns to charge certain tax obligation amounts to an enterprise fund. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/885 Petition filed at the request of Kathleen Wolf for legislation to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/900 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and Patrick M. Natalie (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to certain preliminary elections in the city of Woburn. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/948 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to require the disclosure of locations and conditions of manufacture, distribution and sale of products and of services furnished to the Commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3426 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to development at Laurence G. Hanscom Field. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3646 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to regulate the establishment of municipal lighting plants. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3648 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to reduce solid waste in the Commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3768 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to accumulated interest for employees leaving service prior to vesting in the public employee retirement system . http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3936 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to public employee retirement system contribution rates. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3937 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others that public school teachers be included in the tuition waiver program for public higher educational institutions. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4022 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman relative to establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) to make an investigation and study concerning methods to encourage debating by candidates for public office. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4302 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to the establishment of a municipal lighting plant by the town of Lexington. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4327 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to adopting a more restrictive policy regarding the use of toxic chemicals in the Commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4382 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to real estate tax relief for certain owners of residential property. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4606 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to encourage excellence and accountability in the Commonwealth's public education system. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4628 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to the membership of the Board of Education. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4629 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others (by vote of the town) relative to the minimum seating capacity of restaurants applying for licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the town of Arlington. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4805 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize Daniel Wesinger of the town of Arlington to take a civil service examination for the position of fire fighter in said town. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4806 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others to provide for comprehensive voter information pamphlets. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4818 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of tthe General Court) relative to the impact of campaign financing on citizen participation in politics and the number of candidates for political office. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4819 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize Brendan Gormley to take the civil service test for the position of fire fighter in the town of Arlington. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4975 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Arlington be authorized to extend the retirement system funding schedule and providing for the deposit of certain funds into the post-employment benefit trust fund of said town. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4976 Petition filed at the request of Jerry Horgan for legislation to provide for retirement benefits earned by individuals employed for five years or longer in work shops for the training and employment of blind persons. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5022 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to regulating the use of dangerous pesticides in the Commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5210 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and other members for legislation to provide creditable service for retirement purposes for certain sabbatical leaves. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5570 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to provide for reimbursement to cities and towns for extraordinary special education costs. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5582 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others (by vote of the town) relative to real property tax deferrals for certain elderly persons in the town of Lexington. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5594 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others (by vote of the town) relative to notices of town meetings in the town of Lexington. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5597 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others (by vote of the town) for legislation to regulate referendum petitions in the town of Lexington. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5598 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others for legislation to provide for audits of election results. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5733 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others to ensure secure voting equipment. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5734 Joint petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others that the Department of Public Health be directed to promulgate regulations governing the administration of medication to children in schools. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/6236 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to the donation of blood by certain minors. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/6763 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others to establish retiree health care liability funds for the Commonwealth and municipalities. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/7101 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to voting by the instant runoff voting method in primaries. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/7175 Petition of Jay R. Kaufman and others relative to the instant runoff voting method. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/7176