http://www.openmass.org/apis/member_bills/203 Mon Feb 11 00:00:00 -0600 2008 Sponsored Bills Petition of Michael W. Morrissey (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Rockland to issue an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/960 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the sale of land by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/971 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation authorizing and directing the director of the division of waterways to dredge the harbor area surrounding Marina Bay in Quincy, Massachusetts. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1001 Petition of Jens Thornton for legislation to designate certain park land as Harvest River Park. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1002 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation Mini-Fenway Park, Inc's permitting, leases and taxation.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1003 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1055 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to foster care and adoption in the Commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1056 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the fees required for issuing a certificate of marriage and for a complaint for divorce, affirmation or annulment of marriage. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1057 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the sale of unweaned birds. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1099 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to an underage law enforcement agent, enabling them to lawfully participate in a selective liquor enforcement program. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1149 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the recorking of wine. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1150 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the sale of alcoholic beverages to wholesalers. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1151 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to limiting certain types of dual alcohol licensure. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1152 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to provide information to real estate buyers. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1153 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to protecting the consumer rights of wheelchair owners. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1154 Petition of Don Kusser for legislation to regulate the sale and use of microwave ovens. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1155 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the licensing of telecommunications professionals. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1156 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to increase beano prizes. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1157 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to establish standards for consumer credit counseling. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1158 Petition of Roger G. Hamel for legislation relative to the Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1159 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to security freezes and notification of data breaches.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1160 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to study and expand charitable gaming. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1161 Petition of Arthur Foley for legislation to allow gambling pools for the NFLl superbowl and NCAA basketball tournament. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1162 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to providing updates to the gift certificate law. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1163 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to establish the home improvement contractor council. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1164 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to authorizing and directing the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate rules and regulations concerning the licensing of marine surveyors. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1165 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to primary ticket brokers. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1166 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation regarding real estate appraisal trainees. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1167 Petition of Bernard Warshaver for legislation to designate a retired plumber's license. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1168 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to revitalize live racing in the Commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1169 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to protect used car buyers. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1170 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to teacher certification. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1302 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to legal fees to enforce rights on any contracts for the construction of a school project. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1303 Petition of Sabina K. Stenberg for legislation to require students to respect senior citizen teachers. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1304 Petition of Sabina K. Stenberg for legislation relative to meals on wheels. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1375 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to street lists. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1405 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to expand pleasure boat access to Boston harbor. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1473 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey to establish a study commission on the municipal waterways improvement maintenance funds. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1474 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to authorize municipalities to petition for public involvement plans in cases of hazardous material sites. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1475 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to establishing the massachusetts conservation corps. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1476 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to create the blue hills advisory. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1477 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to authorizing the Department of Conservation and Recreation to provide leases to yacht clubs on its property.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1478 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to veterans preference on the pilots commission. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1479 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to benefits for autism. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1569 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to medical malpractice self insurance trustfunds. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1570 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation requiring banks to provide immediate overdraft notification. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1571 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to require financial institutions to pay late fees when it fails to conduct an electronic transfer. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1572 Petition of Phyllis Feinstein for legislation relative to the condominiums board of directors' closed meetings. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1720 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to governmentally involved housing in the city of quincy. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1721 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to further regulate the appointment of a health careagent. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1913 Petition of Charles A. Antonelli for legislation relative to genital mutilation. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1914 Petition of William Gannon for legislation to modify anti-discrimination laws. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1915 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to impose civil liability on persons who provide alcohol to minors. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1916 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to permit persons to bring car damage arising from apothole against the public entity into small claims court. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1917 Petition of Mary Horrigan for legislation relative to the determination of paternity. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1918 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to acceptence of gifts or grants by the district attorneys. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1919 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to damages paid by insurance companies under Chapter 93A.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1920 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the compensation of certain judicial officers. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1921 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to establish a commission on judicial compensation, benefits and pension. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1922 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey, Brian McNamee, Bruce J. Ayers, Ronald Mariano and other members of the General Court for legislation to prohibit the possession by or sale of spray paintto minors.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1923 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation permitting judges to require probationers to pay theout-of-pocket costs of their probation.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1924 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to provide for the protection of justices of the commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1925 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey, John Boyle for legislation to further regulate the admission of evidence of medical and hospital service reports and records. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1926 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the payment of restitution for vandalism. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1927 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to regulate sex offender registration in the 21st century.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1928 Petition of Michael Hyde for legislation relative to wire-tapping in the Commonwealth.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1929 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to establish a clerk overseeing lottery winnings disputes in the Superior Court of Norfolk County. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1930 Petition of Sabina K. Stenberg for legislation to require cosmetologist who provide services in senior housing complexes to have a cori check. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1931 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to authorize and expand the Supreme Judicial Court'sarbitration of municipal disputes. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1932 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to mooring permits assigned to entities for rental or leasing purposes. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1988 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Jacqueline C. Russo, an employee of the Department of Housing and Community Development.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/1992 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to establish a Master of Library Science assistance program. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2061 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey, Matthew C. Patrick for legislation to promote electric generation via renewable resources. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2088 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to cities and towns borrowing outside theirdebt limit. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2105 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey, Bruce J. Ayers, Ronald Mariano and A. Stephen Tobin (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the city of Quincy to establish a neighborhood stabilization fund. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2127 Petition of Donald M. Gomes for legislation to provide that the veterans creditable buyback credit vacation accruals and seniority determinations for the purpose of employment. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2216 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey, Patricia D. Jehlen, Robert A. Havern, JayR. Kaufman and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to limiting state pension benefits. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2217 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to require the retirement board to pay to Marjorie Sheehan,widow of John W. Sheehan, certain retirement benefits. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2218 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to modify the retirement benefits of certain widows and surviving spouses. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2219 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the salaries of members of the Parole Board. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2220 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to ordinary disability retirements. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2221 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to certain Option c retirees. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2222 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to expand the eligibility for creditable buyback forcertain National Association of Government Employees. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2223 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to allow a city or town to grant retirement credit to veterans. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2224 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to group insurance benefits for certain public retirees. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2225 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the retirement of certain members of theMassachusetts Port Authority Police. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2226 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the granting leave of pay for injuries sustained on the job as police officer or fire fighter. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2227 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to group insurance benefits for certain public retirees. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2228 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to furher regulate retirement laws. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2229 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to provide retirement credit for certain federal employment. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2230 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to disability pension benefits and earnings. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2231 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to define surplus for retirement systems. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2232 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to define person for retirement purposes. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2233 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to authorizing and directing the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Thomas J. Donovan, an employee of the Commonwealth.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2234 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to include county correctional case workers and social workers in group 4 for retirement purposes.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2235 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to collective bargaining rights. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2236 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to presenting civil service exam results intenths of a percentage and by highest score first. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2237 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to audit the state's deferred compensation program. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2238 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to establish retiree health care liability funds formunicipal lighting plants. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2239 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to provide employment protection for disabled veterans and veterans who are not members of civil service. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2332 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to directing the Massachusetts BayTransportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2389 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the helmet law standards. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2390 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the modification of the helmet law. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2391 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to increase the motel-hotel maximum tax from 4.5 percent to 6.0 percent. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2452 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the temporary relocation of utility wires.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2492 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to technical corrections to Chapter 139 of the Acts of 2005. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2493 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to a technical correction to Chapter 25A ofthe General Laws. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2494 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to require retail access to competitive providers ofrenewable energy generation attributes. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2495 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the renewable energy portfolio. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2496 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to protect the electricity grid. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2497 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to protect ratepayers.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2498 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to promote regulated utility service. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2499 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to protect electricity consumers and the appropriation process from solicitation or acceptance of utility tariff-based funding forgovernment activities. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2500 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to promote inclusion into the renewable energy trustfund. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2501 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to municipal light plants. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2502 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to smart meter allocation for residential electric customers. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2503 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2504 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to investigate the burning of commercial and demolition waste as it relates to the renewable portfolio standard program. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2505 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to injury caused by poles, wires, cables and apparatus.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2506 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the designation of incremental hydroelectric power as meeting the renewable portfolio standards. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2507 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the designation of certain hydroelectricfacilities as meeting the renewable portfolio standards. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2508 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to entry on premises to examine gas and electric meters.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2509 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to dynamic pricing for electric customers in the commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2510 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to wireless telephone service. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2511 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to further regulate directory assistance. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2512 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the tdd/tty system. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2513 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the authority of the department of telecommunications and energy. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2514 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to provide for the annual inspection of schools, churches, hospitals, theatres, arenas and other public buildings by gas corporations in the commonwealth. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2515 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the creation of an alternative energy portfolio standard. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2516 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the Bureau of Forest Fire Control. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2555 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to further the exemption from taxation of certain real estate and personal estate owned or held in trust for the benefit of certain incorporated war veteran organizations. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2662 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to increase the real estate tax abatement for seniorcitizens. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2663 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to provide real estate tax abatement to veterans. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2664 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to expand penalties for non-payment of boat excise tax. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2665 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to allow for consolidated tax returns by financial institutions. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2666 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to fees for seniors filing with the tax appellate board. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2667 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to equitable payment in lieu of taxes. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2668 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to aurthorize municipalities to grant a discount forearly quarterly payments of property taxes. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2669 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the assessment of excise taxes to onlinecigarette sales. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2670 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to prohibit the use of paint ball guns. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2847 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the composition of the boston pilots commission.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2848 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the punishment for sale and storage of fireworks. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2849 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to require a firearms licensing authority to providea receipt for firearm license applications.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2850 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to prohibit certain information from being transmitted to the us customs and border protection. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2851 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to pool fence safety. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2852 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the exposure of public safety officials to the aids virus and infectious hepatitis. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2853 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to restroom access for medical reasons. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/2930 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to amend the sharing between the town of Randolph and the town of Holbrook of the costs incurred by said towns when acting jointly.. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3054 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to make technical corrections to chapter 232 of the acts of 1998. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3084 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the nurses rehabilitation program participant bill of rights. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3085 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to protect wages of employees who receive wages through an electronic wage card. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3123 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to allow Division of Industrial Accident judges the ability address fraud by claimants. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3125 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to clarify the term proceedings for Department of Industrial Accident claims. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3126 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to clarify a definition in workman's compensation proceedings. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3127 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey and Willam Salisbury for legislation relative to worker's compensation as it relates to employees who are members of the armed services or national guard. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/3128 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey and Robert J. Nyman (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Rockland to establish a school building capital trust fund. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4530 Petition of Francis J. Derwin for legislation to provide that no other flag or pennant be flown higher than the American flag. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4765 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey, William R. Keating, Norfolk County District Attorney, Robert S. Creedon, Jr., Lida E. Harkins and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to juvenile intimidation of witnesses, jurors and persons furnishing information in connection with criminal proceedings. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/4766 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey, Ronald Mariano and Joseph R. Driscoll (by vote of the town) for legislation relative to recall elections in the town of Holbrook. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5112 Petition of Michael W. Morrissey, Bruce J. Ayers, Ronald Mariano and A. Stephen Tobin (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation regarding the city of Quincy's healthcare coverage. http://www.openmass.org/bills/show/5661