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Bills that may affect: Brookline

House Bills

Bill Title Current Status
House, No. 186
Petition of Frank I. Smizik and others establishing the Commonwealth community fund.

06/25/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Joint Rules -HJ 1631
House, No. 564
Petition of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to include librarians in the foundation budget for school districts.

05/15/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4747
House, No. 865
Petition of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to make certain changes in the agriculture and markets law relative to genetically modificed pharmaceutical crops.

01/31/08 H Discharged to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1031
House, No. 2743
Petition of Frank I. Smizik relative to retirement options for certain part-time teachers of the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

03/04/08 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means -HJ 1119
House, No. 3735
Petition of Frank I. Smizik and Michael J. Moran that the Board of Education be required to provide resources for the testing of students in science and technology under the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS).

02/14/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4536
House, No. 3942
Petition of Frank I. Smizik and others that the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance be authorized to transfer a certain parcel of land located in the town of Brookline to said town.

08/02/07 H Accompanied a new draft, see H4205
House, No. 4001
Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2008 for the maintenance ofthe departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements.

07/02/07 H Reported, in part, by the committee of conference, see H4141 -HJ 510
House, No. 4113
Petition of Frank I. Smizik relative to increasing the civil administrative penalties for certain violations by licensees of professions and occupations under the supervisionof the Division of Professional Licensure.

Public Hearing date Oct 9 am at 10:00 in Room B-1
House, No. 4141
Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2008 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements.

09/20/07 S Item 7007-0900 passed over veto - 34 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See Senate Roll Call, No. 112) -SJs 787-797
House, No. 4205
Bill authorizing the transfer of the former Fisher Hill Reservoir in the town of Brookline.

11/14/07 H New draft substituted, see H4343 -HJs 838-839
House, No. 4356
Joint petition of Frank I. Smizik and Pamela P. Resor for legislation to regulate the tax imposed on the sale of certain pesticides in the Commonwealth.

03/27/08 H Accompanied a study order, see H4608
House, No. 4492
Petition of Michael F. Rush and others (by vote of the town) that the transportation board of the town of Brookline be authorized to establish regulations for valet parking in said town.

04/02/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
House, No. 4493
Petition of Frank I. Smizik and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Brookline be authorized to lease a certain parcel of land to the Brookline Arts Center, Inc..

04/02/08 H Read second and ordered to a third reading
House, No. 4701
Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2009 for the maintenance ofthe departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements.

06/04/08 S Committee of conference appointed (Panagiotakos-Brewer-Knapik), in concurrence -SJs 1864

Senate Bills

Bill Title Current Status
Senate, No. 1720
Petition of Cynthia S. Creem for legislation to authorize a tax abatement filing for Stanley andKay Schlozman.

05/01/08 S Accompanied a study order, see S2631 -SJ 1526
Senate, No. 2180
Resolutions (offered by Senator Panagiotakos) for the adoption of resolutions to declare the intent of the Senate in the disbursement of local aid.

04/04/07 S Adopted - 35 YEAS to 1 NAYS (see Senate Roll Call, No. 12) -SJs 145-147