Beacon Hill Roll Call
Volume 49 – Report No. 31
July 29-August 2, 2024
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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 29-August 2. During the week the House met for a total of 34 hours and 8 minutes and the Senate met for a total of 36 hours and 32 minutes.
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CREATE COMMISSION TO STUDY MISREPRESENTATION OF A SERVICE ANIMAL (H 4917)- House 158-0, approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would create a special commission to review current federal, state and local laws and procedures governing the use and misuse of service animals by individuals with disabilities in the Bay State.
(A Yes” vote is for the bill.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian Yes Rep. Donald Wong Yes
$7.5 MILLION FOR TOMORROW’S TEACHERS (H 4800)- House 134-24, overrode Gov. Maura Healey’s veto of $7.5 million (reducing funding from $10 million to $2.5 million) for scholarship and loan repayment for students seeking a teaching degree in the state’s public colleges. The Senate did not act on the veto.
(A “Yes” vote is for the $7.5 million. A “No” vote is against it.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian Yes Rep. Donald Wong No
$250,000 FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY (H 4800)- House 154-4, overrode Gov. Healey’s veto of the entire $250,000 for a grant program to school districts to support the implementation of financial literacy courses and standards for students in kindergarten to grade 12, including training and developing programs to assist teachers in incorporating appropriate financial literacy concepts into classroom curriculum. The Senate did not act on the veto.
(A “Yes” vote is for the $250,000. A “No” vote is against it.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian Yes Rep. Donald Wong Yes
PARENTAGE EQUALITY (S 2906)- Senate 40-0, approved and sent to Gov. Healey a bill that supporters say would ensure legal parentage equality by protecting LGBTQ+ families, and children born through surrogacy and assisted reproduction, in forming the legal bond of a parent-child relationship.
(A Yes” vote is for the bill.)
Sen. Jason Lewis Yes
DOG KENNEL SAFETY – OLLIE’S LAW (S 2929)- Senate 40-0, approved a bill that would allow the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to establish rules and regulations for dog kennels in the Bay State, to ensure animal welfare, protect consumers and keep kennel staff safe.
(A “Yes” vote is for the bill.)
Sen. Jason Lewis Yes