Beacon Hill Roll Call
Volume 50 – Report No. 5
January 27 – 31, 2025
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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week.
During the week of Jan. 27-31, the House a met for a total of 17 minutes while the Senate met for a total of 25 minutes.
When the 2024 legislative session ended on January 1, thousands of bills that did not get final approval by the House and Senate died.
Beacon Hill Roll Call’s research highlights three major bills that were easily approved by the Senate but died from inaction in the House.
Here are the three bills that were easily approved by the Senate but died in the House.
MAKE OBTAINING ID CARDS EASIER FOR HOMELESS PERSONS (S 2251)- On July 27, 2023, the Senate 38-0, approved and sent to the House legislation that would make it easier for homeless youth and adults to secure free state ID cards. The House took no action on the bill and it died.
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS (S 2491)- On October 26, 2023, the Senate 38-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that would require all prisons, homeless shelters and K-12 schools to maintain free menstrual products, including sanitary napkins, tampons and underwear liners in private and public restrooms and to make them available in a “convenient manner that does not stigmatize any persons seeking the products.” The House took no action on the bill and it died.
HIV PREVENTION DRUGS (S 2480)- On October 26, 2023, the Senate 38-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that would allow pharmacists to prescribe, dispense and administer a short-term supply (60-days once in a two-year period) of HIV prevention drugs, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to a patient without a prescription. The House took no action on the bill and it died.
For more information and details on each bill, roll call attendance, and other relevant information, please visit the Wakefield Daily Item at www.localheadlinenews.com.
