Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

MA - Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz (D)

Title:

Chair

MA - Senator Diana DiZoglio (D)

Title:

Vice Chair

MA - Senator James Eldridge (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Senator Rebecca Rausch (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Senator Brendan Crighton (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Senator Donald Humason (R)

Title:

Member

MA - Representative Kay Khan (D)

Title:

Chair

MA - Representative Josh Cutler (D)

Title:

Vice Chair

MA - Representative John Rogers (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Representative Jonathan Hecht (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Representative Carmine Gentile (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Representative Jack Lewis (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Representative Nika Elugardo (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Representative Tami Gouveia (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Representative David LeBoeuf (D)

Title:

Member

MA - Representative Michael Soter (R)

Title:

Member

MA - Representative Kimberly Ferguson (R)

Title:

Member

MA - SD118 An Act to ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance

MA - SD248 An Act establishing a program to promote infant sleep safety

MA - SD309 An Act relative to eligibility for disability services

MA - SD343 An Act to end child marriage in Massachusetts

MA - SD346 An Act establishing a commission on the status of children and youth

MA - SD355 An Act relative to cueing and supervision in the PCA program

MA - SD391 An Act relative to foster kids

MA - SD407 An Act relative to the well being of children

MA - SD495 An Act providing guidelines for home visiting programs

MA - SD635 An Act to increase the safety of individuals with disabilities living in group homes

MA - SD711 An Act relative to persons with developmental disabilities

MA - SD713 An Act relative to mandated reporter reform

MA - SD714 An Act relative to expanding access to adoption

MA - SD722 An Act Relative to Parentage to Promote Children's Security

MA - SD787 An Act preventing funds deposited in children's savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits

MA - SD843 An Act relative to supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities

MA - SD857 An Act establishing a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education

MA - SD894 An Act promoting financial stability and asset development

MA - SD910 An Act relative to economic mobility for families with low-income

MA - SD940 An Act allowing spouses to serve as caregivers

MA - SD999 An Act updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities

MA - SD1066 An Act ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the department of children and families

MA - SD1106 An Act relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program

MA - SD1168 An Act increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents

MA - SD1176 An Act to increase the safety of individuals with disabilities relying on life-support equipment

MA - SD1217 An Act relative to enhancing public transparency to support quality care outcomes in all child serving organizations

MA - SD1232 An Act relative to applied behavior analysis services

MA - SD1243 An Act establishing a special commission on the status of homeless women

MA - SD1264 An Act An act establishing a diaper benefits pilot program

MA - SD1272 An Act relative to improving access to treatment for individuals with perinatal substance use disorder

MA - SD1277 An Act relative to mandated reporters of disabled persons abuse

MA - SD1328 An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty

MA - SD1325 An Act relative to creating a loan repayment program for human service workers

MA - SD1346 An Act Personal Care Attendant Services

MA - SD1352 An Act to bring child support home

MA - SD1353 An Act to authorize the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to establish additional mandated reporters for the purpose of the protection and care of childr...

MA - SD1432 An Act establishing a Foster Parents' Bill of Rights

MA - SD1431 An Act establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

MA - SD1433 An Act providing for coordinated data and assistance to address family homelessness

MA - SD1449 An Act providing immediate childcare assistance to homeless families

MA - SD1452 An Act relative to well-being and care of a child

MA - SD1502 An Act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors

MA - SD1525 An Act relative to fair pay for comparable work

MA - SD1537 An Act concerning public assistance for working families and the creation of a pilot program to address the impacts of the cliff effect

MA - SD1596 An Act relative to funeral expenses of indigent persons

MA - SD1836 An Act An act to protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse

MA - SD1888 An Act providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations

MA - SD1896 An Act relative to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities

MA - SD1952 An Act providing a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness

MA - SD1950 An Act relative to the safety, dignity, and civil rights of persons experiencing homelessness

MA - SD1969 An Act relative to children in the care, protection, and custody of the Commonwealth

MA - SD2001 An Act to SAVE tax dollars in the Commonwealth

MA - SD1993 An Act relative to supporting families dealing with sudden infant death syndrome

MA - SD2046 An Act creating an electronic backpack for foster children

MA - SD2092 An Act relative to families impacted by substance misuse

MA - SD2107 An Act relating to lifting the cap on assets

MA - SD2170 An Act creating a Bill of Rights for people experiencing homelessness

MA - SD2183 An Act establishing a low vision registry

MA - HD594 An Act establishing a permanent commission on the social status of men and boys of color

MA - HD3783 An Act to protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse

MA - HD1599 An Act relative to programs to promote self-sufficiency and decrease dependence on government provided assistance

MA - HD3619 An Act ensuring positive transition for at-risk youth

MA - HD1385 An Act to bring child support home

MA - HD1578 An Act to establish an office of youth development

MA - HD1112 An Act to establish an office of youth development

MA - HD196 An Act providing for a study by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services relative to nonprofit group homes

MA - HD3018 An Act The establishment of a permanent commission on the social status of Black men and boys

MA - HD3043 An Act to lift the cap on kids

MA - HD3069 An Act relative to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities

MA - HD3319 An Act Improving Front-line Service Coordinators Quality of Care

MA - HD525 An Act relative to ensuring the safety of residents of facilities under the authority of the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Develo...

MA - HD526 An Act providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations

MA - HD536 An Act establishing a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education

MA - HD572 An Act establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

MA - HD589 An Act to provide for the alternative method of examining competency

MA - HD606 An Act relative to cueing and supervision in the PCA program

MA - HD1034 An Act ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the Department of Children and Families

MA - HD1256 An Act relative to mandated reporter reform

MA - HD1270 An Act relative to fair pay for comparable work

MA - HD1297 An Act to improve child safety

MA - HD1306 An Act establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness

MA - HD1702 An Act establishing a foster parents bill of rights

MA - HD1557 An Act banning conversion therapy

MA - HD1605 An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home

MA - HD1731 An Act to promote employment for people with disabilities

MA - HD1838 An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and the disabled

MA - HD1873 An Act relative to community based day support services

MA - HD1888 An Act securing access to employment for people with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders

MA - HD1971 An Act relative to family day care disclosures

MA - HD2015 An Act relative to applied behavior analysis services

MA - HD2033 An Act to create a human services training initiative

MA - HD2058 An Act to promote healthy families

MA - HD2202 An Act providing for insurance coverage for vision screening for children

MA - HD2189 An Act to provide a pilot program for low interest loans to families with a child suffering from a terminal illness

MA - HD2221 An Act relative to foster care recruitment

MA - HD2270 An Act relative to DCF criminal background checks

MA - HD2317 An Act relative to the out-of-state use of cash assistance

MA - HD2327 An Act regarding background checks on foster parents

MA - HD2367 An Act to reduce deep poverty among kids

MA - HD2432 An Act Relative to parents acting as personal care attendants

MA - HD2444 An Act Foster Parents Bill of Rights

MA - HD2412 An Act relative to the tuition of children in department of housing and community development family shelters

MA - HD2408 An Act relative to the use of electronic benefit transfer cards with regard to online grocery delivery services

MA - HD2414 An Act relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement

MA - HD2469 An Act providing immediate childcare assistance to homeless families

MA - HD2519 An Act relative to economic mobility for families with low-income

MA - HD2615 An Act to ensure equitable health coverage for children

MA - HD2741 An Act relative to accessibility at gas station

MA - HD2776 An Act providing a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness

MA - HD2812 An Act relative to same day drug screens and tests

MA - HD2841 An Act relative to financial literacy

MA - HD2848 An Act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors

MA - HD3369 An Act establishing a diaper benefits pilot program

MA - HD3400 An Act relative to state assistance for funeral expenses

MA - HD3419 An Act relative to studying best practices for ensuring the safety of blind persons

MA - HD3438 An Act Relative to a Supportive Technology Commission

MA - HD3462 An Act to establish a working group on Adverse Childhood Experiences

MA - HD3504 An Act relative to enhancing public transparency to support quality care outcomes in all child serving organizations

MA - HD3508 An Act An act clarifying the definitions of child care centers and school-aged child care programs in the Commonwealth

MA - HD3529 An Act to establish a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual disability or developmental disabili...

MA - HD3648 An Act establishing the employability task force

MA - HD3683 An Act establishing a commission to study the status of people with disabilities within the commonwealth

MA - HD3749 An Act establishing a pilot program to improve coordination of mental health care for system-involved youth

MA - HD3767 An Act relative to children in the care, protection, and custody of the Commonwealth

MA - HD3764 An Act relative to the safety, dignity, and civil rights of persons experiencing homelessness

MA - HD3760 An Act creating a means for tracking the unmet need of individuals with developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MA - HD3803 An Act preparing Massachusetts family first prevention services

MA - HD3832 An Act to support the transition to adult services for persons with disabilities

MA - HD3917 An Act relating to phone service for foster children

MA - HD1066 An Act establishing an independent office of quality assurance

MA - HD1083 An Act relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program

MA - HD1139 An Act creating a licensing process for personal care attendants

MA - HD1143 An Act relative to persons with developmental disabilities

MA - HD1149 An Act to keep siblings together

MA - HD1154 An Act to provide notice to counsel of changes in a child’s or a young adult’s placement and other events

MA - HD662 An Act relative to a loan repayment program for human service workers

MA - HD666 An Act relating to authorizing supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities

MA - HD3132 A Resolve to Better Prepare the Commonwealth for Climate Change Refugees

MA - HD3137 An Act to promote employment

MA - HD3184 An Act to establish an Office of Youth Development

MA - HD3189 An Act concerning public assistance for working families and the creation of a pilot program to address the impacts of the cliff effect

MA - HD691 An Act relative to the utilization of the systematic alien verification for entitlements program by the Commonwealth

MA - HD432 An Act relative to improving treatment and continuity of care for patients living with HIV

MA - HD436 An Act relative to Early Intervention services for children with prenatal exposure to opioids

MA - HD149 An Act regarding the use of aversive therapy

MA - HD1157 An Act regarding transparency for individuals and guardians

MA - HD1356 An Act to end child homelessness

MA - HD1388 An Act relative to parentage to promote children's security

MA - HD1437 An Act to authorize the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to establish additional mandated reporters for the purpose of the protection and care of childr...

MA - HD1473 An Act updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities

MA - HD90 An Act ensuring the appropriate and timely payment and residential service placement for children deemed to be a safety risk

MA - HD3021 An Act preventing funds deposited in children’s savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits

MA - H42 An Act relative to financial literacy

MA - H165 An Act providing for a study by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services relative to nonprofit group homes

MA - H168 An Act The establishment of a permanent commission on the social status of Black men and boys

MA - H169 An Act preventing funds deposited in children’s savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits

MA - H104 An Act to lift the cap on kids

MA - H141 An Act relative to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities

MA - H164 An Act improving front-line service coordinators quality of care

MA - H158 An Act relative to ensuring the safety of residents of facilities under the authority of the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Develo...

MA - H159 An Act providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations

MA - H171 An Act establishing a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education

MA - H112 An Act establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

MA - H153 An Act to provide for the alternative method of examining competency

MA - H131 An Act establishing a permanent commission on the social status of men and boys of color

MA - H154 An Act relative to cueing and supervision in the PCA program

MA - H124 An Act ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the Department of Children and Families

MA - H137 An Act relative to mandated reporter reform

MA - H138 An Act relative to fair pay for comparable work

MA - H97 An Act to improve child safety

MA - H130 An Act establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness

MA - H113 An Act establishing a foster parents bill of rights

MA - H110 An Act banning conversion therapy

MA - H120 An Act to establish an office of youth development

MA - H121 An Act relative to programs to promote self-sufficiency and decrease dependence on government provided assistance

MA - H96 An Act to provide an income tax exemption for families caring for their elderly relatives at home

MA - H100 An Act to promote employment for people with disabilities

MA - H128 An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and the disabled

MA - H88 An Act relative to community based day support services

MA - H98 An Act relative to family day care disclosures

MA - H87 An Act relative to applied behavior analysis services

MA - H156 An Act to create a human services training initiative

MA - H108 An Act to promote healthy families

MA - H115 An Act to provide a pilot program for low interest loans to families with a child suffering from a terminal illness

MA - H133 An Act relative to foster care recruitment

MA - H151 An Act relative to DCF criminal background checks

MA - H152 An Act relative to the out-of-state use of cash assistance

MA - H157 An Act regarding background checks on foster parents

MA - H102 An Act to reduce deep poverty among kids

MA - H175 An Act relative to parents acting as personal care attendants

MA - H106 An Act foster parents bill of rights

MA - H135 An Act relative to the tuition of children in department of housing and community development family shelters

MA - H134 An Act relative to the use of electronic benefit transfer cards with regard to online grocery delivery services

MA - H136 An Act relative to education or training activities for purposes of meeting the Department of Transitional Assistance work requirement

MA - H103 An Act providing immediate childcare assistance to homeless families

MA - H173 An Act relative to economic mobility for families with low-income

MA - H162 An Act to ensure equitable health coverage for children

MA - H94 An Act relative to accessibility at gas station

MA - H167 An Act relative to same day drug screens and tests

MA - H114 An Act relative to financial literacy

MA - H140 An Act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors

MA - H107 An Act establishing a diaper benefits pilot program

MA - H166 An Act relative to studying best practices for ensuring the safety of blind persons

MA - H146 An Act relative to a supportive technology commission

MA - H122 An Act to establish a working group on adverse childhood experiences

MA - H119 An Act relative to enhancing public transparency to support quality care outcomes in all child serving organizations

MA - H127 An Act to establish a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual disability or developmental disabili...

MA - H144 An Act ensuring positive transition for at-risk youth

MA - H116 An Act establishing the employability task force

MA - H161 An Act establishing a commission to study the status of people with disabilities within the commonwealth

MA - H111 An Act establishing a pilot program to improve coordination of mental health care for system-involved youth

MA - H118 An Act relative to children in the care, protection, and custody of the Commonwealth

MA - H150 An Act relative to the safety, dignity, and civil rights of persons experiencing homelessness

MA - H142 An Act creating a means for tracking the unmet need of individuals with developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MA - H101 An Act to protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse

MA - H99 An Act to support the transition to adult services for persons with disabilities

MA - H91 An Act relating to phone service for foster children

MA - H125 An Act establishing an independent office of quality assurance

MA - H145 An Act relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program

MA - H176 An Act to establish an office of youth development

MA - H109 An Act creating a licensing process for personal care attendants

MA - H155 An Act relative to persons with developmental disabilities

MA - H147 An Act to keep siblings together

MA - H148 An Act to provide notice to counsel of changes in a child’s or a young adult’s placement and other events

MA - H163 An Act relative to a loan repayment program for human service workers

MA - H172 An Act relating to authorizing supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities

MA - H149 A Resolve to better prepare the Commonwealth for climate change refugees

MA - H105 An Act to promote employment

MA - H170 An Act to establish an Office of Youth Development

MA - H174 An Act concerning public assistance for working families and the creation of a pilot program to address the impacts of the cliff effect

MA - H143 An Act relative to the utilization of the systematic alien verification for entitlements program by the Commonwealth

MA - H92 An Act relative to improving treatment and continuity of care for patients living with HIV

MA - H126 An Act relative to early intervention services for children with prenatal exposure to opioids

MA - H123 An Act regarding the use of aversive therapy

MA - H93 An Act regarding transparency for individuals and guardians

MA - H160 An Act to end child homelessness

MA - H89 An Act to bring child support home

MA - H139 An Act relative to parentage to promote children's security

MA - H90 An Act to authorize the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to establish additional mandated reporters for the purpose of the protection and care of childr...

MA - H117 An Act updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities

MA - H132 An Act ensuring the appropriate and timely payment and residential service placement for children deemed to be a safety risk

MA - H1314 An Act providing a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness

MA - H3221 An Act preparing Massachusetts family first prevention services

MA - H95 An Act providing for insurance coverage for vision screening for children

MA - H129 An Act clarifying the definitions of child care centers and school-aged child care programs in the Commonwealth

MA - S51 An Act relative to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities

MA - S27 An Act relative to children in the care, protection, and custody of the Commonwealth

MA - S45 An Act to SAVE tax dollars in the Commonwealth

MA - S46 An Act creating an electronic backpack for foster children

MA - S33 An Act relative to families impacted by substance misuse

MA - S38 An Act to promote asset building for low income residents

MA - S34 An Act establishing a low vision registry

MA - S61 An Act relative to persons with developmental disabilities

MA - S40 An Act relative to foster kids

MA - S41 An Act relative to the well being of children

MA - S24 An Act to end child marriage in Massachusetts

MA - S59 An Act establishing a commission on the status of children and youth

MA - S60 An Act relative to cueing and supervision in the PCA program

MA - S49 An Act relative to funeral expenses of indigent persons

MA - S39 An Act establishing a program to promote infant sleep safety

MA - S42 An Act providing guidelines for home visiting programs

MA - S43 An Act establishing a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education

MA - S44 An Act promoting financial stability and asset development

MA - S74 An Act to ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance

MA - S57 An Act concerning public assistance for working families and the creation of a pilot program to address the impacts of the cliff effect

MA - S52 An Act relative to eligibility for disability services

MA - S72 An Act to increase the safety of individuals with disabilities living in group homes

MA - S26 An Act preventing funds deposited in children's savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits

MA - S58 An Act relative to economic mobility for families with low-income

MA - S28 An Act allowing spouses to serve as caregivers

MA - S53 An Act updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities

MA - S35 An Act ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the department of children and families

MA - S48 An Act relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program

MA - S69 An Act increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents

MA - S73 An Act to increase the safety of individuals with disabilities relying on life-support equipment

MA - S54 An Act relative to enhancing public transparency to support quality care outcomes in all child serving organizations

MA - S55 An Act relative to applied behavior analysis services

MA - S25 An Act establishing a special commission on the status of homeless women

MA - S65 An Act establishing a diaper benefits pilot program

MA - S66 An Act relative to improving access to treatment for individuals with perinatal substance use disorder

MA - S78 An Act relative to mandated reporters of disabled persons abuse

MA - S36 An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty

MA - S56 An Act relative to creating a loan repayment program for human service workers

MA - S50 An Act relative to personal care attendant services

MA - S32 An Act to bring child support home

MA - S47 An Act to authorize the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to establish additional mandated reporters for the purpose of the protection and care of childr...

MA - S30 An Act establishing a Foster Parents' Bill of Rights

MA - S29 An Act establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

MA - S31 An Act providing for coordinated data and assistance to address family homelessness

MA - S67 An Act providing immediate childcare assistance to homeless families

MA - S37 An Act relative to well-being and care of a child

MA - S70 An Act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors

MA - S71 An Act to protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse

MA - S75 An Act providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations

MA - S76 An Act relative to the safety, dignity, and civil rights of persons experiencing homelessness

MA - S68 An Act relative to supporting families dealing with sudden infant death syndrome

MA - S63 An Act relative to expanding access to adoption

MA - S77 An Act relative to parentage to promote children's security

MA - S64 An Act relative to supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities

MA - S816 An Act providing a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness

MA - S784 An Act creating a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness

MA - S1077 An Act relative to fair pay for comparable work

MA - S62 An Act relative to mandated reporter reform

MA - HD4115 An Act relative to disability awareness training

MA - SD2418 An Act relative to expungement from central registry

MA - H3706 An Act relative to state assistance for funeral expenses

MA - H3752 An Act securing access to employment for people with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders

MA - S2276 An Act relative to expungement from central registry

MA - H4024 An Act establishing a permanent commission on the status of black men and boys