Massachusetts Peace Action
Legislative Agenda – State – 2015-16
State House
- Budget for All
- Resolutions Referendum on a budget for all
- H.3144, sponsored by Rep. Livingstone (Boston)
- # of co-sponsors: 30
- MAPA Position: Yes
- budget4allmass.org/b4a-res-2015
- Resolutions Referendum on a budget for all
- Move to Amend
- An Act For a U.S. Constitutional Amendment and Amendments Convention
- H.D. 1988, sponsored by Rep. Atkins (Concord), Rep. Eldridge (Marlborough)
- # of co-sponsors: 81
- MAPA Position: Yes
- https://movetoamend.org/massachusetts
- An Act For a U.S. Constitutional Amendment and Amendments Convention
- Paid Family Medical Leave
- Family and Medical Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance Program
- HD.3411, sponsored by Rep. Gordon
- MAPA Position: Yes
- http://coalitionforsocialjustice.org/index.php/paid-family-medical-leave
- Family and Medical Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance Program
- Fight for $15
- An Act to Establish a Living Wage for Employees of Big Box Retail Stores and Fast Food Chains
- H. 1773, sponsored by Rep. Ultrino
- MAPA Position: Yes
- # of co-sponsors: 34
- https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1773
- An Act to Establish a Living Wage for Employees of Big Box Retail Stores and Fast Food Chains
Anti-Palestine
- A petition relative to pension divestment from companies that boycott, divest, and sanction the State of Israel.
- Sponsored by Rep. Howitt
- HD 4156 – No bill number yet. Public Service committee
- MAPA Position: No
State Senate
- 350 Divestment
- An Act relative to public investment in fossil fuels.
- S.1530, sponsored by Sen. Decker (Cambridge)
- # of co-sponsors: 28
- MAPA Position: Yes
- http://350ma.org/state-divestment/
- An Act relative to public investment in fossil fuels.
- Budget for All
- Resolutions Referendum on a budget for all.
- S.1906, sponsored by Sen. Lewis (Winchester)
- # of co-sponsors: 8
- MAPA Position: YeS
- http://budget4allmass.org/b4a-res-2015
- Resolutions Referendum on a budget for all.
- Paid Family Medical Leave
- Family and Medical Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance Program
- SD# 1853, , sponsored by Sen. Spilka
- MAPA Position: Yes
- http://coalitionforsocialjustice.org/index.php/paid-family-medical-leav
- SD# 1853, , sponsored by Sen. Spilka
- Family and Medical Leave and Temporary Disability Insurance Program
- Fight for $15
- An Act to Establish a Living Wage for Employees of Big Box Retail Stores and Fast Food Chains
- S. 1024, sponsored by Sen. Wolf
- MAPA Position: Yes
- # of co-sponsors: 25
- https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1024
- An Act to Establish a Living Wage for Employees of Big Box Retail Stores and Fast Food Chains
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Anti-Palestine
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Resolutions promoting the relationship between the state of Israel and the Commonwealth.
- Sponsored by Sen. Moore.
- (House Version: Rep. Roy)
- SD 2228- No bill number yet. Veterans & Federal Affairs committee.
- MAPA Position: No
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