The Massachusetts Legislature can and must lead the nation in advancing civil and human rights.

I am committed to making sure our state government uses its power and influence for equity and justice.

Please take a moment to look at the bills I have filed and co-sponsored this session regarding civil and human rights and equity, which appear in the tabs below.

Filed bills
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Filed bills

Co-sponsored Senate bills
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Co-sponsored Senate bills

  • S.24: An Act to end child marriage in Massachusetts
  • S.36: An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty
  • S.56: An Act relative to creating a loan repayment program for human service workers
  • S.57: An Act concerning public assistance for working families and the creation of a pilot program to address the impacts of the cliff effect
  • S.58: An Act relative to economic mobility for families with low-income
  • S.62: An Act relative to mandated reporter reform
  • S.77: An Act relative to parentage to promote children’s security
  • S.208: An Act establishing the Western Massachusetts remote worker relocation incentive program
  • S.312: An Act stopping harm inflicted by the exploitation of life and development
  • S.313: An Act relative to preventing sexual abuse of children and youth
  • S.736: An Act requiring sexual misconduct climate surveys at institutions of higher education
  • S.764: An Act relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses
  • S.834: An Act relative to female genital mutilation
  • S.863: An Act to prevent illegal trafficking and gun violence among youth in the Commonwealth
  • S.905: An Act to collect data on LGBTQI prisoners held in restrictive housing
  • S.939: An Act relative to sexual harassment
  • S.995: An Act promoting safety for victims of violent crime and human trafficking
  • S.1013: An Act to promote efficiency in co-parent adoptions
  • S.1057: An Act to require sexual harassment training
  • S.1066: An Act to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement
  • S.1068: An Act protecting injured workers
  • S.1072: An Act addressing workplace bullying, mobbing and harassment, without regard to protected class status
  • S.1075: An Act amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules
  • S.1077: An Act relative to fair pay for comparable work
  • S.1082: An Act requiring one fair wage
  • S.1110: An Act relative to the scheduling of employees
  • S.1145: An Act ensuring access to addiction services
  • S.1154: An Act to protect children’s mental health services
  • S.1387: An Act relative to firearms and firearms violence
  • S.1388: An Act relative to crime gun data reporting and analysis
  • S.1389: An Act relative to preventing illegal trafficking of firearms
  • S.1401: An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents
  • S.1427: An Act requiring healthcare employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence
  • S.1487: An Act relative to the cost of living adjustment for state and teacher retirees
  • S.1563: An Act relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police
  • S.1564: An Act relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police
  • S.1872: An Act designating May 6 as Moyamoya Disease Awareness Day
  • S.1877: Resolve providing for the creation of a special commission relative to the seal and motto of the Commonwealth
  • S.1879: An Act to ensure more women serve on corporate boards of directors
  • S.1898: An Act promoting equality and respect in the legislature
  • S.1936: An Act promoting net neutrality and consumer protection
  • S.2043: An Act to provide identification to homeless youth and families
  • S.2061: An Act relative to work and family mobility
  • S.2075: An Act relative to school bus safety
Co-sponsored House bills
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Co-sponsored House bills

  • HD.1260: An Act relative to nurturing mother-child bonds
  • H.107: An Act establishing a diaper benefits pilot program
  • H.113: An Act establishing a foster parents bill of rights
  • H.137: An Act relative to mandated reporter reform
  • H.140: An Act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors
  • H.168: An Act The establishment of a permanent commission on the social status of Black men and boys
  • H.173: An Act relative to economic mobility for families with low-income
  • H.1208: An Act requiring sexual misconduct climate surveys at institutions of higher education
  • H.1626: An Act to protect furloughed federal employees
  • H.1662: An Act relative to unemployment compensation and labor disputes
  • H.3012: An Act relative to work and family mobility
  • H.3066: An Act to provide identification to homeless youth and families
  • H.3070: An Act relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification
  • H.3572: An Act promoting equality and respect in the legislature
  • H.3576: An Act requiring licensed gun owners to submit a yearly affidavit
  • H.3661: An Act relative to the reduction of certain toxic chemicals in firefighter personal protective equipment
  • H.3665: An Act establishing an Indigenous People’s Day
  • H.3728: An Act to ensure that people seeking sanctuary in houses of worship be viewed as temporary residents for the purposes of state building codes and temporary shelter
  • H.3808: An Act protecting federal employees in the commonwealth during a federal government shutdown

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