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Bills
Browse Bills Legislative Bills from General Courts past and present.Most Popular Bills
| Followed | Bill No. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| S.3 | An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements | |
| S.4 | An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements | |
| H.4841 | An Act regulating and insuring short-term rentals | |
| H.1312 | An Act relative to kayak safety | |
| S.1202 | An Act relative to children's camp safety | |
| H.4806 | An Act relative to consumer protection from security breaches | |
| H.4558 | An Act promoting climate change adaptation, environmental and natural resource protection, and investment in recreational assets and opportunity | |
| H.5024 | An Act to protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants | |
| H.3800 | An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, boards commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements | |
| H.5009 | An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. |
Laws
Most Popular General Laws
| Chapter | Section Name |
|---|---|
| MGL c.151 §1 | Oppressive and unreasonable wages; validity of contracts |
| MGL c.140 §131 | Licenses to carry firearms; conditions and restrictions |
| MGL c.90 §24 | Driving while under influence of intoxicating liquor, etc.; second and subsequent offenses; punishment; treatment programs; reckless and unauthorized driving; failure to stop after collision |
| MGL c.151 §1A | Overtime pay; excluded employments |
| MGL c.149 §148 | Payment of wages; commissions; exemption by contract; persons deemed employers; provision for cashing check or draft; violation of statute |
| MGL c.186 §15B | Entrance of premises prior to termination of lease; payments; receipts; interest; records; security deposits |
| MGL c.151B §4 | Unlawful practices |
| MGL c.269 §10 | Carrying dangerous weapons; possession of machine gun or sawed-off shotguns; possession of large capacity weapon or large capacity feeding device; punishment |
| MGL c.123 §12 | Emergency restraint and hospitalization of persons posing risk of serious harm by reason of mental illness |
| MGL c.90 §7aa | Child passenger restraints; fine; violation as evidence in civil action |
Most Popular Session Laws
| Year | Chapter | Chapter Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ch. 337 | AN ACT REGULATING AND INSURING SHORT-TERM RENTALS. |
| 2018 | Ch. 121 | AN ACT RELATIVE TO MINIMUM WAGE, PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE AND THE SALES TAX HOLIDAY. |
| 2006 | Ch. 58 | AN ACT PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, QUALITY, ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH CARE. |
| 2018 | Ch. 157 | AN ACT PROTECTING YOUTH FROM THE HEALTH RISKS OF TOBACCO AND NICOTINE ADDICTION. |
| 2018 | Ch. 69 | AN ACT RELATIVE TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM |
| 2018 | Ch. 228 | AN ACT RELATIVE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMONWEALTH. |
| 2012 | Ch. 369 | AN ACT FOR THE HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA. |
| 2017 | Ch. 55 | AN ACT TO ENSURE SAFE ACCESS TO MARIJUANA |
| 2014 | Ch. 260 | AN ACT RELATIVE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
| 2016 | Ch. 177 | AN ACT TO ESTABLISH PAY EQUITY |