54 New MA Laws Passed In Last 7 Weeks

BOSTON, MA — Despite the holiday break, Gov. Charlie Baker has had a busy pen the last seven weeks. Since Nov. 20, Baker has signed at least 54 bills into law. Some have statewide impact, while most have impact relative to a specific community.

You can see 45 of the bills signed into law below. Nine were relative to the establishment of sick leave bank for employees of various towns, so those have been excluded.

If you click on the bill number you can get more information on what it entails. Many of the bills-turned-laws have been covered in your local Patch, so make sure to subscribe for the latest free local updates.

Nov. 20

H.4009 — An act relative to advancing contraceptive coverage and economic security in our state.

Nov. 21

H.4010 — An act authorizing Lynnfield to convey certain land.

H.2424 — An act authorizing Truro to convert a perpetual trail easement on conservation land to Truro Conservation Trust

H.3833 — An act authorizing Lenox to convey a conservation restriction on certain parcels of land.

H.3679 — An act renaming Muddy Pond in Barnstable to be called Crocker Pond.

H.3710 — Authorizing Tisbury to pay a certain unpaid bill.

H.3772 — An act relative to the authority of the Town Administrator of Harvard.

H.3784 — An act authorizing Milford to appoint water commissioners.

H.3991 — An act authorizing Medford to gran certain licenses to The Chevalier Theatre for the sale of food and alcoholic beverages.

H.3876 — An act authorizing Revere to pay a certain sum of money.

H.3920 — An act authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to Lanesborough for the reconstruction of the Narragansett Ave. Bridge over Lake Pontoosuc.

H.3960 — An act designating a certain bridge in Yarmouth as the Lance Corporal William Joseph Donovan Jr. Memorial Bridge.

H.4015 — An act providing for immediate capital improvement needs of the Commonwealth.

S.2137 — An act establishing May as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

H.2790 — An act directing the retirement board of Fall River to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of Adam Franco.

H.4036 — An act relative to the soldiers' home in Holyoke.

Nov. 22

S.2178 — An act relative to handicapped parking.

H.4032 — An act relative to language opportunity for our kids.

Nov. 24

H.3821 — An act authorizing the Department of Elder Affairs to establish a Home Care Worker Registry.

H.4052 — An act making appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects.

Dec. 7

H.3883 — An act exempting positions in the Department of Public Works in Marlborough from the Civil Service Law.

H.3843 — An act relative to the death of Lawrence Police Patrolman Eugene Scanlon, Sr., on Feb. 12, 1972

Dec. 8

H.3963 — An act designating a portion of State Highway Route 88 as Gov. Agree Paul Cellucci Circle in Westport.

H.3806 — An act limiting the transfer of certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in Belmont.

Dec. 13

H.3785 — An act authorizing Franklin to establish a local agricultural commission.

H.3889 — An act authorizing the appointment of James Atkinson to the position of Junior Accountant for the Methuen Police Department

Dec. 21

S.2034 — An act authorizing the appointment of retired police as special police officers in Taunton.

S.2193 — An act designating a bridge in Auburn and a portion of state highway in Leicester in memory of Officer Ronald Tarentino, Jr.

H.3839 — An act authorizing Westford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises..

H.3941 — An act authorizing Salem to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises.

H.3975 — An act authorizing the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey a certain parcel of land in Waltham

H.3961 — An act validating the actions taken at a certain town meeting in Berlin.

H.3964 — An act relative to placing a plaque at the Staff Sergeant Paul W. Cronin Memorial Arena in Revere in honor of Roger Naples.

H.4013 — An act designating a certain bridge connection the towns of Bedford and Carlisle as the Hart-Desiato Bridge.

H.1328 — An act relative to the Devens Fire Department.

Dec. 22

S.2143 — An act authorizing Salem to convert two seasonal licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to annual licenses for the sale of all alcholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.

H.2705 — An act establishing a Municipal Light Commission in Greenfield.

S.2222 — An act relative to quarterly taxes in Lynn

H.4076 — An act further regulating the administration of the oath of office of members of the City Council and the School Committee in Malden.

H.4081 — An act preserving the competitiveness of group auto insurance plans

Jan. 3

S.2141 — An act authorizing Salem to convert one license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises.

H.3864 — An act exempting all uniformed positions in the Plainville Fire Department from the civil service law.

H.4024 — An act validating the actions taken at a certain town meeting held in North Reading

H.3977 _ An act amending the charter in Lynnfield relative to the date of holding the regular election.

Jan. 8

H.3931 — An act authorizing Swampscott to grant 8 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.

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