| Supported Bills: |
| An Act to Provide Health Education in Schools |
| Bill Number: |
S.288, H.597 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
The bill was refiled in January for the 2007-2008 session. It was referred to the Joint Committee on Education. The public hearing was held on May 29, 2007. The bill was sent to a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Senator Ed Augustus and State Representative Alice Wolf |
This bill would make comprehensive health education part of the core curriculum for Massachusetts public schools. School districts would be required to teach age-appropriate, medically accurate health education in grades K-12. Learn more. We are a proud member of CARE for Youth, a statewide coalition that supports and advocates for the Health Education Bill. To learn more about CARE for Youth and the Health Education Bill, please visit www.careforyouthma.org.
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| An Act Relative to Public Safety |
| Bill Number: |
S.1353 |
| Status: |
The bill was refiled in January for the 2007-2008 session. It was referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. The Senate passed the bill on October 23, 2007. The House passed the bill on November 1, 2007. Governor Patrick signed the bill into law on November 13, 2007. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Senators Harriette Chandler and Susan Fargo and State Representatives Carl Sciortino and Martha Walz |
This new law established a fixed "Buffer Zone" of 35 feet around the entrances and exits of reproductive health facilities in Massachusetts. Learn more.
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| An Act Relative to Public Health |
| Bill Number: |
S.831, H.1734 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. It was referred to the Joint Committee on The Judiciary. The public hearing was held on March 4, 2008. The bill was sent to a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Senator Harriette Chandler and State Representative Ellen Story |
This bill would repeal unconstitutional and unenforceable restrictions on abortion and contraception in Massachusetts, including a contraceptive restriction to married couples. Learn more.
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| An Act Providing Health Education in Women’s Correctional Institutions |
| Bill Number: |
H.1541 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. It was referred to the Joint Committee on The Judiciary. This bill was sent into a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Representative Kay Khan |
This bill requires that prisoners in women’s correctional institutions be given access to written information on women’s health, contraception and sexually transmitted infections.
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| An Act Relative to Health Education |
| Bill Number: |
H.1172 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
It was referred to the Joint Committee on Higher Education but then discharged to the Joint Committee on Public Health. The public hearing was held on May 30, 2007. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Senator Pam Resor and State Representative Ruth Balser |
This bill bars any state agency or political subdivision of Massachusetts from applying for a federal grant for abstinence-only education. Learn more.
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| An Act Relative to Pregnant and Postpartum Inmates in State Prisons |
| Bill Number: |
H.1540 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. It was referred to the Joint Committee on The Judiciary. This bill was sent into a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Representative Kay Khan |
This bill requires the department of correction to provide a fulltime perinatal case manager, who provides information about provided services for pregnant prisoners including delivery care, prenatal vitamins, mental health counseling, and more.
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| An Act Relative to the Commission for the Elimination of Health Disparities |
| Bill Number: |
H.1149 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. It was referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Representative Peter Koutoujian |
This bill will create a new commission for the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities, to determine whether state programs foster the elimination of these disparities. Learn more about health disparities.
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| An Act to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in the Commonwealth |
| Bill Number: |
H.2234 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. It was referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health. The public hearing was held on May 16, 2007. It was favorably reported out (with 2161 and 2163) and sent to the Health Care Finance Committee in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Representative Byron Rushing |
This bill will create a new state Office of Health Equity, housed in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, to coordinate efforts of public agencies to eliminate disparities. Learn more about health disparities.
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| Opposed Bills: |
| An Act Regarding Parental Notification and Consent |
| Bill Number: |
S. 321 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. Senate referred to the Joint Committee on Education. The public hearing was held on May 29, 2007. This bill was sent into a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Senator Robert L. Hedlund Jr. |
This bill would require written parent or guardian permission for student participation in the sex education portion of any health education program.
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| An Act Relative to Parental Notification and Consent |
| Bill Number: |
H.541 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. House referred to the Joint Committee on Education. The public hearing was held on May 29, 2007. This bill was sent into a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Representative Michael F. Rush |
This bill would require written parent or guardian permission for student participation in the sex education portion of any health education program.
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| An Act Relative to Parental Notification and Consent |
| Bill Number: |
H.509 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. House referred to the Joint Committee on Education. The public hearing was held on May 29, 2007. This bill was sent into a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Representative Kevin J. Murphy |
This bill would require written parent or guardian permission for student participation in the sex education portion of any health education program.
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| An Act Relative to Parental Notification and Consent |
| Bill Number: |
H.465 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. House referred to the Joint Committee on Education. The public hearing was held on May 29, 2007. This bill was sent into a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
This bill would make the sex education portion of any health education program offered only on an elective basis. Written parent or guardian permission would be required for student participation.
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| An Act Relative to a Woman’s Right to Know |
| Bill Number: |
H.1687 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was refiled in January for the 2007-2008 session. House referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary. The bill was sent to a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Representative Elizabeth A. Poirier |
Requires women receive state-mandated lecture prior to obtaining abortion services; prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture.
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| An Act Requiring Parental Consent on Sex Education in Public Schools |
| Bill Number: |
H.521 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
This bill was filed in January for the 2007-2008 session. House referred to the Joint Committee on Education. The public hearing was held on May 29, 2007. This bill was sent into a study in March 2008. |
| Sponsor(s): |
State Representative Elizabeth A. Poirier |
This bill would make the sex education portion of any health education program offered only on an elective basis. Written parent or guardian permission would be required for student participation.
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