Senator Eldridge Announces Updated Website and Bills Filed this Legislative Session
SenatorEldridge.com offers one-click access and easy sharing
BOSTON – State Senator Jamie Eldridge (D-Marlborough) announced today that the official website had been updated with the latest bill information. The website hosts more than 50 fact sheets for bills in various categories.
Senator Eldridge filed 62 bills for the 193rd legislative session, focusing on 15 major categories, with a strong focus on criminal justice reform, clean energy and climate change, gun safety, environmental protection, government transparency, helping low-income residents, protecting immigrants, and expanding civil rights.
SenatorEldridge.com serves as a one-stop resource for legislators, advocates, and the general public to access bill information and services Senator’s office offers. The website features biographies of Senator Eldridge, staff, and interns. Constituents can also use the website to submit concerns, meetings, or event requests. The website also houses all of the Senator's media projects, including a photo gallery, his Uplifting Voices podcast show, and short documentaries created around policies.
Highlights for this legislative session include:
Government Accountability
SD.131 An Act to provide sunlight to state government (Sunlight Act)
Housing
SD.132 An Act to eliminate asset limits for homeless shelters
SD.1562 An Act to improve the housing development incentive program
SD.2353 An Act to promote housing cooperatives
SD.2368 An Act enabling local options for tenant protections
Civil Rights & Gun Control
SD.133 An Act to protect vulnerable elders from abuse
SD.1455 An Act to strengthen gun control
SD.1937 An Act to protect civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents (Safe Communities Act)
SD.2376 An Act promoting the civil rights and inclusion of American Muslims in the commonwealth
Clean Energy & Climate Change
SD.151 An Act advancing clean energy, equity, and innovation within municipal utilities
SD.1487 An Act to Promote Solar Energy Development Consistent with the Commonwealth's 2050 Next Generation Roadmap
SD.2366 An Act establishing a climate change superfund and promoting polluter responsibility
Raising Revenue
SD.791 An Act to repeal chapter 62F
SD.1558 An Act to allow cities and towns to increase the local tax rate on meals
SD.1596 An Act to reform the charitable deduction
Net Neutrality
SD.1217 An Act to protect private electronic communication, browsing and other activity
Consumer Protection
SD.1222 An Act relative to fairness in debt collection
Healthcare
SD.1376 An Act relative to access to care for serious mental illness
SD.2182 An Act establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts
Education
SD.1946 An Act relative to debt-free public higher education
“I am proud to file bills to make healthcare a right, establish debt-free public higher education, strengthen our existing gun laws, create affordable housing, address the climate crisis, enhance government accountability, and create a commission that will study the challenges of Muslim Americans in the state,” said State Senator Jamie Eldridge. “I am grateful to the advocates and my fellow legislators for their support and dedication.”
Senator Eldridge’s legislative agenda, including fact sheets and bill information, can be found at this link. Most bills also feature a shortened link for quick sharing and downloads of fact sheets. The website serves as a resource for legislators, advocates, and the public.
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