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Information Current as of June 9, 2021 . Committee Book of the 192nd General Court SENATE (37) Democrats • (3) Republicans (0) Independent • (0) Vacancies HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (129) Democrats • (30) Republicans • (0) Independent (1) Unenrolled • (0) Vacancies 2021 –2022 <www.malegislature.gov/Committees> [Printed Booklets may be obtained in the House Clerk’s Office - Room 145.] .................. Committee Book of the 192nd General Court TAblE OF CONTENTS LeaDeRsHIP . 2 stanDInG COmmIttees Of tHe senate . 3 stanDInG COmmIttees Of tHe HOUse . 9 HOUse fLOOR DIVIsIOns . 14 JOInt stanDInG COmmIttees . 15 sPeCIaL JOInt COmmIttee On ReDIstRICtInG . 33 2 Senate Leadership KaRen e. s PILKa JOan B. L OVeLy mICHaeL J. R ODRIGUes PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER SENATE WAYS AND MEANS second middlesex and norfolk (D) second essex (D) CHAIR __________ __________ first Bristol and Plymouth (D) __________ CyntHIa stOne CReem mICHaeL J. B aRRett MAJORITY LEADER ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER Bruce e. t arr first middlesex and norfolk (D) third middlesex (D) MINORITY LEADER __________ __________ first essex and middlesex (r) __________ WILLIam n. saL n. D IDOmenICO atricK oNNor BROWnsBeRGeR ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER P m. o’c ASSISTANT MINORITY LEADER PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE middlesex and suffolk (D) __________ Plymouth and Norfolk (r) second suffolk and middlesex (D) __________ __________ mICHaeL f. R UsH ryaN c. f attmaN HaRRIette L. C HanDLeR SENATE MAJORITY WHIP ASSISTANT MINORITY LEADER SENATE PRESIDENT EMERITA norfolk and suffolk (D) __________ Worcester and Norfolk (r) first Worcester (D) __________ __________ JULIan CyR ASSISTANT MAJORITY WHIP Cape and Islands (D) __________ House Leadership ROnaLD maRIanO saRaH K. P eaKe BRaDLey H. J Ones , J R. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE SECOND ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER MINORITY LEADER Quincy (D) Provincetown (D) north Reading (R) __________ __________ __________ CLaIRe D. C ROnIn James J. O’D ay Bradford Hill MAJORITY LEADER FIRST DIVISION CHAIR FIRST ASSISTANT MINORITY LEADER easton (D) West Boylston (D) ipswich (r) __________ __________ __________ Kate HOGan RUtH B. B aLseR KimBerly N. f ergusoN SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE SECOND DIVISION CHAIR SECOND ASSISTANT MINORITY LEADER stow (D) newton (D) Holden (r) __________ __________ __________ mICHaeL J. m ORan fRanK a. m ORan susaN Williams gifford ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER THIRD DIVISION CHAIR THIRD ASSISTANT MINORITY LEADER Brighton (D) Lawrence (D) Wareham (r) __________ __________ __________ JOsePH f. W aGneR tHOmas a. G OLDen , J R. Paul K. f rost SECOND ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER FOURTH DIVISION CHAIR THIRD ASSISTANT MINORITY LEADER Chicopee (D) Lowell (D) auburn (r) __________ __________ __________ aaROn mICHLeWItz HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS CHAIR Boston (D) __________ Standing Committees of the Senate 3 the first members named on the following committees serve as Chairpersons . [ nOte: Republicans noted in italics — Unenrolled noted in smaLL CaPs . ] RUlES WAyS ANd MEANS Room 413D • 617-722-1410 Room 212 • 617-722-1481 It shall be the duty of the committee on It shall be the duty of the committee on Rules to establish and recommend policy pro - Ways and means to consider all matters relating cedures for the senate, to consider all orders to the finances of the Commonwealth and such and petitions referred thereto, includ ing those other matters as may be referred thereto. related to recess studies and rules changes, to sit concurrently with the House committee on Senators Rules, and to consider such other matters as Rodrigues ................. of first Bristol and may be referred thereto or that the committee Plymouth deems necessary for the expeditious actions of friedman ................... of fourth middlesex the senate. Lewis ........................ of fifth middlesex (assistant Vice Chair) Senators Barrett ...................... of third middlesex Lovely ...................... of second essex Boncore .................... of first suffolk and Boncore .................... of first suffolk and middlesex middlesex Brady ........................ of second Plymouth Hinds ........................ of Berkshire, and Bristol Hampshire, franklin feeney ...................... of Bristol and and Hampden norfolk Brownsberger ........... of second suffolk finegold .................... of second essex and and middlesex middlesex friedman ................... of fourth middlesex Gobi .......................... of Worcester, fattman ................... of Worcester and Hampden, Norfolk Hampshire and (ranking minority) middlesex tarr .......................... of first essex and Hinds ........................ of Berkshire, middlesex Hampshire, franklin and Hampden Jehlen ....................... of second middlesex Lesser ....................... of first Hampden and Hampshire Keenan ..................... of norfolk and Plymouth moore ...................... of second Worcester Rush ......................... of norfolk and suffolk o’connor ................. of Plymouth and Norfolk (ranking minority) fattman .................... of Worcester and Norfolk tarr ........................... of first essex and middlesex 4 stanDInG COmmIttees Of tHe SENATE - 2021-2022 bIllS IN THE THIRd REAdINg ETHICS Room 405 • 617-722-1650 Room 410 • 617-722-1291 It shall be the duty of the committee on Bills It shall be the duty of the committee on in the third Reading to consider all bills and ethics to consider all violations of rules and all resolves prior to their final reading, and examine, questions of conduct of senators and to report correct and recommend such amendments as any recommendations relative thereto. may be necessary concerning duplication, gram - matical errors, constitutionality, etc. the com - Senators mittee shall also consider all amendments sub - Lesser ....................... of first Hampden sequent to third reading and all amendments and Hampshire from the House. the committee shall also act in Creem ...................... of first middlesex relation to all resolutions and proposals, and act and norfolk on any other matters referred thereto. Boncore ................... of first suffolk and middlesex Senators friedman .................. of fourth middlesex DiDomenico ............. of middlesex and Lewis ........................ of fifth middlesex suffolk o’connor ................. of Plymouth and Lovely ...................... of second essex Norfolk Brownsberger ........... of second suffolk (ranking minority) and middlesex tarr ........................... of first essex and Rodrigues ................. of first Bristol and middlesex Plymouth tarr .......................... of first essex and middlesex (ranking minority) stanDInG COmmIttees Of tHe SENATE - 2021-2022 5 glObAl WARMINg ANd INTERgOVERNMENTAl AFFAIRS ClIMATE CHANgE Room 109C • 617-722-1348 Room 312A • 617-722-1639 It shall be the duty of the committee on It shall be the duty of the Com mittee on Intergovernmental affairs to identify federal Global Warming and Climate Change to inves - funding opportunities for the Commonwealth tigate the issues involving global warming and and such other matters as may be referred climate change, including but not limited to thereto. carbon emissions, green house gas emissions and renew able energies. the committee will Senators explore viable solutions and other innovations Rush .......................... of norfolk and that stimulate our econ omy, promote jobs, and suffolk protect our security and environment. the com - Hinds ....................... of Berkshire, mittee may hold hearings, as needed, to inves - Hampshire, tigate and gather information. the com mittee franklin and shall report, from time to time, with recom men - Hampden dations for legis lative action based on their montigny ................. of second Bristol review or on the findings of the inves tiga tions. and Plymouth the com mittee shall have the authority to Crighton .................... of third essex develop and report legislative proposals per - moore ....................... of second Worcester taining to global warm ing and climate change, o’connor .................. of Plymouth and which shall be referred to the senate committee Norfolk on Ways and means. (ranking minority) Senators Creem ...................... of first middlesex and norfolk Barrett ...................... of third middlesex Brady ........................ of second Plymouth and Bristol Lovely ...................... of second essex Pacheco ..................... of first Plymouth and Bristol o’connor .................. of Plymouth and Norfolk (ranking minority) 6 stanDInG COmmIttees Of tHe SENATE - 2021-2022 PERSONNEl ANd AdMINISTRATION POST AUdIT ANd OVERSIgHT Room 112 • 617-722-1634 Room 109B • 617-722-1494 It shall be the duty of the committee on It shall be the duty of the committee on Post Personnel and administration to advise the audit and Oversight (established under sec - senate on the allocation of office space, and tion 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws) to to facilitate training for members and staff. oversee the development and imple men tation of legislative auditing programs conducted by the Senators Legislative Post audit and Ovesight Bureau with Boncore .................... of first suffolk and particular emphasis on performance auditing. middlesex Crighton .................... of third essex Senators DiDomenico ............. of middlesex and moore ...................... of second Worcester suffolk eldridge ................... of middlesex and feeney ...................... of middlesex and Worcester