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MA Scorecard 2006 1.3.Indd MASSPIRG’s State Legislative Report 2005-2006 Session MASSPIRG is the state’s leading advocate for the public interest. Each leg- 5. Mercury Reduction Bill (H 4665, H 4670) islative session, we push for passage of a range of public interest bills and Public Interest Issues in the Th is law reduces mercury pollution in Massachu- work to defeat measures that will harm the environment or consumers. Th is Massachusetts Legislature setts by phasing out the use of products that unnec- report indicates how senators and representatives stand on some important 2005-2006 essarily contain mercury and replacing them with public interest bills. Unfortunately, the legislature only votes on a fraction safer alternatives. Th e law also requires producers of bills fi led every session, and many important issues are left languishing. to take back remaining mercury products for re- Th is report includes roll call votes when available. But for three bills on BILL ENDORSEMENTS cycling. Th e bill was signed into law on July 28, 1. Protect the Boston Harbor Islands. Th e Leg- which there was no vote, (preventing identity theft , stopping global warm- 2006. ing, and protecting our Boston Harbor Islands) we indicated whether law- islature successfully blocked H 4500, which would have transferred control of Outer Brewster Island, makers cosponsored or endorsed those bills. All three issues will be among 6. Toxics Use Reduction Act (S 2250) one of our precious Boston Harbor Islands and part MASSPIRG’s top priorities for the 2007-08 session. Th is law expands the fi rst in the nation Toxics Use of our public state and national park system, to a Reduction Act (TURA). TURA requires companies Each legislator in this report earns a score. Th e score represents the num- Virginia-based energy company to build an LNG to identify and reduce the use of toxics chemicals in ber of times the lawmaker voted in support of the public interest position terminal and storage facility. MASSPIRG urged Massachusetts. Th e new law updates the program combined with the number of our three priority issues they cosponsored lawmakers to oppose H 4500. As of the completion by targeting the most hazardous chemicals so we or endorsed. Th e Senate has 8 items which we scored and the House has 9. of this report, 87 legislators have indicated their op- can reduce our exposure to the worst toxics. Th is position to this bill. law also expands the scope of the bill to focus on Endorsed Votes water and energy use in addition to chemical use. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2. Th e Global Warming Bill (S 2516) would re- Senator Total Th e bill was signed into law July 28, 2006. Robert Antonioni 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ quire Massachusetts to join the Regional Green- house Gas Initiative (RGGI), in which eight other Edward Augustus 7/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ 7. Expedited Permitting (H 4968) Northeastern states (VT, CT, NY, MD, ME, NH, NJ, Steven Baddour 5/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ Th e law to expedite the permitting process sacri- DE) are already participating. RGGI is designed to Jarrett Barrios 7/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ fi ced thoughtful planning, environmental protec- reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Northeast Frederick Berry 4/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ tion and community concerns. Th e House vote is by capping emissions of carbon dioxide from power Stephen Brewer 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ on fi nal passage of the bill (7.27.06). Th e Senate plants in 2009, mandating subsequent reductions. Scott Brown 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – vote is on striking an amendment that would have One hundred and twenty lawmakers, a majority of Stephen Buoniconti 5/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X X ✓ protected the health and environment of the state’s members in both the House and Senate, have en- Harriette Chandler 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ most polluted communities (7.28.06). In both cases dorsed the bill. Robert Creedon, Jr. 7/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ we urged a no vote. Despite our opposition, the bill ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ was signed into law on August 2, 2006. Cynthia Creem 8/8 3. Th e Identity Th eft Prevention Bill (H 4775) Susan Fargo 7/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ would help prevent the theft of personal data, by 8. Cost Benefi t (S 2256)—Senate Only Jack Hart 4/8 ✓ ✓ X ✓ – ✓ allowing consumers to freeze their credit reports. Th e cost-benefi t amendment to the Economic Stim- Robert Havern 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ Th is consumer protection will prevent thieves from ulus bill would have prevented all environmental Robert Hedlund 5/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – opening credit in a consumer’s name. Th e bill also and public health regulations from going into eff ect Patricia Jehlen 8/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ holds businesses accountable, requiring them to without a fl awed and time-consuming, bureaucratic Brian Joyce 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ notify the public when there has been a security process. Th is amendment would have put a price tag Michael Knapik 4/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – breach. Identity theft prevention bills have already on our environment and public health and weakened ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ passed in 36 states. Ninety-eight legislators have Brian Lees 4/8 – – the government’s role in protecting public health and endorsed this bill. Thomas McGee 5/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ the environment. Th e public interest vote was against Joan Menard 4/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ the amendment. Th e amendment failed. Mark Montigny 8/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ VOTES in House and Senate Richard Moore 7/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ 8. Equitable Coverage for Annuity Policies Michael Morrissey 5/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ 4. Energy Effi ciency Standards Bill (H 4299) (H 2970)—House Only Therese Murray 4/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ Th is law will cut utility bills in the Commonwealth Th e bill would have required that state regulated Andrea Nuciforo, Jr. 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ by at least $1 billion between now and 2030 by annuity policies sold to residents of Massachusetts Robert O’Leary 7/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ making common appliances more energy-effi cient. be gender-neutral in all the terms and conditions Marc Pacheco 7/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Th e new law includes the fi rst in the nation updated of the contracts, including premiums and benefi ts. energy effi ciency standards for furnaces and boil- Steven Panagiotakos 4/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ Th e bill passed the House on 7.26.06 but was not ers, one of a home’s biggest energy users. Th e bill Pamela Resor 8/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ taken up by the Senate. was signed into law on November 22, 2005. Stanley Rosenberg 4/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ X X ✓ 9. Fire Safe Cigarettes (S 2403)—House Only Karen Spilka 7/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ Smoldering cigarettes are the leading cause of fa- Bruce Tarr 4/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – tal household fi res in Massachusetts. Th e new law James Timilty 8/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Key will reduce these tragedies by requiring the tobacco Richard Tisei 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – industry to make all cigarettes self-extinguishing— ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Position for the public interest Steven Tolman 7/8 – meaning they stop burning when not being actively Robert Travaglini Senate President does not usually vote except in the case of a tie. – Position against the public interest smoked. While the bill passed both branches, the Susan Tucker 8/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X Did not vote Senate did not take a roll call vote (it passed by a Marian Walsh 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ NA Not in offi ce at time of vote voice vote). Th e bill was signed into law on July Dianne Wilkerson 6/8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ 8, 2006. MASSPIRG • 44 Winter Street, 4th fl oor • Boston, MA 02108 • (617) 292-4800 • [email protected] • www.masspirg.org MASSPIRG’s State Legislative Report 2005-2006 Session Endorsed Votes Endorsed Votes Endorsed Votes Representative Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Representative Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Representative Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cory Atkins 8/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Geoffrey Hall 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Denise Provost 7/7 ✓ ✓ ✓ NA NA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Demetrius Atsalis 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Robert Hargraves 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ John Quinn 4/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ Bruce Ayers 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Lida Harkins 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Kathi-Anne Reinstein 8/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Ruth Balser 8/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Bradford Hill 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ Robert Rice, Jr. 2/7 NA NA ✓ – – ✓ John Binienda, Sr. 6/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ Kevin Honan 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Cheryl Rivera-Coakley 6/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Deborah Blumer Deceased Donald Humason, Jr. 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ Michael Rodrigues 4/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ Daniel Bosley 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Frank Hynes 9/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Mary Rogeness 4/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ Garrett Bradley 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Bradley Jones, Jr. 4/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ John Rogers 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Arthur Broadhurst 5/9 ✓ X ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Louis Kafka 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ Richard Ross 6/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ Antonio Cabral 6/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Michael Kane 4/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – X Michael Rush 9/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Jennifer Callahan 9/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Rachel Kaprielian 8/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Byron Rushing 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ X Christine Canavan 8/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Jay Kaufman 8/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ Jeffrey Sanchez 4/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ X Gale Candaras 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ John Keenan 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Tom Sannicandro 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Stephen Canessa 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Thomas Kennedy 4/9 ✓ X X ✓ – ✓ ✓ Angelo Scaccia 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Mark Carron 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ – X ✓ Kay Khan 8/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ John Scibak 9/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Paul Casey 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ X Peter Kocot 8/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Carl Sciortino 8/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X Michael Coppola Deceased Robert Koczera 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ Frank Smizik 7/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Virginia Coppola 4/7 ✓ NA NA ✓ ✓ – ✓ Peter Koutoujian 6/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Todd Smola 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ Edward Connolly Deceased Paul Kujawski 6/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ Theodore Speliotis 6/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Robert Correia 5/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ Stephen Kulik 9/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Robert Spellane 3/9 ✓ ✓ ✓ – – X
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