House 5150 FY2021 House Budget Amendments Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 1 Microburst Relief – New Line Item Adds new line item for the creation of a trust to assist with costs of microburst-caused land and property damage in Groton, funded at $300K. Primary Sponsor: Harrington 1599 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 7 Municipal Regionalization and Efficiencies Incentive Reserve – Appropriation Increase and Earmark Increases the municipal regionalization and efficiencies incentive reserve by $100K and earmarks same amount for repairs to damages caused by a microburst in Natick. Primary Sponsor: Linsky 1599 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 8 Municipal Regionalization and Efficiencies Incentive Reserve – Appropriation Increase and Earmark Increases the municipal regionalization and efficiencies incentive reserve by $100K and earmarks same amount for repairs to damages caused by a microburst in Millis. Primary Sponsor: Linsky 1599 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 9 Lunenburg Primary School Fire Alarm Upgrade – New Line Item Adds new line item for a fire alarm upgrade at the Lunenburg Primary School in Lunenburg, funded at $127K. Primary Sponsor: Sena 1599 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 10 Gardner Field Refurbishment – New Line Item Adds new line item for the refurbishment of Gardner Field in Acton, funded at $100K. Primary Sponsor: Sena 1599 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 35 Expanding the Definition of "Killed in the Line of Duty" Amends MGL 59:5 by expanding the term “killed in the line of duty” for the purpose of providing tax exemption for real estate of an officer’s surviving spouse to include the death of a police officer from COVID-19. Primary Sponsor: LeBoeuf Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 37 Cherry Valley Sewer District Bonds Authorizes the Cherry Valley Sewer District to issue refunding bonds to finance outstanding bonds issued to the U.S. or any U.S. agency even if the present value of the refunding bonds exceeds the present value of the bonds to be refunded. Primary Sponsor: LeBoeuf Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 44 Debarment from Public Contracting or Subcontracting Amends MGL 29:29F to expand the reasons contractors may be debarred from public contracting and subcontracting to include violations of any state or federal law prohibiting discrimination in places of public accommodations and certain other causes. Primary Sponsor: Howitt Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 47 Expanding the Definition of "Killed in the Line of Duty" Amends MGL 32:100A to add “killed in the line of duty” benefits for police officers who died due to COVID-19. Primary Sponsor: LeBoeuf Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 51 Timing for the Annual Voter Register Amends MGL 51:37 to require the registrars of voters to send written notice to each voter whose name has not been entered in the annual register of qualified voters during the last two consecutive years, instead of the last year. Primary Sponsor: LeBoeuf Page 1 of 82 House 5150 FY2021 House Budget Amendments Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 76 Continuation of the Citizens Commission Amends chapter 322 of the acts of 2018 to continue the Citizens Commission until the ratification of a constitutional amendment and provides the commission with administrative support from the Governor’s Office of Boards and Commissions. Primary Sponsor: Gentile Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 109 Combatting Opioid Addiction – Appropriation Increase and Earmark Increases the combatting opioid addiction appropriation by $50K and earmarks same amount for the New Bedford Police Department to support the Greater New Bedford Opioid Task Force. Primary Sponsor: Hendricks 0810 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 135 MBTA Contract Suspension Pending Review Requires the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to suspend purchase options on existing contracts with China Railway and Rolling Stock Corporation until the Auditor completes a pending performance review. Primary Sponsor: Dooley Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 136 Government Procurement of Mined Materials Prohibits a transportation authority or agency in the Commonwealth from procuring material, stock, services, or otherwise contract with any entity utilizing raw materials mined through unfair child labor or other exploitative child labor practices that are inconsistent with federal fair labor laws. Primary Sponsor: Dooley Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 143 Economic Empowerment – Earmark Earmarks $60K in the economic empowerment line item for the Budget Buddies program. Primary Sponsor: Gouveia 0610 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 145 Concord Transfer Tax Authorizes the town of Concord to establish a real estate transfer tax. Primary Sponsor: Gouveia Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 153 Death Benefits for Department of Public Works Employees Amends MGL 32:100A to add to the list of professions eligible for a killed in the line of duty benefit employees from the Department of Public Works. Primary Sponsor: Linsky Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 164 Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office Unfunded Pension Liability Amends MGL 64D by adding a section to establish for Barnstable county a Deeds Excise Fund to satisfy unfunded pension liabilities and other benefit liabilities of retired employees of the Barnstable Sheriff’s Office through the use of a portion of the state deeds excise collected in the county, with an additional 10% of the combined maintenance of effort for fiscal years 2010 through 2019 to be included beginning in fiscal year 2024. Primary Sponsor: Peake Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 185 Line of Duty Presumption for Contagious Disease Amends MGL 32 by adding a section to create, for the purposes of death, disability, or medical services claims of a police officer, firefighter, or EMS personnel, a presumption that a contagious disease from exposure to bodily fluids that resulted in death or disability was contracted in the line of duty. Primary Sponsor: Arciero Page 2 of 82 House 5150 FY2021 House Budget Amendments Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 192 Extension of Post-Retirement Public Employment During COVID-19 Emergency Amends chapter 53 of the acts of 2020 to extend past 2020, open-endedly, the authority of retired public employees to work for the Commonwealth or a subdivision, more than the allowed number of hours, during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Primary Sponsor: Cusack Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 208 Municipal Regionalization and Efficiencies Incentive Reserve – Earmark Earmarks $25K in the municipal regionalization and efficiencies incentive reserve for athletic fields in Westport. Primary Sponsor: Schmid 1599 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 230 Middlesex Southern District Registry of Deeds – Appropriation Increase Increases the Middlesex southern district registry of deeds appropriation by $375K. Primary Sponsor: Donato 0540 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 231 Emergency Paid Sick Time Amends MGL 149 by adding sections to establish 80 hours of emergency paid sick time for all employees in Massachusetts during a declared state of emergency or disaster, if the employee is not entitled to leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Primary Sponsor: Donato Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 232 Corporate Dissolution – Language Change Adds language to the corporate dissolution line item that changes the reporting date from March, 15 2021 to August 15, 2021. Primary Sponsor: Donato 0511 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 233 Census Data Technical Assistance – Appropriation Increase and Earmark Increases the census data technical assistance appropriation by $250K and earmarks same amount for the Local Election Districts Review Commission to assist local officials in the representing process. Primary Sponsor: Donato 0511 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 234 Municipal Regionalization and Efficiencies Incentive Reserve – Appropriation Increase and Earmark Increases the municipal regionalization and efficiencies incentive reserve line item by $275K and earmarks same amount for a rehabilitation project for the Chevalier theater in Medford. Primary Sponsor: Donato 1599 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 235 Retirement of Special Investigators of the ABCC Amends MGL 32:3 to add special investigators of the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission to Group 2 for retirement purposes. Primary Sponsor: Donato Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 240 The Mission INC. – New Line Item Adds new line item for The Mission INC, Violence Intervention, Human Service, and Disenfranchised Communities, funded at $10K. Primary Sponsor: Williams 1599 Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 241 R.B.C Youth Sports – New Line Item Adds new line item for the R.B.C youth sports programs of Springfield, funded at $10K. Primary Sponsor: Williams 1599 Page 3 of 82 House 5150 FY2021 House Budget Amendments Subject Constitutional Officers and State Administration 242 The Urban League