Bill Title: Updating terminology and investigative practices related to the protection of persons with disabilities

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-13-1-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-15 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means [H4393 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
House Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee	Primary	Sponsored Bills	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Representative Sean Garballey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-23-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Josh Cutler [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Vanna Howard [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-17-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph McKenna [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-18-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Barrett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-03-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kay Khan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Angelo Puppolo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kathleen LaNatra [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Brady [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-02-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Hannah Kane [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Alyson Sullivan-Almeida [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Margaret Scarsdale [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Carol Doherty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Robertson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-19-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bud Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Owens [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-29-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kimberly Ferguson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Arena-DeRosa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul McMurtry [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Rogers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-24-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Denise Garlick [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jessica Giannino [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-16-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Frank Moran [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-17-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Angelo D'Emilia [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jack Lewis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tram Nguyen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-18-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bradley Jones [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-20-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Murray [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Fred Barrows [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Markey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Howitt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Susannah Whipps Lee [I]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-FRA	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Donato [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-35-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Russell Holmes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Danielle Gregoire [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Bruce Tarr [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-01-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Rebecca Rausch [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NORFOL	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patrick Kearney [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mindy Domb [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Natalie Higgins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Duffy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Simon Cataldo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Linsky [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David LeBoeuf [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-17-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ryan Fattman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WORCES	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Samantha Montano [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Patrick O'Connor [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-01-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle Ciccolo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Driscoll [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Arciero [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Stanley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tackey Chan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Susan Moran [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-PLYMOU	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carmine Gentile [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David DeCoste [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Adrianne Ramos [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marcus Vaughn [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A

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