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1994
An emerging concern: the state's role in hospital consolidations, November 1994
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "A performance review of the Massachusetts Office of Business Development," December 1993
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "The Clean Air Act and electric generation competition: a win-win situation," June 1994
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "Toward gaming regulation: part one: crime," January 1994
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "Toward gaming regulation: part two: Problem gambling, and regulatory matters," March 1994
Report of the Senate Committee on science and technology entitled "Meeting the Baystate Challenge," March 24, 1994
Report of the Senate Committee on science and technology entitled "Meeting the Baystate Challenge, volume two," June 23, 1994
Report of the trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District for the year nineteen hundred and ninety-three, January 1994
Seventeeth report of the Massachusetts Capital Resource company relative to the taxable year for domestic life insurance companies ended December 3,1 1993 (March 2, 1994)
1993
An act to reorganize the Department of Public Welfare to make the operation of government more efficient, April 1, 1993
1993 abstract of the financial report of the comptroller for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1993
Interim report of the joint special committee established to make an investigation and study of a new division of the Commonwealth into one hundred and sixty representative districts, forty senatorial districts and eight executive councillor districts, November 3, 1993
Majority report of the committee on state administration on reorganization plan No. 2 of 1993 (submitted by the Governor under the provisions of Article LXXXVII of the Amendments to the Constitution) relative to reorganizing the Department of Public Welfare to make the operation of government more efficient, June 16, 1993
Majority report of the joint committee on state administration on the reorganization plan no.1 of 1993 relative to reorganizing the Department of Public Welfare to make the operation of government more efficient, May 1993
Report of the committee conference on the general appropriations bill for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and ninety-four, July 9, 1993
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "Workers' compensation: is it temporarily or totally disabled?" May 5, 1993
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "A program and performance audit of the Massachusetts office of international trade and investment (MOITI)," August 2, 1993
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "A review of DMH policy planning and implementation during the closing of Northampton State Hospital," January 1993
A report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to analysis of the state's fiscal crisis (pursuant to Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws), November 1989
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "The cost of innovation: The DPU's purchased power regulations of 1986," November 1993
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "Toward expanded gaming: a review of gaming in Massachusetts", September, 1993
Report of the special ad hoc committee recommending changes in the rules of the Senate and the joint rules, December 20, 1993
Report of the special commission established to make an investigation and study relative to business tax policy of the Commonwealth (under Chapter 218 of the Acts of 1993), November 1, 1993
Report of the Special Committee of the House Established to Make an Investigation and Study of Lead Paint Laws, July 7, 1993
Report of the Special Committee of the House Established to Make an Investigation and Study relative to revising the vehicle emissions and inspections program and other matters related thereto, August 23, 1993
Report of the special joint committee established to make an investigation and study of a new division of the Commonwealth into one hundred and sixty representative districts, forty senatorial districts and eight executive councillor districts, November 3, 1993
Report of the Trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District for the year Ninteen Hundred and Nintety-Two (under the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter 383 of the Acts of 1929), January 1993
Sixteenth report of the Massachusetts capital resource company relative to its activities for the period ending December 31, 1992 Under section 20 of Chapter 816 of the Acts of 1977), March 1, 1993
State of the state: Governor William F. Weld's report to the people of Massachsuetts delivered before a joint session of the Massachusetts legislature in the chamber of the house of representatives, State House, Boston, January 14, 1993
1992
1991 report of the Trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District
Fiscal Year 1993 budget recommendations: programs, performance, & appropriations, volume 1, May 1992
Fiscal Year 1993 budget recommendations: programs, performance, & appropriations, volume 2, May 1992
Majority and minority reports of the Joint Committee on election laws relative to an initiative amendment to the Constitution to limit the terms of certain elected officials (see House, No. 4000), May 5, 1992
Majority and minority reports of the Joint Committe on taxation relative to an initiative petition for an initiative amendment to the Constitution relative to a graduated income tax (see House, No. 4001), May 5, 1992
Message from His Excellency the Governor submitting a report of the exercise of the pardoning power by the Governor with the advice of the council during the year nineteen hundred and ninety-one, January 30, 1992
Report of the special commission established to make an investigation and study relative to the practice of nursing in the Commonwealth, August 20, 1992
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "A review of faculty workload policies and faculty workloads at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst," December 1992
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "Massachusetts public libraries in crisis: the burden of non-resident lending and borrowing," June 1992
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "Paying for hospital care in Massachusetts: the competition experiment," May 1992
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "Social worker caseload and resource availability at the Department of Social Services, September 1992
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight entitled "The decision of the Massachusetts state lottery to offer 'lottery-by-phone,'" April 13, 1992
Special report of the commissioner of administration relative to improving state tax administration, March 4, 1992
1991
1990 report of the Trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District, January 1991
The annual report of the Massachusetts capital resource company relative to its activities for the period ending August 31, 1991 (under Section 20 of Chapter 816 of the Acts of 1977), September 3, 1991
Biennial report of the Commissioner of Revenue submitting the final equalization and apportionment upon the several cities and towns of the amount of property and the proportion of every one thousand dollars of state or county tax which should be assessd upon each city and town and assessment ratios for classes of property in each city and town, January 31, 1991
Fourteenth report of the Massachusetts capital resource company relative to its activities for the period ending December 31, 1990 (under Section 20 of Chapter 816 of the Acts of 1977), March 12, 1991
Majority report on executive reorganization plan no. 5 of 1991 (submitted by the Governor under the provisions of Article LXXXVII of the Amendments to the Constitution) relative to reorganizing the division of energy resources to make the operation of state government more efficient (see House, no. 5521), June 7, 1991
Report of his excellency the governor relative to an early retirement incentive program for employees of the Commonwealth, May 16, 1991
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to "An analysis of the Massachusetts executive branch workforce," April 1991
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to "Early retirement: designing and implementing an incentive program in Massachusetts," February 28, 1991
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to "Lottery revenue growth: prospects for the future", October 31, 1991
1990
1989 report of the trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District (under Section 2 of Chapter 383 of the Acts of 1929), January 1990
The December 1989 heating oil crisis
Drawing on public authorities' resources to reduce a budget gap: Learning from New York
Majority report on the initiative petition of Robert J. Murphy and others for an initiative amendment to the Constitution relative to providing an equal right to quality public education (see House, no. 4000), May 3, 1990
Report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches, with reference to the Senate amendments of the House Bill to improve the Massachusetts sold waste police act
Report of the committee on election laws on the initiative petition of William E. Shakalis and others for the passage of an untitled law relative to ballot access under the election laws governing the establishment of political parties and the nomination of candidates (see House, no. 5419), May 1, 1990
Report of the committee on taxation on the initiative petition of Anna M. Young and others for the passage of an act to invest in Massachusetts' future (see House, no. 4004), May 1, 1990
Report of the committee on taxation on the initiative petition of Donald R. Marquis and others for the passage of an untitled law regulating distribution of the local aid fund (see House, no. 4006), May 1, 1990
Report of the committee on taxation on the initiative petition of Paul K. Donohue and others for the passage of an act to realign the taxing policy of the commonwealth (see House, no. 4007), May 1, 1990
Report of the committee on taxation on the initiative petition of Paul Peter Nicolai and others for the passage of an act relative to tax and fee revenues, reducing the state income tax, repealing certain fee increases, and setting certain tax rates and requirements (see House, No. 4005), May 1, 1990
Report of the joint committee on counties relative to the feasibility of state takeover of all essential and necessary functions and services of county government (pursuant to Chapter 193 section 10 of the Acts and Resolves of 1989)
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to "Analysis of fiscal year 1989 Department of Mental Health allocations," June 1990
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to cast studies in public construction (The impact of Chapter 579 of the Acts of 1980), August 1990
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to controlling the drunk driver: the 1980s in review (pursuant to Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Chapter 557 of the Acts of 1986), December 26, 1990
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to endowment development in Massachusetts public higher education, October 1990
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to local government finance in 1991: the crisis continues (pursuant to Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Chapter 557 of the Acts of 1986), December 1990
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to the adult correctional education program of the Massachusetts Department of Correction: a performance audit (pursuant to Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Chapter 557 of the Acts of 1986), November 1990
Report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to the problems and potential solutions for making recyclable materials in Massachusetts (pursuant to section 63 of chapter 3 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 557 of the Acts of 1986), April 11, 1990
Report of the special commission relative to the economic impact of the closing of the Belchertown State School, July 19, 1990
Special commission on health care finance and delivery reform: report to the Governor and the General Court, December 31, 1990
Special report and recommendation of the House Committee on Ethics concerning Representative Vincent J. Lozzi of Lynn, March 28, 1990
Special report from the secretary of the executive office for administration and finance relative to authorizing and directing the comptroller to make certain corrections to previous fiscal legislation and to take certain actions necessary to close the fiscal year ending June nineteenth, nineteen hundred and ninety and open the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-one (under authority of Section 4 of Chapter 7 of the General Laws), July 19, 1990
Thirty-fifth annual report of the Legislative Research Council and the Legislative Research Bureau, November 8, 1989
1989
1988 report of the trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District (under Section 2 of Chapter 383 of the Acts of 1929), January 1989
Annual report of the Division of Public Employee Retirement Administration relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-lving as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 1988 as compared with such index for the year 1987 (under Section 102 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws), February 13, 1989
Biennial report of the Commissioner of Revenue submitting the final equalization and apportionment upon the several cities and towns of the amount of property and the proportion of every one thousand dollars of State and county tax which should be assessed upon each city and town and assessment ratios for classes of property in each city and town (under Section 10C of Chapter 58 of the Genearl Laws), January 31, 1989
Denying access to care: discrimination against persons with HIV infection, October 1989
Local government finance in 1990: an unfolding crisis, December 1989
Report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches, with reference to the Senate amendment...of the House Bill relative to the creation of a revolving trust fund to aid in the financing of water pollution abatement projects
A report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to analysis of the state's fiscal crisis (pursuant to Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws), November 1989
A report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to denying access to care: discrimination against persons with HIV-infection (part three of a series on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Massachusetts), October 1989
A report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to local government finance in 1990: an unfolding crisis (pursuant to Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws, received December 7, 1989), December 1989
A report of the Senate committee on post audit and oversight relative to Massachusetts' financial commitment to public education in the eighties: a multi-state comparative study, October 1989
A report of the special commission established for the purpose of making an investigation and study relative to alternative methods of financing infrastructure construction and repair including, but not limited to, revenue bonds, bond banks, privatization, sale-lease back, user fees, increased utilization of the tax on motor fuels, and tax-increment financing, January 5, 1989
Report of the special committee of the Senate established for the purpose of determining the manner, conditions and extent to which formal sessions of the Senate shall be made accessible to electronic media, including television and radio, October 25, 1988
Report of the special Senate committee relative to the composition and management of the Massachusetts criminal justice training council, and the curriculum and training procedures of said council
Special report of the commissioner of administration clarifying the description of the site of the replacement facility for the Suffolk county house of correction at Deer Island, January 4 1989
Special report of the commissioner of administration relative to corporation excise estimated tax payments (under authority of Section 4 of Chapter 7 of the General Laws), February 21, 1989
Thirty-fourth annual report of the Legislative Research Council and the Legislative Research Bureau, November 9, 1988
Twelfth report of the Massachusetts capital Resource Company relative to its activities for the period ending December 31, 1988 (under Section 20 of Chapter 816 of the Acts of 1977), March 6, 1989
1988
Final report of the Berkshire county charter commission submitting proposed legislation relative to a charter for Berkshire county, April 7, 1988
Report of the committee on human services and elderly affairs on the initiative petition of Larry F. Giordano and others for the passage of an act prohibiting furloughs for persons convicted of first degree murder (see House, No. 4000), April 21, 1988
Sixteenth interim report of the special commission relative to state response to federal tax reform in Massachusetts and other New England states, March 28, 1988
1987
1986 report of the trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District, January 1987
Alternative sentencing, September 30, 1987
Biennial report of the commissioner of revenue submitting the final equalization and apportionment upon the several cities and towns of the amount of property and the proportion of every one thousand dollars of state or county tax which should be assessed up on each city and town and assessment rations for classes of property in each city and town, January 31, 1987
Eighth interim report of the special commission relative to the competitiveness of the Massachusetts tax system in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, January 12, 1987
Eleventh interim report of the special commission relative to the corporations excise tax in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, April 2, 1987
Fifteenth interim report of the special commission relative to taxation of the insurance industry in the development of a tax reform program in the Commonwealth, June 23, 1987
Fourteenth interim report of the special commission relative to property taxation in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, April 16, 1987
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority: the decline and fall of state sovereignty, September 30, 1987
Grand jury, February 25, 1987
Interim report of the joint special committee established to make an investigation and study of a new division of the Commonwealth into one hundred and sixty representative districts, forty senatorial districts and eight executive councillor districts, July 9, 1987
Interim report of the special commission relative to medical professional liability insurance and the nature and consequences of medical malpractice, November, 1987
Ninth interim report of the special commission relative to the residential property tax burden in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, January 12, 1987
Report of the advisory board on legislative, judicial and constitutional officers' compensation relative to the adequacy and expenses of such officers, April 21, 1987
Report of the joint special committee established for the purpose of making an investigation and study relating to the Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Facility at Plymouth, July 1987
Report of the Special Commission established for the purpose of making an investigation and study relative to the adequacy of existing rules and regulations affecting the soft-shelled clam industry, January 15, 1987
Report of the special commission relative to the adequacy of lead poisoning prevention and control efforts in the Commonwealth, January 12, 1987
Second interim report of the joint special committee established for the purpose of making an investigation and study relative to comparable worth in employment and the extent to which sex segregation exists in employment in the Commonwealth, January 12, 1987
Seventh interim report of the special commission relative to the differences in budgetary stress across cities and towns in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, January 12, 1987
Sixth interim report of the special commission relative to the sales tax burden in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, January 12, 1987
Tenth interim report of the special commission relative to providing for a non-property tax option for cities and towns in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, March 31, 1987
The thirteenth interim report of the Special Commission relative to the taxation of banks in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, April 9, 1987
The twelfth interim report of the special commission relative to unitary taxation for corporations in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, April 8, 1987
1986
1985 report of the trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District, January 1986
Fifth interim report of the special commission relative to revenue caps and rainy day funds in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, December 4, 1986
Final report of the special committee established to make an investigation and study relative to "Alzheimer's disease", December 31, 1986
Fourth interim report of the special commission relative to the sales tax in the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, November 24, 1986
Interim report of the special commission relative to the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, October 2, 1986
Interim report of the special committee established to make an investigation and study relative to "Alzheimer's disease," April 8, 1986
Judicial selection in the United States, March 4, 1986
The Massachusetts personal income tax, May 7, 1986
Prisons for profit, July 31, 1986
Prisons for profit (summary), July 31, 1986
Report of the Special Commission established to make an investigation and study relative to low-level radioactive waste, February 18, 1986
Second interim report of the special commission relative to the feasibility of requiring the mandatory use of seat belts on school buses and certain matters related thereto, June 12, 1986
Second interim report of the special commission relative to the personal income tax and the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, October 9, 1986
Third interim report of the special commission relative to the personal income tax and the development of a tax reform program for the Commonwealth, October 30, 1986
Who pays Massachusetts taxes? The residential property tax, December 2, 1986
1985
Report of the joint special committee relative to comparable worth in employment and the extent to which sex segregation exists in employment in the Commonwealth (under house order no. 6547 of 1983)
Third interim report of the special comission established to make an investigation and study of existing statutes for the purpose of determining the liability for release of oil and hazardous materials, August 22, 1985
1984
Elderly witnesses, March 28, 1984
Protection of child victim/witnesses in abuse proceedings, July 10, 1984
Special report of the committee on education relative to improving the quality of public education in the Commonwealth, January 9, 1984
Special report of the Senate committee on rules relative to the rule-making powers of the two branches of the General Court, July 23, 1984
1983
Annual report of the special commission relative to medical professional liability insurance and the nature and consequences of medical malpractice, April 4, 1983
Casino gambling, April 13, 1983
Final report of the special commission established for the purpose of making an investigation and study of the concerns of Vietnam War veterans, December 30, 1983
Final report of the Special Committee on television coverage of the House sessions
Interim report of the special commission established (under Section 291 of Chapter 351 of the Acts of 1981, as amended by Chapter 191 of the Acts of 1982) for the purpose of making an investigation and study of the concerns of the Vietnam War veterans, Senate, January 24, 1983
Interim report of the Special Committee of the Senate established to make an investigation and study relative to seclusion, restraint and deaths in facilities operated by, controlled by or contracted by the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Youth Services and Nursing Homes
Plant closings, June 30, 1983
Report of the Special Commission established to make an investigation and study relative to determining the adequacy of the water supply of the Commonwealth, January 27, 1983
Report of the special commission established (under Senate order no. 1761 of 1982 and most recently revived and continued by Senate order no. 1986 of 1982) to make an investigation and study of the circumstances surrounding the commitment of Vernal Walford to the Northampton State Hospital in 1974, his release, the subsequent murder of Arnold Zeleznick in Miami, Florida, and related matters, Senate, January 20, 1983
Report of the special committee of the Senate established for the purpose of making an investigation and study relative to the recent outbreak of crime and violence on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's rapid transit service with particular emphasis on security provided on the Orange Line, so called, May 24, 1983
Report of the subcommittee authorized by the committee on rules for the purpose of considering changes in the rules of the House of Representatives, November 1983
Second interim report of the special commission relative to the procedures and guidelines for siting hazardous waste facilities, January 11, 1982
User fees and charges, March 9, 1983
1982
Determination of legislative intent, February 16, 1982
Final report of the committee on state administration to make an investigation and study relative to the disposition of surplus state owned property and certain other related matters, January 1982
Fourth interim report of the joint special committee authorized to make an investigation and study relative to the feasibility of a revision of the Massachusetts criminal law statutes for the purpose of establishing a criminal code with uniform sentencing (under House order No. 6595 of 1977 and most recently revived and continued by House order No. 5583 of 1981), December 22, 1981
Regulation of home builders and home improvement contractors, February 8, 1982
Second interim report of the special commission relative to the procedures and guidelines for siting hazardous waste facilities in the Commonwealth, January 11, 1982
Special report of the advisory board on legislative, judicial and constitutional officers' compensation relative to the adequacy of salaries and expenses of such officers, May 5, 1982
Special report of the Department of Education relative to the auditing of reimbursements to all cities and towns for children requiring special education, February 4, 1982
1981
Administrative court system, April 22, 1981
County government in Massachusetts, February 13, 1981
Criminal and fraudulent victimization of the elderly, March 30, 1981
Declining enrollments and the reduction of school personnel, April 30, 1981
Fourth interim report of the joint special committee authorized to make an investigation and study relative to the feasibility of a revision of the Massachusetts Criminal Law Statutes for the purpose of establishing a criminal code with uniform sentencing, December 22, 1981
Gubernatorial executive orders, April 3, 1981
Industrial revenue bond financing, December 10, 1981
Planning for balanced growth and development in the Commonwealth: Fourth interim report of the special commission relative to the effects of growth patterns on the quality of life in the Commonwealth, March 19, 1981
Protection of States Interest in School Building Assistance Grants, January 21, 1981
Report of the special committee on small business
Requiring prior legislative approval of certain consent decrees, March 6, 1981
Report of the joint special committee established for the purpose of recommending a new division of the Commonwealth into congressional districts in conformity with law, December 10, 1981
Special report of the committee on government regulations relative tot he registration of certain hairdressers as aetheticians, January 12, 1981
Special report of the Secretary of Consumer Affairs submitting a plan for the distribution, modification or recodification of the General Laws relative to the Executive Office of Consumer Affairs, November 11, 1981
Special report of the water resources commission relative to the water supply system of the city of Pittsfield, October 7, 1981
Third interim report of the joint special committee authorized to make an investigation and study relative to the feasibility of a revision of the Massachusetts criminal law statutes for the purpose of establishing a criminal code with uniform sentencing, January 12, 1981
Third interim report of the special commission relative to determining the adequacy of the water supply inthe Commonwealth, January 12, 1981
1980
Annual report, 1980
Cigarette bootlegging, April 16, 1980
Comprehensive Management Plan for the Administration of Sludge Treatment, June 19, 1980
Crime on Public Transportation Systems, February 13, 1980
Extent of damages in the Commonwealth caused by the snow, wind, floods and rains of the storm of March 21st and 22d, 1980, June 10, 1980
First interim report of the Special Commission relative to the procedures and guidelines for siting hazardous waste facilities in the Commonwealth, June 25, 1980
Fiscal impact of state administrative regulations, February 13, 1980
Interim report of the Special Commission relating to the civil service law and various other merit systems of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, July 1, 1980
Interim report: Special committee to investigate seclusion, restraint and deaths in state supported facilities, July 1980
Investigation and Study of the Operations, Functions and Adequacy of the Office for Children, July 5, 1980.
Limiting taxation and spending by state and local governments, June 10, 1980
Reorganization of Higher Education, June 30, 1980
Report of the Massachusetts Capital Resource Company, March 3, 1980
Report of the special committee of the House relative to the extent of damages in the Commonwealth, especially in Berkshire county, caused by snow, winds, floods and rains of the storm of March twenty-first and twenty-second, nineteen hundred and eighty, June 10, 1980
Report of the special committee of the House relative to the feasibility of establishing a juvenile offenders program conducted by long-term offenders who are inmates in correctional institutions in the Commonwealth similar to the "Scared Straight", so-called, program in the State of New Jersey
Report of the State Ethics Committee relative to establishing Financial Disclosure Requirements for Officials and Employees of Cities, Towns, and Districts of the Commonwealth, January 7, 1980
Second interim report of the Special Commission relating to the civil service law and various other merit systems of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, December 3, 1980
Second interim report of the special commission relative to determining the adequacy of water supply in the Commonwealth, December 5, 1979
Site tax valuation, March 12, 1980
Special report of the Committee on Transportation relative to the hiring of attorney William Schwartz by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the settlement between said authority and Boeing-Vertol, Inc., April 17, 1980
Special report of the Department of Public Works relative to certain flooding at the Methuen-Haverhill town line, January 7, 1980
Tax-Exempt Securities, April 3, 1980
Third interim report of the Special Commission relative to determining the adequacy of water supply in the Commonwealth, December, 1980
1979
Absentee Voting, January 24, 1979
Annual report, 1979
Annual report of the special commission relative to medical professional liability insurance and the nature and consequences of medical malpractice, June 12, 1979
Biennial report of the Commissioner of Revenue, submitting an equalization and apportionment upon the several cities and towns of the amount of property and the proportion of every one thousand dollars of state or county tax which should be assessed upon each city and town, January 8, 1979
Contractual arrangements in continuing care facilities, February 28, 1979
Court fees, May 21, 1979
First interim report of the special commission relative to corruption involved in certain state and county building contracts, January 8, 1979
First report of the Special Commission relative to establishing an annual emissions inspection program for all motor vehicles and certain matters related thereo, June 27, 1979
Interim report of the Special Commission on the Effects of State Mandated Programs on the Property Tax, December 5, 1979
Legislative carry-over procedures and alternatives, April 4, 1979
Recall of local officials, February 28, 1979
Report of the Joint Special Committee relative to safety for the transportation, storage and siting of storage facilities of liquefied natural gas and other liquefied energy gases, January 8, 1979
Report of the joint special committee relative to the feasibility of a revision of the Massachusetts criminal law statutes for the purpose of establishing a criminal code with uniform sentencing procedure, January 1979
Report of the special commission relative to determing the adequacy of water supply in the Commonwealth, January 1979
Second interim report of the Special Commission Concerning State and County Buildings, January 15, 1979
Such changes in the laws as may be desirable regarding the extent and impact of state laws mandating local expenditures, the extent of state funding provided, and the impact on the property tax burden, January 8, 1979
Trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District, January, 1979
Voter approval of borrowing and property taxes, February 8, 1979
1978
Annual report, 1978
Annual report of the Special Commission relative to medical professional liability insurance and the nature and consequences of medical malpractice (under Section 12 of Chapter 362 of the Acts of 1975), May 1, 1978
A Centralized Elections Administration System, May 3, 1978
The Definition of Death and the Living Will, March 8, 1978
Fourth interim report of the special commission relative to the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to elementary and secondary education as they relate to unequal educational opportunities and services, May 1, 1978
Hydropower licensing procedures, December 27, 1978
Implementing the growth policy consensus: proposals for public action: third interim report of the special commission relative to the effects of growth patterns on the quality of life in the Commonwealth, June 10, 1978
Report of the special commission relative to determining the adequacy of water supply in the Commonwealth, December 1978
State severance taxes, April 21, 1978
Third interim report of the Special Commission relative to the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to elementary and secondary education as they related to unequal educations opportunities and services, March 1, 1978
1977
Act providing cost-of-living salary adjustments for certain employees of the Commonwealth, January 26, 1977
Annual report, 1977
Annual report of the special commission established to make an investigation and study of medical professional liability insurance and the nature and consequences of medical malpractice, December 29, 1976
Final report of the joint special committee established to make an investigation and study of the affirmative action procedure, so-called, for the employment of minorities in the Commonwealth with particular emphasis upon the hiring practices and the contractual obligations of private corporations, unions and quasi public corporations and their relationship with local municipalities as well as the various departments, boards and commissions of the Commonwealth, February 23, 1977
Final report of the Special Commission established to make an investigation and study relative to the feasibility of recodifying the law pertaining to the control of dogs and cats and other matters relative thereto, February 22, 1977
First interim report of the joint committee on taxation authorized to make an investigation and study of certain Senate and House documents, September 1977
Interim report of the House committee on ethics relative to the evaluation of certain allegations and charges that were presented in the recent WBZ-TV television presentation and to prepare written responses to such allegations and charges, October 26, 1977
Interim report of the special commission relative to the awarding of contracts for construction and for materials by counties, cities, towns and districts in cases of extreme emergency and other related matters, October 13, 1977
Regulation of Dealers in Equities, March 16, 1977
Reimbursement of municipal hospitals for general relief care, October 13, 1977
Report of the division of marine and recreational vehicles relative to requiring the licensing of motorboat operators, January 17, 1977
Report of the ethics committee of the House relative to requiring all members to be in their seats during roll calls in the House, August 10, 1977
Report of the ethics committee of the House relative to the purchase and installation of key locks for the electric voting machine switches, August 10, 1977
Report of the House committee on ethics proposing a code of ethics and financial disclosure requirements and changes in the rules governing standards of conduct for the House of Representatives, September 28, 1977
Report of the special committee of the House relative to the extent of damages in Berkshire County caused by the thaw and rains of March, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven, Juny 21, 1977
Report of the special committee of the House relative to the feasibility of closing the Monroe State Prison, December 29, 1977
Second interim report of the committee on taxation relative to providing for a carry-forward of the investment credit under the corporation excise, September 21, 1977
Second interim report of the special commission relative to the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to elementary and secondary education as they relate to unequal educational opportunity and services, August 10, 1977
Second interim report relative to the different kinds of information concerning individuals being stored in computer banks, its possible infringement of the rights of privacy of the individual, and such other matters related thereto, May 19, 1977
Second report of the special commission...to make an investigation and study relative to the effect of the ratification of the proposed amendments to the constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Constitution of the United States prohibiting discrimination on account of sex upon the laws, business communities and public in the Commonwealth, January 17, 1977
Senate committee on ethics: first annual report
Senate committee on ethics: report and recommendations concerning Senators Joseph J.C. DiCarlo and Ronald C. MacKenzie, April 1, 1977
Senate committee on ethics: reports and recommentations concerning standards of conduct for the Massachusetts Senate, August 16, 1977
Seventh interim report of the joint special committee established to study a new division of the Commonwealth into one hundred and sixty representative districts, forty senatorial districts, and either councillor districts, May 2, 1977
Sixth interim report of the joint special committee established for the purpose of studying (1) a new division of the Commonwealth into representative districts and (2) a new division of the Commonwealth into forty senatorial and eight executive councillors districts, April 20, 1977
Special report of the commissioner of insurance relative to the mandatory offer by insurance companies of additional motor vehicle liability coverage, September 1, 1977
State agencies regulating motor vehicles, April 13, 1977
1976
Annual report, 1976
Election of School Committees, January 12, 1976
Establishing a metropolitan services financing district in the Boston metropolitan area, August 4, 1976
Evaluating the extent of the use of asbestos as fireproofing in the schools and public buildings of the Commonwealth and its containment and removal, December 29, 1976
Final report of the joint special commission to make an investigation and study relative to the crime of shoplifting, February 1976
First interim report of the special commission relative to the feasibility of including a provision for bicycle paths in the design of federally-aided and state-aided roads, December 10, 1976
Interim report of the special commission established to make an investigation and study of medical professional liability insurance and the nature and consequences of medical malpractice, January 8, 1976
Interim report of the special commission relative to the awarding of contracts for construction and for materials by counties, cities, towns and districts
Planned program budget system, June 30, 1976
Political activities and public employees, December 29, 1976
Preserving Massachusetts' prime agricultural land: Second interim report of the special commission relative to the effects of growth patterns on the quality of life in the Commonwealth, August 16, 1976
Report of a special commission established (under Chapter 77 of the Resolves of 1974 and most recently revived and continued by Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 1976) to make an investigation and study relative to the procedures employed by vocational schools and regional vocational schools in the Commonwealth, June 1976
Report of the special commission relative to the needs of certain handicapped persons in the area of transportation, education and training and related matters (under Chapter 86 of the Resolves of 1972 and most recently revived and continued by Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 1976), August 5, 1976
Report of the special committee of the House relative to the budget and physical adequacy of the Eastern Norfolk District Court located in the city of Quincy, October 12, 1976
Special report of the Department of Environmental Management (under Chapter 9 of the Resolves of 1975) relative to the feasibility of establishing a state park in honor of Horace Mann in the town of Franlkin, January 8, 1976
Vandalism of public property, May 19, 1976
1975
Annual report, 1975
Certain major policy areas of the Quabbin Reservoir under the control of the Metropolitan District Commission, January 6, 1975
Commercial Bribery, February 26, 1975
Conflict of interest law and the separation of powers, July 3, 1975
An Elementary Demonstration Scholarship Program, April 30, 1974
Eleventh report of the Special Legislative Commission on marine boundaries and resources on the matter of offshore oil development on Georges Bank, March 1975
Fifth interim report of the Special Commission relative to the regulation of the location and operation of electric utility generation and transmission facilities and other related matters, January 6, 1975
Final report of the special commission established to make an investigation and study relative to the current financial management practices of the Commonwealth, July 21, 1975
Final report of the Special Commission relative to the pricing and marketing procedures of grocery store chains in the Commonwealth, September 8, 1975
First interim report: Special Legislative Commission on Employment, July 21, 1975
Fourth interim report of the special comission relative to the enforceability of the provisions of law restricting the weight of vehicles upon public ways (under Chapter 8 of the Resolves of 1973 and most recently revived and continued by Chapter 10 of the Resolves of 1975), August 19, 1975
Interim report of the joint special commission on facilities for the mentally retarded, March 1975
Interim report of the Special Commission relative to the effect of present growth patterns on the quality of life in the Commonwealth, July 21, 1975
Interim report of the special commission relative to the awarding of contracts for construction and for materials by counties, cities, towns, and districts in cases of extreme emergency and other related matters, November 19, 1975
Interim report of the special commission relative to the effect of the prisoner furlough program on the citizens of the Commonwealth, October 29, 1975
Interim report of the special commission relative to the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to elementary and secondary education as they relate to unequal educations opportunity and services, July 21, 1975
An investigation and study of the causes for the failure of certain state mental hospitals to receive accreditation and the alternative courses of action the state might take August 21, 1975
Laws of the Commonwealth Pertaining to Elementary and Secondary Education As They Relate to Unequal Educational Opportunity and Services, June 21, 1975
Minor Political Parties and Independent Candidates, May 21, 1975
Report of the committee on natural resources and agriculture authorized to make an investigation and study relative to the feasibility of establishing inexpensive spay and neuter clinics, December 1974
Report of the committee on natural resources and agriculture to make an investigation and study relative to various fisheries and wildlife, marine fisheries and other environmental matters, December, 1974
Report of the special commission relative to the efficient use of ionizing radiation, May 27, 1975
Report of the special committee of the house of its investigation and study of the feasibility of supplanting the present system of welfare payments with a "workfare"system, so-called, as used in other states, January 1975
Report of the special senate committee on mental hospital acceditation, January 1975
Restricting the application of state laws adding to local government costs, April 15, 1975
Revising statewide initiative and referendum provisions of the Massachusetts Constitution, February 4, 1975
Special report of the joint committee on commerce and labor relative to a new electronic pricing concept devised by supermarket chains whereby prices on products will be displayed only on shelves as opposed to the product itself, January 1975
Special report of the Department of Natural Resources relative to the Deerfield River Basin area, February 1975
Special report of the Department of Public Works relative to the construction of certain bridges and raods in the City of Boston and certain other highway matters (authorized by Chapter 30 of the Resolves of 1974)
Special report of the joint committee on government regulations authorized to make an investigation and study relative to sports pool betting and other related matters (under House order no. 5083 of 1971 and most recently revived and continued by House order no. 5325 of 1975), August 25, 1975
State ombudsman, January 22, 1975
School finance reform in Massachusetts: interim report of the Special Commission on Unequal Educational Opportunity, April 28, 1975
Third interim report [investigation and study...relative to improving the recreational facilities and expanding the recreation, travel, vacation and tourist industry of the Commonwealth
1974
Act providing a local-aid transportation authorization to assist highway and transit development in cities and towns throughout the Commonwealth
Certificate of Need and A Unified State Hospital System, March 27, 1974
Final report of the Committee on Urban Affairs relative to changes in the subdivision control law authorized by House Order No. 2517 of 1974, December 24, 1974
Massachusetts transit systems and aid programs, April 25, 1974
Newspaper publication of public notices and legal advertisements, February 13, 1974
Order of Names on the Ballot, January 9, 1974
Political party structure and public campaign funding, January 23, 1974
Report of the special commission relative to the authorization of savings banks to accept demand deposits, September 7, 1974
Report of the special committe of the House to make an investigation and study of the feasibility of supplanting the present system of welfare payments with a "workfare" system, so-called, as used in other states, January 7, 1974
The Special Legislative Commission on Privacy: First interim report of the Special Commission established to make an investigation and study relative to the different kinds of information concerning individuals being stored in computer banks, its possible infringement of the rights of privacy of the individual, and such other matters related thereto, December 24, 1974
Special report of the executive office of environmental affairs relative to the identification, designation and protection of critical environmental concern areas, January 6, 1974
A Subdivision Control Administrator, April 10, 1974
Railroad Service from Boston to Brockton/Cape Cod, March 27, 1974
Voting by prisoners and the mentally ill, December 30, 1974
1973
Annual report, 1973
Changing the size of the House of Representatives and the census basis of legislative redistricting, May 30, 1973
County home rule, August 29, 1973
Juvenile probation services, May 21, 1973
Metric conversion, October 3, 1973
Multiple Officeholding, February 7, 1973
State aid to private higher educational institutions and students, February 28, 1973
Voter identification, January 22, 1973
1972
Annual report, 1972
Commercial Income Tax Preparers, February 9, 1972
Directory of research units of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Massachusetts state government, January 5, 1972
Equal Rights Constitutional Amendment, June 16, 1972
Leasing of Facilities for Governmental Purposes, April 5, 1972
Massachusetts power authority
School Committees and Feasible Alternatives, January 26, 1972
State assumption of certain real property tax exemptions, May 10, 1972
1971
Annual report, 1971
Civil Defense, January 27, 1971
Compulsory arbitration of public employees labor disputes, March 16, 1971
Duties and powers of the Lieutenant Governor, December 29, 1971
Form of government in large towns, March 16, 1971
Lowering the age of majority
Popular Constitutional Conventions, February 24, 1971
Preservation of the natural environment, April 7, 1971
Revising the municipal home rule amendment, December 29, 1971
State assumption of local education costs and provision of equal educational opportunity, April 7, 1971
Unemployment compensation for public employees, December 8, 1971
1970
Annual report, 1970
Assessment of Agricultural Land, February 20, 1970
Housing code and enforcement, July 29, 1970
Judical compensation and related benefits, January 28, 1970
Mandatory Retirement of Judges at Age 70, February 24, 1970
New towns, July 29, 1970
The Payment of Teachers' Salaries in Private Schools, April 2, 1970
Regional government, January 26, 1970
The State Library, March 11, 1970
Tax Exemption of Railroad Rights-of-Way, April 2, 1970
Voluntary municipal merger procedures, March 11, 1970
Voter Participation at State and Municipal Elections, January 28, 1970
1969
Annual report, 1969
Changing the legislative apportionment procedure and reducing the size of the House of Representatives, April 16, 1969
Classification and assessment of real property, May 21, 1969
Collective bargaining and local government employees, January 14, 1969
Federal assistance to cities and towns, January 29, 1969
Motor Vehicle Title Act, December 18, 1969
Presidential pre-primary practices, January 27, 1969
Selected problems of urban rehabilitation in Massachusetts, July 30, 1969
State Programs for the Prevention of Malnutrition, February 26, 1969
Vacancies in Constitutional Offices, February 26, 1969
1968
Annual report, 1968
Credit for unused sick leave, January 3, 1968
Free Tuition at State Colleges, February 6, 1968
Lower Voting Ages, March 13, 1968
Prepaid educational scholarship plans, January 25, 1968
Promotion of the port of Boston, June 5, 1968
Recesses of the General Court, February 28, 1968
Regulation of the Automotive Industry, March 1968
Restricting the zoning power to city and county governments, June, 1968
Rule-making power of the Supreme Judicial Court, January 22, 1968
Statute of limitations for malpractice against architects, engineers and surveyors
Underground Shopping Complexes, January 31, 1968
Massachusetts Implementation of the National Highway Safety Act of 1966, January 30, 1968
1967
Annual report, 1967
Determination of gubernatorial disability, February 1, 1967
Fiscal estimates for proposed legislation, January 25, 1967
A Graduated State Income Tax for Massachusetts, March 29, 1967
Highway beautification and abandoned vehicles, March 29, 1967
Migratory Labor, May 31, 1967
Reimbursement of Legal Costs to Indicted Public Officials, February 13, 1967
1966
Absentee voting, February 21, 1966
Constitutional revision procedures, March 8, 1966
Four year term for legislators, February 23, 1966
Historic preservation program for cities and towns, January 10, 1966
Initial Repayment of State Serial Bond Maturities, March 23, 1966
Massachusetts Fishing Development Authority, December 27, 1966
Reduced fares for the elderly, January 17, 1966
Shortened Voter Residence Requirements, March 9, 1966
State and local apportionments, January 26, 1966
Water shortage and industrial water use and reuse, April 27, 1966
1965
Boston Multi-Purpose Sports Facility, July 14, 1965
Executive branch reorganization, February 8, 1965
Extension of time for gubernatorial action on bills, July 15, 1965
Higher Education for Greater Boston, February 1965
Industrial development of cities and towns, February 3, 1965
Joint Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, March 3, 1965
Municipal home rule, March 10, 1965
State Police Promotions, June 30, 1965
Taxation of Leased Business Equipment, February 1, 1965
1964
Combining State Departments of Public Welfare, Public Health and Mental Health, March 25, 1964
Extending the Labor Relations Law to Include Certain Non-Profit Institutions, January 23, 1964
