Bills Sponsored by Rep. Leigh Davis


HB356 (HD3842) - An Act concerning horse racing and simulcasting within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HB538 (HD2748) - An Act regarding school regionalization
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HB923 (HD1385) - An Act relative to reasonable Mass Wildlife Board expense reimbursement
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HB924 (HD2478) - An Act relative to the Great Barrington Fire District
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HB1632 (HD2699) - An Act relative to legal advertisements in online-only newspapers
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: Amends GL 4:13 relative to legal notices required to be published in newspapers and electronic publications, to establish that for an online-only newspaper that does not maintain a print publication, publication on its own website and on a statewide website will satisfy the publication requirement of the statute.
HB1633 (HD1879) - An Act updating and clarifying the statute relating to “upskirting”
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HB1634 (HD2209) - An Act relative to sexual assaults by adults in positions of authority or trust
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: Adds a new Section 13B¾ to GL Chapter 265, defining penalties for sexual assault by mandated reporters or other people in positions of trust, authority or supervision over a child; imposes a term of imprisonment for indecent assault and battery by a person in a position of trust or a mandated reporter, on a child between the ages of 14 and 18, of up to 10 years in a state prison, or up to 2½ years in a house of correction; imposes a mandatory minimum term of ten years in a state prison for indecent assault and battery by a person in a position of trust or a mandated reporter on a child under the age of 14; further details penalties for sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse with a child between the ages of 16 and 18; prohibits continuing such cases without a finding or placing such cases on file; categorizes children under the age of 18 as unable to consent to any such conduct; regulates statutes of limitations for such offenses.
HB2385 (HD2234) - An Act establishing a special commission on avian influenza (H5N1)
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HB3311 (HD875) - An Act advancing equity for rural communities receiving state grants
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: Adds a new Section 64 to GL Chapter 7 directing the Secretary of Administration and Finance to require that all departments, commissions, offices, boards, divisions, institutions or other agencies administering grant programs give preference to rural communities, particularly those that intend to use funds to regionalize or share services, and to grant applicants that serve rural communities; further directs said Secretary to require all such agencies to identify and inform rural communities of any discretionary grant programs and incentives for which such communities wishing to regionalize or share services could benefit from preferences under this section; defines rural communities as those with population densities of less than 500 persons per square mile.
HB3589 (HD2585) - An Act establishing a choreographer laureate of the commonwealth
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: Establishes a position for an honorary choreographer laureate of the commonwealth, to be appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates developed by a 5-member nominating committee.   
HB3645 (HD962) - An Act designating a portion of state highway Route 7A in the town of Lenox as the Ross B. Dindio Memorial Highway
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HB3646 (HD1472) - An Act establishing the quarterly allocation of Chapter 90 funds for cities and towns
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HB3647 (HD2444) - An Act promoting equitable distribution of Chapter 90 funds
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HB3908 (HD4454) - An Act to establish a recall procedure for elective town offices in the town of Monterey
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2224 - An Act to establish an emergency medical services treatment-in-place (TIP) pilot program
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2225 - An Act establishing an emergency medical services licensure compact
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2227 - An Act to require CPR training and promote careers in emergency medical services
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2228 - An Act establishing a special commission on emergency medical services
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2229 - An Act establishing a microtransit fund
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2230 - An Act to declare emergency medical services an essential service
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2231 - An Act establishing a farm-to-institution pilot program
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2232 - An Act relative to affordable health insurance for nonprofits
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2233 - An Act relative to the designated market area for Berkshire County
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD2730 - An Act relative to renewing and expanding the Accelerated Bridge Program
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD3420 - An Act exempting Fairview Hospital from determination of need requirements
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.
HD4491 - An Act authorizing the Dalton Fire District to continue the employment of interim fire chief Christopher Francis Cachat
Sponsor: Rep. Leigh Davis (D)
Summary: No summary available yet.