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Page 16 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 7, 2025 SWIM | FROM PAGE 14 to a 79-61 win over host Revere and clinched their 4th consecutive GBL Championship. The win was Malden’s 7th straight this season, after a season-opening upset loss at Medford. With the win over Revere, Malden soared to 7-1, topping Medford 5-1-1, including a “revenge” win over the Mustangs. Malden took the lead early and never let up. Here are most of the Malden results: • 200 Medley Relay: 1st – Katie Rice, Kevin Lin, Yinjie Wang, Ivan Zhu, 2:18.39; 3rd – Yingyan Xia, CLIMATE | FROM PAGE 8 ies and towns across the Commonwealth receive similar support and grant funding through DOER’s Green Communities Division. The awards were presented at the Massachusetts State House by Secretary TepBrian Pan, Danielle Harrington, Dante Federico, 2:127.5. • 200 Freestyle: 1st – Alden Deronja, 2:10.91; 2nd – Weiqi Du, 2:35.09; 3rd – Gordon Zeng, 2:37.60. 200 Freestyle Relay: 1st – Ian Ian Ho, Sophia Huynh, Dante Federico, Katie Rice, 2:04.59; 2nd – Hailey Tran, Sarahy Escobar Ayala, Kevin Lin, Weiqi Du, 2:10.57; 3rd – Yingyan Xia, Danielle Harrington, Gordon Zeng, Ivan Zhu, 2:10.75. • 200 Individual Medley: 1st – Katie Rice, 2:41.90; 2nd – Danielle Harrington, 2:50.91; 3rd – Brian Pan, 3:03.51. • 50 Freestyle: 1st – Hailey Tran, 26.91. per, Commissioner Mahony and Commissioner Baacke. State agencies and public higher education campuses have made significant clean energy and sustainability progress, including collectively installing 33 megawatts of solar PV, reducing heating oil use by more than 88 percent, installBeacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 22,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSterList—the popular newsletter that chronicles news and informed analysis about what’s going on up on Beacon Hill, in Massachusetts politics, policy, media and influence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications. MASSterlist will be e-mailed to you FREE every Monday through Friday morning and will give you a leg up on what’s happening in the blood sport of Bay State politics. For more information and to get your free subscription, go to: https:// MASSterList/subscribe/ THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. When the 2024 legislative session ended on January 1, thousands of bills that did not get final approval by the House and Senate died. Beacon Hill Roll Call’s research highlights four major bills that were easily approved by the Senate but died from inaction in the House. Three of the measures died in the House Ways and Means Committee. Under House rules, any individual representative can move to discharge any bill from the Ways and Means Committee. There is a 7-day waiting period prior to the House considering the motion to discharge. The discharge motion must receive a majority vote of the members present. If the measure is discharged from the committee, the committee has four days within which to report out the measure for placement on the House’s agenda for action. A bill may also be discharged from the Ways and Means Committee by any representative by filing a petition signed by a majority of the House. The bill would then be discharged seven days later and go onto the House agenda for the next session. Rarely are either of those methods used to discharge a bill from a committee. Some critics say that sometimes bills are held up in committee because someone in a high position of power either inside or outside the Statehouse is opposed to it. An ex-state representative who wished to remain anonymous told Beacon Hill Roll Call, "Although under House rules, every representative has the power to attempt to discharge a bill, hardly any attempt is made to do this out of fear of offending and alienating the powerful speaker, his leadership team and committee chairs." Beacon Hill Roll Call’s archives show that motions to discharge a bill from a committee and bring it • 100 Butterfly: 1st – Katie Rice, 1:17.72; 2nd – Ian Ian Ho, 1:25.91; 4th – Gordon Zeng, 1:38.67. • 100 Freestyle: 1st – Weiqi Du, 1:11.21; 3rd – Sophia Huynh, 1:18.21; 4th – Sarahy Escobar Ayala, 1:24.32. • 100 Backstroke: 1st – Ian Ian Ho, 1:20.03; 2nd – Yingyan Xia, 1:21.60; 3rd – Tara Villatore, 1:42:14. • 500 Freestyle: 1st – Alden Deronja, 5:32.81; 2nd – Yinjie Wang, 7:05.46; 3rd – Ivan Zhu, 7:10.78. • 400 Freestyle Relay: 1st – Ian Ian Ho, Weiqi Du, Gordon Zeng, Hailey Tran, 4:32.84; 2nd – Yinjie Wang, Danielle Harrington, Ivan Zhu, Alden Deronja, 4:33.76; ing 518 electric vehicle charging stations with a total of 917 ports and creating and managing about 376 acres of pollinator habitats on state lands, all of which has contributed to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from onsite fossil fuel use by about 24 percent from a 2004 baseline. to the full House for debate and a vote was a common practice back in the 1970s and 1980s. Beacon Hill Roll Call contacted the office of House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy) and House Ways and Means chair Aaron Michlewitz (D-Boston) several times last week and asked why these bills, easily approved by the Senate, died in the House. Neither office responded. Here are the four bills that were easily approved by the Senate but died in the House. Beacon Hill Roll Call asked the Senate sponsor of each bill how they feel about it dying in the House and whether they have filed the bill for consideration in the 2025-2026 session. MAKE OBTAINING ID CARDS EASIER FOR HOMELESS PERSONS (S 2251) On July 27, 2023, the Senate 380, approved and sent to the House legislation that would make it easier for homeless youth and adults to secure free state ID cards. The House took no action on the bill and it died. Supporters said that currently a person experiencing homelessness faces prohibitive fees and documentation requirements when trying to obtain an ID card. They noted that this legislation removes those barriers by eliminating fees and only requiring that applicants present documentation showing that they are currently receiving services provided by the state, a homeless service provider or another service provider. They argued that ID cards are necessary for applying for jobs, enrolling in school, interacting with 4th – Vicky Chen, Esther Mei Noche, Sofia Evoras, Tara Villatore, 6:16.10. Following are most of the Revere High Patriots’ results from the Garfield School: • 200 Medley Relay: 2nd – Nicola Avila, Jon Begolli, Wilson Feng, Jean Builes-Uribe, 2:26.87; 5th – Leah Zuniga, Adine Louin, Ron Begolli, Aiden Lopez, 3:25.93; 6th – Walid Chalg, Mouss Housny, Yassine Haari, Nasser Lafonai, 3:34.16. • 200 Freestyle: 4th – Aiden Lopez, 3:44.37. • 200 Individual Medley: 4th – Nicolas Avila, 4:03.05. On the municipal side, 297 of Massachusetts’ 351 cities and towns hold a Green Communities designation. Approximately 90 percent of Massachusetts’ residents live in a Green Community. These 297 communities have committed to reducing municipal energy consumption by 20 law enforcement, accessing government buildings, opening financial accounts and many other basic services that many take for granted. Last week, sponsor Sen. Robyn Kennedy (D-Worcester) told Beacon Hill Roll Call, “This bill reflects a continued commitment to addressing homelessness, building on the work of my predecessor and in collaboration with the Coalition for the Homeless. It represents an important step in supporting our most vulnerable residents, and I appreciate the efforts of all advocates and stakeholders involved. As it moves forward this session, I look forward to working with colleagues in the Senate to pass it again. I defer to my colleagues in the House to get it passed in their chamber.” MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS (S 2491) On October 26, 2023, the Senate 38-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that would require all prisons, homeless shelters and K-12 schools to maintain free menstrual products, including sanitary napkins, tampons and underwear liners in private and public restrooms and to make them available in a “convenient manner that does not stigmatize any persons seeking the products.”The House took no action on the bill and it died. Supporters said that according to the Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition, approximately one in seven children in Massachusetts is living in poverty and struggles to pay for menstrual products. They argued that research shows that the inability to access menstrual • 50 Freestyle: 2nd – Wilson Feng, 27.22 seconds; 4th – Jon Begolli, 29:02 seconds. • 200 Butterfly: 3rd – Wilson Feng, 1:34.89. • 100 Freestyle: 2nd – Jean Builes, 1:15.15; 5th – Adine Louin, 1:30.14; 6th – Ron Begolli, 1:38.07. • 500 Freestyle: 4th – Leah Zuniga, 8:22.70. • 200 Freestyle Relay: 4th – Adine Luin, Ron Begolli, Nicolas Avila, Jon Begolli, 2:23.25; 5th – Aiden Lopez, Walid Chalg, Yassine Haari, Nasser Lafonai, 2:51.03. • 100 Breaststroke: 3rd – Jon Begolli, 1:39.65; 5th – Ron Begolli, 2:19.75. percent over five years. More than $185 million in Designation Grants and Competitive Grants have been awarded to Green Communities since the program began in 2009 to fund clean energy and energy efficiency projects across municipal buildings, facilities and schools. products affects students’ class attendance. They also noted that women facing homelessness or who are incarcerated face high barriers to access, with Massachusetts shelters reporting that menstrual products are among the least donated items. They argued that restricted access in shelters and prisons means that products can be used as bargaining chips and tools of control for people in vulnerable circumstances. Last week, sponsor Sen. Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville) told Beacon Hill Roll Call, “I refiled the bill and am hopeful for its passage.” HIV PREVENTION DRUGS (S 2480) On October 26, 2023, the Senate 38-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that would allow pharmacists to prescribe, dispense and administer a short-term supply (60days once in a two-year period) of HIV prevention drugs, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to a patient without a prescription. The House took no action on the bill and it died. The bill requires pharmacists to provide counseling to the patient regarding the use of PrEP, to inform the patient’s primary care doctor that the pharmacist has prescribed the drug, to connect patients without a primary care provider with a health care provider for ongoing care and to obtain a prescription for PrEP. Under the bill, pharmacists could only prescribe PrEP to patients who BHRC | SEE PAGE 17

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