THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 26, 2024 each branch. SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET Beacon 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://lp. constantcontactpages.com/su/ aPTLucKs THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the LEAGUE | FROM PAGE 13 bel and gone completely in the other direction – up! As the season approaches its midway mark, Somerville is perfect in Greater Boston League play at 6-0 and 7-2 overall. With just one more league game left in its first time around, versus Chelsea Wednesday this week, it’s a good bet they get past the first time around unbeaten. If Malden has any hope at a shot at its first GBL baseball title in 30 years – since 1994 – then Monday’s road trip to Somerville’s Trum Field is essential, a “must win” at all costs. With all of the other teams knocking each other left and right, at this point, the GBL title really looks like it’s Somerville’s to lose. **** Defending champ Revere and Malden serving up a GBL battle at the top in Boys Volleyball With only a few years as an official program in 2023, the upstart Revere High Patriots Boys Volleyball program reeled off a bunch of wins and captured the GBL title last season. Head Coach Lianne O’Hara Mimmo took over the program in 2019 and revved the engines right to the GBL Championship with the Patriots’ best-ever, 16-4 overall record. This year, led by senior captain and outside hitter Ruben Rodriguez, Revere is once again at the top of the list in the GBL, tied with Malden – both with 6-1 league records. Revere’s roster includes Isaac Portillo, Kawan Dias, Lucas Jiminez, Jacob Lopez, Ruben Rodriguez, Melih Yilmaz, Christopher Choc Chavez, Rayan Echelh, Medhi Echelh, Joao Almeida, Juan Perez, Omar Solano Garcia and Preston Kimemiah. Malden’s only loss was a 3-0 shutout to Revere at the Revere High School gym, while the Patriots’ only league House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators' and representatives’ votes onbills that are currently in separate House-Senate conference committees which are trying to hammer out a compromise version of each bill following House and Senate approval of different versions of the bill. The members of a conference committee are appointed by the Senate president and House speaker. Once a conference committee works out a compromise version, the full House and Senate vote on that version which, if approved, goes to the governor for her signature. Here are some bills currently in conference committees, or soon to be in a conference committee, and how senators and representatives voted on the version originally approved by INCLUDING $250 MILLION FUNDING FOR SHELTERS (H 4466 and S 2711) House 121-33, Senate 32-8, approved different versions of a supplemental budget that includes an additional $250 million in funding for the Emergency Assistance Program that funds the emergency family shelter system which houses migrants. Other provisions keep in place some pandemic-era programs, set to expire, including allowing restaurants to sell beer, wine and cocktails for take-out and expanding outdoor dining. The bills have been in conference committee since March 28. (A “Yes” vote is for the budget. A "No" vote is against it.) Rep. Paul Donato Rep. Steven Ultrino Sen. Jason Lewis Yes Yes Yes USE INTEREST FROM STATE’S “RAIN DAY FUND” TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL FUNDS (H 4446 and S 2554) House 154-0, Senate 39-0, approved different version of a bill that would leverage the interest from the state's Rainy Day Fund to better compete for federal dollars, to ensure the state rePage 17 ceives the maximum possible share of federal funds and to pay down the state’s long term debt liabilities. The Rainy Day Fund currently has a historic balance of $8.2 billion. The bills have been in conference committee since March 25. (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Rep. Paul Donato Rep. Steven Ultrino Sen. Jason Lewis Yes Yes Yes APPROVE FIREARMS CHANGES (H 4139 and S 2572) House 120-38,Senate 37-3, approved different versions of a bill that would change some of the state’s gun laws including limiting the carrying of guns into public places including schools, polling places, government buildings and the private residences of others, with an exemption for law enforcement. Another provision would crack down on the spread of ghost guns -- unserialized and untraceable firearms. The bills have been in conference committee since February 29. (A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against it.) Rep. Paul Donato Rep. Steven Ultrino Sen. Jason Lewis loss was a 3-2 slip on the road at Chelsea. Probably regarded as an upset at the time to the Red Devils, it does not look like it as much right now. Chelsea, at 4-1 in the league (its only loss, 3-0 at Malden) has made it a threeteam race in the GBL. Malden was up-and-down earlier in the season, but program founder and Head Coach Dan Jurkowski has the Golden Tornado ship pointed in the right direction. Key games for Malden are coming up quick: back-toback Wednesday home dates, hosting Chelsea on May 1 and a week later hosting Revere on May 8. Both are 5:15 p.m. starts. **** Medford, Everett and Revere going at for Girls Softball lead in GBL Medford’s unbeaten (for now) in the Greater Boston League Girls Softball race, as Everett and Revere jockey for the top spot as well. It looks like it will be a three-team race moving forward with Medford unbeaten (5-0 GBL) and Everett (5-1 GBL) and Revere (5-2 GBL) close behind as the first league go-around concludes soon. Returning GBL champ Everett is not going away anytime soon, but at 6-1 overall (5-1 GBL), its only stumble is a 5-2 loss to Medford earlier this week on Monday. The Crimson Tide softball roster includes freshman Mia Allen, senior Arabela Cvitkusic, junior Jayla DaVilla, senior Stephany DeSouza, freshman Olivia Dresser, senior Alessandra Foster, senior Emma Longmore, junior Emilia Maria-Babcock, senior Bryanna Mason, senior Gianna Masucci, junior Kassidy Rivera, senior Chloe Salvi, junior Ashley Seward, junior Alexa Uga and junior Peyton Warren. Revere, at 5-2 GBL (5-2 overall) is looking to challenge as well, but did not fare well in its first two matchups with the leaders Everett and Medford. **** Yes Yes Yes EMPLOYERS MUST DISCLOSE A SALARY RANGE WHEN POSTING A JOB (H 4109 and S 2484) House 148-8, Senate 38-1, different versions of a bill, dubbed the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act, which would require employers with 25 or more employees to disclose a salary range when posting a job position. The bills have been in conference committee since October 30. (A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against it.) Rep. Paul Donato Rep. Steven Ultrino Sen. Jason Lewis Yes Yes Yes REVENGE PORN AND TEEN SEXTING (H 4241 and S 2703) House 151-0, Senate 40-0, approved different versions of a bill that would prohibit the posting of sexually explicit images of another person online without their permission— commonly referred to as “revenge porn.” The practice is often used by ex-spouses or ex-partners. Massachusetts is one of only two states that does not have a law about this crime. The measure makes it illegal to do so and BHRC | SEE PAGE 18 GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE STANDINGS GIRLS SOFTBALL Team Medford Everett Revere Lynn Classical Lynn English Malden Somerville Chelsea BOYS BASEBALL Team Somerville Lynn Classical Malden Medford Lynn English 2 Revere Everett Chelsea BOYS LACROSSE Team Medford Malden Lynn Somerville Revere Somerville Malden Medford Everett Revere GBL All 5-0 5-1 5-1 6-1 5-2 6-2 4-2 2-3 1-5 4-3 3-3 1-4 1-6 2-6 0-6 0-6 GBL All 6-0 4-2 7-2 4-3 3-3 6-3 2-2 1-5 -2 2-3 2-3 3-4 1-6 1-6 0-5 2-5 GBL All 5-0 7-1 3-2 4-3 3-3 2-3 4-5 3-4 0-5 0-5 GIRLS LACROSSE Team GBL All 4-0 4-2 3-1 3-3 2-2 2-4 1-3 1-4 0-4 0-6
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