THE REVERE ADVOCATE – Friday, February 14, 2020 Page 17 Winthrop).”So I think that this today was meant strictly, not so much to reopen the whole discussion or debate relative to, you know, marijuana sales but to clarify the powers that the Cannabis Control Commission has.” “This legislation is clearly necTHE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records votes of local representatives from the week of February 3-7. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week. PROTECT DISABLED PERSONS – NICKY’S BILL (H 4296) House 154-0, Senate on a voice vote without a roll call, gave fi nal approval to and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a measure that would establish a registry that identifi es individuals who have been found to have committed abuse against persons with disabilities. The measure was fi led by Sen. Mike Moore (D-Millbury) at the request of a constituent who is the mother of Nicky, an intellectually disabled and non-verbal individual. Nicky had been inappropriately restrained and struck multiple times by her caretaker. Under current law, unless the offender is criminally convicted, no system exists to identify caretakers and prevent them from fi nding employment with another provider licensed by the state. “Enacting this registry will help disrupt a cycle of abuse of individuals with disabilities and put in place common-sense protections that families in the commonwealth deserve,” said Moore. “There are clear benefits to screening prospective employees who intend to work within the licensed caretaker fi eld and I am hopeful that the bill will advance to the governor’s desk to help protect our most vulnerable residents like Nicky.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) Rep. Bob DeLeo Yes Rep. RoseLee Vincent Yes GIVE POWER TO CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION (H 4367) House 122-33, approved and sent to the Senate legislation a bill that would give the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) the power to review, regulate and enforce Home Community Agreements (HCAs) and stop municipalities from demanding payments beyond what the law allows. Business owners have complained that cities or towns are demanding more from businesses than state laws allow. Current law requires a business that applies for a marijuana business licenses to enter into an HCA before the CCC will consider an application. The law stipulates that those agreements cannot run for more than fi ve years and that the community impact fee paid to the municipality by the licensee cannot exceed three percent of the establishment’s gross sales. “What we heard from some of the folks where there was no clarifi cation as to enforcement, where they could go if they felt that they were wrong and some felt that the legislation as is right now wasn’t clear enough,” said House Speaker Bob DeLeo (Dessary in order to prevent municipalities from demanding cannabis operators to make payments beyond what the law allows,” said Jim Borghesani, former communications director for the 2016 marijuana legalization campaign. “I hope the Senate passes the measure and that the governor signs it. I also hope the Cannabis Control Commission uses the power that this legislation would provide.” “I believe that towns should be in charge of their own destiny,” said Rep. Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk) who voted against the measure. “The elected offi cials of a town are much better suited to understanding the individual needs and complexities of their community than by some appointed board in Boston.” “The bill empowers the Cannabis Control Commission to ‘review, regulate and enforce,’ all host community agreements and allows the state agency to reject certain provisions in these agreements by deeming them unenforceable even if such agreements meet the requirements of the law’ said Rep. Hannah Kane (R-Shrewsbury) The expansion of this regulatory power granted to the Cannabis Control Commission impedes on the right of parties to freely contract and for this fundamental reason – I voted against the legislation.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against it.) Rep. Bob DeLeo Yes Rep. RoseLee Vincent Yes HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been fi led. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of February 3-7, the House met for a total of eight hours and 21 minutes while the Senate met for a total of one hour and 41 minutes. Mon. February 3 House 11:07 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. Senate 11:46 a.m. to 12:02 p.m. Tues. February 4 No House session No Senate session Wed. February 5 House 11:02 a.m. to 6:06 p.m. No Senate session Thurs. February 6 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:31 a.m. Senate 11:23 a.m. to 12:48 p.m. Fri. February 7 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ SU19P2302EA Estate of: Date of Death: INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner of . of has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve on the bond.
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