Page 14 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, June 28, 2019 Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on two roll calls from the week of June 17-21. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week. SUBSCRIBE TO MASSTERLIST - IT’S FREE! Join more than 17,000 other people from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens who start their morning with a copy of MASSterList! MASSterList is a daily ensemble of news and commentary about the Legislature, Politics, Media and Judiciary of Massachusetts drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications selected by widely acclaimed and highly experienced editor Jay Fitzgerald. Jay introduces each article in his own clever and never-boring, inimitable way. Go to: www.massterlist. com/subscribe Type in your email address and in 15 seconds you will be signed up for a free subscription. GROWING HEMP (H 3535) House 152-0, approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would allow farmers with agricultural deed restrictions on their land to grow hemp. It would also qualify hemp farmers for the property tax breaks currently given to growers of other crops. The state’s Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program, according to its website, “helps to preserve and protect agricultural land to keep valuable farmland soil from being built on by development companies for non-agricultural purposes that could be detrimental to the environment.” The program pays farmland owners the difference between their farm’s fair market value and the lower agricultural use value in exchange for a permanent deed restriction which forbids the property from being used for anything that will have a negative impact on its agricultural viability. The growing of hemp was legalized along with marijuana in 2016, but farmers that want to grow the industrialuse cannabis plant still can’t cultivate the crop if their land falls under the APR. “Allowing hemp to be grown on APR deed-restricted land is an opportunity for Massachusetts farmers to expand the $550 million agricultural industry which will benefit the entire commonwealth,” said Rep. Smitty Pignatelli (D-Lenox), the sponsor of the proposal. “We are currently importing hemp for various manufacturing products such as clothing, food, paper, and textiles, and tapping into these industries right here in the commonwealth will generate jobs and bring our farmers closer to economic security and success.” (A Yes” vote is for the bill.) Rep. Bob DeLeo Yes Rep. RoseLee Vincent Yes APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT (H 3904) House 153-0, approved and sent to the Senate a bill that would establish a system for the state to license and regulate appraisal management companies (AMC). It is estimated that 80 percent of appraisal orders in the Bay State are processed by AMCs. The other 49 states already have AMC registration in place. “AMC registration is a nationwide licensing requirement with an August 2019 deadline,” writes Allan Cohen in the New England Real Estate Journal. “AMC registration comes right out of the federal Dodd-Frank law enacted by the U.S. Congress in 2010.” “Specific in its language about firewalls, Dodd-Frank gave impetus to the use of AMCs acting as an intermediary between lenders and appraisers,” continued Cohen. “The goal is to protect consumers and avoid having fi - nancial institutions fall back into poor lending practices. Using an AMC as a fi rewall reduces the frequency of relational lending and infl uencing appraisers to meet valuation targets or certain values.” “Appraiser independence is vital to both safety and soundness of fi nancial institutions, and to consumers who regularly rely on the appraisal obtained by the lender to determine if the price they are paying for a house is reasonable,” said Rep. Tom Stanley (DWaltham), the sponsor of the bill. “Missing the … deadline impacts everyone either looking to buy a home or refi nancing a mortgage as AMCs will not be able to operate in the state. There’s no opposition to this legislation. It’s time to sign this bill into law and comply with the Dodd-Frank Act requirements.” “For many of my constituents, a real estate transaction will be one of the most important financial decisions in their life,” said Rep. Jim Murphy (D-Weymouth). “We must ensure that people are receiving an accurate assessment that is free from infl uence or bias. By regulating the AMC industry, we are taking an important step forward to protect Massachusetts consumers.” (A Yes” vote is for the bill.) 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, reREAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. BUYER1 BUYER2 Martinez, Manuel D Morkunas, Vida Venh, Tavi Gaitan-Tejada, Carolina SELLER1 Fuentes, Marleni Say, Souen Guzman, Marvin Yepes, Gladys Abualola, Hassan A Kalco Properties LLC Russo Realty LLC SELLER2 ADDRESS Ramirez, Richard A 15 Keayne St 46 High St CITY Revere 360 Revere Beach Blvd #305 Revere 207 Crescent Ave Revere Revere DATE 10.06.2019 10.06.2019 07.06.2019 07.06.2019 PRICE $925 000,00 $360 000,00 $645 000,00 $450 000,00 ~ Legal Notice ~ City of Malden seeks applicants for Department of Public Works Operator Heavy Motor Equipment The City of Malden seeks candidates for the position of Heavy Motor Equipment Operator in the Highway and Water Division of the Department of Public Works. The HMEO under the direct supervision of the DPW Director, Operations Manager, Supervisors and/or Working Foreman, to operate trucks with a rated capacity of more than 3 tons and up through 9 tons, including large tractors, dump trucks, tree bucket trucks, etc. Current Commercial Driver’s License - Class B with air brake endorsement required. For a full job description and details on how to apply, visit www.cityofmalden.org and click on Employment Opportunities. June 14, 21 & 28 2019 J& S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. MULCH SALE! Discount Spring Special PICK-UP or DELIVERY AVAILABLE 617-389-1490 Premium Hemlock or Pitch Black BELOW WHOLESALE COSTS LANDSCAPERS WELCOME $4 yd. $3 yd. search, 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 June 17-21, the House met for a total of six hours while the Senate met for a total of two hours and four minutes. Mon. June 17 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:13 a.m. Senate 11:08 a.m. to 12:22 p.m. Tues. June 18 No House session No Senate session Wed. June 19 House 11:03 a.m. to 3:57 p.m. No Senate session Thurs. June 20 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:56 a.m. Senate 11:09 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. Fri. June 21 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com For great advertising rates in Everett, Malden, Revere and Saugus, email: jmitchell@ advocatenews. net
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