Page 14 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, August 16, 2019 Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen 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 and type in your email address and in 15 seconds you will be signed up for a free subscription. With no strings attached. THE HOUSE AND SENATE. There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local senators’ roll call attendance records for the 2019 session through August 9. The Senate has held 91 roll call votes so far in 2019. Beacon Hill Roll Call tabulates the number of roll calls on which each senator was present and voting and then calculates that number as a percentage of the total roll call votes held. That percentage is the number referred to as the roll call attendance record. In the 40-member Senate, 36 senators (90 percent) have Revere Police to provide free bike helmets 100 percent roll call attendance records. The senator who missed the most roll calls is Sen. Adam Hinds (D-Pittsfield) who missed 7 roll calls, (92.3 percent attendance record). “Sen. Hinds did miss seven roll calls on June 27, 2019 because he was appointed by the Senate president to attend the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Budget and Tax Academy in Washington DC,” said Bethann Steiner, Hinds’ chief of staff. Two senators missed one roll call each and have a 98.9 percent record: Sens. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton) and John Keenan (D-Quincy). “I was unable to be present for a single roll call due to attending my brother’s U.S. Army Aviation graduation from Fort Rucker in Alabama,” Fattman told Beacon Hill Roll Call. “I was unable to be recorded in the first procedural roll call vote of the year because I was in Lesvos, Greece working in the Moria Refugee Camp at the time,” said Keenan … “Since then, I have maintained a 100 percent voting record on all legislation this session.” By tradition, Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) POLICE | from page 2 diately recognized three out of the four individuals that were being detained from an Identification wanted bulletin that was put out earlier in the day by members of the Narcotics/Gang Unit, which depicted the three suspects involved in the shooting that took place on August 7 on Shirley Avenue. The Facebook post notes that following the arrest of the three suspects on Franklin Avenue, Revere and Chelsea Police Department detectives executed a search warrant at one of the suspect’s residence in Chelsea. Reportedly, during the search warrant execution, the detectives located numerous pieces of evidence linking that particular juvenile suspect to the shooting. “Our top priority is to protect the citizens of Revere and take a proactive approach to youth violence,” said Police Chief James Guido “I am very pleased with the diligent work of our Patrol Division and Criminal Investigation Division.” “I want to thank all of our The Revere Police Department will be giving free bike helmets to children who register their bikes as part of the department’s Safe Bike Program. (Photo Courtesy of the Revere Police Department) police officers who work each day to make Revere a safe place for all of us,” said Mayor Brian Arrigo. does not vote on most roll calls so her figures are not included. 2019 SENATORS’ ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE RECORD THROUGH AUGUST 9 The percentage listed next to the senator’s name is the percentage of roll call votes for which the senator was present and voting. The number in parentheses represents the number of roll calls that he or she missed. Sen. Joseph Boncore 100 percent (0) 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 filed. 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 August 5-9, the House met for a total of one hour and 13 minutes while the Senate met for a total of one hour and 10 minutes. Mon. Aug. 5 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:07 a.m. Senate 11:21 a.m. to 11:31 a.m. Tues. Aug. 6 No House session No Senate session Wed. Aug.7 No House session No Senate session Thurs. Aug 8 House 11:01 a.m. to 12:09 p.m. Senate 11:13 a.m. to 12:13 p.m. Fri. Aug. 29 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com Greater New England National MS Society visits Leonard Florence Center R epresentatives from the Greater New England National MS Society recently visited the Leonard Florence Center for Living. The group spent the day touring the ALS and MS homes, meeting the residents and seeing the revolutionary technology that is built into the Center. Pictured from left to right: Sarah Maclsaac, Manager, Program Implementation and Engagement, Greater New England and National MS Society; Karen Hooper, Vice President, Program Development & Engagement, National MS Society; daughter Karli; Lori Espino, President, Greater New England and National MS Society; and Betsy Mullen, COO Chelsea Jewish Lifecare.
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