Committees to decide TUESDAY March 16 on David Parker Parents' Rights Bill

massresistance.org ^ | 03/15/2010 | n/a

[massmike]

Wednesday, March 17, is the deadline for committees in the Mass. Legislature to either move bills forward to the floor of the Legislature -- or send them to a "study", usually the graveyard. (Actually, March 17 is "Bunker Hill Day", one of those phony state-worker holidays when the Legislature is generally closed. So the effective deadline is Tuesday, March 16.)

A "study" is effectively a graveyard, but occasionally bills get resurrected from there if there is enough interest (or pressure). A recent example of that is the "1913 Law" bill last session, which was sent to a study then months later brought back to life.....

On Tuesday there are two executive sessions of note:

1. Education Committee (11:30 am Room B-1) They will be taking up "Bills dealing with school health, curriculum, personnel, finance, student issues, safety and MCAS".

This includes:

H406: David Parker Bill - Opt-in for homosexual/transgender programs Similar opt-in bills submitted this session (H437) Planned Parenthood bill (H3434 / S218)

2. Judiciary Committee. (1:00 pm Room 222) They will be taking up "certain bills heard in the previous public hearings from June 2, 2009 to March 3, 2010."

This most likely includes:

H1728: Transgender Rights and Hate Crimes Bill Repeal buffer zone at abortion clinics (H3840) Physician-Assisted Suicide bill (H1468) Bill to remove parental consent on abortions for minors (H1746) Officially legalize homosexual "marriage" (H1708) Repeal sodomy laws and other morality laws (H3536 / H1711 / S1656) Woman's right to know law [re: abortion] (H1670) Stop schools from providing pornography to children (H1337