MassLive reports that the bill to extend anti-discrimination protections to transgender people in public accommodations has been reported from conference committee and would receive final votes on Thursday.
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Deal sets up transgender-rights bill for votes today
The Lowell Sun via State House News Service reports that a compromise has been reached and the transgender public accommodations bill will be voted on today.
Fingerprints fail in Senate Uber bill
CommonWealth Magazine reports on the ride-sharing bill that ultimately passed the Senate. Fingerprint based background checks were left out of the bill however the Department of Public Utilities could implement them under the regulatory authority granted in this legislation if it is determined that this type of check will benefit public safety.
Senators Roll Out New Ride-Hailing Legislation
The State House News Service reports on WBUR.org about the new ride-hailing legislation to be debated by the senate next week. Senator Brownsberger was one of five Senators to sit on a working group that developed the bill.
State’s top cop rules for homeless man in trespass case
Senator Brownsberger was quoted in a State House News Service article in the Brockton Enterprise regarding an SJC decision on the defense of necessity: “I certainly don’t think we should be rushing to rule out common sense defenses to crimes,” Brownsberger said. He said, “We’ll have to look at the opinion carefully but that’s my incoming bias.”
Parents of woman killed in crash push duck boat bill
The Boston Globe reported on the efforts of Ivan and Martha Warmuth, who partnership with Senator Brownsberger and several of legislative colleagues, introduced legislation to improve the safety of sight-seeing vehicles.