Under the rules of the General Court, the Massachusetts Legislative Session runs concurrent with a legislator’s two-year elected term of office. Each new session begins on the first Wednesday of January in odd numbered years and ends at midnight of the previous night.

Legislation that has not completed the legislative process at the end of a session must be refiled for the new session, as the process begins anew. Under the MA Constitution, each properly filed bill must be granted a public hearing, in which the general public is afforded the opportunity to testify before a legislative committee on the merits for or against a bill.

The responsibility for enacting laws in Massachusetts rests primarily with the state legislature, formally known as the General Court. It is divided into two branches: a 160-member House of Representatives and a 40-member Senate. The two legislative branches work concurrently on pending laws brought before them.

Below is a list of legislative measures that Rep. deMacedo has sponsored  for the 2011-2012 legislative session.

2011-2012 Legislation

H. 106: An Act relating to commercial law deceptive trade practices

H. 148: An Act relative to financial literacy curriculum

H. 191: An Act establishing voter identification procedures

H. 280: An Act relative to rental vehicle and replacement vehicle transactions and services

H. 423: An Act relative to prohibiting theft or embezzlement from nonprofits or charitable organizations

H. 424: An Act relative to controlled substances

H. 425: An Act relative to controlled substances

H. 426: An Act relative to mandatory sentences for those committing an assault on a law enforcement officer

H. 427: An Act relative to protecting children from harm in schools

H. 589: An Act relative to Oxycontin and other Schedule II controlled substances

H. 646: An Act relative to life saving devices on boats

H. 680: An Act further regulating Group Insurance Commission benefits for state employees and retired state employees

H. 681: An Act regulating appeals under the Group Insurance Commission

H. 682: An Act relative to health insurance for surviving spouses

H. 683: An Act relative to the conversion of certain disability retirements

H. 684: An Act relative to the retirement rights of forest and park supervisors

H. 755: An Act authorizing tax-free contributions to a trust for the care of incapacitated persons

H. 911: An Act relative to active duty junior operators

H. 1594: An Act relative to the definition of veterans for public retirees

H. 1680: An Act relative to exempting certain veterans from state tax

H. 1869: An Act relative to item pricing in food stores and food departments

H. 1975: An Act establishing an independent redistricting commission and criteria for redistricting for congressional districts

H. 2298: An act clarifying the definition of an employee

H. 2299: An Act relative to fairness in workers' compensation benefits

H. 2527: An Act relative to incentivizing high wages for new employees

H. 2528: An Act relative to lowering the rate of unemployed veterans

H. 2530: An Act relative to stimulating the economy through job creation

H. 2587: An Act relative to increasing government efficiency through the use of electronic paperwork

H. 3036: An Act relative to the simplification of paperwork for citizens

H. 3250: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Daniel Murphy, an employee of the Department of Correction

H. 3262: An Act relative to nonviolent discipline

H. 3280: An Act relative to the statute of limitation for manslaughter

H. 3281: An Act relative to a jury trial

H. 3295: An Act relative to unborn children

H. 3358: An Act relative to the release of certain persons accused of certain offenses

H. 3359: An Act relative to funding for prosecutors and public defenders

H. 3373: An Act relative to the safe transfer of  individuals in emergency situations

H. 3385: An Act relative to providing a safe harbor for good samaritans

H. 3387: An Act relative to establishing a sick leave bank for Linda Kelley, an employee of the Department of Transportation