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. Further information can be found here.

Below is a list of the legislation that Rep. deMacedo has sponsored for the 2009-2010 legislative session.

2009-2010 Legislation

H. 2352 “An Act Relative to the Conversion of Certain Disability Retirements.”

http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02352.pdf

H. 3616 “An Act Relative to Plimoth Plantation.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht03pdf/ht03616.pdf

H. 3195 “An Act Relative to Active Duty Junior Operators.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht03pdf/ht03195.pdf

H. 2348 “An Act Relative to The Reclassification of Public Works Employees at Plymouth Airport.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02348.pdf

H. 1335 “An Act Relative to the Third District Court of Plymouth.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht01pdf/ht01335.pdf

H. 1336 “An Act Relative to Controlled Substances.” (Salvia-the shorter version.)
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht01pdf/ht01336.pdf

H. 2037 “An Act Relative to Controlled Substances.” (Salvia-the longer version.)
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02037.pdf

H. 2038 “An Act Relative to Oxycontin and other Schedule II Controlled Substances.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02038.pdf

H. 2350 “An Act Further Regulating Group Insurance Commission Benefits for State Employees and Retired State Employees.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02350.pdf

H. 2351 “An Act Regulating Appeals under the Group Insurance Commission.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02351.pdf

H. 569 “An Act Establishing Voter Identification Procedures.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht00pdf/ht00569.pdf

H. 375 “An Act Relative to Financial Literacy Curriculum.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht00pdf/ht00375.pdf

H. 2349 “An Act Relative to Health Insurance for Surviving Spouses.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02349.pdf

H. 235 “An Act Relating to Commercial Law Deceptive Trade Practices.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht00pdf/ht00235.pdf

H. 2347 “An Act Relative to the Retirement Rights of Forest and Park Supervisors.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02347.pdf

H. 3194 “An Act Relative to the Use of Headlights.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht03pdf/ht03194.pdf

H. 2720 “An Act Authorizing Tax Free Contributions to a Trust for the care of Incapacitated persons.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02720.pdf

H. 2207 “An Act Relative to Life Saving Devices on Boats.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht02pdf/ht02207.pdf

H. 886 “An Act Relative to Rental Vehicle and Replacement Vehicle Transactions and Services.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht00pdf/ht00886.pdf

H. 1337 “An Act Relative to Protecting Children from Harm in Schools.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht01pdf/ht01337.pdf

H. 376 “An Act Relative to Protecting the Religious Freedom of Students.”
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht00pdf/ht00376.pdf