"Legislation proposed by state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez of Jamaica Plain could also help change the conversation. Under his bill, discrimination penalties would be increased, the state tax credit would be raised to $3,000, and definitions of blood lead levels would be updated to ...
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House Passes Bill to Prohibit Gender-Identity Discrimination
Legislation will enhance Massachusetts’ legacy as a civil rights leader (BOSTON) – On June 1, Representatives Jeffrey Sánchez (D-Jamaica Plain) and Liz Malia (D-Jamaica Plain) and voted in favor of legislation that provides legal protections against discrimination relate ...
Spring 2016 Newsletter
Catch up with Representative Sánchez in the District and on Beacon Hill in the Spring 2016 Edition of his newsletter. Contents include transgender non-discrimination, the $39.5 billion House budget, and Health Care Financing bills. Sanchez Summer 2016 Newsletter ...
House Passes Bill Improving Public Records
Bill increases access and limits fees for those seeking public records BOSTON— The Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation today that would update public records access laws for the first time in 43 years. The legislation seeks to make govern ...
House Passes Sánchez Legislation Increasing Access to Immunizations
Bill would allow doctors, physician assistants and advanced practice nurses to see more patients and focus on more complex clinical care BOSTON— The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation Monday that would authorize certified medical assistants employed ...
House Passes Bill to Enhance Support for Veterans and their Families
Legislation will bolster Massachusetts’ Standing as the National Leader in Caring for its Military Personnel (BOSTON) – The Massachusetts House of Representatives recently passed veterans legislation with an emphasis on housing and long-term support. The bill establi ...
Rep. Sánchez Featured Guest Contributor in WBUR on Mass. Health Reform
Click here to view the article on wbur.org One of a series of analyses on the 10th anniversary of the 2006 Massachusetts health care overhaul. Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez, a Democrat from Jamaica Plain, is the House chair of the Joint Committee On Health Care Financing. In t ...
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