This act addressed a weakness in the system of enforcing rulings in neighborhood/boundary disputes. It ensures that the fence viewer’s rulings will be enforced by making explicit that challenges may be heard in the district court in the city where the property is located.  It was signed by the Governor on November 11, 2006, and is now Chapter 366 of the Acts of 2006.

This act requires private schools to notify parents if they do not perform the routine health examinations that are required of public schools such as vision testing. The act ensures that families with children who attend private schools will be aware that they need to arrange for certain public health screening privately in order to ensure the early detecion of certain disorders. It was signed by the Governor on October 26, 2006, and is now Chapter 333 of the Acts of 2006.

This act authorized a study to address the severity of the workforce crisis in agencies serving people with mental retardation, to determine if the health and safety of consumers receiving services from the Commonwealth were in jeopardy. It was passed into law as SECTION 358 of the FY05 Budget.

This act created an opportunity for the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) to produce a specialty license plate directed at motorist safety regarding bicylcists sharing the road.  It was and signed by the Governor on July 28th, 2004 and is now Chapter 220 of the Acts of 2004.

This act clarified restrictive covenants in professional relationships with licensed psychologists. It rendered null and void any restriction on the right of a psychologist to practice in a certain geographic area after the professional relationship that created the convenant had ended. It was signed by the Governor on July 26th, 2004 and is now Chapter 209 of the Acts of 2004.

Signed into law by the Governor, November 26, 2003 and is now Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2003.

The act required the Massachusetts Department of Education to develop a model policy for school committees concerning school sponsored overnight travel within one year of enactment. It was signed into law by Acting Governor Jane Swift on October 9, 2002 and is now Chapter 346 of the Acts of 2002. Regulations were subsequently developed by the DOE.

This Home Rule petition corrected a mistake that would have resulted in Newton voters travelling to 2 different voting locations on the same day for a local initiative and an alderman's special election. Newton voters' rights and convenience were protected by this bill. It became Chapter 91 of the Acts of 2002.

This act extended the protections and responsibilities regarding confidentiality that psychologists and other mental health professionals enjoy to psychology graduate trainees. It was signed into law on December 21, 2000 as Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2000.

This act allowed for the protection and preservation of the historic Cestnut Hill Waterworks. It was signed into law on August 10, 2000 as Chapter 218 of the Acts of 2000.

This act requires that insurance companies make timely payments to providers. It was rolled into the omnibus managed care reform bill, which was signed into law by the Governor on July 21, 2000 as Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2000.