Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
This section includes advocacy materials for state legislative campaigns and analyses of state budget proposals and other legislation. Current advocacy and analysis are posted directly below; advocacy and analysis for past years may be found in the chronological subcategories under the Advocacy and Analysis categories at the left. This section also includes roll call votes on issues important to legal services programs, some historical information important to Massachusetts welfare reform policy and general state legislative information.
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Resources in this Category
| Title | Date  | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | MLRI Summary and Analysis of FY09 Conference Committee Budget Summary and analysis of selected items from the FY09 Conference Committee Report. | 7/8/2008 | |
| | State House Map Map showing location of various state house offices (by room number). | 6/19/2008 | |
| | Preliminary Summary and Analysis of SWM FY09 Budget This preliminary analysis of the SWM FY 09 budget summarizes and provides some commentary on selected line items and programs relating to housing, cash assistance, child care, health care and the elderly. | 5/14/2008 | |
 | Want to learn more about the legislative process in Massachusetts? The Commonwealth Seminar provides legislative training, networking opportunities with top policymakers, and public service job opportunities for diverse leaders in Massachusetts. | 11/1/2007 | |
| | State Legislative Committee Structure - Changes for '05-'06 The State Legislature reorganized its committee structure for this session. This document, written by the Legislators who made the reorganization recommendations, explains the rationale for the changes and compares the old and new structures. | 2/1/2005 | |
| | Legislative Drafting Manual (Mass. Senate version) A manual prepared by the Massachsuetts Senate Counsel’s office to help legislative lawyers and other staff who are drafting or reviewing bills for the Massachusetts Senate. According to the office, "Its purpose is to promote uniformity in drafting style, and to make the resulting statutes clear, simple and easy to understand and use. Part 2 also contains a collection of useful legal information about legislation. This Manual is not a substitute for advice and drafting assistance from the Senate Counsel’s office. Rather, we hope it will encourage you to call or visit this office for further help." | 4/1/2003 | |
| | Find Your Elected Officials Find your elected officials, courtesy of the Secretary of State | ||
