John Anthony Simmons

2016 (11 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1143 HB1143: relative to showing a ballot. House · HOUSE Election Law
2. HB1157 HB1157: relative to enforcement of the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. House · HOUSE Transportation
3. HB1158 HB1158: relative to an exemption from the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. House · HOUSE Transportation
4. HB1196 HB1196: relative to the amount of a money judgment for unpaid rent. House · HOUSE Judiciary
5. HB1272 HB1272: relative to bus transportation for chartered public school students. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
6. HB1322 HB1322: relative to reports to the public employee labor relations board. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
7. HB1446 HB1446: relative to enforcement of the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. House · HOUSE Transportation
8. HB1447 HB1447: relative to child support paid through the department of health and human services. House · HOUSE Finance
9. HB1458 HB1458: relative to social media policies for educational institutions. House · HOUSE Education
10. HB1498 HB1498: repealing the prohibition on certain gambling. House · HOUSE Ways and Means
11. HB1631 HB1631: relative to penalties for possession of marijuana. Senate · SENATE Judiciary

2015 (9 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB311 HB311: relative to withdrawal of candidates. House · HOUSE Election Law
2. HB389 HB389: repealing the certificate of need moratorium. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
3. HB406 HB406: relative to the date of the state primary election. House · HOUSE Election Law
4. HB417 HB417: relative to reimbursement of fees and out-of-pocket expenses associated with estate administration. House · HOUSE Judiciary
5. HB419 HB419: relative to use of insurance scores for rating policies. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
6. HB450 HB450: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study and make recommendations for a common definition of employee. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
7. HB528 HB528: relative to motor vehicle records provided to insurance companies. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
8. HB618 HB618: (New Title) relative to penalties for the possession of marijuana. Senate · SENATE Judiciary
9. HB620 HB620: relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. House · HOUSE Election Law

2012 (11 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB1208 HB1208: (New Title) relative to advertising of alcoholic beverages. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Commerce
2. HB1231 HB1231: (New Title) removing the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
3. HB1236 HB1236: relative to ownership and operation of liquor licensees. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
4. HB1412 HB1412: requiring the department of transportation to post signs on roads that cross the border into Massachusetts. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
5. HB1431 HB1431: (New Title) relative to requirements for a barber to obtain a license and for a licensed barber, cosmetologist, manicurist, or esthetician to obtain a shop license. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
6. HB1471 HB1471: relative to authority for opticians to replace eyeglasses. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
7. HB1482 HB1482: relative to the exemption from property taxation for hospitals. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
8. HB1570 HB1570: relative to the duty of a public employee labor organization to represent employees who elect not to join or to pay dues or fees to the employee organization. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
9. HB1603 HB1603: relative to local spending caps. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
10. HB1630 HB1630: relative to traffic control at public meetings or functions. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
11. HB1651 HB1651: requiring the division of state police to equip special weapons and tactics (SWAT) units or teams with tactical cameras. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety

2011 (4 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB207 HB207: relative to physical force in defense of a person. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2. HB341 HB341: relative to local spending caps. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
3. HB544 HB544: relative to state authority over firearms and ammunition. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
4. HCR9 HCR9: (New Title) urging the President and Congress to address the privacy, constitutional, safety, and religious freedom concerns presented by advanced imaging technology employed by the Transportation Security Agency at the nation’s airports. Passed · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS

HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2015 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB419 HB419: relative to use of insurance scores for rating policies. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. HB528 HB528: relative to motor vehicle records provided to insurance companies. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1236 HB1236: relative to ownership and operation of liquor licensees. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. HB1471 HB1471: relative to authority for opticians to replace eyeglasses. House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

HOUSE Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2015 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB450 HB450: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study and make recommendations for a common definition of employee. Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference

HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1630 HB1630: relative to traffic control at public meetings or functions. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2. HB1651 HB1651: requiring the division of state police to equip special weapons and tactics (SWAT) units or teams with tactical cameras. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB207 HB207: relative to physical force in defense of a person. House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety

HOUSE Education (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1458 HB1458: relative to social media policies for educational institutions. House · HOUSE Education

HOUSE Election Law (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1143 HB1143: relative to showing a ballot. House · HOUSE Election Law

2015 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB311 HB311: relative to withdrawal of candidates. House · HOUSE Election Law
2. HB406 HB406: relative to the date of the state primary election. House · HOUSE Election Law
3. HB620 HB620: relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. House · HOUSE Election Law

HOUSE Finance (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1447 HB1447: relative to child support paid through the department of health and human services. House · HOUSE Finance

HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2015 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB389 HB389: repealing the certificate of need moratorium. House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

HOUSE Judiciary (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1196 HB1196: relative to the amount of a money judgment for unpaid rent. House · HOUSE Judiciary

2015 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB417 HB417: relative to reimbursement of fees and out-of-pocket expenses associated with estate administration. House · HOUSE Judiciary

HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1570 HB1570: relative to the duty of a public employee labor organization to represent employees who elect not to join or to pay dues or fees to the employee organization. House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

HOUSE Municipal and County Government (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1482 HB1482: relative to the exemption from property taxation for hospitals. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. HB1603 HB1603: relative to local spending caps. House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

HOUSE Public Works and Highways (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1412 HB1412: requiring the department of transportation to post signs on roads that cross the border into Massachusetts. House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

HOUSE Transportation (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2016 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1157 HB1157: relative to enforcement of the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. House · HOUSE Transportation
2. HB1158 HB1158: relative to an exemption from the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. House · HOUSE Transportation
3. HB1446 HB1446: relative to enforcement of the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. House · HOUSE Transportation

HOUSE Ways and Means (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1498 HB1498: repealing the prohibition on certain gambling. House · HOUSE Ways and Means

SENATE Commerce (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1208 HB1208: (New Title) relative to advertising of alcoholic beverages. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Commerce

SENATE Energy and Natural Resources (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1231 HB1231: (New Title) removing the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

SENATE Executive Departments and Administration (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1322 HB1322: relative to reports to the public employee labor relations board. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration

2012 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1431 HB1431: (New Title) relative to requirements for a barber to obtain a license and for a licensed barber, cosmetologist, manicurist, or esthetician to obtain a shop license. Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration

SENATE Finance (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1272 HB1272: relative to bus transportation for chartered public school students. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance

SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HCR9 HCR9: (New Title) urging the President and Congress to address the privacy, constitutional, safety, and religious freedom concerns presented by advanced imaging technology employed by the Transportation Security Agency at the nation’s airports. Passed · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS

SENATE Judiciary (3 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1631 HB1631: relative to penalties for possession of marijuana. Senate · SENATE Judiciary

2015 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB618 HB618: (New Title) relative to penalties for the possession of marijuana. Senate · SENATE Judiciary

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB544 HB544: relative to state authority over firearms and ammunition. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary

SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2011 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB341 HB341: relative to local spending caps. Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Alcohol and tobacco (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1208 HB1208: (New Title) relative to advertising of alcoholic beverages. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Commerce
2. HB1236 HB1236: relative to ownership and operation of liquor licensees. 2012 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Business and labor (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB450 HB450: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study and make recommendations for a common definition of employee. 2015 · Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. HB1322 HB1322: relative to reports to the public employee labor relations board. 2016 · Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
3. HB1570 HB1570: relative to the duty of a public employee labor organization to represent employees who elect not to join or to pay dues or fees to the employee organization. 2012 · House · HOUSE Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Cannabis (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB618 HB618: (New Title) relative to penalties for the possession of marijuana. 2015 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
2. HB1631 HB1631: relative to penalties for possession of marijuana. 2016 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary

Children and family law (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1447 HB1447: relative to child support paid through the department of health and human services. 2016 · House · HOUSE Finance

Commerce (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1208 HB1208: (New Title) relative to advertising of alcoholic beverages. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Commerce

Commerce and Consumer Affairs (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB419 HB419: relative to use of insurance scores for rating policies. 2015 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. HB528 HB528: relative to motor vehicle records provided to insurance companies. 2015 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
3. HB1236 HB1236: relative to ownership and operation of liquor licensees. 2012 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
4. HB1471 HB1471: relative to authority for opticians to replace eyeglasses. 2012 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Committee of Conference (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB450 HB450: (2nd New Title) establishing a commission to study and make recommendations for a common definition of employee. 2015 · Senate · HOUSE Committee of Conference

Criminal justice and courts (8 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB207 HB207: relative to physical force in defense of a person. 2011 · House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2. HB417 HB417: relative to reimbursement of fees and out-of-pocket expenses associated with estate administration. 2015 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
3. HB544 HB544: relative to state authority over firearms and ammunition. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
4. HB618 HB618: (New Title) relative to penalties for the possession of marijuana. 2015 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
5. HB1196 HB1196: relative to the amount of a money judgment for unpaid rent. 2016 · House · HOUSE Judiciary
6. HB1630 HB1630: relative to traffic control at public meetings or functions. 2012 · House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
7. HB1631 HB1631: relative to penalties for possession of marijuana. 2016 · Senate · SENATE Judiciary
8. HB1651 HB1651: requiring the division of state police to equip special weapons and tactics (SWAT) units or teams with tactical cameras. 2012 · House · HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Education (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1272 HB1272: relative to bus transportation for chartered public school students. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2. HB1458 HB1458: relative to social media policies for educational institutions. 2016 · House · HOUSE Education

Elections and voting (4 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB311 HB311: relative to withdrawal of candidates. 2015 · House · HOUSE Election Law
2. HB406 HB406: relative to the date of the state primary election. 2015 · House · HOUSE Election Law
3. HB620 HB620: relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. 2015 · House · HOUSE Election Law
4. HB1143 HB1143: relative to showing a ballot. 2016 · House · HOUSE Election Law

Energy and Natural Resources (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1231 HB1231: (New Title) removing the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds. Enacted 2012 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

Executive administration (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1322 HB1322: relative to reports to the public employee labor relations board. 2016 · Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
2. HB1431 HB1431: (New Title) relative to requirements for a barber to obtain a license and for a licensed barber, cosmetologist, manicurist, or esthetician to obtain a shop license. 2012 · Senate · SENATE Executive Departments and Administration

Health care (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB389 HB389: repealing the certificate of need moratorium. 2015 · House · HOUSE Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
2. HB1447 HB1447: relative to child support paid through the department of health and human services. 2016 · House · HOUSE Finance
3. HB1482 HB1482: relative to the exemption from property taxation for hospitals. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

Housing and property (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1482 HB1482: relative to the exemption from property taxation for hospitals. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

Insurance (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB419 HB419: relative to use of insurance scores for rating policies. 2015 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. HB528 HB528: relative to motor vehicle records provided to insurance companies. 2015 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs

INTERNAL AFFAIRS (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HCR9 HCR9: (New Title) urging the President and Congress to address the privacy, constitutional, safety, and religious freedom concerns presented by advanced imaging technology employed by the Transportation Security Agency at the nation’s airports. 2011 · Passed · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Local government (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1482 HB1482: relative to the exemption from property taxation for hospitals. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. HB1603 HB1603: relative to local spending caps. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government

Public and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB341 HB341: relative to local spending caps. 2011 · Senate · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Public finance (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1272 HB1272: relative to bus transportation for chartered public school students. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
2. HB1447 HB1447: relative to child support paid through the department of health and human services. 2016 · House · HOUSE Finance

Public safety (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB544 HB544: relative to state authority over firearms and ammunition. Enacted 2011 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary

Public Works and Highways (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1412 HB1412: requiring the department of transportation to post signs on roads that cross the border into Massachusetts. 2012 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways

Taxation (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1482 HB1482: relative to the exemption from property taxation for hospitals. 2012 · House · HOUSE Municipal and County Government
2. HB1498 HB1498: repealing the prohibition on certain gambling. 2016 · House · HOUSE Ways and Means

Transportation (7 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB528 HB528: relative to motor vehicle records provided to insurance companies. 2015 · House · HOUSE Commerce and Consumer Affairs
2. HB1157 HB1157: relative to enforcement of the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. 2016 · House · HOUSE Transportation
3. HB1158 HB1158: relative to an exemption from the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. 2016 · House · HOUSE Transportation
4. HB1272 HB1272: relative to bus transportation for chartered public school students. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Finance
5. HB1412 HB1412: requiring the department of transportation to post signs on roads that cross the border into Massachusetts. 2012 · House · HOUSE Public Works and Highways
6. HB1446 HB1446: relative to enforcement of the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. 2016 · House · HOUSE Transportation
7. HCR9 HCR9: (New Title) urging the President and Congress to address the privacy, constitutional, safety, and religious freedom concerns presented by advanced imaging technology employed by the Transportation Security Agency at the nation’s airports. 2011 · Passed · SENATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS