Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Reports of the Legislative Research Council
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Indexes
Index of special reports authorized by the General Court: 1900-1988
Index to special reports: 1988-March 1994
1989
Denying access to care: discrimination against persons with HIV infection, October 1989
1987
1986 report of the trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District, January 1987
Alternate sentencing, September 30, 1987
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority: the decline and fall of state sovereignty, September 30, 1987
Grand jury, February 25, 1987
Report of the joint special committee established for the purpose of making an investigation and study relating to the Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Facility at Plymouth, July 1987
Report of the Special Commission established for the purpose of making an investigation and study relative to the adequacy of existing rules and regulations affecting the soft-shelled clam industry, January 15, 1987
1986
Final report of the special committee established to make an investigation and study relative to "Alzheimer's disease", December 31, 1986
Judicial selection in the United States, March 4, 1986
Prisons for profit, July 31, 1986
Prisons for profit (summary), July 31, 1986
1984
Protection of child victim/witnesses in abuse proceedings, July 10, 1984
1983
Casino gambling, April 13, 1983
User fees and charges, March 9, 1983
1982
Determination of legislative intent, February 16, 1982
Final report of the committee on state administration to make an investigation and study relative to the disposition of surplus state owned property and certain other related matters, January 1982
Regulation of home builders and home improvement contractors, February 8, 1982
Second interim report of the special commission relative to the procedures and guidelines for siting hazardous waste facilities in the Commonwealth, January 11, 1982
1981
Administrative court system, April 22, 1981
County government in Massachusetts, February 13, 1981
Criminal and fraudulent victimization of the elderly, March 30, 1981
Declining enrollments and the reduction of school personnel, April 30, 1981
Fourth interim report of the joint special committee authorized to make an investigation and study relative to the feasibility of a revision of the Massachusetts Criminal Law Statutes for the purpose of establishing a criminal code with uniform sentencing, December 22, 1981
Gubernatorial executive orders, April 3, 1981
Industrial revenue bond financing, December 10, 1981
Protection of States Interest in School Building Assistance Grants, January 21, 1981
Requiring prior legislative approval of certain consent decrees, March 6, 1981
Report of the joint special committee established for the purpose of recommending a new division of the Commonwealth into congressional districts in conformity with law, December 10, 1981
Special report of the Secretary of Consumer Affairs submitting a plan for the distribution, modification or recodification of the General Laws relative to the Executive Office of Consumer Affairs, November 11, 1981
Third interim report of the special commission relative to determining the adequacy of the water supply inthe Commonwealth, January 12, 1981
1980
Annual report, 1980
Cigarette bootlegging, April 16, 1980
Comprehensive Management Plan for the Administration of Sludge Treatment, June 19, 1980
Crime on Public Transportation Systems, February 13, 1980
Extent of damages in the Commonwealth caused by the snow, wind, floods and rains of the storm of March 21st and 22d, 1980, June 10, 1980
First interim report of the Special Commission relative to the procedures and guidelines for siting hazardous waste facilities in the Commonwealth, June 25, 1980
Fiscal impact of state administrative regulations, February 13, 1980
Interim report of the Special Commission relating to the civil service law and various other merit systems of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, July 1, 1980
Investigation and Study of the Operations, Functions and Adequacy of the Office for Children, July 5, 1980.
Limiting taxation and spending by state and local governments, June 10, 1980
Reorganization of Higher Education, June 30, 1980
Report of the Massachusetts Capital Resource Company, March 3, 1980
Report of the State Ethics Committee relative to establishing Financial Disclosure Requirements for Officials and Employees of Cities, Towns, and Districts of the Commonwealth, January 7, 1980
Second interim report of the Special Commission relating to the civil service law and various other merit systems of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, December 3, 1980
Site tax valuation, March 12, 1980
Tax-Exempt Securities, April 3, 1980
Third interim report of the Special Commission relative to determining the adequacy of water supply in the Commonwealth, December, 1980
1979
Absentee Voting, January 24, 1979
Annual report, 1979
Biennial report of the Commissioner of Revenue, submitting an equalization and apportionment upon the several cities and towns of the amount of property and the proportion of every one thousand dollars of state or county tax which should be assessed upon each city and town, January 8, 1979
Contractual arrangements in continuing care facilities, February 28, 1979
Court fees, May 21, 1979
First report of the Special Commission relative to establishing an annual emissions inspection program for all motor vehicles and certain matters related thereo, June 27, 1979
Interim report of the Special Commission on the Effects of State Mandated Programs on the Property Tax, December 5, 1979
Legislative carry-over procedures and alternatives, April 4, 1979
Recall of local officials, February 28, 1979
Second interim report of the Special Commission Concerning State and County Buildings, January 15, 1979
Such changes in the laws as may be desirable regarding the extent and impact of state laws mandating local expenditures, the extent of state funding provided, and the impact on the property tax burden, January 8, 1979
Trustees of the Boston Metropolitan District, January, 1979
Voter approval of borrowing and property taxes, February 8, 1979
1978
Annual report, 1978
A Centralized Elections Administration System, May 3, 1978
The Definition of Death and the Living Will, March 8, 1978
Hydropower licensing procedures, December 27, 1978
Report of the special commission relative to determining the adequacy of water supply in the Commonwealth, December 1978
State severance taxes, April 21, 1978
Third interim report of the Special Commission relative to the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to elementary and secondary education as they related to unequal educations opportunities and services, March 1, 1978
1977
Act providing cost-of-living salary adjustments for certain employees of the Commonwealth, January 26, 1977
Annual report, 1977
Final report of the joint special committee established to make an investigation and study of the affirmative action procedure, so-called, for the employment of minorities in the Commonwealth with particular emphasis upon the hiring practices and the contractual obligations of private corporations, unions and quasi public corporations and their relationship with local municipalities as well as the various departments, boards and commissions of the Commonwealth, February 23, 1977
Final report of the Special Commission established to make an investigation and study relative to the feasibility of recodifying the law pertaining to the control of dogs and cats and other matters relative thereto, February 22, 1977
Regulation of Dealers in Equities, March 16, 1977
Reimbursement of municipal hospitals for general relief care, October 13, 1977
Second report of the special commission...to make an investigation and study relative to the effect of the ratification of the proposed amendments to the constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Constitution of the United States prohibiting discrimination on account of sex upon the laws, business communities and public in the Commonwealth, January 17, 1977
State agencies regulating motor vehicles, April 13, 1977
1976
Annual report, 1976
Election of School Committees, January 12, 1976
Establishing a metropolitan services financing district in the Boston metropolitan area, August 4, 1976
Evaluating the extent of the use of asbestos as fireproofing in the schools and public buildings of the Commonwealth and its containment and removal, December 29, 1976
First interim report of the special commission relative to the feasibility of including a provision for bicycle paths in the design of federally-aided and state-aided roads, December 10, 1976
Planned program budget system, June 30, 1976
Political activities and public employees, December 29, 1976
Vandalism of public property, May 19, 1976
1975
Annual report, 1975
Certain major policy areas of the Quabbin Reservoir under the control of the Metropolitan District Commission, January 6, 1975
Commercial Bribery, February 26, 1975
Conflict of interest law and the separation of powers, July 3, 1975
An Elementary Demonstration Scholarship Program, April 30, 1974
Eleventh report of the Special Legislative Commission on marine boundaries and resources on the matter of offshore oil development on Georges Bank, March 1975
Fifth interim report of the Special Commission relative to the regulation of the location and operation of electric utility generation and transmission facilities and other related matters, January 6, 1975
Final report of the Special Commission relative to the pricing and marketing procedures of grocery store chains in the Commonwealth, September 8, 1975
First interim report: Special Legislative Commission on Employment, July 21, 1975
Interim report of the Special Commission relative to the effect of present growth patterns on the quality of life in the Commonwealth, July 21, 1975
An investigation and study of the causes for the failure of certain state mental hospitals to receive accreditation and the alternative courses of action the state might take August 21, 1975
Laws of the Commonwealth Pertaining to Elementary and Secondary Education As They Relate to Unequal Educational Opportunity and Services, June 21, 1975
Minor Political Parties and Independent Candidates, May 21, 1975
Restricting the application of state laws adding to local government costs, April 15, 1975
Revising statewide initiative and referendum provisions of the Massachusetts Constitution, February 4, 1975
State ombudsman, January 22, 1975
School finance reform in Massachusetts: interim report of the Special Commission on Unequal Educational Opportunity, April 28, 1975
1974
Act providing a local-aid transportation authorization to assist highway and transit development in cities and towns throughout the Commonwealth
Certificate of Need and A Unified State Hospital System, March 27, 1974
Final report of the Committee on Urban Affairs relative to changes in the subdivision control law authorized by House Order No. 2517 of 1974, December 24, 1974
Massachusetts transit systems and aid programs, April 25, 1974
Newspaper publication of public notices and legal advertisements, February 13, 1974
Order of Names on the Ballot, January 9, 1974
Political party structure and public campaign funding, January 23, 1974
Report of the special commission relative to the authorization of savings banks to accept demand deposits, September 7, 1974
Report of the special committe of the House to make an investigation and study of the feasibility of supplanting the present system of welfare payments with a "workfare" system, so-called, as used in other states, January 7, 1974
The Special Legislative Commission on Privacy: First interim report of the Special Commission established to make an investigation and study relative to the different kinds of information concerning individuals being stored in computer banks, its possible infringement of the rights of privacy of the individual, and such other matters related thereto, December 24, 1974
A Subdivision Control Administrator, April 10, 1974
Railroad Service from Boston to Brockton/Cape Cod, March 27, 1974
Voting by prisoners and the mentally ill, December 30, 1974
1973
Annual report, 1973
Changing the size of the House of Representatives and the census basis of legislative redistricting, May 30, 1973
County home rule, August 29, 1973
Juvenile probation services, May 21, 1973
Metric conversion, October 3, 1973
Multiple Officeholding, February 7, 1973
State aid to private higher educational institutions and students, February 28, 1973
Voter identification, January 22, 1973
1972
Annual report, 1972
Commercial Income Tax Preparers, February 9, 1972
Directory of research units of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Massachusetts state government, January 5, 1972
Equal Rights Constitutional Amendment, June 16, 1972
Leasing of Facilities for Governmental Purposes, April 5, 1972
Massachusetts power authority
School Committees and Feasible Alternatives, January 26, 1972
State assumption of certain real property tax exemptions, May 10, 1972
1971
Annual report, 1971
Civil Defense, January 27, 1971
Compulsory arbitration of public employees labor disputes, March 16, 1971
Duties and powers of the Lieutenant Governor, December 29, 1971
Form of government in large towns, March 16, 1971
Lowering the age of majority
Popular Constitutional Conventions, February 24, 1971
Preservation of the natural environment, April 7, 1971
Revising the municipal home rule amendment, December 29, 1971
State assumption of local education costs and provision of equal educational opportunity, April 7, 1971
Unemployment compensation for public employees, December 8, 1971
1970
Annual report, 1970
Assessment of Agricultural Land, February 20, 1970
Housing code and enforcement, July 29, 1970
Judical compensation and related benefits, January 28, 1970
Mandatory Retirement of Judges at Age 70, February 24, 1970
New towns, July 29, 1970
The Payment of Teachers' Salaries in Private Schools, April 2, 1970
Regional government, January 26, 1970
The State Library, March 11, 1970
Tax Exemption of Railroad Rights-of-Way, April 2, 1970
Voluntary municipal merger procedures, March 11, 1970
Voter Participation at State and Municipal Elections, January 28, 1970
1969
Annual report, 1969
Changing the legislative apportionment procedure and reducing the size of the House of Representatives, April 16, 1969
Classification and assessment of real property, May 21, 1969
Collective bargaining and local government employees, January 14, 1969
Federal assistance to cities and towns, January 29, 1969
Motor Vehicle Title Act, December 18, 1969
Presidential pre-primary practices, January 27, 1969
Selected problems of urban rehabilitation in Massachusetts, July 30, 1969
State Programs for the Prevention of Malnutrition, February 26, 1969
Vacancies in Constitutional Offices, February 26, 1969
1968
Annual report, 1968
Credit for unused sick leave, January 3, 1968
Free Tuition at State Colleges, February 6, 1968
Lower Voting Ages, March 13, 1968
Prepaid educational scholarship plans, January 25, 1968
Promotion of the port of Boston, June 5, 1968
Recesses of the General Court, February 28, 1968
Regulation of the Automotive Industry, March 1968
Restricting the zoning power to city and county governments, June, 1968
Rule-making power of the Supreme Judicial Court, January 22, 1968
Statute of limitations for malpractice against architects, engineers and surveyors
Underground Shopping Complexes, January 31, 1968
Massachusetts Implementation of the National Highway Safety Act of 1966, January 30, 1968
1967
Annual report, 1967
Determination of gubernatorial disability, February 1, 1967
Fiscal estimates for proposed legislation, January 25, 1967
A Graduated State Income Tax for Massachusetts, March 29, 1967
Highway beautification and abandoned vehicles, March 29, 1967
Migratory Labor, May 31, 1967
Reimbursement of Legal Costs to Indicted Public Officials, February 13, 1967
1966
Absentee voting, February 21, 1966
Constitutional revision procedures, March 8, 1966
Four year term for legislators, February 23, 1966
Historic preservation program for cities and towns, January 10, 1966
Initial Repayment of State Serial Bond Maturities, March 23, 1966
Massachusetts Fishing Development Authority, December 27, 1966
Reduced fares for the elderly, January 17, 1966
Shortened Voter Residence Requirements, March 9, 1966
State and local apportionments, January 26, 1966
Water shortage and industrial water use and reuse, April 27, 1966
1965
Boston Multi-Purpose Sports Facility, July 14, 1965
Executive branch reorganization, February 8, 1965
Extension of time for gubernatorial action on bills, July 15, 1965
Higher Education for Greater Boston, February 1965
Industrial development of cities and towns, February 3, 1965
Joint Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, March 3, 1965
Municipal home rule, March 10, 1965
State Police Promotions, June 30, 1965
Taxation of Leased Business Equipment, February 1, 1965
1964
Combining State Departments of Public Welfare, Public Health and Mental Health, March 25, 1964
Extending the Labor Relations Law to Include Certain Non-Profit Institutions, January 23, 1964
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