Day on the Hill

LWVMA's annual lobbying day is Tuesday, February 9, (snow day February 23) in Gardner Auditorium at the State House. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the program runs from 10 a.m. to noon. The theme this year is "Why This? Why Now? What Finally Moves Legislation." A panel will explore why bills that are introduced session after session finally gain traction and a chance to become law.
 
Our panelists will be Sen. William Brownsberger on criminal justice legislation; Rep. Shawn Dooley on election reform; and Pamela Wilmot, executive director, Common Cause of Massachusetts, on public records access. They will discuss how those bills finally moved forward and then more generally discuss the legislative process and how advocacy groups like the League can spur action. After the panel presentation, LWVMA legislative specialists will outline specific bills we are following.