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H1966 - Ensuring access to addiction services
Ruth B. Balser, Mindy Domb, James Hawkins
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Relative to access to addiction services. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.
STATUS
Introduced
H1888 - Relative to improving the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law
Kenneth I. Gordon, James C. Arena-Derosa, Peter Capano
Last updated over 1 year ago
49 Co-Sponsors
Relative to the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law. Labor and Workforce Development.
STATUS
Introduced
H2289 - Relative to enhanced fire protection in new one- and two-family dwellings
Ruth B. Balser, Paul J. Donato, Michael O. Moore
Last updated 3 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Relative to the installation of automatic sprinkler systems in certain new family dwellings. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
STATUS
Engrossed
H1918 - Relative to employment protections for victims of abusive behavior
Jay D. Livingstone, Natalie M. Higgins, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
Last updated over 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Relative to employment protections for victims of abusive behavior. Labor and Workforce Development.
STATUS
Introduced
H2985 - Transferring Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health
Ruth B. Balser, Patrick Joseph Kearney, Danillo A. Sena
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
For legislation to transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
STATUS
Introduced
H1690 - Promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing (HOMES)
Michael Moran, Kevin G. Honan, Sean Garballey
Last updated over 1 year ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Relative to evictions. The Judiciary.
STATUS
Introduced
H248 - Establishing senior psychologist licensure
Ruth B. Balser
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Relative to establishing senior psychologist licensure. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
STATUS
Introduced
S657 - Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment
John F. Keenan, Ruth B. Balser, Rebecca L. Rausch
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
For legislation to provide continuity of care for mental health treatment insurance coverage. Financial Services.
STATUS
Introduced
S1510 - To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents
James B. Eldridge, Liz Miranda, Ruth B. Balser
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
For legislation to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
STATUS
Introduced
H3187 - Relative to energy facilities siting improvement to address environmental justice, climate, and public health
Adrian Madaro, Salvatore N. DiDomenico, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
Last updated over 1 year ago
57 Co-Sponsors
Relative to energy facilities siting improvement to address environmental justice, climate, and public health. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Massachusetts district HD-12-MID
COMMITTEES
Massachusetts House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Ruth B. Balser is a politician from the state of Massachusetts. She is a member of the Democratic party. Balser earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Yale University. She later went on to earn a Ph.D in neurobiology also from Yale University in 1978. Balser was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1999. She represents the 12th Middlesex district. Some of her priorities and interests as a legislator have included education, healthcare, human services, and scientific research funding.read less
OFFICES HELD
Massachusetts House from Massachusetts
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