State Senator Jason Lewis proudly represents the people of the Fifth Middlesex District of Massachusetts, which includes the cities and towns of Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and parts of Winchester. First elected to the Senate in 2014, he has delivered results for his district and been a progressive leader for the Commonwealth. Senator Lewis has long championed educational equity and led the effort to pass the Student Opportunity Act in 2019, landmark legislation to ensure that every child in Massachusetts has access to a high quality public education. Senator Lewis also led the effort in 2018 to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and to create a new universal paid family and medical leave program. He was recognized for this achievement by being named an Honorable Mention for the 2018 Bostonians of the Year by the Boston Globe.
An Act to reduce single-use plastics from the environment (SD.2209)
Protects the environment and public health through a comprehensive effort to reduce and eliminate many types of single-use plastics from our environment where more sustainable and greener alternatives already exist. (Filed in the House by Representative Ciccolo as HD.3596).
An Act to upgrade hen welfare and establish uniform cage-free standards (SD.212)
Enhances hen welfare by mandating access to enrichments across the various types of cage-free systems, providing them with the opportunity to engage in natural behaviors such as perching, scratching, dust bathing, and laying eggs in a nest. Supported by both egg producers and animal welfare groups. (Filed in the House by Representative Cahill as HD.596).
An Act relative to the use of glyphosate on public lands (SD.455)
Protects the environment and public health through a ban on the use of glyphosate, a harmful herbicide found in products such as Roundup, on public lands.
Resolve to protect pollinator habitat (SD.443)
Addresses the continued decline in bee populations through establishment of a commission to study statewide opportunities for improving pollinator health by increasing and enhancing native habitat.
An Act to reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings (SD.442)
Pursues a multi-faceted approach to reducing municipal solid waste and increasing recycling in order to increase sustainability and reduce municipal waste disposal costs.
An Act relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking (SD.487)
Protects endangered species threatened by the ivory trade through a prohibition on the sale and trade of ivory and rhino horns in Massachusetts. (Filed in the House by Representative Ehrlich as HD.1457).
An Act relative to building energy and decarbonization (SD.2197)
Promotes a greener future, invests in our shared infrastructure, and reduces carbon emissions through policy changes that: remove state funding from fossil fuels; add a green workforce board to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center; establish a building retrofit program; update the stretch code; and provide targeted interventions to overburdened communities. (Filed in the House by Representative Meschino as HD.3593).