Rep William "Smitty" Pignatelli, D-Lenox, worked with Rep. Kate Hogan, D-Stow, to include the agricultural estate tax reform bill as part of a larger environmental bond bill that seeks to address the Commonwealth’s climate-change preparedness and response plans.
Except for the executive branch, Massachusetts state law does not explicitly specify OSHA as the baseline safety standard for all public employees. This legislation implements such protections.
