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2003–2004 Massachusetts Legislature
The 183rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 2003 and 2004 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Mitt Romney. Robert Travaglini served as President of the Massachusetts Senate, president of the Senate. Thomas Finneran and then Salvatore DiMasi each served as List of Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, speaker of the House. Notable legislation included "one of the toughest List of smoking bans in the United States, smoking bans in the US, covering workplaces, restaurants, and bars across the state (many of which were already smoke-free as a result of local legislation)." Senators Representatives See also * 108th United States Congress * List of Massachusetts General Courts Images 2001 Massachusetts state senate district map.jpg, Map of the 40 districts of the Massachusetts state senate apportioned in 2001 2001 Massachusetts state House of Representative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when the colonial assembly, in addition to making laws, sat as a judicial court of appeals. Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780, it was called the ''Great and General Court'', but the official title was shortened by John Adams, author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body, the Massachusetts House of Representatives, has 160 members. (Until 1978, it had 240 members.) It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston. The current President of the Senate is Karen Spilka, and the Speaker of the House is Ronald Mariano. Since 1959, Democrats have controlled both houses of the Massachusetts General Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
