(Bills are filed separately in the Senate and the House. HFAMA has been collecting support in both houses of the legislature . Each version has a different number and needs to be supported and tracked.)
Our House bill, HD.3538, emerged from placeholder status (where bills go when they are first filed) on March 14, giving us only 7 days to collect additional co-sponsors for the legislation. With the pressure on, Kim Valeri Povey made the rounds at the State House, garnering 8 additional co-signers bringing to 14 the number of co-signers on the bill filed on our behalf by Rep. John Lawn, Jr. Support for the bill comes from Democrats and Republicans alike from counties across the state including Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex, Plymouth, Berkshire, Bristol, Worcester, Hampshire and Hampden.
Kim Povey at the Statehouse 
Representatives Hill & Poirier with Kim Povey 
Representative Ashe and Kim Povey
Kim is all smiles flanked by new co-sponsors Reps. Brad Hill and Elizabeth Poirier. Moments later, Rep. Ashe confirmed his commitment to the measure and posed with HFAMA advocate Kim Valeri Povey. After landing 8 new co-sponsors, it’s hard to imagine a more welcoming reception at the State House than the one Kim had over the past two days.