In an effort to dramatically increase the penalties for sex crimes against children, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, has recently co-sponsored legislation which will close sex offender loopholes.

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During Tuesday’s formal session, the Senate voted to protect the children of the Commonwealth through comprehensive changes made within the state’s child service agencies, according to Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge.

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With the holiday shopping season upon us, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and his colleagues in the Senate recently voted to enhance the existing gift certificate law by establishing consumer protections, including a $300 fine for violations of the statute, which makes gift certificates redeemable at full face value for a period of seven years without deductions or service fees. The Senate bill treats electronic gift cards the same way as long as they are not for use with multiple, unaffiliated sellers.

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Panel examines mandatory HPV vaccine

By Kyle Cheney
State House News Service

Despite the Legislature's rejection of proposed budget funding for human papillomavirus vaccines, legislators today pressed on with a forum to discuss the value of vaccinating young girls for the sexually transmitted disease - the leading cause of cervical cancer in the United States.

A panel including Secretary of Health and Human Services JudyAnn Bigby, Senate chair of the Committee on Health Care Financing Richard Moore (D-Uxbridge), and two medical experts all expressed varying degrees of support for widespread access to the vaccine, however, they disagreed on whether it should be mandatory for 11- to 12-year-old girls, the age range recommended by the Centers for Disease Control.

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