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Jeffrey N. Roy Representative

D Franklin
Jeffrey N. Roy

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State House
Room 134
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2400
Fax: 617-626-0279
Email: Jeffrey.Roy@mahouse.gov

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Bill Docket Bill Title
SD1814 By Ms. Spilka, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Karen E. Spilka, Kate Hogan, John H. Rogers, Carolyn C. Dykema and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish the MetroWest commission on the status of women and girls. Municipalities and Regional Government.
HD2226 An Act relative to prescription coverage for disabled veterans' widows
HD2465 By Mr. Golden of Lowell, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 9) of Thomas A. Golden, Jr. and others relative to stabilizing nursing facilities in the Commonwealth. Health Care Financing.
HD3531 By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to the term of appointment of non-civil service police officers. Public Service.
HD3612 By Mr. Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and others relative to the issuance of "Boston Strong" motor vehicle registration plates. Transportation.
H.151 HD1379 By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland and Senator Clark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 151) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to assist people with disabilities in realizing their rights and exercising their responsibilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
H.164 HD2738 By Mr. Diehl of Whitman, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 164) of Geoff Diehl and others for legislation to create a strategy for small businesses. Community Development and Small Businesses.
S.191 SD1587 By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 191) of Karen E. Spilka, John D. Keenan, Martha M. Walz, Paul McMurtry and other members of the General Court for legislation to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with state agencies. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
S.193 SD1631 By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 193) of Karen E. Spilka, Sal N. DiDomenico, Daniel A. Wolf, John V. Fernandes and other members of the General Court for legislation to create and maintain jobs in the Commonwealth. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
H.380 HD1088 By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 380) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to fees paid for school transportation. Education.
H.398 HD391 By Ms. Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 398) of Denise C. Garlick and others for legislation to require certification of all public school teachers. Education.
H.457 HD2923 By Representatives Peisch of Wellesley and Lewis of Winchester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 457) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to improving the quality of education by reviving the foundation budget review commission. Education.
H.459 HD2978 By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 459) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to establishing an educational mandate task force (including members of the General Court) to review all existing state mandates imposed on public schools and districts in the Commonwealth. Education.
H.512 HD2279 By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 512) of Chris Walsh and others for an investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to mandated reports and data submissions required of local school districts . Education.
H.543 HD1251 By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 543) of Jonathan Hecht and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to institutional long term care in the Commonwealth. Elder Affairs.
S.554 SD1499 By Mr. Richard T. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 554) of Richard T. Moore, Kay Khan, Anne M. Gobi, Michael J. Rodrigues and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect health care reform funding. Health Care Financing.
H.573 HD293 By Ms. DiZoglio of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 573) of Diana DiZoglio and others relative to municipal election ballots . Election Laws.
H.863 HD122 By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 863) of James M. Cantwell and others relative to insurance payments for use of ambulance services. Financial Services.
H.933 HD420 By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 933) of Kay Khan and others relative to health insurance for human service providers and their employees. Financial Services.
H.1077 HD2639 By Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1077) of William Smitty Pignatelli and others for legislation to establish a student loan repayment pilot program to be administered by the Board of Higher Education for licensed social workers. Higher Education.
H.1094 HD3238 By Mr. Binienda of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1094) of John J. Binienda and others for legislation to further enhance efficiency and accountability of operations at local housing authorities. Housing.
H.1111 HD312 By Mr. Fernandes of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1111) of John V. Fernandes and Jeffrey N. Roy for legislation to include certain single family housing units and condominium units under the definition of affordable housing. Housing.
H.1145 HD2025 By Mr. Rosa of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1145) of Dennis A. Rosa and others relative to operations at local housing authorities. Housing.
H.1222 HD2941 By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1222) of Garrett J. Bradley and others relative to audiovisual judicial depositions. The Judiciary.
H.1494 HD3363 By Mr. Mannal of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1494) of Brian R. Mannal and others relative to the compensation of victims of violent crimes. The Judiciary.
H.1553 HD1785 By Representatives Peisch of Wellesley and Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1553) of Alice Hanlon Peisch, Josh S. Cutler and others relative to providing protection against compelled disclosure of certain information by members of the news media. The Judiciary.
S.1615 SD928 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1615) of Richard J. Ross, Bruce E. Tarr, Jeffrey N. Roy and Colleen M. Garry for legislation relative to community liaisons. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
H.1616 HD945 By Mr. Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1616) of Alan Silvia and others relative to the disposition of the personal property of tenants in actions for possession of land or tenements. The Judiciary.
H.1684 HD1014 By Ms. Walz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1684) of Martha M. Walz and others for legislation to further define privacy protections for personal electronic information. The Judiciary.
H.1698 HD2840 By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1698) of Garrett J. Bradley and others relative to burial benefits under the workers' compensation law. Labor and Workforce Development.
H.1728 HD1403 By Mr. Gordon of Bedford and Senator Clark, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1728) of Kenneth I. Gordon and others for legislation to prevent contracts of waivers in employment cases of claims concerning discimination, non-payment of wages or benefits, retaliation or harassment or violation of public publicy. Labor and Workforce Development.
H.1822 HD179 By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1822) of James M. Cantwell and others relative to municipal use of insurance proceeds. Municipalities and Regional Government.
H.1852 HD279 By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1852) of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to the care of animals in cities and towns. Municipalities and Regional Government.
H.1859 HD3216 By Representative Kulik of Worthington and Senator Wolf, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1859) of Stephen Kulik, Daniel A. Wolf and others relative to municipal zoning, subdivision control, and master planning. Municipalities and Regional Government.
H.1874 HD1738 By Ms. Reinstein of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1874) of Kathi-Anne Reinstein and others relative to the protection of puppies and kittens. Municipalities and Regional Government.
H.1963 HD2101 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1963) of Sean Garballey and others relative to promoting workplace safety for social workers. Public Health.
H.1967 HD3305 By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1967) of Sean Garballey and others that the Department of Public Health establish a formal public hearing process prior to certain licensing and ownership of nursing home facilities decisions. Public Health.
H.1981 HD39 By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1981) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to the modernization of optometric patient care. Public Health.
H.2019 HD700 By Mr. Lewis of Winchester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2019) of Jason M. Lewis and others relative to personal care attendant orientation. Public Health.
H.2103 HD2550 By Mr. Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2103) of Aaron Vega and others relative to creating a folic acid awareness and birth defects prevention program within the Department of Public Health. Public Health.
H.2530 HD3399 By Mr. Conroy of Wayland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2530) of Thomas P. Conroy and others relative to real estate tax deferral and recovery agreements. Revenue.
H.2536 HD2691 By Ms. Cronin of Easton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2536) of Claire D. Cronin and others for legislation to create an angel investor tax credit. Revenue.
H.2555 HD932 By Ms. Ehrlich of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2555) of Lori A. Ehrlich and others relative to providing for an income tax deduction for public school extracurricular activity fees. Revenue.
H.2594 HD3002 By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2594) of Jonathan Hecht and others for legislation to promote the use of electric vehicles through sales tax incentives and other benefits. Revenue.
H.2650 HD109 By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2650) of David Paul Linsky and others for legislation to create an income tax deduction for municipal and school fees. Revenue.
H.2669 HD2532 By Messrs. McMurtry of Dedham and Collins of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2669) of Paul McMurtry, Nick Collins and others for legislation to establish a live theater infrastructure tax credit program. Revenue.
H.2943 HD1105 By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2943) of Jonathan Hecht and others for legislation to include noncarbonated non-alcoholic beverages in the bottle law, so-called. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
H.2952 HD1689 By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2952) of Stephen Kulik and others relative to double utility poles. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
H.3177 HD506 By Mr. Basile of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3177) of Carlo Basile and others for legislation to establish a program for assisting certain disabled veterans in making home modifications. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
H.3402 HD2519 By Messrs. McMurtry of Dedham and Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3402) of Paul McMurtry and others relative to exempting certain school supply expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers from the income tax. Revenue.
H.3460 HD3615 By Representative Cronin of Easton and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Claire D. Cronin, Thomas Kennedy and others relative to providing for home modifications and moving expenses for certain victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

State Representative Jeffrey N. Roy was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 10th Norfolk District. It is his great honor and privilege to represent the residents of Franklin and Medway on Beacon Hill.

He has worked as an attorney in Massachusetts since 1986, and has operated a law firm, Ravech & Roy, P.C., with his long-time business partner since 1993. Their law firm is dedicated to vindicating the rights and expectations of consumers injured at home, work, or play. He has represented clients at all levels of the trial and appellate courts in Massachusetts. In addition, he has appeared in cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Superior Court, the Federal District Courts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the Rhode Island Superior Court, Colorado Superior Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Massachusetts Bar Association.

In 2011, he was elected to the Town Council in the Franklin, Massachusetts. In January 2012, he was selected to chair the town’s Master Plan Committee. Prior to that, he served on the School Committee, and served as its Chairman for 9 of his 10 years of service with that board. He also co-chaired Franklin’s Anti-Bullying Task Force.

He has been married to his wife Maureen for 24 years and is the proud father of three children, all educated in the Franklin public school system. His oldest graduated from Bates College in May 2012, and his middle daughter is in her second year at Boston College. His youngest is in his junior year at Franklin High.

He is also a bicycle rider in the annual Pan-Mass Challenge event, which raises money for the Jimmy Fund. He have been riding as a member of the Phil’s Phriends team since 2003.

Personal Information

Profession: Attorney, Legislator
Spouse: Maureen
Children: 3
Religion: Catholic
Interests: Bicycling, Guitar, Coin Collecting

Career Highlights

  • Trial attorney since 1986 representing clients at all levels of the trial and appellate courts in Massachusetts
  • Top bench award for one of the top settlements in Massachusetts in 2006 as reported by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
  • Elected to Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2012
  • 14 years of service to the Town of Franklin

Education & Public Service

  • Boston College Law School, 1986
  • Bates College, 1983
  • Franklin Town Council (2011-2013)
  • Franklin School Committee, (2001-2011), Chair(2002-2011)
  • Franklin Democratic Town Committee, Chair (2010-2013)
  • Master Plan committee, Chair (2012-13); Franklin Anti Bullying Taskforce, Co- Chair (2010-13)
  • Representative Roy awarding scholarship to Grant Conway along with Franklin Democratic Town Committee Co-Chair Denise Schultz

    Representative Roy awarding scholarship to Grant Conway along with Franklin Democratic Town Committee Co-Chair Denise Schultz

  • Representative Roy and his family.

    Representative Roy and his family.

  • Representative Roy at the new Franklin High School ground breaking

    Representative Roy at the new Franklin High School ground breaking

  • Representative Roy touring the Clark-Cutler-McDermott Company, a longtime Franklin Business

    Representative Roy touring the Clark-Cutler-McDermott Company, a longtime Franklin Business

  • Representative Roy at a grand opening for a new business in the district

    Representative Roy at a grand opening for a new business in the district

  • Representative Roy at the Franklin water stop with his daughter during the Annual Pan Mass Challenge

    Representative Roy at the Franklin water stop with his daughter during the Annual Pan Mass Challenge

  • Representative Roy with Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and constituent and fellow Town Councilor Robert Dellorco

    Representative Roy with Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and constituent and fellow Town Councilor Robert Dellorco

  • Representative Roy with his friend, colleague and State Senator Karen Spilka, alongside a district constituent Al Pizzi

    Representative Roy with his friend, colleague and State Senator Karen Spilka, alongside a district constituent Al Pizzi

  • Representative Roy with Franklin Veterans Service Officer and constituent, Bob Fahey

    Representative Roy with Franklin Veterans Service Officer and constituent, Bob Fahey

  • Representative Roy with Franklin Town Administrator, Jeff Nutting, and fellow councilmen Bob Vallee honoring Vincent Debaggis. Vincent’s wife Alma is also in the photo

    Representative Roy with Franklin Town Administrator, Jeff Nutting, and fellow councilmen Bob Vallee honoring Vincent Debaggis. Vincent’s wife Alma is also in the photo

Tenth Norfolk, consisting of Franklin; Medway: Precincts 2, 3, 4.