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Robert M. Koczera Representative

D New Bedford
Robert M. Koczera

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State House
Room 448
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2582
Email: Robert.Koczera@mahouse.gov
District Office
119 Jarry Street
New Bedford , MA 02745
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H.102 HD00273 By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, petition (accompanied by Bill, House, No. 00102) of Garrett J. Bradley and others for legislation to ensure that independent repair facilities in the Commonwealth have access to information related to the proper and complete diagnosis, service and repair of motor vehicles. Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
H.142 HD00710 By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 142) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to increasing the minimum age for school dropouts. Education.
S.153 SD01804 By Mr. Eldridge, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 153) of Wolf, Timilty, Story and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote efficiency and transparency in economic development [Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies].
S.204 SD01614 By Mr. Eldridge, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 204) of Moore, Eldridge, Canavan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to financial literacy in schools [Joint Committee on Education].
S.205 SD01022 By Mr. Finegold, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 205) of Devers, DiDomenico, Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to financial literacy in schools [Joint Committee on Education].
H.212 HD00082 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, petition (accompanied by [legType], House, No. 00212) of William M. Straus and others relative to the agreement among the states to elect the President by national popular vote. Joint Committee on Election Laws.
S.232 SD00598 By Ms. Spilka, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 232) of Walsh, Hogan, Dykema and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve science education in the Commonwealth [Joint Committee on Education].
S.236 SD01281 By Ms. Spilka, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 236) of Swan, Moore, Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to financial literacy in schools [Joint Committee on Education].
H.324 HD00780 By Mr. John W Scibak of South Hadley, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 00324) of Kathi-Anne Reinstein and others for legislation to provide hearing aid coverage for persons with profound hearing loss.. Joint Committee on Financial Services.
H.325 HD00781 By Mr. John W Scibak of South Hadley, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 00325) of Kathi-Anne Reinstein and others for legislation provide health benefit plan coverage for hearing aids. Joint Committee on Financial Services.
H.411 HD00543 By Mr. Antonio F. D. Cabral of New Bedford, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 00411) of Denise Andrews and others for legislation to protect children against sex offenders. Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
H.468 HD00679 By Mr. Ronald Mariano of Quincy, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 00468) of Linda Dorcena Forry and others relative to the penalties for certain violations of the workers' compensation insurance law. Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
S.530 SD01647 By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 530) of Richard T. Moore, Robert M. Koczera, James J. Dwyer, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect the confidentiality of patient prescription records. Health Care Financing.
S.833 SD01725 By Mr. Moore, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 833) of Welch, Scibak, Rodrigues and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the modernization of optometric patient care [Joint Committee on the Judiciary].
S.846 SD01051 By Mr. Ross, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 846) of Winslow, Tarr, Koczera and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to employee records [Joint Committee on the Judiciary].
S.869 SD01671 By Ms. Spilka, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 869) of Cantwell, Provost, Swan and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect the Commonwealth's residents from identity theft [Joint Committee on the Judiciary].
H.890 HD00263 By Ms. Wolf of Cambridge, petition (accompanied by Bill, House, No. 00890) of Sean Garballey and others relative to further regulating recycling rates and expanding the bottle bill, so-called . Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
H.967 HD00648 By Ms. Alice Hanlon Peisch of Wellesley, petition (accompanied by resolution, House, No. 00967) of John W Scibak and others for the adoption of Resolutions by the House of Representatives in support of the national observation of two minutes of silence on Veterans Day of each year to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Services. Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs.
H.984 HD01013 By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 984) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to promote responsibility, cost effectiveness and meaningful lives for individuals with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.1133 SD01669 By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1133) of Richard T. Moore, Robert M. Koczera, Jennifer E. Benson, Sonia Chang-Diaz and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to certified professional midwives. Public Health.
S.1152 SD01777 By Mr. Moore, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1152) of Pacheco, Jones, Eldridge and other members of the General Court relative to prescription drug waste [Joint Committee on Public Health].
H.1284 HD01643 By Mr. William N. Brownsberger of Belmont, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 01284) of Linda Dorcena Forry and others relative to the witholding of rent. Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
H.1286 HD01492 By Mr. Antonio F. D. Cabral of New Bedford, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 01286) of Michael D. Brady and others relative to certain court records. Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
H.1293 HD01629 By Mr. Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1293) of Paul J. Donato and others for legislation authorizing cities and towns to install video monitoring systems to detect certain motor vehicle violations. The Judiciary.
S.1351 SD00906 By Mr. Pacheco, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1351) of Knapik, DiDomenico, Sullivan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the cost of living adjustment for public retirees [Joint Committee on Public Service].
S.1352 SD01150 By Mr. Pacheco, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1352) of Provost, Turner, Koczera and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the enrollment into the state retirement system of current members of the optional retirement program [Joint Committee on Public Service].
H.1355 HD01451 By Mr. Vincent A. Pedone of Worcester, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 01355) of Richard Bastien and others relative to establishing mandatory foreclosure mediation with judicial review. Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
H.1393 HD01899 By Representative Forry of Boston and Senator Hart, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1393) of Linda Dorcena Forry, John A. Hart and others for legislation to establish a "right to know" policy for certain temporary employees. Labor and Workforce Development.
S.1418 SD01851 By Ms. Clark, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1418) of Finegold, Dwyer, DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to create jobs and strengthen small business [Joint Committee on Revenue].
S.1448 SD01199 By Mr. Eldridge, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1448) of Lewis, Hecht, Harrington and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a sunset for economic development tax expenditures [Joint Committee on Revenue].
S.1452 SD01486 By Ms. Fargo, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1452) of Tarr, Candaras, Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the senior circuit breaker tax credit [Joint Committee on Revenue].
S.1517 SD00415 By Ms. Spilka, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1517) of Moore, Walsh, Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to allow single family homeowners to deduct their municipal water, sewer and trash fees from their state income tax [Joint Committee on Revenue].
S.1522 SD00826 By Ms. Spilka, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1522) of Khan, Kennedy, Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen working families by increasing tax exemptions and dependent care tax credits [Joint Committee on Revenue].
S.1600 SD01622 By Mr. Moore, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1600) of Stanley, Spilka, Kuros and other members of the General Court for legislation to established the Sunset Review Commission [Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight].
S.1711 SD00238 By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1711) of Marc R. Pacheco, Robert M. Koczera and Patricia A. Haddad for legislation to make the quahog the official shellfish of the Commonwealth. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
H.1736 HD01495 By Mr. Antonio F. D. Cabral of New Bedford, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 01736) of Denise Provost and others relative to the enhancment of access to electronic public records. Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
H.1737 HD01506 By Mr. Antonio F. D. Cabral of New Bedford, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 01737) of Denise Provost and others relative to access to public records in state agencies. Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
H.1774 HD01692 By Mr. Carl M. Sciortino of Medford, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 01774) of Paul Schmid and others relative to energy efficiency programs and green jobs. Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
S.2061 SD02109 By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. ) of Richard T. Moore, John V. Fernandes, Bruce E. Tarr, George N. Peterson, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation to enhance community safety. The Judiciary.
H.2082 HD02573 By Mr. Fallon of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2082) of Christopher G. Fallon and others for legislation to regulate claims for services of patients in nursing and long-term care facilities. Health Care Financing.
H.2097 HD02780 By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2097) of Provost and others relative to excluding certain retirement funds from countable assets of medical assistance recipients Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.
S.2124 SD02160 By Mr. Moore, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12 and Senate Rule 20) (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2124) of Richard T. Moore, Kenneth J. Donnelly, John Hart, Jr., Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to reduction of property tax liability for veterans. Revenue.
H.2155 HD02617 By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2155) of Aguiar and others relative to improving the bail review process Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
S.2198 SD02186 By Mr. Moore, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2198) of Richard T. Moore, Benjamin B. Downing, Jennifer L. Flanagan, Stephen L. DiNatale and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote American manufacturing. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
H.2368 HD02068 By [SPONSOR PREFIX] [SPONSOR NAME] of [SPONSOR CITY], a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2368) of [PETITIONERS LIST] relative to certified professional midwives. Public Health.
H.2383 HD02063 By Mr. Sullivan of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2383) of David B. Sullivan and others relative to coupons of manufacturers submitted to health care insurers. Public Health.
H.2684 HD03194 By Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2684) of John W. Scibak and others relative to supporting children and parental custody. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
H.2796 HD03000 By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2796) of Aguiar and others relative to dangerousness hearings for certain offenses involving physical force or abuse Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
H.2987 HD03510 By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Downing, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2987) of Torrisi and others for legislation to promote economic development and job growth in gateway cities designating residential tax abatement zones Joint Committee on Revenue.
H.3136 HD03484 By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3136) of Koczera and Cabral relative to loans for low and moderate income housing for owner-occupied multi-dwelling units Joint Committee on Housing.
H.3428 HD03579 By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. [BILL NUMBER]) of Antonio F. D. Cabral, Stephen R. Canessa and Robert M. Koczera (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the city of New Bedford to adopt regulations for the protection and control of public housing in said city. Housing. [Local Approval Received.]
H.3858 HD04133 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William M. Straus and others for legislation to prohibit commercial solicitation to mobile electronic devices. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
H.3904 HD04021 By Mr. Mariano of Quincy, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Ronald Mariano and others relative to promoting equity and efficiency in health care rates. Health Care Financing.
H.3914 HD04214 By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William M. Straus and others for legislation to validate the proceedings of the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School District relative to the authorization of debt by said district. Municipalities and Regional Government.
H.3970 HD04267 By Representative Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Montigny, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Antonio F. D. Cabral, Mark Montigny and others for legislation to designate a portion of the "New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge" as the Roland J. Hebert Bridge. Transportation.

Personal Information

Profession: Legislator

Education & Public Service

  • Monsignor James Coyle High School
  • University Massachusetts at Dartmouth, B.A. '75
  • Suffolk University, M.P.A.
  • Providence College M.A.
  • New Bedford City Council (1984-1989, President 1987); New Bedford Planning Board (1984-1986)
  • Democratic City Committee (1976-present)
  • Mass. House (1989-present)
  • Democratic State Committeeman (2004-present)
Eleventh Bristol, Consisting of the town of Acushnet, precincts A, B, C, D and E of ward 1 and all precincts of ward 2, of the city of New Bedford, both in the county of Bristol.