A note from Bob Katzen, publisher of Beacon Hill Roll Call:
Join me this Sunday night and every Sunday night between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. for my talk show “The Bob Katzen Baby Boomer and Gen X Show.” Jump in my time capsule and come back to the simpler days of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
My guest on Feb. 21 on my WMEX 1510 AM Radio and online show will be two icons of Boston television Bob Lobel and Susan Wornick. Bob is synonymous with Boston sports and Susan is synonymous with Boston news and consumer reporting. Don’t miss it!
THE HOUSE AND SENATE
There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week.
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from recent sessions on debate of the Senate version of the state’s $46 billion fiscal 2021 state budget.
BARS AND PUBS DURING COVID-19 (S 4)
Senate 4-35, rejected an amendment that would allow bars and pubs and any other establishments that don’t serve food to reopen during the pandemic under the same timetable as restaurants that do serve food. Under current law, restaurants can offer takeout and delivery in phase 1, outdoor seating in phase 2 - step 1 and indoor seating in step 2 of phase 2. Bars and pubs and other non-food establishments are designated as phase 4 businesses and cannot reopen until there is a treatment or vaccine for COVID-19.