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The committee on public service reported that House No. 4230, an act to establish a sick leave bank for James Caruso, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, \"ought to pass,\" and the matter was scheduled for consideration by the House. Mister Donato of Medford moved to suspend the rules and the bill was advanced to second reading; the House then ordered the bill to a third reading.

Separately, the House took up House No. 1590, an act establishing a sick leave bank for Eric Inaqui, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth. Mister Walsh of Peabody moved to amend the bill by inserting an emergency preamble. The amendment was adopted and the House passed the bill to be engrossed as amended.

Committee reports recommending that the accompanying bills \"ought to pass\" were read on the floor; procedural motions to suspend rules and to advance the bills were made by named members. No roll-call vote or final enactment for either bill is recorded in the provided transcript segments; one bill was ordered to third reading and the other was passed to be engrossed as amended.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Formal House Session 58\t6/26/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The House advanced House No. 4230, establishing a sick leave bank for James Caruso (MassDOT employee), to third reading, and passed House No. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric Inaqui (trial court employee), with an emergency preamble adopted.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MA, Massachusetts","taxId",77682,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6182950,"House adopts order transferring agriculture and elder-affairs matters to new joint committees",93,2554000,2647000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5102733-4bf215ae1699a8b6cd8fe3241da51623&start=2554&end=2647","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5102733-4bf215ae1699a8b6cd8fe3241da51623/thumbnail_2554000.jpg","/articles/6182950/Massachusetts/House-adopts-order-transferring-agriculture-and-elder-affairs-matters-to-new-joint-committees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6182950-86759f9ce0b4ef13d377e71dabb49bdd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770398547&Signature=kFdH7gyPav3O2GQCQdUPtQ8u0CDGOOsyZBmoaxcb52z~dFsgjzlt61xNGr~OJ0e1bBnesB~G4ZQeq1iEFCsRbSmyN9EXriSwL~oUNWuXpQ7GU17qna6Ihyp3HgrB8wE0LMDiB7d9kGERBS~7AorLSFtdkt7hVlcMvqr42JyUofI9jPe6SckYSyN1lgsZz2OgnC8KWMKeCuzirgoFILw--eQQtWKaE8OhFXqgJQ2rnvryqsEyW6UK2rVHlLL~SsI-nK-Yqd0qQcTSt6f9MlILoYsmXY06oAA~eMla4PxUb2MuZlHswJY1kJ8UkYiAbnkM6Zb5XiUcSxe8B4WWWnsdSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Massachusetts House adopted an order transferring all matters that were before the temporary joint committee on agriculture to a new joint committee on agriculture and fisheries, and transferring matters from the joint committee on elder affairs to a new joint committee on aging and independence.

The order, which the clerk read on the floor, was adopted without recorded roll-call opposition. \"If there be no objection,\" the clerk said on the floor before the question was put, and the chair announced \"The ayes have it.\"

The order also provides that the membership of the previously established temporary committees will serve as the membership for the newly named committees. The transfers were made under an order that came from the Senate with endorsement and were accepted as read on the House floor.","The House adopted an order transferring matters from the temporary joint committees on agriculture and elder affairs to newly named joint committees on agriculture and fisheries and on aging and independence.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6182955,"Mass. House approves new joint rules package to tighten timelines and expand transparency",1247,1303000,2550000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5102733-4bf215ae1699a8b6cd8fe3241da51623&start=1303&end=2550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5102733-4bf215ae1699a8b6cd8fe3241da51623/thumbnail_1303000.jpg","/articles/6182955/Massachusetts/Mass-House-approves-new-joint-rules-package-to-tighten-timelines-and-expand-transparency","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6182955-5418a4ced30942aa5327c2519d705ea9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770398547&Signature=RdmmShDPSHB7LyOUwPEyqsY9zyTO~gNR1d7MraybmnPq4EnfcSdGiXVasV00dIWRg3czgYIevJG2oJti6bkmdsJO4o3s5Czaeu5TOs5QftsSu7yecMdyTllt8EC9rP8FqVhnZZRZYMAATHth0s714xUfKl~xjANDhnwQhKEcpOvH7VS68NN7E9gFntSE5lZutDylgb3ZsJpvqJLSx0UF1JwtQVaF18kRnB6aFWKibhi1kReQIxJHIb-f8X2yNCCSG2cjaXCgWgn1~z2pxaWxQyiS4jvb4~kC-Hja3nrpP~mNvm4AhgQmu9rDGHZkYyhypDNMhnzP37LvnQW7-lHhlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Massachusetts House of Representatives on a roll-call vote approved a conference committee report adopting a new package of joint rules for the 2025–26 legislative session, Senate No. 2545, aimed at shortening legislative timelines and increasing public transparency.

The package won final approval by a vote of 147 in favor and 2 opposed after supporters said the changes would modernize committee procedures and make information about bills more readily available to the public. \"I ask that my colleagues join me in voting yes on this conference committee report,\" said Mister Moran of Brighton.

The new joint rules set deadlines and procedural changes intended to move legislation faster and increase online access to committee materials. Key provisions noted on the floor include a requirement that committees vote on “their branch’s bills” within 60 days of being heard, a 10-day public notice requirement for hearings (replacing the current 72-hour notice), live streaming and archiving of all hearings on the General Court website, posting of committee votes and plain-language bill summaries online, and public posting of committee attendance starting Oct. 1.

Supporters described the package as a mix of procedural deadlines and transparency measures. Mister Galvin of Canton told members the rules will \"increase transparency, accountability, accessibility and ensure that every citizen of the commonwealth has maximum participation in the process.\" He summarized provisions including longer public notices, mandatory committee hearings in some cases, posting of committee votes, and an ability for the Legislature to reconvene after July 31 of the second annual session to consider conference reports and governor recommendations.

The rules include a limited \"safety valve\" that allows committee chairs an additional 30 days if more time is needed; further extensions must be approved by the branch seeking the extension. Exceptions to the 60-day rule include money bills, constitutional amendments and bills filed by constitutional officers, which remain subject to existing procedures.

Floor debate and remarks stressed both efficiency and protections for public testimony. Mister Meradian of Grafton emphasized that increased notice \"allows the public to have ample time to arrange accommodations to testify,\" and noted several provisions advocated by minority members. The package also requires committees to make testimony publicly available as determined by committee rules, while allowing committees to withhold sensitive testimony that would violate confidentiality rules.

The House earlier held open conference committee hearings as part of the process and the rules committee will review the joint rules at the end of the second annual session, supporters said. The conference committee report was recommended for adoption by the committee of conference and was taken up on the floor under a roll-call vote (recorded as Roll Call No. 58). The chair announced the tally as 147 in the affirmative, 2 in the negative, and the report was accepted.","The Massachusetts House accepted a conference committee report adopting a new joint rules package (Senate No. 2545) for the 2025–26 legislative session that adds deadlines, longer public-notice periods, live streaming and other transparency measures; the measure passed by roll call, 147–2.","actionData","errors"]

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House advances two bills establishing employee sick‑leave banks for state workers

House adopts order transferring agriculture and elder-affairs matters to new joint committees

Mass. House approves new joint rules package to tighten timelines and expand transparency