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House adopts amendment and advances Dorchester affordable housing and branch library bill to a third reading
Summary
A bill to authorize certain affordable housing and branch library space in Dorchester (House No. 3932 / substituted by House No. 4532) was amended on the floor, ordered to a third reading and later passed to be engrossed after committee release and third reading procedures.
The Massachusetts House advanced legislation addressing affordable housing and branch library space in the Dorchester section of Boston by adopting an amendment and ordering the bill to a third reading. The committee on Ways and Means reported House No. 3932 with local approval; the committee recommended passage with an amendment that substituted a bill with the same title (House No. 4532).
On the floor, members suspended rule 7A to consider the measure. During the second reading the House voted to adopt the pending amendment by voice vote and then ordered the bill, as amended, to a third reading. The bill later was released by the committee on bills on third reading and, after a suspension of the rules and a third reading, the House recorded that the bill “was passed to be engrossed.”
Why it matters: The measure is a locally focused bill that the transcript identifies as containing provisions for affordable housing and branch library space in Dorchester. The committee report notes local approval had been received.
Procedure and action: The Committee on Ways and Means reported with recommendation and local approval; Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended scheduling for floor consideration. The amendment was adopted by voice vote on the floor. The House then ordered the bill as amended to a third reading and later passed it to be engrossed after third-reading procedures were completed.
