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Senate adopts conference committee report to revise joint rules and increase transparency
Summary
The Massachusetts Senate accepted a conference committee report revising joint rules with the House, requiring recorded committee votes, longer notice for joint hearings, public streaming and yearly audits of joint accounts. The measure was adopted by voice and roll call.
The Massachusetts Senate accepted the conference committee report revising the joint rules of the House and Senate, a package supporters said will increase public access and accountability in the legislature.
Senator Cynthia Creem, a conference committee member, told colleagues the package responds to citizen calls for a “more transparent and effective legislature,” and outlined changes supporters said will make committee activity and conference committee work easier for the public to follow. “All joint votes will be recorded and posted on the general court website,” she said, and joint committees will publish plain-language…
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