House extends reporting deadlines for two committees

The Massachusetts House of Representatives adopted orders to extend reporting deadlines for two committee assignments, approving suspensions of rules and adoption of the orders by voice vote.

The action came after the Committee on Rules reported that the orders filed by Representative Dave Stonem and Representative Chan of Quincy "ought to be adopted," and members voted to suspend the rules and adopt the orders.

Why it matters: Extending committee reporting deadlines gives the committee on the judiciary and the committee on consumer protection and professional licensure additional time to consider the referred documents identified as House numbers 4376 and 4393.

The House considered an order filed by Representative Dave Stonem to extend until Wednesday, 2025-12-03, the time within which the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to report on current house documents (House No. 4376). After the Committee on Rules recommended adoption, Representative Worrell of Boston moved to suspend the rules; members approved the suspension by voice vote and then adopted the order by voice vote.

Separately, the Committee on Rules reported on an order filed by Representative Chan of Quincy to extend until Wednesday, 2026-03-18, the time within which the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure is authorized to report on a current house document (House No. 4393). The House again approved suspension of the rules and adopted the order by voice vote.

These were procedural, voice-vote actions; no recorded roll-call tallies or dissenting counts were provided in the transcript. The orders allow the named committees additional calendar time to complete their reports and return the referenced measures to the House for further action.

The Clerk later announced routine orders to adjourn and the House adjourned to meet Monday next at 11 a.m.