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House suspends Rule 7A and advances several bills to third reading

5557721 · July 28, 2025
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Summary

The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to suspend Rule 7A and moved multiple bills, including measures on municipal alcohol licenses and a Cambridge charter, forward to third reading after a committee report recommended scheduling them for consideration.

The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to suspend Rule 7A and advanced several bills to third reading after the Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling recommended they be scheduled for consideration. Representative Gordon of Bedford moved to suspend Rule 7A and the chair put the voice vote; “the ayes have it.”

The committee report identified bills on municipal alcohol licenses, telemarketer disclosures, partial payment rules and a proposed charter for the city of Cambridge as items to be scheduled. Those measures include: an act relative to certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in…

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