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Committee on Steering and Policy schedules range of bills for consideration, moves several to third reading
Summary
The committee on steering and policy reported a package of bills to the Massachusetts House, and the House moved several measures to third reading.
The committee on steering and policy reported a slate of bills to be scheduled for consideration by the Massachusetts House and the House moved several measures to second and then third reading.
The committee recommended scheduling the following matters for consideration: an act clarifying self-storage laws for consumers (House No. 340); an act establishing a local option for associate members of planning boards (House No. 2300); an act relative to special education reserve funds (House No. 2303); an act establishing a regional school assessment reserve fund (House No. 2304); an act relative to regional commissions on the status of women (House No. 2313); an act relative to municipal publication of zoning bylaw procedures (House No. 2315); and several bills establishing sick leave banks for named employees (House Nos. 4322–4324).
Following the scheduling, the House suspended Rule 7A to allow second reading, and the clerk read the bills on second reading. The House then moved the listed bills to third reading by voice vote; the presiding officer recorded "The bills are on to a third reading." No roll-call tallies are recorded in the transcript.
Why it matters: The scheduling and movement of these bills advances them along the legislative calendar toward potential floor debate and final votes. The measures cover consumer protections, municipal governance, education finance reserves, and employee sick leave banks.
Details and scope: The transcript lists bill titles and House numbers as read by the clerk. The sick leave bank bills named employees at specific state agencies, including a bill for an employee of the Massachusetts Department of State Police and a bill for an employee of the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board.
Ending: The measures were placed on the House calendar for further consideration; the transcript does not include substantive debate on the bills themselves or committee reports on their merits.
