House passes Cheshire special-election bill to be engrossed

The House took up and passed House Bill 801, an act relative to the town of Cheshire special election, and ordered the bill to be engrossed. The clerk read the bill title into the record and the chamber proceeded with the customary voice vote; the chair announced, "the ayes have it," and the bill was ordered engrossed. The transcript records that House No. 801 had been released by the committee on bills in the third reading and that, following the third-reading procedure, the bill was passed and engrossed.

The action recorded in the transcript is a formal passage in the House and an instruction to the clerk to engross the bill (prepare the official enrolled text). The record does not show the bill being transmitted to the Senate or being signed by the governor in this excerpt; it also does not include a roll-call tally or any floor debate on the measure in the excerpt provided.

Background: Third reading and engrossment are standard steps in the legislative process. Engrossment prepares the bill for enrollment and potential further action. The transcript lists the bill as "an act relative to the town of Cheshire special election" and identifies it as House No. 801 as read into the record.

Next steps: After engrossment the bill would follow the normal post-passage process recorded in later House documents — such as enrollment, transmission to the Senate (if required), or enactment procedures — none of which are recorded in this excerpt.