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Mass. House passes bond bill, advances multiple measures and refers battery‑storage petitions to committee
Summary
The Massachusetts House passed an act concerning certain Commonwealth bonds, moved a slate of bills toward final consideration and suspended rules to refer three petitions on battery storage facilities to relevant committees during its session.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Thursday moved a package of measures forward, including final passage of an act providing for terms of certain Commonwealth bonds, and suspended joint rule 12 to refer three petitions related to battery storage facilities to committee.
The actions matter because the bond bill authorizes terms for borrowing by the Commonwealth and the referred petitions would, if considered later, affect how battery storage facilities are permitted and enforced across municipalities and at the state level.
On final passage, the chamber considered House Docket 4413, "An act providing for the terms of certain bonds to be issued by the Commonwealth," which the House passed to be enacted after a voice vote. Earlier in the session the House also ordered several bills to a third reading and passed multiple bills to be engrossed. The chamber adopted two ceremonial resolutions congratulating Mary Shanley on her 100th birthday and Thomas Sagedorff on achieving Eagle Scout rank.
The House suspended joint rule 12 to send three petitions addressing battery storage facilities to committees for…
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