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House suspends rules to refer petitions, steering committee schedules multiple bills
Summary
The House suspended joint rule 12 to refer several petitions to standing committees and the steering committee reported a long list of bills for scheduling, including numerous locally focused charter and election measures. Members repeatedly suspended rule 7A to allow second readings and to move the calendar forward.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted to suspend procedural rules and implement a steering committee calendar during the session recorded in the transcript. The Committee on Rules reported recommendations to suspend joint rule 12 for specified petitions; the House voted to suspend the rule and to refer the petitions to named committees.
The clerk read a Committee on Rules report that recommended suspension of joint rule 12 on petitions such as those from Adam J. Scanlon calling for the Center for Health Information and Analysis to analyze eliminating or capping copayments for mental and behavioral health services and another…
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