The Massachusetts House on the floor moved quickly through committee reports and procedural votes, suspending rules to consider several measures, adopting a further amendment to House Bill 4,645 on assault and battery upon a transit worker, and passing that bill for enactment.

The session opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine committee reports. The committee on rules recommended extending the time for the committee on public health to report on a House document (House No. 4,773), which the House adopted after a motion to suspend the rules by Mr. Wong and a voice vote in which the presiding officer declared, "The ayes have it." The House also voted to suspend joint rule 12 to consider several petitions, including a request by Daniel W. Gregoire regarding the recording of a confirmatory deed and a petition from Paul J. Donato on regulation of organ transparent vehicles.

A package of bills was scheduled for further consideration by the committee on steering, policy and scheduling, including measures to preserve privileges of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (H.2666), to establish the official Marine floor of the Commonwealth (H.3285), to designate October as Adopt‑a‑Shelter‑Dog Month (H.3288), and local measures concerning appointment of a Fall River police chief (H.4214) and the Monson Select Board (H.4602).

The House took up House Bill 4,645 after the committee on bills in the third reading reported that the Senate amendment was correctly drawn. Mr. Walsh of Peabody offered a further amendment that would replace the Senate’s inserted language and insert a new Section 13D of chapter 265 of the General Laws (as appearing in the 2024 official edition). The House adopted the further amendment and then concurred with the Senate amendment as amended. The engrossed bill was later presented and the House voted to pass it to be enacted.

Separately, House Bill 4,178 — an act authorizing Adam T. Jankowski to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement — was released for third reading. Mr. Walsh moved an amendment inserting a Section 1A referencing chapter 22C of the General Laws; the House adopted the amendment and passed the bill to be engrossed.

An amendment to the charter of the town of Hudson (H.4,503) was substituted and adopted, and that bill was also passed to be engrossed.

Votes at a glance: House Bill 4,645 (assault and battery upon a transit worker) — further amendment adopted; bill passed to be enacted. House Bill 4,178 (civil service age exception for Adam T. Jankowski) — amendment adopted; passed to be engrossed. House Bill 4,503 (Hudson charter amendment) — amendment adopted; passed to be engrossed. Multiple procedural suspensions (rules, joint rule 12, rule 7A) — adopted.

The House adopted an order setting its next meeting for Wednesday at 11:00 a.m., and Mr. Soter of Bellingham moved to adjourn; the House adjourned following a voice vote.

Details recorded on the floor were procedural voice votes and recorded motions; the transcript records motion text, bill numbers, and the adoption of amendments but does not include roll‑call tallies for the voice votes.