Massachusetts Senate orders multiple House bills to engrossment and enacts measure protecting transit workers

At its session, the Massachusetts Senate approved multiple House bills by voice vote, ordering several to be engrossed and enacting one measure addressing assault and battery on transit workers. The body also suspended rules to consider certain matters and referred a bill on the rights of people experiencing homelessness to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Several bills were read for third consideration and sent forward for engrossment. House No. 2335, described as "an act extending residency requirements for members of the regular police and fire departments and fire alarm and wires division of the city of Newton," was read and "passed to be engrossed," according to the presiding officer. House No. 4154, authorizing certain investments for the Town of Richmond Free Public Library, and House No. 4168, authorizing the Town of Acton to increase residency limits for members…