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House advances several bills, honors former member Michael F. Flaherty and adjourns until Wednesday
Summary
The House scheduled and advanced multiple bills (including a sick leave bank for a state employee), approved suspension of a rule to expedite business, ordered a special adjournment in memory of former member Michael F. Flaherty and set the next informal session for Wednesday at 11:00 AM.
The House convened, scheduled a number of measures for consideration and advanced several bills on voice votes before adjourning to meet Wednesday at 11:00 AM.
The Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling reported several bills recommended for House consideration, including a Senate bill providing for the retirement of Greg Heath (Senate number stated in the record as "19 19"), a House bill regarding purchase or lease of the property known as Fenn Farm in Stockbridge (House number 4648) and a House bill amending the Plainville town charter (House number 4805). Speaker 2 read the titles into the record, and Speaker 1 called for routine votes to move the items through the order of business.
Mr. Garvey moved to suspend Rule 7A to facilitate floor consideration. After a voice vote, the Chair announced, "The ayes have it," and Rule 7A was suspended, allowing the listed measures to proceed.
On second reading and placement for third reading, the House audited the bills and added them to third reading by voice vote. The House then addressed House bill 4565, an act establishing a sick leave bank for Marie Letcheron of the Department of Transitional Assistance; following a voice vote the Chair announced the bill "is passed to be enacted."
The chamber also noted that House bill 4007 (an act relative to the composition of the Licensing Board for the City of Salem) had been released by the Committee on Bills on Third Reading; following the question the House voted and the Chair announced the bill was passed to be engrossed. Similarly, House bill 4602 relating to the Monson Select Board underwent third reading and was passed to be engrossed after the chair called for and recorded a voice vote.
Near the close of the session, Mr. Beal Boston moved that the House adjourn "in respect to the memory of Michael F. Flaherty," who served as a member from Boston from 1967 to 1990; the House approved the motion and ordered a special adjournment in his memory. The Clerk announced that when the House adjourned it would reconvene next Wednesday at 11:00 AM. Mr. Pease of Westfield then moved the final adjournment; after the ayes were recorded the Chair announced the House was adjourned to meet Wednesday at 11:00 AM in an informal session.
No roll-call vote tallies or individual recorded votes were provided in the transcript; all recorded outcomes were announced by voice vote and the Chair's statements. The record lists the primary actions taken and the bills advanced; specifics such as full bill text, committee reports and any amendments are not included in the floor transcript.
