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Senate suspends joint rule and refers petition on alleged constitutional violations to Judiciary Committee

Massachusetts Senate · February 19, 2026

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Summary

The Senate voted to suspend Joint Rule 12 and referred a petition (accompanied by a bill from William and Brownsberger and others) alleging violations of the U.S. Constitution to the Judiciary Committee for further review.

On Feb. 19 the Senate's Committee on Rules reported on a petition accompanied by a bill from William and Brownsberger and other members concerning alleged violations of the U.S. Constitution. The committee recommended that Joint Rule 12 be suspended as to this matter and that it be referred to the Judiciary Committee. The Senate voted to suspend the rule and ordered the referral to Judiciary.

Joan B. Lovely was recorded as presenting the committee report. The transcript records the procedural motion and the referral; it does not include the petition text or any debate on merits on the Senate floor. The referral moves the matter from the floor to committee consideration, where hearings, testimony, and further action may follow.