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House passes several local acts and orders; appoints conference committee on education bill
Summary
The House passed multiple local and municipal acts (Senate 2716; House 3026; House 4235) to be enacted, did not concur on a senate amendment to a teacher-preparation/student-literacy bill and appointed a committee of conference, and observed a moment of silence for Arthur Tobin before adjourning.
During the floor session the House moved several local and municipal bills for final passage and took procedural action on a pending education matter.
The House voted to pass the following for enactment: Senate Bill 2716 (charter amendment for the town of Rockling), House Bill 3026 (authorizing Williamston to expand eligibility for the senior property tax exemption), and House Bill 4235 (authorizing Rochester to continue the employment of its fire chief, Scott Royal). The clerk called the question and the House recorded the ayes, ordering the measures passed to be enacted.
Separately, the House considered a senate message on a teacher-preparation and student-literacy matter (House 4683 amended to Senate document 2940). The House did not concur with the senate amendment and, at the request of members, appointed a committee of conference (Gordon of Bedford, Cataldo of Concord, Marcy of Spencer) to work with the Senate on resolving differences.
At the end of the session the House rose for a moment of silence to honor Arthur Tobin of Quincy, and then stood adjourned to reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
Outcomes listed here are drawn from the floor order and clerk’s announcements; roll-call tallies specific to the local enactments were announced by voice ('The ayes have it') as recorded in the floor proceedings.
