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• Does the inspector general still have subpoena power in the latest engrossment?
• Does the inspector general still have subpoena power in the latest engrossment?
• Does the inspector general still have subpoena power in the latest engrossment?
• Does the inspector general still have subpoena power in the latest engrossment?
• And so the been so many engrossments.

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• </c> with to the Senate without engrossment. with to the Senate without engrossment.
• </c> with to the Senate without engrossment. with to the Senate without engrossment.
• President, the House of Representatives has originated and passed the following engrossed House bill
• President, the House of Representatives has originated and passed the following engrossed House bill
• President, the House of Representatives has originated and passed the following engrossed House bill

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 30 members. The chamber approved excusing absent senators, dispensed with reading the prior journal, and allowed introduction of bills and committee reports throughout the legislative day. It then took up a series of confirmation reports from the Committee on Confirmations, all of which were approved unanimously, confirming multiple appointees to the State Textbook Committee for Social Studies and Arts Education, including Harilyn Benjamin, Robin Dunn, Dietra Howy, Rebecca Mener, Lakesha Cohill, Kevin King, Kristen Law, and Dana Marie Liur. The Senate also received a gubernatorial message returning House Joint Resolution 4 with an executive amendment; the chamber concurred in the amendment by unanimous consent. House messages reported several bills referred to committees, including measures on state employees retirement, EMS personnel education, seafood dealer licenses, local legislation for Monroville, law enforcement officers, state marine waters, evictions, and taxation. The Senate also re-referred Senate Bill 183 to the Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development. Under motions and resolutions, the Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 23 honoring Junior Harold Sorrels and Senate Joint Resolution 24 honoring John Waller Giles. The Rules Committee report establishing a special order calendar for the seventh legislative day was adopted, and the Senate then passed several bills on the special order calendar, including SB 136 on the Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board, SB 158 on public high schools and military recruiter testing access, SB 22 on the Commission on Uniform State Laws, SB 137 creating the Alabama Resilience Council, SB 60 on criminal procedure, SB 109 on peer-to-peer car sharing, SB 77 on the 911 board, and SB 163 on the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. Most of these were adopted by unanimous or near-unanimous voice or roll-call votes, with no recorded opposition. Near the end of the session, senators offered brief personal remarks, including thanks for support during illness and appreciation for floor coordination. The Senate then adjourned on a motion until Thursday, January 29 at 12:15 p.m., with the journal left open until 4:30 p.m. to receive messages.

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• Question is on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed.
• Question is on passing the bill to be engrossed, pending which Mr.
• Question now is on ordering the bill to be engrossed as amended.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed as amended.

Summary: The House received a gubernatorial message requesting fiscal year 2027 appropriations, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Members then took up House Bill 5175 on energy affordability, clean power, and economic competitiveness. The House suspended the rules but voted not to concur with the Senate’s amended version, and then agreed to appoint a committee of conference; the conferees named were Mr. Cusack of Braintree, Mr. Mike Woods of Boston, and Mr. Jones of North Reading. The chamber next considered several bills on third reading. House 5430, designating the Hyannis Transportation Center as the Thomas C. Cahir Cape Cod Transportation Center, was passed to be engrossed. House 4924, concerning the Boston Finance Commission and establishing the Boston Inspector General Oversight Commission, was amended by substitution with House 5585 and then passed to be engrossed as amended. After a recess, the House returned to enact Senate 3106, a bill relative to toxic-free medical devices, which passed. The House also adopted an order to adjourn to Monday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned to that time in informal session.

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• Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed.
• Comes from the House passed to be engrossed.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed.

Summary: The Senate reconvened after a brief recess and took up several local bills on final passage. It enacted a bill making the charter of the County of Nantucket gender neutral and passed House No. 4404 to be enacted and sent to the Governor. The chamber also considered multiple Boston Police Department bills waiving the maximum age requirement for specific individuals, including Pierre Charles Darius, Ryan Kozo, and Duomi Pamera; each was advanced through third reading and passed to be engrossed. One of the Boston police bills came from the House and, after a motion to suspend the rules, was taken up forthwith and also passed to be engrossed. The Senate then suspended Joint Rule 12 on several House petitions and referred those matters to the appropriate committees. No debate or opposition was recorded on the measures considered, and all actions were taken by voice vote with the ayes prevailing. Finally, the Senate adopted an order to meet again on Monday at 11:00 a.m., directed the clerk to dispense with printing a calendar, and adjourned.

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• The bill having been read a third time, the question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The bill having been read a third time, the question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.

Summary: The Senate took up several local bills on third reading and passed them to be engrossed, including measures authorizing police officers in Plainville, amending the charter of Acushnet, and authorizing conveyance of a parcel of land in Wellesley. It also considered House No. 4206, the bill modernizing the cannabis laws of the Commonwealth; the House nonconcurred in the Senate amendment and appointed a conference committee, and the Senate voted to insist on its amendment and appoint its own conferees, naming Senators Gómez, Comerford, and Durant. The Senate then suspended the rules to take up House No. 4007, concerning the composition of the Licensing Board for the City of Salem, and ordered it to a third reading. Later, two bills were passed to be enacted: House No. 4030, establishing a select board-town administrator form of government in Rochester, and House No. 4381, further regulating the term of the town moderator in Norwood. Both were ordered signed by the President and laid before the Governor. Finally, the Senate adopted an order to adjourn and reconvene on Monday at 11:00 a.m., then adjourned.

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• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The question now comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those say aye. Opposed, no.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The bill is then passed to be engrossed.

Summary: The Senate first took up House No. 5375, an act financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges, and adopted the emergency preamble by standing vote. The chamber then recessed briefly before returning to consider several local bills. The Senate passed to be engrossed House No. 2800, authorizing Stoneham to waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment of police officers, and House No. 4718, a similar measure for Newton. It also considered House No. 4805, amending the Plainville town charter; an amendment offered by Ms. Rausch inserting “the select board” after “committee” in section 29 was adopted, and the bill was then passed to be engrossed. The Senate next ordered House No. 4843, concerning the exchange of certain parkland in Lexington, to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed. In addition, the Senate suspended Joint Rule 12 and referred a House petition by Joshua Toskey to establish a Veterans Suicide Mortality Review and Prevention Council within the Executive Office of Veterans Services to the Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs. The Senate then adopted an order to adjourn and recessed until Thursday at 11 a.m.

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• Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.

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• Speaker, the Senate has passed engrossed House Bill 2294. Colleen Behard, Deputy Secretary.
• Speaker, the Senate has passed engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6266. Last line.
• Engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6200, Senate Bill 6084, second engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5105
• Engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5105.
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5105 on third reading and final passage.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SCR8406 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB6278 , SB5831 , SB5915 , SB5963 , SB6025 , SB6046 , SB6084 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , SB6188 , SB6291 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government, RCW 57, real property disposal, personal property, notice of intent to sell, public auction

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• Senator Hanson moves that the rules be suspended and engrossed substitute Senate Bill 595 be advanced
• Senate's final passage of engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5925. The Secretary will call the roll.
• The Senate Bill, excuse me, engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6087, be advanced to third reading.
• The Senate Bill, excuse me, engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6087, be advanced to third reading.
• Engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6087 on third reading and final passage. Remarks, Senator Braun.

Bills: SB5223 , SB5928 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB6061 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB6137 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB5890 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5536 , SB5834 , SB5837 , SB5872 , SB5879 , SB5899 , SB5925 , SB6019 , SB6148 , SB6190 , SB6237 , SB6086 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5992 , SB5924 , SB6134 , SB6263 , SB5395 , SB6282 , SB5905 , SB6302 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5970 , SB5609 , SB5827 , SB5838 , SB5845 , SB5862 , SB5880 , SB5901 , SB5922 , SB5943 , SB5971 , SB5975 , SB5981 , SB5982 , SB5984 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB6070 , SB6097 , SB6110 , SB6246 , SB6248 , SB6278 , SJM8016 , SB5496 , SB6054 , SB5835 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6247 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB6194 , SB5909 , SB5868 , SB6026 , SB5974 , SB6044 , SB5906 , SB6081 , SB6239 , SB5923 , SB6323 , SB6210 , SB6045 , SB6106 , SB5346 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5968

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, wildfire risk, disclosure, safety, environmental policy, risk assessment, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, zero emission, cargo handling, port district, environmental impact, grant allocation, healthcare

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• Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed. The Chair is informed.
• Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed, pending which Mr. Walsh of Peabody Mr.
• Question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed as amended.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed. The House will be in a brief recess.

Summary: The House took up several committee reports and routine procedural matters. The Committee on Rules and the Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended adoption of resolutions commending the New England Hemophilia Association for Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month and congratulating Gavin William Roberts on earning Eagle Scout, and the House suspended the rules and adopted both resolutions. The House also adopted orders extending reporting deadlines for the Committees on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery and on Revenue. The House then scheduled and advanced a package of bills, including a Senate bill designating January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, several local civil service and public safety bills for Haverhill, Arlington, Conway, Boston, and Malden, a bill establishing August 10 as Agent Orange Awareness Day, and a bill on housing court jurisdiction. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave these bills second reading and ordered them to a third reading. On final action, the House adopted an emergency preamble for a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to convey land in Stoneham, passed a Bourne election-validation bill to be engrossed, and approved an amended bill establishing a sick leave bank for a Department of Correction employee. The House then enacted the Stoneham land conveyance bill and a Natick charter amendment bill. Before adjourning, the House adopted an order to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. in informal session and then adjourned.

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• The question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.

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• The next item on the agenda is an engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4012.
• The strike-and-insert committee amendment removes from engrossed committee substitute for House Bill
• 4012 The strike-and-insert committee amendment removes from engrossed committee substitute for House
• Chairman, I move the engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4012. Mr.
• The question is on the motion that engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4012 be reported to

Summary: The Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee met, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the March 9 and March 11 meetings. The committee then took up an engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4012, which as explained by counsel would limit the Public Service Commission’s ability to approve rate increases and certain utility-related approvals unless the costs to ratepayers are shown to be proportionate to the benefits, with written justification required for approved increases. The bill also addressed PSC approval of certain electric transmission lines and related service commitments. The committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment that removed most of the House bill’s provisions and inserted the contents of engrossed committee substitute for Senate Bill 669, which had previously passed the Senate, while retaining only the portion related to certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission lines. After the amendment was adopted, the committee voted to report House Bill 4012, as amended, to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass. The committee also adopted a title amendment and then adjourned. No opposition votes were recorded on the motions described in the meeting.

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• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110. Clerk will read. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110.
• With the consent of the House, the rules will be suspended, and Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110, as amended by the House, on third reading and final passage.
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5156. Clerk will read: An act relating to an elevator costs.
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5156, as amended by the House, on third reading and final passage.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB5831 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

Summary: The House received a Senate message announcing passage of Substitute House Bill 1570 and then moved several bills from Rules to the second reading calendar, including Substitute Senate Bill 5242 on anaphylaxis medications in schools and Senate Bill 6132 on Inland Port District debt. The chamber then took up a series of bills, beginning with Senate Bill 5988 on Department of Health accreditation fee authority for opioid treatment programs. An amendment to cap the fee at $17,000 was debated at length but failed, and a separate amendment was ruled beyond the scope of the bill. Senate Bill 5988 then passed 62-34. The House next considered Substitute Senate Bill 6309 on enhanced municipal permitting tools for high-capacity transit projects. Several amendments were offered to require written consent from abutting property owners, preserve setback and seismic/critical-area protections, and add transparency provisions, but the scope challenge to the transparency amendment was sustained and the other amendments failed. Supporters argued the bill would streamline permitting for Sound Transit and reduce taxpayer costs; opponents said it gave a large transit authority too much discretion and weakened property-rights and land-use protections. The bill passed 56-38. The House also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5886 on personality rights and digital likeness protections, and Senate Bill 6136 on workers’ compensation transparency, both with strong bipartisan support. After caucuses and a rule suspension to work past 10 p.m., the House took up additional second-reading bills. It passed Substitute Senate Bill 6034 to codify the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs, Gross Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on prior authorization and AI in health care, Substitute Senate Bill 6248 creating the Washington Travel Insurance Act, Substitute Senate Bill 5720 on uniform consumer debt default judgments, Senate Bill 5995 on port modernization funding with labor-related concerns, and Senate Bill 6103 affecting rural hospitals and enrollment status subject to appropriation. Later, the House passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6110 on e-motorcycle regulation, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5156 allowing smaller elevators in some housing, Substitute Senate Bill 6269 updating motor fuel definitions to include hydrogen, Substitute Senate Bill 6189 extending time for Thurston County to pursue an aquatics public facilities district, and Senate Bill 6134 requiring unemployment applicants to acknowledge repayment if retroactive union pay is received. Most bills passed with large majorities, though some drew dissent over labor, property rights, transit governance, or regulatory scope.

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• The question now comes on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it, and the bill is passed to be engrossed.

Summary: The Senate took up several local and conference matters. It passed to be engrossed House No. 4224, validating the actions taken at the New Salem annual town election, House No. 5561, authorizing the transfer of certain land in Norton, and House No. 5227, further regulating vacancies in the office of Ward Councilor in Marlborough. The Senate also referred a House petition concerning the retirement classification of a Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office employee to the Committee on Public Service. The chamber addressed two major bills in disagreement with the House. On Senate No. 3028, promoting credit, equity, treatment, and safety, the Senate voted to non-concur in the House amendment and requested a committee of conference, appointing Senators Feeney, Lewis, and Tarr. On House Bill 4706, an act to improve Massachusetts home care, the Senate voted to insist on its amendment and also requested a committee of conference, appointing Senators Brownsberger, Jehlen, and Fattman. The Senate adopted two congratulatory resolutions honoring Lewis Joufrey and Stephen Hatchy for attaining Eagle Scout rank. It also adopted an order to adjourn to Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar, then adjourned accordingly.

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• Following engrossment, the bill is now before the House for final passage.
• The question is on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed. Pending which, Mr.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed as amended. The bill is passed to be engrossed as amended. Mr.

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including a petition on the sale of nitrous oxides and a petition to establish a sick leave bank for a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office employee. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported several House bills for consideration, including a bill protecting employees’ right to rebuttal of personnel records, two Boston Police age-waiver bills, and a bill establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day; the House also suspended Rule 7A and ordered these bills to a third reading. The House then took up final passage on several measures. House Bill 4657, authorizing Scituate to issue four additional liquor licenses, was enacted. House Bill 2341, amending the charter of the town of Aquinnah, was also passed to be enacted. On third reading, House Bill 4247, authorizing Hull to establish a schedule of fines for parking violations, was passed to be engrossed. The House next considered House Bill 4400, relating to the charter of the town of Randolph. Representative Walsh of Peabody offered an amendment substituting House Bill 4891, which would amend the Randolph charter regarding compensation for town council and school committee members and meetings of multiple-member bodies; the amendment was adopted, and the bill was then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House then adjourned, with notice that it would meet in informal session on Wednesday.

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• The question is on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye.
• The question is on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed. The question is on passing the bill to be engrossed.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed. Mr. Mariano of Quincy offers an order.

Summary: The House took up several routine matters and local bills. The Committee on Rules reported and the House adopted resolutions congratulating Lewis Gurfrey and Stephen Heckney on earning the rank of Eagle Scout. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended consideration of Senate No. 3133, amending the membership of the Quabbin Watershed Advisory Committee, and House No. 5476, amending the Provincetown town charter; the House suspended Rule 7A, gave both bills second reading, and ordered them to a third reading. The House also acted on additional local legislation. It concurred in the Senate amendment to House No. 3911, the bill amending the charter of the town of Millis, after the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading reported the amendment was correctly drawn. The House then passed to be engrossed Senate No. 3052, authorizing the town of Dighton to use a portion of conservation land for public way purposes, and House No. 5449, relative to amending the Traffic Commission in the City of Westfield. Before adjourning, the House adopted an order to meet again the following Wednesday at 11 a.m. in formal session. The meeting also included a brief recess and a welcome to guests of the Chair from Florida.

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• Question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed.
• Question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed.
• Question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed. Pending which, Mr.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed as amended. The House will be in brief recess. Mr.

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed St. Michael’s School from Fall River, including its eighth-grade graduating class, as guests. The session then moved through several routine matters from the Committee on Rules, including resolutions honoring the Egan Foundation’s IgA nephropathy awareness day, commemorating Danvers’ 1776 meeting anniversary, congratulating two Eagle Scouts, and recognizing the Swansea Fire Department’s 100th anniversary. All of those resolutions were adopted by voice vote, and the House also suspended Joint Rule 12 to send a petition on firefighting staffing to the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. The House next acted on matters reported by the Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling, advancing a Senate bill authorizing print-free digital legal notices in Newton and a House bill naming a segment of Route 20 the Broder Curve. Both bills were ordered to a third reading. The House then passed to enact House No. 4842, clarifying the organization of the Lexington Housing Assistance Board. Later, the House passed to engrossment House No. 3645, designating a portion of Route 7A in Lenox as the Ross B. Dindio Memorial Highway. It also considered House No. 4604, which directs the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for Louisa Fernandez; an amendment making the act effective upon passage was adopted, and the bill was then passed to engrossment as amended. The House adopted an order to meet again the following Thursday at 11 a.m. and then adjourned.

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• The bill is passed to be engrossed.
• Question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed pending an amendment by Mr.
• Question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed as amended. All those in favor say aye.
• The question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed as amended.
• The bill is passed to be engrossed as amended. Ms.

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• Question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it; the bill is passed to be engrossed.
• Question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed.
• Question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed.
• The ayes have it; the bill is passed to be engrossed. The bill is passed to be engrossed.

Summary: The House met in informal session, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several routine matters. The Committee on Rules reported and the House adopted a series of congratulatory resolutions, including recognition of the U.S. Peace Corps on its 65th anniversary and congratulations to three Beverly Eagle Scouts: Noah Boudreau, Joseph McManus, and Benjamin Walsh. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended several local bills for House consideration, and the House suspended Rule 7A to proceed. The bills advanced on second reading and were ordered to a third reading. They included measures concerning Provincetown year-round housing restrictions, Edgartown’s affordable housing trust fund, Chatham’s affordable housing preference for commercial fishermen, Wilbraham’s town administrator authority, Plymouth’s land acquisition special revenue account, and Falmouth’s charter and town clerk. The House then considered three bills released from the third reading committee and passed each to be engrossed: a bill designating Levina A. Hatch Corner in Pembroke, a bill changing the maximum age requirement for police officers in Newton, and a bill allowing Jonathan Gagney to take the Haverhill police civil service exam notwithstanding the age limit. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn until Monday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.

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• House Bill 4034 is amended for engrossing. Speaker Montenegro. Thank you, Mr. Pro Tem.
• Thank you, and if you can move your floor amendment to the engrossed bill, please.
• Thank you, and if you can move your floor amendment to the engrossed bill, please.
• Thank you, and if you can move the floor amendment to the engrossed bill, please.
• And if you can move the floor amendment to the engrossed bill, please. Yes, Mr.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the pledge, attendance, and a series of guest introductions and recognitions, including the Dr. of the Day, Korean community guests, students, local officials, and a proclamation honoring the future USS Arizona SSN-803 and the USS Arizona Legacy Foundation. The chamber also announced committee assignments and took up several procedural motions, including reconsideration motions on HB 4027 and HB 2444, both of which were granted and returned to third reading. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider measures on Calendar Numbers One and Two. In Committee of the Whole, HB 4034, dealing with CTE-related issues, was amended and reported do pass after debate over concerns from Tempe Union High School District and EVIT, with supporters saying the bill clarified statute and reduced future disputes. HB 2444 was amended and reported do pass. HB 2992, a pilot program related to sexual abuse prevention, drew opposition over concerns about opt-out instruction, pilot status, and classroom burdens, but it passed Committee of the Whole on a 31-21 division vote after amendments. HB 4027, involving highway naming, was amended and reported do pass despite objections that the amendment still appeared to elevate Charlie Kirk over the existing Ed Pastor designation. On third reading, HB 293 passed 31-22 and HB 2502 passed 37-16. HB 2229, relating to maternal services and funding for pregnancy resource centers, generated extensive debate over abortion-related implications and was defeated 26-27, though a motion to reconsider later succeeded 27-21. HB 2533 failed on reconsideration, while HB 2750 passed 44-9 and HB 2999, a special taxing districts bill tied to housing affordability, passed 32-21 after supporters argued it would lower financing costs and help build more affordable homes. H.C.M. 2009, urging federal action to streamline access to minerals on federal land withdrawals, passed 31-22. The House adjourned until the next day after additional announcements and personal privilege remarks, including a proclamation for Sleep Apnea Awareness Month and a call for more efficient floor action.