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• Pursuant to Senate Rule 7.12A, the printing rule, I move that Senate Bill 3 not be printed.
• The rules are suspended.
• TDEM knows those rules well.
• , which is now House Bill.
• Rules suspended.

Bills: SB8 , SB4 , SB43 , SB1 , SB2 , SB13 , SB6 , SB10 , SB16 , SB14 , SB3 , SB8 , SB4 , SB43 , SB1 , SB2 , SB13 , SB6 , SB10 , SB16 , SB14 , SB3

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• Speaker and members I move to suspend all necessary rules so we can take House Resolution 154 in honor
• I move to suspend all necessary rules, take up and consider House Resolution— You've heard the motion
• I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider House Resolution 188. objection chairs
• Speaker and members, I'd like to suspend all necessary rules and take up a House resolution.
• Speaker, members, I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up House Resolution 227.

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• on whether the House will operate transparently according to the rules?
• But the House rules do not, in fact, require you to answer these questions.
• Members, I move to suspend all necessary rules, take up and consider House Resolution 669.
• I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider House Resolution 629.
• Alders for a motion. all necessary rules to take up and consider House Resolution 545.

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• President, I transmit herewith House Bill 515, 511, House Joint Memorial 9, House Bill 518, House Joint
• House Bills 515, 511, House Joint Memorial 9, House Bill 518, House Joint Memorial 10, and House Bill
• House Bills, 515, 511, House Joint Memorial 9, House Bill 518, House Joint Memorial 10, and House Joint
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 518 by the Judiciary, Rules, and Administration Committee
• House Bill 518 will be referred to the Judiciary and Rules Committee.

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• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 949 by the Appropriations Committee.
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 950 by the Appropriations Committee.
• House Bill 949, 950, 896, 952, Senate Bill 1444, House Bill 670 as amended in the Senate, House Bill
• It was House Bill 143.
• the House committee.

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• House Bill 660 and 668 were referred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee.
• House Bill 660 and 668 were referred to the Judiciary Rules and Administration.
• House Bill 679 by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee is an act relating to defense of
• House Bill 680 by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee is an act relating to interviews
• House Bill 694, by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee, is an act relating to the rules

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• Rules are suspended. Question now comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Joint Rule 12 is suspended.
• Rule 7A is suspended.
• House being at recess.
• The House concurrence. House being in brief recess.

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• We're going to be going through some rules again today.
• House Bill 135, enacted last session, addresses all adults... scope it says that these rules do not apply
• House Bill 135 for that.
• , pending rule, page 4.
• chapters 15.01.01, Rules Governing Senior Services and Older Americans Act Programs, and 15.01.12, Rules

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

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• A slight deviation from usual, Madam Speaker, as the House Rules Committee will meet in the majority
• Once again, the House Rules Committee will meet in the majority caucus room at 11 o'clock.
• Madam Speaker, there will be an immediate meeting of the House Rules Committee in the majority caucus
• The House will be at ease for the purpose of an immediate meeting of the House Rules Committee in the
• The House will be at ease for the purpose of an immediate meeting of the House Rules Committee in the

Summary: The House began with ceremonial recognitions, including guests of Representatives Benham and Warren and a farewell acknowledgment for longtime floor staffer Michelle Martin, who is leaving House service for a role in the Senate. The chamber then took up caucus and committee announcements, recessed several times, and later returned to consider a series of committee reports and bills. House and Senate bills were reported from Rules, Appropriations, and Judiciary, including referrals of several measures to committees. The House adopted House Resolution 515 unanimously, urging Congress to review Major Richard D. Winner’s actions for possible Medal of Honor recognition. It also adopted House Resolution 208, directing a performance audit of services, wait times, and processes in the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services; supporters said it would help improve services for Pennsylvanians with vision impairment, while the vote was 201-1. The chamber then passed several bills with amendments, including measures on foster care youth benefits, AI companion safeguards, prison industry enhancement program administration, memorial bridge designations, firefighter and EMS donation options through PennDOT renewals, horse-racing background checks, and fertility preservation coverage. Several bills reached final passage. House Bill 1239, limiting homeowners associations from restricting rooftop solar installations, passed 109-93. House Bill 2146, amending the Sunshine Act to tighten the 24-hour agenda notice rule while preserving limited exceptions, passed 193-9 after debate over transparency and local-government flexibility. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, passed narrowly 103-99 amid objections from Republicans and concerns about impacts on local broadcasters and contract rights. Senate Bills 971 and 972 also passed finally, dealing with township audit deadlines and municipal memorials for first responders. The House also approved House Bill 2412, funding state-related universities for fiscal year 2026-27, by 155-47 after debate over Penn State’s campus closures, accountability, and per-student funding differences; House Bill 2413, appropriating funds to the University of Pennsylvania, passed 195-7. The chamber then moved several bills back to Appropriations, signed Senate Bills 971 and 972, and adjourned until the next scheduled session.

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• The hour to which the House adjourned having arrived, the House will be in order.
• The House concurs.
• Rules are suspended. Question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Joint Rule 12 is suspended.
• House Number 4753, local approval received. Mr. McMurtry of Dedham moves suspension of Rule 7A.

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• The House, which is now adjourned, having arrived, the House will be in order.
• The rules are suspended.
• Rule 47 is suspended.
• Rule 47 is suspended.
• House being in order.

Summary: The House first adopted several resolutions from the Committee on Rules, including congratulations to four Eagle Scouts and recognition of Sturbridge on the 250th anniversary of the United States. The chamber then took up a series of bills reported by Ways and Means and other committees, repeatedly suspending the rules to move them forward. These included the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, a Fall River land conveyance bill, a Belmont alcohol licensing bill, a Reading senior property tax exemption bill, and a Linfield funding transfer bill, with each measure advancing by amendment or being passed to a third reading or engrossment. A major portion of the session focused on the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, with multiple members speaking in support. Supporters described the bill as a broad consumer privacy framework that would limit data collection, require consent for sensitive data, ban the sale of precise location data, restrict targeted advertising to minors, create consumer rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of data uses, and provide enforcement tools for the Attorney General and, in limited cases, a private right of action. Several members emphasized protections for reproductive health, immigrant communities, and neural data, while others argued the bill would not burden small businesses and would instead hold large data holders accountable. The House adopted the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading, then later passed the bill to be engrossed and enacted. The House also considered and enacted Senate 2563, a bill updating language in the laws concerning individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Members described the measure as removing outdated and offensive terminology and replacing it with person-first language without changing substantive law. After debate, the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then enacted it by roll call. In addition, the House enacted the fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, House 5470, and approved a bill extending deadlines for Middleton and Milton, both by roll call votes with no opposition. Later, the House took up a temporary summer 2026 local-option pilot allowing municipalities to extend liquor license hours and permit public consumption in designated districts. Supporters framed it as an economic development and tourism measure tied to major upcoming events, and the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then concurred with the Senate version. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet again the following Monday in informal session.

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• Without objection, Rule 36 is suspended. The question now comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Without objection, the rules are suspended.
• form of housing.
• Paper from the House: The House petition of Brian Murray relative to specific medical diagnosis of certain
• The ayes have it, and the rule is suspended.

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, adopted a resolution congratulating Grant Marshall on earning Eagle Scout, and then passed two local/private bills to enactment: a sick leave bank for a Department of Correction employee and a measure waiving the Boston Police Department’s maximum age requirement for Luis Cabral. The chamber also received and journalized a communication from Senator Rush stating he would have voted yes on S. 3014 while away on Navy training. The Senate then took up several committee rule-suspension and extension orders. It approved extensions for the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on two late-filed matters until July 31, 2026, and approved two Health Care Financing extension orders, one extending 15 bills to March 31, 2026 and another extending six bills to May 1, 2026. Senators explained the delays as needed for hearings, stakeholder input, and mandated benefit reviews. The chamber also advanced local bills for Rutland recall elections, Boxford liquor licenses, Boston police age waivers, and Milton school construction timing, and adopted a resolution recognizing Endometriosis Awareness Month. A major portion of the session was devoted to H. 3014, the omnibus “Pets Act,” which combined provisions on animal welfare, pet shop sales, housing, insurance, and enforcement. Senators supporting the bill described it as banning the retail sale of dogs and cats from puppy mills, strengthening anti-cruelty enforcement, expanding access for animal control officers, limiting breed discrimination in housing and insurance, and protecting pet ownership in subsidized housing. Several amendments were debated: some were withdrawn or rejected, including proposals on renters’ insurance, nuisance barking, and property damage; others were adopted, including a compromise expanding protections for domestic animals, standards on animal welfare, and reporting/adoption requirements for research animals. The Ways and Means amendment was adopted as amended, and the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by roll call, with 38 members voting in the affirmative and none in the negative.

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• The House of Representatives, having arrived, the House adjourned.
• Shoemaker, House No. 5110.
• Shoemaker, House No. 5110.
• to provide for the creation of attainable housing, House No. 4318.
• , House No. 4378.

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• White House.
• The Florida House of Representatives works best when we respect the process, when we respect the rules
• Welcome to the Florida House. Please give them a rise. Welcome to the Florida House.
• Welcome to the Florida House. And C.S. Bennett. Welcome to the Florida House.
• The House is adjourned.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum and journal business before taking up the special order calendar. Several bills were explained and moved through amendment and final passage, including CS/SB 590 on the statute of limitations for mandatory reporters’ child-abuse reporting violations, which was clarified on the floor to apply prospectively only and passed 111-0. CS/SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder was amended to align with the House version and passed 111-0. The chamber also recognized Spina Bifida Week and guests in the gallery before considering additional measures. Members then passed CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), described as preserving the program’s actuarial soundness, by a 112-0 vote; CS/SB 1246 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund, expanded to support broader health science education programs and non-health-care partner contributions, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care facility standards by 111-0; CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences, including transfer-of-ownership and MAT-related provisions, by 168-0; CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, allowing limited coach support for student welfare with parental consent and other guardrails, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts, limiting use of ADS-B data for airport billing, by 108-2; and CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services, modernizing licensure and exclusivity rules, by 111-0. The House also took up CS/SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related restrictions. The sponsor argued the bill would prohibit counties and municipalities from official DEI actions and related funding while preserving numerous exceptions for holidays, observances, public safety, and other activities. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect local programs, events, and offices, and Representative Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition by removing two prongs; debate centered on vagueness, enforcement, and local-government impacts. The transcript cuts off during consideration of that amendment, so no final action on the bill is shown. The session also included lengthy farewell remarks from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf, reflecting on their service, staff, constituents, and policy priorities.

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• The chair has known the rules are suspended.
• I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider House Resolution 601.
• Madam Speaker, I, I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider House Resolution 656.
• The chair hears none and the rules are suspended.
• The chair hears none and the rules are suspended.

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• Speaker, I move you, sir, that the absent members be excused in accordance with the House rules. >> Without
• </c> with the House rules. with the House rules.
• </c> The state government committee has met and reports House Bill 283 should pass to rules with House
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• 283 should pass to rules with House Committee<00:08:07.840><c> substitute</c><00:08:08.400><c> one</

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• Pursuant to clause 12(a) of Rule One, the Chair declares the House in recess, subject to the call of
• IN CLAUSE TWO OF RULE TWO OF THE RULES OF THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE CLERK RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING
• The question is, will the House suspend the rules and pass the bill? H.R. 3497, as amended?
• The question is, will the House suspend the rules and pass the bill? H.R. 658, as amended.
• &gt;&gt; THE QUESTION IS, WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL?

Bills: HB3123 , HR980 , HB1458 , HR658 , HR988 , HB3497

Keywords: veterans, benefits, death, pension, family payments, estate, wildfires, natural disaster, California, anniversary, emergency response, rebuilding, first responders, community support, education, assistance programs, independent study, Department of Veterans Affairs, nonprofit, National Nonprofit Day

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• The House adjourned having arrived at the House of Representatives.
• The House will be at brief recess. The House will be in order.
• The House will be in a brief recess. The House will be in order.
• The House will be in a brief recess. The House comes to order. The House comes to order.
• House will be in recess. Thank you all. House will be in recess.

Summary: The House began with routine procedural business, including adoption of resolutions congratulating Yolanda Kruger on her 100th birthday and two orders extending the Public Health Committee’s reporting deadline on House documents 4984 and 4988. The chamber then moved through a series of local bills and calendar items, passing to engrossment measures including authorization for the town of Hudson to grant an additional wine and malt beverage license, authorization for Cohasset to grant five additional liquor licenses, and an amendment to the Plymouth town charter. It also advanced several other bills on second reading, including a land conveyance for Barnstable County and Bourne, a bill requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events, and a bill preparing apprentices through training and hiring in Massachusetts. The House took up House 3417, designating June 16 as Domestic Workers’ Rights Day. Representative Sousa spoke in support, describing domestic workers as essential but often invisible workers and arguing that the designation would raise awareness of rights and protections under the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The bill passed to engrossment by roll call, 156-0. The House also passed House 4992, authorizing Barnstable County and Bourne to convey certain parcels of land, and later passed House 4994, the Paths Act, which would require a phased-in apprentice-hours requirement on large public construction projects, condition bidding on participation in approved apprenticeship programs, and create a commission to study apprenticeship participation. The chamber then debated House 4993, the Preston Settles Every Minute Counts Act, requiring AEDs and trained personnel at sporting facilities and events. Representative Decker urged passage, citing the death of a young athlete and the need to close safety gaps outside schools. Representative Frost offered amendments to create a state fund to help communities pay for AEDs and to allow exemptions for remote fields without permanent power, arguing the bill could otherwise burden municipalities; both amendments were defeated on roll call. The bill itself then passed to engrossment by roll call, 154-1. The House also enacted a bill allowing Hingham to use municipal property for a center for active living, and the session ended with an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjournment.

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• Bill 2088 and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2110, House Bill 2340, Substitute House Bill 2577
• , Substitute House Bill 2363, and Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1187, Substitute House Bill 2339, House
• Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2110, House Bill 2340, Substitute House Bill 2577, Substitute
• House Bill 2363, and Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1187, Substitute House Bill 2339, House Bill 2540
• House Bill 2540, House Bill 2113, Second Substitute House Bill 2384, and Engrossed Substitute House Bill

Bills: HB2340 , HB2540 , HB2113

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure, disciplinary records, enforcement action, public disclosure, privacy, third-party website, stipend program, financial assistance, treatment costs, drug testing, peer support, recovery, rehabilitation, board-approved program

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• The hour to which the House adjourned having arrived, the House will be in order.
• Report of the Rules.
• Rules are suspended. Question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Congratulations and welcome to the House. Thank you. The House will be in order.
• The House concurs. The House will be in a brief recess. The House. The House will be in order.

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several routine matters from the Committee on Rules. Members adopted resolutions reaffirming Massachusetts’ friendship with Taiwan and supporting stronger U.S.-Taiwan trade and Taiwan’s international participation, as well as a congratulatory resolution for Owen Michael Addessa on earning Eagle Scout. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow two petitions to proceed: one establishing a sick leave bank for a Middlesex Sheriff’s Office employee and another concerning taxes in the City of Boston. The chamber recognized visiting guests, including a Burlington Girl Scouts Brownie troop and the 2024 Lawn Meadow girls tennis team, which was honored for winning the Division II state championship with a 23-0 record. The House then considered House Bill 62, which extends certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency. The House concurred with a Senate amendment, adopted the emergency preamble by a 3-0 vote, and passed the bill to be enacted. Members also observed a moment of silent tribute for former Marlborough City Councilor Donald Landers, Sr., and later adopted a special adjournment in memory of former Representative John H. Stasick of Framingham. The House adopted an order to reconvene Monday at 11 a.m., then adjourned to meet again in informal session.