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• recommending that the same ought to pass with amendments, substituting therefor a bill with the same title
• leave bank for Amy Tangway, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth, House No. 4674, its title
• House number 46-74, its title having been changed by the Committee on Bills and the Third Reader.
• Are you going to read the other than, read the title? Then killing and policy, yes.
• The clerk will read the title. All those in favor say aye; opposed nay. The ayes have it.

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a Rules Committee resolution commending the National Alliance for Children’s Grief for Children’s Grief Awareness Day. It also concurred in several Senate petitions referred under suspension of Joint Rule 12, including proposals on manufactured home insurance costs, firefighting water supplies and a state cistern program, Medicare coverage for end-stage renal disease, and short-term rental building inspections. The chamber then took up several bills and local matters. It advanced and later enacted measures including a workplace violence prevention bill for health care employers, a bill amending use restrictions at Foxborough State Hospital, a bill authorizing disposal of certain Upton land, a sick leave bank for Amy Tangway, and local bills for Ipswich, Palmer, Wareham, North Carver Water District, Lowell easements, and Westford agricultural preservation restrictions. The House also adopted a resolution rescinding prior Massachusetts Article 5 Convention applications, with Rep. Peisch explaining that the measure would withdraw old state requests for a constitutional convention; the resolution passed 155-3. Much of the floor debate focused on House 4767, the workplace violence prevention bill. Supporters, including Reps. Lawn, Kane, and Fields, described frequent assaults and threats against health care workers, cited injury statistics, and said the bill would require facility-specific risk assessments, prevention plans, training, incident reporting, and paid leave for injured workers. An amendment narrowing language about covered workers was adopted, and the bill ultimately passed to be engrossed by roll call 158-0 before later final enactment. The House also heard a commemorative resolution recognizing the Iwagua, Taino, Lukyu, and Cario Tribal Nations and other Taino tribes and their heritage in the Commonwealth, with Leader González and other members speaking in support. Several final passage votes were taken by roll call or voice vote, with the bills and emergency preambles adopted and the House adjourning to meet the next day in informal session.

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• with eligible employers or registered apprenticeship programs in the private sector to provide on-the-job
• employer for purposes of workers' compensation coverage for students or recent graduates in the on-the-job
• ><c> program</c><00:04:15.200><c> for</c><00:04:15.440><c> interns</c><00:04:16.440><c> to</c> onth job
• This should be the title of this subsection: Placement of interns in state executive branch departments
• of this subsection uh placement of title of this subsection uh placement of interns<00:10:50.880><c>

Committee: Senate Labor and Technology

Summary: The Library and Technology Committee met on March 14, 2025, to hear House Bill 430, House Draft 2, which would create an internship/on-the-job training program administered by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, with the state serving as the responsible employer for workers’ compensation coverage and appropriations included. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the University of Hawaii, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and the Department of Education. Supporters emphasized the value of internships as a high-impact educational and career pathway opportunity. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill’s intent but raised a concern about the criminal history background check language, recommending that the bill be revised so DLIR may conduct checks “as appropriate” rather than requiring a mandatory check for all interns. The AG noted that juvenile records would remain confidential for 16- and 17-year-old interns under existing law and suggested deleting the more specific background-check language or replacing it with the more flexible wording. Several organizations submitted support, including business, health care, tourism, and industry groups. During decision-making, the committee discussed amendments incorporating the Attorney General’s recommendation, adding a 2.5 GPA minimum reference, and clarifying language about private or public sector organizations and placement of interns in state executive branch departments, agencies, or programs. The committee adopted the recommendation to pass the bill with amendments, and the meeting adjourned.

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• </c> want to apply for a duplicate title. want to apply for a duplicate title.
• Um, you enjoyed the title of the last one so much, so I made a title up for this one.
• Um, you enjoyed the title of the last one so much, so I made a title up for this one.
• Um, you enjoyed the title of the last one so much, so I made a title up for this one.
• Um, you enjoyed the title of the last one so much, so I made a title up for this one.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

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• Cassel: YOU MENTIONED YOU SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY AS A VOLUNTEER WHAT ARE YOUR DAY JOB?
• Woodson: WE ARE TRYING TO ENGAGE THAT DCF IS DOING A GOOD JOB. I'M NOT DOUBTING IT.
• MY QUESTIONS ARE WHAT ARE THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR THESE FOLKS?
• WHAT ARE THE JOB REQUIREMENTS TO GET THE JOBS? WHAT ARE THE JOB DELIVERABLES?
• AS CHAIRMAN AND THAT IS MAYBE I’M MISQUOTING YOU. >> MY TITLE IS VERY CONFUSING.

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• It's a big committee, and they did a very good job in getting their work done.
• a big committee and they did a<00:03:31.599><c> very</c><00:03:31.760><c> good</c><00:03:31.920><c> job
• in in getting their work a very good job in in getting their work done.<00:03:33.680><c> If</c><00:03
• With a 67-67 and budgets looming, I think we did a really great job of working together to find a path
• </c><00:20:46.320><c> agreed</c> the bill is passed and its title agreed the bill is passed and its title

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• Uh, returning to park, take jobs there. came to them from about 10 years ago, but the process was so
• other industry that will be complimentary to the innovation park that we already have there. take jobs
• there. take jobs there. came<00:01:52.560><c> to</c><00:01:52.799><c> them</c> came to them came to
• Title sufficient due pass. All in favor of said motion say I. Any opposed like sign?
• Title sufficient due We have a motion.

Committee: Joint Public Property

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• Insert section one, short title. The short title of this act is the Liam Stewart School Zone Act.
• Shoff, please title Senate 30th. Mr. Shoff, please title Senate Bill<00:55:15.920><c> 45.
• Shoffler, please read the title to House Bill 1258. >> Quite a title, Mr. Schoffler.
• That’s why it has a broad title.
• That’s why it has a broad title.

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• I've had a number of people talk to me about this, and they can't get a title.
• Or not necessarily a title, they can't register it.
• And this bill refines titling requirements under Louisiana's vessel and motor titling laws.
• Donald Segura and that crew do an incredible job.
• The title said, 'New Orleans Is Not Forever.'

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

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• Cheyenne Celeste: I work three jobs as teacher pay is not very good.
• So many e-signature is currently available for a salvage title.
• Any questions on Bill 961, Salvage Titles?
• A real snappy title by Rep.
• They cannot afford to be without that money or without the job.

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• Chairman, I move that the committee adopt the title amendment. Recognized the Vice Chair. Mr.
• Chairman, I move that the committee adopt the title amendment. All those in favor say aye. Aye.
• Declared, the title amendment adopted. I recognize the Vice Chair for a final motion. Mr.
• round of applause for a job well done this year.
• round of applause for a job well done this year.

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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• And it's not a desk job.
• And it's not a desk job.
• And it's not a desk job.
• And it's not a desk job.
• It's not a desk job.

Committee: Joint Judiciary, Division B

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• Chair, that would be if you're talking about it's a Title 10, which is you're on active duty.
• So yeah, if they're Army Reserves... depending again if they served on that Title 10.
• Title 10 does not include training.
• The school is actually run by the Las Cruces Public Schools, and they do a great job.
• They’re doing a really good job.

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• or inconsistent. ...where ballot titles and summaries have been criticized as biased or incomplete.
• The title nor summary mentioned the words affirmative action.
• The original title... ...contract workers with some employee-like benefits.
• The original title by AG Becerra's office was, “Changes Employment Classification Rules for App-Based
• The Attorney General’s office is well equipped to do this and has done a fine job. Thank you.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several election-related measures. SB 884 by Senator Umberg would expand electioneering buffer zones around polling places and ballot-processing sites, restrict law enforcement activity near voting locations except for crimes against persons or property, expand ballot drop box and vote center access, and extend the vote-by-mail receipt deadline. Supporters said it would protect voters from intimidation and interference; county election officials opposed it as operationally burdensome and difficult to enforce. The committee discussed amendments narrowing some provisions, and the bill was ultimately advanced on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Choi voting no. The committee also heard SB 1164 by Senator Cervantes, part of the California Voting Rights Act of 2026 package, which would codify and expand state voting-rights protections against vote dilution and voter suppression, add preclearance for certain jurisdictions with recent violations, and direct courts to interpret election laws in favor of voter access. Support came from civil rights and voting rights groups, while one city representative raised concerns about effects on pending litigation. Senator Choi questioned the bill’s concepts, but the measure was moved to Judiciary and later recorded as passing 4-1. SB 900 by Senator McNerney would shorten and streamline campaign-ad disclosure language, allow abbreviations, and increase the number of top funders listed on political mailers from three to five. Outdoor advertising and good-government groups supported the bill as improving readability while preserving transparency. It passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote. The committee also considered SB 1225 and SCA 3 by Senator Niello, which would shift responsibility for initiative titles and summaries from the Attorney General to the Legislative Analyst’s Office; supporters argued this would improve neutrality, while labor groups opposed the change as unnecessary and less accountable. Both measures were advanced to Appropriations after divided votes. Finally, SB 1360 by Senator Cervantes would expand election language-access requirements beyond current federal thresholds and add a petition process for undercounted language communities. It drew broad support from civil rights and advocacy organizations, with county election officials seeking amendments over implementation details; the bill passed 5-0 after the committee completed roll calls on the absent members.

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• The title nor summary mentioned the words affirmative action.
• The original title...
• The original title by AG Becerra’s office was “Changes Employment Classification Rules for App-Based
• Its reputation for neutrality would strengthen the public’s confidence that titles and summaries are
• The Attorney General’s office is well equipped to do this and has done a fine job. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments

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• /c><03:56:51.600><c> social</c> amount from title 4E of the social amount from title 4E of the social
• </c><03:57:02.640><c> 4E</c> to the excess federal title 4E to the excess federal title 4E reimbursements
• First Customized Job Training: $21,456,499.
• This job training 1 for 56 for 99 A34.
• Item First Customized Job Training Line.

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• </c> Good<00:30:34.840><c> job.
• Will the clerk please read the title of SGR 016?
• Shaffler, please read the title of Senate Bill 62.
• Shaffler, please read the title of Senate Bill 98.
• </c> the title of Senate Bill 16. the title of Senate Bill 16.

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• </c> Committee Amendment 1, the title Committee Amendment 1, the title amendment,<00:07:18.520><c> Representative
• </c><00:11:37.840><c> and</c> read for a third time by title and read for a third time by title and sponsor
• I think we’ve done a great job with that.
• It's House Committee Amendment 3, the title amendment. My correction, Mr.
• Report House Committee Amendment 3, the title.

Summary: The House convened, opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 96 members present, excused absent members, and approved the journal from March 4, 2026. The chamber also received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 50 and 191 and requested concurrence. Several bills were reported for second reading and committee action, including measures on schools, barbering, virtual currency kiosks, eminent domain, DUI, fire protection, school district reporting, teacher certification, legal representation, cost and fee reporting, dentistry, credit insurance, harmful practices, elections, child welfare, health data, Medicaid directed payments, workplace violence in health care, utilities, solid waste, carbon sequestration, and coal/energy affordability. House Bill 534 was sent to the Rules Committee after receiving prior readings, and House Bill 600 was brought up for third reading and passage. House Bill 600, relating to the collection of delinquent tax bills, was explained as allowing counties to use a consolidated procedure to collect multiple delinquent tax cases more efficiently, requiring county attorney contracts with the Department of Revenue to include that option, and extending to counties some property-tax collection tools already used by cities for delinquent and dilapidated properties. A member from Jefferson raised concerns that the bill could allow foreclosure on occupied properties and warned about potential harm to elderly or low-income homeowners; the sponsor responded that the bill was not intended to remove anyone from their property. The House passed HB 600 by a vote of 82-11, and a clincher was applied. House Bill 662, concerning regulation of low-voltage battery-charged security fences by local governments, was described as a business-friendly measure supported by the Chamber of Commerce and affected industries, intended to define the fences and reduce regulatory uncertainty in commercial and industrial zones without removing local regulation. It passed unanimously, 96-0, and a clincher was applied. House Bill 364, relating to benefits for Kentucky National Guard members, was amended by House Floor Amendment 1 to define Commonwealth emergency pay and hazardous duty for Guard members on state active duty during emergencies. Supporters emphasized compensation for Guard members responding to disasters and emergencies, and members cited recent flood and crash responses as examples of their service. The bill passed 96-0, and a clincher was applied. House Bill 534, an elections bill, was taken up with House Committee Substitute 2 adopted. The sponsor said the bill was the product of work by the Secretary of State, the Board of Elections, county clerks, KREF, and others, and was intended to strengthen election laws. Debate focused on a provision that would remove from voter rolls individuals convicted of felonies even while appeals are pending; one member argued this would disenfranchise people before appeals are resolved and sought to offer an amendment, but a motion to suspend the rules for that amendment failed with only 18 votes in favor. Another member said the substitute was the best version of the bill and indicated he would offer amendments, including changes to the felony-appeal language and campaign finance timing, while also seeking to remove a section requiring federal cooperation. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, before final action on HB 534 is shown.

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• If it is unanimous, we'll do short titles.
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2404, subject to a strike-everything amendment titled Transportation
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2404, subject to a strike-everything amendment titled Transportation
• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2429, strike-everything title, Short-Term Rentals Occupancy, allows
• Noah, Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1247, now titled Assisted Living Occupants, passed unanimously

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a long list of bills on Minority Caucus Calendars 8 and 9, with members briefly noting whether measures were unanimous, on consent, or had split votes. Topics included appropriations for homeless veteran shelter services (HB 2620), the Veterans Court Program grant fund (HB 2960), municipal improvement districts (HB 4064), a memorial measure (HB 2079), child care grants (HB 2239), midwife medication administration and advisory committee changes (HB 2251), home and community-based service provider funding (HB 2403), EMS reciprocity (HB 2437), prescription monitoring (HB 2434), electronic monitoring in health care facilities (HB 2914), pregnancy resource center funding and restrictions (HB 2229), limits on police transport of mental health patients (HB 2404), Access coverage for mild obstructive sleep apnea treatment (HB 2726), school district spending and teacher pay requirements referred to the ballot (HCR 2007), mobile home park operator training (HB 2199), local government investment pool oversight (HB 2344), task order contract website posting (HB 2445), tourism improvement areas (HB 2950), ambulance certificate reporting (HB 2402), short-term rental occupancy rules (HB 2429), ASRS retirement rules for elected officials (HB 2505), trespass penalties after eviction (HB 2047), post-nuptial agreement enforcement (HB 2861), civil rights board continuation (HB 2931), and utility replacement plant siting (HB 2389). Members also discussed child welfare and family law bills on Calendar 9, including kinship foster placement (HB 2035), neglect standards based on financial resources (HB 2041), family court evidence (HB 2968), DCS response to abuse reports (HB 4004), prostate cancer insurance cost-sharing (HB 2617), mental health hearing technology (SB 1242), optometrist prescriptions (SB 1023), behavior analyst regulation (SB 1145), assisted living occupants (SB 1247), manufactured home installer licensing and fingerprinting (HB 2868), supervised parenting time (HB 2615), unlawful entry involving vulnerable adults (HB 4136), uranium contamination monitoring funding (HB 2889), a gas and petroleum refinery study committee (HB 4025), and veteran state park fee exemptions (HB 2165). Several members raised policy concerns on bills involving privacy, rural transportation capacity, environmental review, pregnancy centers, and funding priorities, while others noted support or that amendments had addressed earlier issues. No formal roll-call votes were taken in the transcript itself; the chair mainly recorded whether bills were unanimous, consent, or split and whether any should be taken off consent or discussed further. The meeting ended with announcements about an upcoming CAP breakfast, a Latino Caucus meeting, and an Affordability Award presented to Representative Volk before adjournment.

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• The committee director will read the title: An act to amend the retirement and social security law in
• The committee director will read the title. Thank you.
• The committee director will read the title: An act to amend the retirement and social security law in
• The committee director will read the title: An act to amend the retirement and social security law in
• They're doing an amazing job, and I just want to say that.

Committee: Senate Civil Service And Pensions

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Civil Service and Pensions met on March 24, 2026, with a quorum present and eight bills on the agenda. The committee considered measures affecting retirement and leave benefits for several groups, including NYC sanitation members (S-4667A), NYC correction members (S-4706A), county and municipal airport firefighters (S-9262), NYC water supply police (S-9356), EMT members in the NYC Employees’ Retirement System (S-9378), Suffolk County correction officers (S-9394), and Civil Air Patrol members on Air Force-assigned missions (S-9406). The committee also took up S.A.424A, which would provide a legacy credit to children and siblings of military service members or those killed in the line of duty; members spoke in support of the bill as a way to recognize and support military families. Most bills were moved without opposition and received unanimous approval, with the chair repeatedly confirming vote counts from the voting sheets. S-4667A, S-4706A, S.A.424A, S-9262, S-9356, S-9378, and S-9394 each received seven ayes, zero nays, and zero abstentions/AWRs. S-9406 also advanced, but with one AWR and six ayes. Members offered brief supportive comments on several bills, especially those benefiting veterans, correction officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers. All eight bills were reported out of committee, most to the Finance Committee and S.A.424A to the floor. The meeting then adjourned after no further business was raised.

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• The Clerk will report the title of the bill.
• &gt;&gt; THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL.
• Without objection, the title is amended.
• TITLE OF THE BILL.
• The Clerk will report the title of the bill. Senate 2503.