2025-03-17 00:00:00 - Informal House Session 26

REP DONATO - The Hour to which the House adjourned having arrived, the House will come to order. Members and guests are asked to remain standing and join with me in pledging allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America.

SHOW NON-ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE

DONATO - Paper from committee.

TIMOTHY CARROLL - OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE - The committee on rules reports recommending resolutions filed by Representative Hogan of Stowe and other members of the House congratulating the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health on the observance of LBGTQ plus health awareness week, March 17th to 21st 2025, Reports that the resolutions ought to be adopted.

DONATO - Rep Hogan of Stowe moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye, all those opposed nay, the ayes have it, Rules are suspended. Question now is on adoption of the resolution. All those in favor say aye, all those opposed nay, the ayes have it, the resolution is adopted. House will be in a brief recess. How will come to order. Report of committee.

CARROLL - The committee on Ways and Means to whom was referred the message from her excellency, the Governor, submitting requests for making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. House number 55 reports in part recommending that the accompanying bill relative to extending certain Covid-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency, House number 62 ought to pass. Committee on steering policy and scheduling reports recommending the matter be scheduled for consideration by the House.

DONATO - Mr. Michlewitz of Boston with suspension of the rules. All those in favor, say aye, all those opposed,189 nay, the ayes have it, the rules are suspended. Second reading195 of the bill.

CARROLL - An act relative to extending certain Covid-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency, House number204 62.

DONATO - Question now is an ordering the bill to a third reading. All those in favor, say aye, all those opposed, nay, the ayes have it. Bill is ordered to a third212 reading. House will be in a brief recess. Chair has been informed that House296 62 has been released by the committee and bills on third reading. Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, move suspension of the rules. All those in favor,304 say aye, all those opposed nay, the ayes have it, Rules are suspended. Third reading of the bill.

CARROLL - An act relative to extending certain Covid-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency, House number 62.

DONATO - Question now is on passing the bill to be engrossed. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed nay, the ayes have it. Bill is passed to be engrossed.327 Mr. Mariano of Quincy339 offers339 an339 order339 in hands of the clerk. Clerk read the order.

CARROLL - Order that when the House adjourns today, it adjourns to meet Thursday next at 11:00 AM.

DONATO - Question now is on the order. All those in favor say aye, all those opposed nay, the ayes have it. The order is adopted. Mr. Wong of Saugus now moves that the House stands adjourned. All those in favor say aye, all those opposed nay, the ayes have it. House stands adjourned to meet Thursday next 11:00 AM in an informal session.