2025-04-03 00:00:00 - Informal House Session 31

SPEAKER1 - The Hour of which the house adjourned having arrived, the house of being honored. Members and guests are asked to remain standing and join with me in pledging allegiance to the the flag of The United States Of America. I pledge allegiance to the flag

SPEAKER2 - of The United States Of America,

SPEAKER1 - to which my republic for which it

SPEAKER2 - stands, 1 nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice

SPEAKER1 - for all. You You may be seated.

Chair would like to take this opportunity to introduce in the fourth division a group of students from France and, they're from the Litchi School at Saint Mark's, and61 they are visiting through BC High, and they're the guest

of represent I don't know. They're the guest of representative Anjorie Decker from Cambridge.73 So welcome to the house of representatives.

Now I don't think anyone here, other than the chief court officer, speaks French. That's all he can say.

Board of committee. A message from her excellency, the governor.

SPEAKER2 - A message from her excellency the governor. Submitting request for making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects was filed in the office of the clerk on Wednesday, April 2 at 03:15PM. The message from her

SPEAKER1 - excellency the governor will be referred to the committee on ways and means. A message from her excellency the governor.

SPEAKER2 - A message from her excellency the governor

recommending legislation validating the results131 of the special election held in133 the town of Hardwick on 01/18/2025 was filed in the Office Of The Clerk on139 Tuesday, April 1 at 04:39PM.

SPEAKER1 - Under rule 30, the message from her excellency, the governor will be referred to the committee on election laws. Report of committee?

SPEAKER2 - The committee on rules the committee on rules reports recommending that the following resolutions are to be adopted. Resolutions recognizing Richard d Herrity on his 50 years of dedicated service to the town of Hudson. Resolutions filed by representative Kane of Shrewsbury and other members of the house commending the IBS patient support group on its recognition of 04/19/2025 as World IBS Day. And resolutions filed by representative Roy of Franklin, commending Anticoagulation Forum Inc for its recognition of May 2025 as hypertension awareness month.

SPEAKER1 - Miss Decker of Cambridge, now move suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed nay. The ayes have it. Rules are suspended. Question hours on adoption of the resolutions. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed nay. The ayes have it. Resolutions are adopted. She would like to take this opportunity to introduce to the right of the rostrum, Molly Gahan. Molly recently was the third female in Northbridge High School to surpass 1,000 career points, and totaled and and, totaled a new female school record of 1,125 career points. She also holds the distinction as the fifth all time scorer in Northbridge basketball history. Molly is joined here by her family, Amy and and Jamie Cahan, as well as, Northbridge247 Selectman, Michael Wilkes, and, the guests251 of representative Meridian and senator Fatman. Welcome to the House255 of Representatives.

SPEAKER2 - The Committee on Rules and the Committee on Rules are the 2 branches acting concurrently. Reports recommending that joint rule 12 be suspended on the following petitions. Petition of Adam j Scanlon and Manny Cruz for legislation to further regulate the retail sale of dogs,280 cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet shops to the committee on agriculture.

Petition of Adam j Scanlon for legislation to authorize spouses to serve as caregivers in mass health programs for home based care and services to the committee on children, families, and persons with disabilities. And a petition of Adam j Scanlon and Steven s Howitt relative to utility services to the committee on telecommunications, utility, and energy.

SPEAKER1 - Miss Decker, Cambridge, now move 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 suspension of joint rule 12. All those in favor, say aye. All those opposed, nay. The ayes have it. Joint rule 12 is suspended. Also being a brief recess.

House will be in order. Mister Mariano Quincy offers an order in the hands of the clerk. Clerk will read the order.

SPEAKER2 - Ordered that when the house adjourned today, it adjourned to meet Monday next at 11:30AM.

SPEAKER1 - Question hours on adoption of the order. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed nay. The ayes have it. The order is adopted. Mister Meridian of Grattan 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 Monday next, 11:30AM, in an informal session.