2025-04-17 00:00:00 - Informal House Session 36

SPEAKER1 - The Hour to which the house adjourned having14 arrived, the house would be in order. Members and guests are asked to remain standing and join with me in the pledge of allegiance.

SPEAKER2 - Report of committee. The committee on rules reports recommending the following resolutions ought to be adopted. Resolutions filed by representatives Meridian of Grafton, Lipogar Garabedian of Melrose, Lawn Of Watertown, Owens of Watertown, and Rogers of Cambridge.60 Commending the Armenian American community of64 the Commonwealth, the Armenian Heritage Foundation, Friends of the Armenian Heritage Park, and former state representatives Rachel Kapralian and Peter Katushin on the occasion of commemoration of the Armenian genocide. Resolutions filed by representative Wynne of Andover and other members of the house commemorating the fiftieth anniversary84 of Black April.

SPEAKER1 - Miss Paish88 of Wellesley moves suspension of90 the rules. All those in favor say, I. Opposed, no. The ayes have it. Rules are suspended. Question comes in adoption of the resolutions. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolutions are adopted.

The chair recognizes miss Howard of Lowell.

SPEAKER3 - The Massachusetts House Asian Caucus members, miss Howard of Lowell, miss Nguyen of Andover, mister127 Chan of Quincy, mister Wong of Saugus, miss Oita131 Hoven of Somerville, miss Sangiolo of Newton, and mister Hong of Lowell would like to recognize today, April 17, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Cambodian genocide when the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia and murdered close to 2,000,000151 Cambodians over the153 next 4 years. On 05/04/2023, the Massachusetts legislature, for the first time in the history of Massachusetts, passed a house res resolution proclaiming April 17 as Cambodian genocide rem Remembrance Day. The remembrance memorializes and honors all those lost in the genocide,

All survivors living in Massachusetts today. If you could have a moment of silence.

Thank you.

SPEAKER1 - The The chair would like to recognize, seated in the third division, guests of leader Paisha Wellesley, the Weston High School boys indoor track and field team who won the MIAA division 5 state championship this winter and is led by head coach Jason Montrose, and the Weston boys fencing team who won the state championship and is led by head coach Harrison Hugh. The group will be touring the State House today with leader Paish. Welcome to the House of Representatives.

Report of committee. The

SPEAKER2 - committee on ways and means to whom was referred a message from her excellency the governor, submitting the annual budget of the Commonwealth for fiscal year beginning 07/01/2025. House '1 reports in part recommending the accompanying bill.

An act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth for interest, sinking funds, serial bond298 requirements, and for certain permanent improvements. House number 4,000. Total304 appropriation, 61,395,000,000 hundred 96,208. Committee on ways and means, committee on steering policy and scheduling reports recommending that the matter be scheduled for consideration by the House.

SPEAKER1 - Mister Miklowitz of Boston moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say, aye. Opposed, no. The ayes have it. Rules are suspended.

Second reading of the bill.

SPEAKER2 - An act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements. House number 4,000.

SPEAKER1 - Question comes on ordering the bill to a third reading, pending which Mr. Miklowitz of Boston moves that the matter be postponed until April 20 until April 28. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no. The ayes have it. The matter is laid upon the table until April 28.

Mister Mariano of Quincy offers an order in hands of the clerk. The clerk will read the order.

SPEAKER2 - Ordered that408 when the house adjourned today, it adjourned to410 meet Tuesday next at 11AM.

SPEAKER1 - Question comes on adoption of the order. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no. The ayes418 have it. The order is adopted. Mister Orrill of Lakeville. Moves that the house do now adjourn. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no. The ayes have it. And the house stands adjourned to meet Tuesday next 11AM in an informal session.