CorpusRecord 25007

2025 07 10 House Session

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Source
YouTube / WACA-TV Ashland
Date
2025-07-11
Location
Middlesex County, MA
Material
Transcript
Extent
422 words · about 3 min
Collected
2026-06-05

Transcript

Verbatim source text

001[Music] The order to which the house adjourned, having arrived, the house will be in order. Members and guests are asked to remain standing and join with me in the pledge of allegiance of the United States of America and to the stands one nation and justice for all. A message from her excellency the governor. A message from her excellency the governor returning with her disapproval of certain items and reductions of certain items and also recommendation of amendments of certain sections contained in the engross bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth for interest syncing fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements. See house number 4240 for message see house number 4250 was filed on the in the office

002of the clerk on Friday the 4th of July at 12:20 p.m. So much of the message relates to the disapprovals and reductions referred under joint rule 30 to the committee on ways and means. Mr. for Walsh Peavedy moves that so much of the message as relates to the sections returned with a recommendation of amendments preferred to refer to the committee on bills and third reading. All those in favor say I oppose. No. The eyes have it. The matter is referred to bills and third reading. Report of committee. The committee on rules reports recommending the resolutions filed by representative McKenna of Sutton congratulating Fire Chief Brian C. Hickeyi on his retirement from the town of Webster Fire Department ought to be adopted. Mr. Donado of Medford moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say

003I. Oppose. No. The eyes have it. Rules are suspended. Question comes in adoption of the resolution. All those in favor say I. Oppose. No. The eyes have it. The resolution is adopted. Report of committee. The committee on steering policy and scheduling reports recommending that the bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Lynfield Center Water District within the town of Lynfield, House number 972, be scheduled for consideration by the House. >> Mr. Heck of Watertown moves suspension of rule 7A. All those in favor say I. Oppose. Oh, the house will be in a brief recess. The chair is in error. Rep. Owens of Watertown moves suspension of rule 7A. All those in favor say I. Oppose. No. The eyes have it. Rule 7A is suspended. Second reading of the bill. >>

004An act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Lynfield Center Water District within the town of Lynfield. House number 972. >> Question comes on ordering the bill to a third reading. All those in favor say I. Oppose. No. The eyes have it. The bill is ordered to a third reading. Mr. Mariano of Quinsey offers an order hands of the clerk. The clerk will read the order. >> Ordered that when the house adjourned today, it adjourned to meet Monday next at 11:00 a.m. >> Question comes in adoption of the order. All those in favor say I. Oppose. No. The eyes have it. The order is adopted. Mr. Jones of North Reading moves that the House new does now adjurnn. All those in favor say I. Oppose. No. The eyes have it and

005the House stands adjourned to meet Monday next 11:00 a.m. in an informal session. [Music]

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