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MA H2021
Order (filed by Mr. Galvin of Canton) for the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 191st General Court governing the 2019-2020 legislative sessions (House, No. 2021). January 28, 2019
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Introduced
01/28/2019
01/28/2019
In Committee
01/28/2019
01/28/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Order (filed by Mr. Galvin of Canton) for the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 191st General Court governing the 2019-2020 legislative sessions (House, No. 2021). January 28, 2019.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to adopt permanent Joint Rules for the 191st General Court governing the 2019-2020 legislative sessions. The key provisions include:
- Establishing 29 joint standing committees and specifying their membership sizes.
- Requiring joint committees to adopt rules of procedure and make them publicly available.
- Outlining the oversight responsibilities of joint committees to review and study the implementation and effectiveness of laws and programs.
- Detailing requirements for public access and transparency in joint committee meetings.
- Describing the process for handling matters referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.
- Defining procedures for committees of conference on bills with differences between the Senate and House versions.
- Setting deadlines for joint committees to report on matters referred to them.
- Specifying rules for introducing new business, handling unfinished business from the previous session, and other administrative procedures.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Senate concurred in the House further amendment (on 03/07/2019)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2021 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2021.pdf |
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