Bill > H4676

This bill establishes temporary emergency house rules for the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Key provisions include: 1. Requiring members to notify their floor division monitor by 10 AM if they wish to speak on a bill, resolve, or amendment, and specifying the order in which members will be recognized to speak. 2. Allowing remote participation in formal sessions, with votes taken by voice vote or roll call, and allowing remote members to submit written remarks. 3. Placing restrictions on consolidated amendments offered by the Ways and Means Committee, including requiring a 30-minute waiting period and a roll call vote for adoption. 4. Allowing photography and video recording in the House Chamber to facilitate remote participation, and requiring webcasting and recording of all remote sessions. 5. Providing that technical failures disrupting remote connections will not invalidate actions taken by the House. 6. Temporarily waiving or modifying certain standing rules to accommodate the remote session procedures. The bill is intended to enable the House to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.