MA S19

Bill

Joint Rules governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions

Introduced
02/02/2017

In Committee

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to Joint Rules governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the joint rules governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: - Defining the joint standing committees that will be appointed at the beginning of the biennial session, including requirements around their composition and rules of procedure. - Specifying oversight responsibilities for the joint committees to review and study the implementation, administration, and effectiveness of existing laws and programs. - Outlining rules for committee meetings, including requirements for public access and advance notice. - Establishing procedures for the referral and reporting of matters to the House and Senate, including requirements around fiscal notes and the handling of appropriations bills. - Setting deadlines for the filing and consideration of new legislation. - Detailing the process for convening special sessions of the General Court. - Providing guidance on joint conventions, committee travel, and other administrative matters.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

See H2019 (on 02/02/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S19

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S19
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S19.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2018	House order No. 2017, the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 190th General Court, governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions [Including an Index] , as amended and adopted by the House. February 2, 2017.	No further action taken	Similar To
H2019	An Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 190th General Court governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions (House, No. 2019)	No further action taken	Replaced by
H2647	Reforming economic substance rules	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H3453	A communication from the Honorable David Paul Linsky, Chairman of the House committee on Post Audit and Oversight, submitting a report of the House committee on Post Audit and Oversight of the 189th General Court (under the provisions of Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws) entitled: Under the Radar: Massachusetts’ Private Gun Sale Loophole (House, No. 3453)	Placed on file	Similar To
H3601	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 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	Reported, in part, by H3800	Similar To
H3648	Providing for the financing of certain improvements to municipal roads and bridges	Laid before the Governor	Similar To
H3740	Relative to language opportunity for our kids	Reported by H4032	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H3818	To ensure safe access to marijuana	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S10	Proposal for an initiative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to -- see Senate Roll Call #47 [YEAS 29 - NAYS 7] see House Roll Call #67 [YEAS 105 - NAYS 48]	Similar To
S18	Senate Rules of the Senate for 2017-2018	Report accepted, as amended	Similar To
S2076	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 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	See H3601	Similar To
S2128	Relative to healthy youth	No further action taken	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2018

House order No. 2017, the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 190th General Court, governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions [Including an Index] , as amended and adopted by the House. February 2, 2017.

No further action taken

Similar To

H2019

An Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 190th General Court governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions (House, No. 2019)

No further action taken

Replaced by

H2647

Reforming economic substance rules

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H3453

A communication from the Honorable David Paul Linsky, Chairman of the House committee on Post Audit and Oversight, submitting a report of the House committee on Post Audit and Oversight of the 189th General Court (under the provisions of Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws) entitled: Under the Radar: Massachusetts’ Private Gun Sale Loophole (House, No. 3453)

Placed on file

Similar To

H3601

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 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

Reported, in part, by H3800

Similar To

H3648

Providing for the financing of certain improvements to municipal roads and bridges

Laid before the Governor

Similar To

H3740

Relative to language opportunity for our kids

Reported by H4032

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H3818

To ensure safe access to marijuana

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S10

Proposal for an initiative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to -- see Senate Roll Call #47 [YEAS 29 - NAYS 7] see House Roll Call #67 [YEAS 105 - NAYS 48]

Similar To

S18

Senate Rules of the Senate for 2017-2018

Report accepted, as amended

Similar To

S2076

See H3601

Similar To

S2128

Relative to healthy youth

No further action taken

Similar To

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