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The House’s last session was on June 13, and it worked on the bills that were moved to the floor from the Committee of Conference (a committee of Senate and House members) assigned to work out the final details of a particular bill. On the floor, there are only three possibilities: a yes vote brings […]

On June 6, the House was in session to act on the House Bills amended by the Senate. The Senate also met to act on the Senate Bills amended by the House. We meet at the same time because decisions made in one house can be moved to another. By the end of the sessions,

This dispatch covers the legislation from the floor debate of the May 23 session of the House. The bill SB418, which aimed at increasing penalties for those who refuse testing in cases of aggravated driving while intoxicated, failed to pass with a vote of 101-253. SB340 provided that the school district may provide information re

A summery of House actions on May 9th….SB592 The Bradley Haas Bill passed unanimously on a voice vote renaming part ofRt 127 as Officer Bradley Haas memorial highway.SB589 allows wastewater discharge surcharges and the collection of information between municipalities. Passed by voice vote.SB576 reporting death of a registered voter(s) by executors within 30 days to

May 2 was our first Session during “Crossover,” when the House votes on the approved Senate Bills. 55 bills went through consent, and 39 made it to the floor for amendments or discussions. The Senate had a great day, with over 80% getting approval. Floor bills that were discussed on May 2: SB359, which raised

The number of bills reaching the floor established a record for this term, and we ended on March 21 at 8 PM. March 14 session bills of interest: HB1204 passed (228-139) protecting citizens with stronger requirements when a government agent may enter a secured premise without a warrant. HB1305 passed on a bipartisan vote (206-169)

The House was back in session on March 7, starting at 9:00, with 54 bills on the docket for discussion. The session ended at 6:00 pm, and the last 10 bills were moved to the following week. Some of the bills that were discussed included: CACR17 was a constitutional amendment giving parents the fundamental right to direct

The past 2 Sessions on February 1 & 8 were very busy with over 40 bills reaching the floor in addition to a substantial number of bills voted on from the Consent calendar. In addition, many bills had amendment(s) which also had to be addressed. February 1st bills of significance: HB396 was moved to reconsider

On February 2, Cyril and I got to do what we like the most – help host The Pittsfield 4th Grade visit to the State House. The students arrived at 9:15 in the front courtyard area, where we introduced ourselves to about thirty students while we waited for Virginia Drew, who runs the Visitor’s Center. At that point,

This year’s session started with two 8-hour days, Jan 3 and 4, each day addressing retained bills from 2023 resubmitted by the committees. These bills received an amendment or two to address the problems that led to the bills being withdrawn. The first part of the process was 146 bills, all decided by a single consent