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Joint Rules governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions
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What they voted on
Add a proposed change (amendment) to the bill
Official wording: S.9, Question on adoption of the amendment #13 (offered by Tarr)
Official amendment title: Timely Local Aid Notification (amendment #13, filed by Tarr, Bruce E.) · amendments on malegislature.gov
Who filed S.9
Sponsor Mark C. Montigny
Amendment rejected
Every member's vote
Voted yes (7)
- Viriato M. deMacedo Plymouth and Barnstable · Republican
- James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester · Democrat
- Ryan C. Fattman Worcester and Norfolk · Republican
- Donald F. Humason, Jr. Second Hampden and Hampshire · Republican
- Patrick M. O'Connor Plymouth and Norfolk · Republican
- Richard J. Ross Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex · Republican
- Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex · Republican
Voted no (32)
- Michael J. Barrett Third Middlesex · Democrat
- Joseph A. Boncore First Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Michael D. Brady Second Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- William N. Brownsberger Second Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Harriette L. Chandler First Worcester · Democrat
- Sonia Chang-Diaz Second Suffolk · Democrat
- Cynthia Stone Creem First Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- Julian Cyr Cape and Islands · Democrat
- Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk · Democrat
- Kenneth J. Donnelly Fourth Middlesex · Democrat
- Eileen M. Donoghue First Middlesex · Democrat
- Jennifer L. Flanagan Worcester and Middlesex · Democrat
- Linda Dorcena Forry First Suffolk · Democrat
- Anne M. Gobi Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex · Democrat
- Adam G. Hinds Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden · Democrat
- Kathleen O'Connor Ives First Essex · Democrat
- Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex · Democrat
- John F. Keenan Norfolk and Plymouth · Democrat
- Barbara A. L'Italien Second Essex and Middlesex · Democrat
- Eric P. Lesser First Hampden and Hampshire · Democrat
- Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex · Democrat
- Joan B. Lovely Second Essex · Democrat
- Thomas M. McGee Third Essex · Democrat
- Mark C. Montigny Second Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Michael O. Moore Second Worcester · Democrat
- Marc R. Pacheco First Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- Michael J. Rodrigues First Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Michael F. Rush Norfolk and Suffolk · Democrat
- Karen E. Spilka Second Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- Walter F. Timilty Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- James E. Timilty Bristol and Norfolk · Democrat
- James T. Welch Hampden · Democrat
What it means
This is the Senate's version of the joint rules that govern how the House and Senate work together in 2017–2018, offered as an amendment to a House order. It lists the joint committees and their size (6 senators and 11 representatives on most), and requires joint committees to report on most bills by February 1 of the second year or the bills get an adverse report. It sets conference committees at 3 members from each branch, including 1 from the minority party, and requires formal business to end by the third Wednesday in November of the first year and by the last day of July of the second year.
Source: official text and history of S.9 on malegislature.gov. This describes the bill text posted there; amendments may have changed the version that was voted on.
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