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House advances multiple bills, orders readings and adjourns to reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.

November 17, 2025 | 2025 Legislature MA, Massachusetts


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House advances multiple bills, orders readings and adjourns to reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Massachusetts House met for a formal session, advanced several pieces of legislation through procedural steps and adjourned to reconvene tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Unidentified Speaker 2 presented a petition from Michael O'Moore seeking legislation to prohibit denials of certain healthcare payments; the House voted verbally to concur with the petition.

A Steering, Policy and Scheduling committee report, read aloud by Unidentified Speaker 2, recommended scheduling the following House bills for consideration: House No. 2087 (privileged communication between individuals and their labor organizations), House No. 2402 (board of registration of naturopathy), House No. 2813 (adding a fifth member to the public employee retirement systems), House No. 3423 (charter school procurement), and House No. 4639 (fiduciary access to digital assets). After Mr. Wong of Saugus moved to suspend Rule 7A, the House approved the suspension by voice vote and the listed bills were read for a second time and then ordered to a third reading.

Unidentified Speaker 1 presented several engrossed bills that were ready for final passage. The House passed to be enacted Senate Bill 2616 (an act relative to affordable car rentals) and House Bill 3912 (an act increasing the membership of the Board of Health of the Town of Marblehead from three to five). The House also noted that House Bill 4401 (an act relative to certain special revolving funds in the town of Athol) had been released by the committee on bills in third reading and, after the third reading, was passed to be engrossed.

Mr. Mariano of Quincy offered an order that when the House adjourned it should reconvene tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.; the House adopted that order. Mr. Frost of Auburn then moved to adjourn and the House adjourned to meet at the scheduled time. For members' edification, Unidentified Speaker 1 announced a Democratic caucus will be held tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. in Rooms A1 and A2.

Votes and procedural actions reported in the transcript were carried by voice vote; specific numerical tallies were not provided in the record.

Votes at a glance:
- Concurrence on petition from Michael O'Moore regarding denials of certain healthcare payments: approved by voice vote (segments 009–018).
- Suspension of Rule 7A (motion by Mr. Wong of Saugus): approved by voice vote (segments 038–043).
- Orders to third reading for listed House bills (House Nos. 2087, 2402, 2813, 3423, 4639): approved by voice vote (segments 059–063).
- Passage to be enacted: Senate 2616 (affordable car rentals) and House 3912 (Marblehead Board of Health membership increase): approved by voice vote (segments 064–074).
- Third reading and passage to be engrossed: House 4401 (Athol special revolving funds): approved by voice vote (segments 081–086).
- Adoption of adjournment order to meet tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. (motion offered by Mr. Mariano of Quincy): approved by voice vote (segments 087–096).
- Motion to adjourn (moved by Mr. Frost of Auburn): approved by voice vote; House adjourned (segments 097–102).

The session record does not include roll-call tallies, amendments to the listed bills, nor debate transcripts on the bills' substantive provisions; the transcript records procedural readings, voting outcomes by voice, and scheduling details.

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