Passage of the legislation to allow Medfield to purchase the former Medfield State Hospital site from the state may be passed any day now, but reportedly before the end of the month when this legislative session ends.
Bill Massaro’s emailed status update on the legislation appears below. John Harney reported to me last night that from his regular discussions with Senator Timilty, that passage can happen any day now, just depending upon the press of the many other bills seeking action before the legislature’s session ends on July 31.
Update from the MA Legislature website this afternoon
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 6/23/2014 | House | Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 6/23/2014 | House | Pending new draft of H4107 |
| 6/23/2014 | House | New draft of H4107 |
| 6/23/2014 | House | Ordered to a third reading |
| 6/26/2014 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 6/27/2014 | Senate | Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 7/21/2014 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass |
| 7/21/2014 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/21/2014 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/22/2014 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 7/22/2014 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
My understanding of engrossment is that it is the final reconciliation of amendments made as the bill progressed through House & Senate.
The original draft’s Emergency Preamble had been deleted in error at some point in its earlier progress thru the House. The House (Denise Garlick) subsequently amended the bill to add the Emergency Preamble back in.. According to the MA Legislature website, this was the only amendment made..
As I understand the process, next step is preparation of the the legislative document for final pasage. This passage is via 2/3 approvals in roll call votes in the House and Senate. As reported yesterday, passage could be any day now…
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