Thousands of bills have been filed, they've been sent to committees, and the next step is to let the public weigh in. But out of 33 committees, all 33 are delinquent on an initial step in setting up shop for the two-year term.
Thousands of bills have been filed, they've been sent to committees, and the next step is to let the public weigh in. But out of 33 committees, all 33 are delinquent on an initial step in setting up shop for the two-year term.
The joint rules of the two branches require committees to file these"rules of procedure" with the House and Senate clerks, and make them"available to the public and members of the General Court on the official website for the General Court." Some sets of committee rules speak to the public's ability to learn how lawmakers voted. The Transportation Committee's 2019 rules specified that votes"shall be kept in the offices of the Committee and shall be available for public inspection."The Transportation Committee's rules from 2019-2020, for example, say that members should have 24 hours to reply to a poll on a bill — but the co-chairs"by mutual agreement" can"waive the 24 hour notice requirement.
Like how the Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Committee in its 2019-2020 rules required that"all electronic devices are required to be turned off or silenced during hearings, meetings and executive sessions." Legislators appointed to chair positions take on oversight of more staff and a larger workload, including administrative tasks like developing these rules, and they are compensated with additional stipends on top of their regular legislative salary. The stipend for chairs, along with other leadership extra pay, was bumped up around 20 percent to kick off the new year.
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