HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4836 FILED ON: 1/29/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4294
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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House of Representatives, |
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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Ordered, That a special joint committee be established for the purpose of considering the initiative petitions transmitted to the Clerk of the House of Representatives by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in accordance with the requirements of Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution. The initiative petitions so transmitted are:
- An Act expressly authorizing the Auditor to audit the Legislature (House, No. 4251);
- An Act requiring that districts certify that students have mastered the skills, competencies and knowledge of the state standards as a replacement for the MCAS graduation requirement (House, No. 4252);
- An Act giving transportation network drivers the option to form a union and bargain collectively (House, No. 4253);
- An Act to require the full minimum wage for tipped workers with tips on top (House, No. 4254);
- An Act relative to the regulation and taxation of natural psychedelic substances (House, No. 4255);
- An Act defining and regulating the relationship between network companies and app-based drivers for purposes of the general and special laws (House, No. 4256);
- An Act establishing that app-based drivers are not employees, and network companies are not employers, for certain purposes of the general laws House, No. 4257);
- An Act defining and regulating the relationship between network companies and app-based drivers for certain purposes of the general laws (House, No. 4258);
- An Act establishing that app-based drivers are not employees, and network companies are not employers, for certain purposes of the general laws (House, No. 4259); and
- An Act establishing that app-based drivers are not employees, and network companies are not employers, for certain purposes of the general laws (House, No. 4260); and be it further
Ordered, That the special joint committee shall consist of 8 members as follows: 4 members of the senate, 3 of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and 4 members of the house of representatives, 3 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house.