Proposed Joint Rules for the Senate and House of Representatives for the 2025-2026 Legislative Session.
Senate, February 6, 2026 -- Text of the proposed Joint Rules recommended by the Temporary Committee on Rules to be adopted as the Joint Rules governing the 2025-2026 legislative session.
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Notification of public hearings by joint and special committess | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Number of bills to be heard | Rejected YEAS 5 - NAYS 33 | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Joint Rule 10 deadline | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Prioritizing bills that passed in previous sessions | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Requirements for executive session | Adopted | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Public posting of joint committee votes | Withdrawn | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Fast tracking home rule petitions | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Meeting standards for conference committees | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Minority conference committee report | Rejected YEAS 6 - NAYS 32 | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | 48 Hours for conference committee reports | Rejected YEAS 5 - NAYS 33 | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Summary requirements | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Online review of conference committee reports by the public | Rejected | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Timeline for review of conference committee reports | Rejected YEAS 6 - NAYS 32 | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Limitations of initial extension orders | Rejected | |
| Lovely, Joan B. | Corrective Amendment | Adopted | |
| Rausch, Rebecca L. | Environmental Climate Action | Rejected | |
| Rausch, Rebecca L. | Clarification of Recorded Votes | Adopted | |
| Rausch, Rebecca L. | Criminal Law and Civil Remedies | Withdrawn | |
| Jehlen, Patricia D. | Summaries of reported bills | Rejected | |
| Jehlen, Patricia D. | Renaming the committee on Elder Affairs | Adopted | |
| Keenan, John F. | Visual Aids | Rejected | |
| Keenan, John F. | Considering Conference Reports | Rejected YEAS 9 - NAYS 29 | |
| Rausch, Rebecca L. | Inflationary Adjustment | Withdrawn | |
| Tarr, Bruce E. | Conference Committee being highlighted on general court website | Rejected | |
| Feeney, Paul R. | Adding Telecommunications to Committee Title | Rejected |
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