Amendment #9 to H2017

Emergency Scheduling of Hearings

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, Gifford of Wareham, Frost of Auburn and Smola of Warren move to amend the order by striking, in proposed Rule 17, in line 379, the words “, insofar as practicable”, and in line 380, by inserting after the word “Representatives” the following:-

"unless the chair of the committee submits to the Clerk a written description of the emergency, as defined by rule 17A, that necessitates such a scheduling and the Clerk makes said description available to the members.".