Amendment #18 to H3930

Technical Amendment

Mr. Galvin of Canton moves to amend the order by striking out, in line 30, the words “dignitaries.The” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- dignitaries. The.;

And further amend said Order by inserting after the word “all”, in line 209, the words “dockets and”.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 505, the word “provided” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- provided,.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 506, the words “committee and shall the” and inserting in place thereof the following words: committee and shall include the.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 507, the words “members voting in the negative,”.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 508, the words “rights on an individual bill” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- rights, and the names of members voting in the negative on an individual bill, and.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 518 to 521, the words “Said committee shall discharge it duties pursuant to the Rules, include Rule 16B and Rules 88 through Rule 100, and also be responsible for the allocation of office space as equitably as possible among the various members and joint and standing committees on the part of the House and their respective staff.” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Said committee shall discharge its duties pursuant to the Rules, including Rule 16B and Rules 88 though 100, and shall also be responsible for the allocation of office space as equitably as possible among the various members and joint and standing committees.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 757, the word “chairmen” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- chairs.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 764, the words “Pursuant to Rule 16” and inserting in place thereof the following words: pursuant to rule 16,.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 896, the word “Committee” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- committee.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 954, the word “considered. ;” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- considered.;

And further amend said Order in Rule 48, by striking out the last paragraph, inserted by Amendment No. 1, as changed.;

And further amend said Order in Rule 49 by inserting at the end thereof the following 4 paragraphs:-

A Member serving on active reserve military duty may participate remotely in a formal session, subject to the requirements and limitations of federal law and regulation, including, but not limited to, United States Department of Defense Directive 1344.10. A Member serving on active reserve military shall notify the Clerk of such service as soon as practicable.

A Member diagnosed with a serious medical condition may, upon submission of a request for an accommodation to participate remotely to Counsel appointed pursuant to Rule 13B, accompanied by documentation from said Member’s medical provider that an accommodation is necessary, may participate remotely in a formal session. Upon receipt and approval of a request for accommodation to participate remotely Counsel shall notify the Clerk that the Member filing the request has been authorized to participate remotely. Other than the notification provided to the Clerk, Counsel shall maintain any request for accommodation pursuant to this rule as confidential.

A Member authorized to participate remotely in a formal session pursuant to this Rule shall have the same privileges, rights and responsibilities as if the Member were physically present in the House Chamber, including without limitation, the right, privilege and responsibility to cast votes on all questions or other matters brought to a vote and the ability to take the oath required pursuant to Part the Second, Chapter VI, Article I of the Constitution of the Commonwealth.

The Journal of the House for any formal session of the House where a Member is participating remotely in a formal session pursuant to this Rule shall not specify which Members participated remotely.;

And further amend said Order by striking out, in line 1777, the words “organizationsto” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- organizations to.;