Amendment #5 to H2023

Public Committee Votes

Ms. Uyterhoeven of Somerville moves to amend the order moves to amend the order in proposed Rule 17B, in lines 522, 523, 524 and 525, by striking out the words “the aggregate tally of members voting in the affirmative, members not voting or members reserving their rights, and the names of members voting in the negative on an individual bill, and shall be posted on the website of the General Court within 48 hours of the vote for public inspection.”; and by inserting after line 522 the following paragraph:

“All votes by the committee to give any legislation a favorable report, adverse report, or study order, whether by recorded vote at an executive session or by an electronic poll of the committee, shall be recorded on appropriate forms that show the names of all members voting in the affirmative, members voting in the negative, members not voting, and members reserving their rights, shall be kept in the offices of the committee, and shall be posted on the website of the General Court as soon as practicable; provided that votes may also be recorded in LAWS.”.