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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
Tuesday, January 21, 2003.
Met at one minute past eleven o’clock A.M.
The President, members, guests and employees then
recited the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Committee
Appointments.
The President and the Minority Leader announced
the following committee appointments:
Rules. —
Senators Brewer of Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin, Murray of
Plymouth and Barnstable, Menard of Bristol and Plymouth, Montigny of Bristol
and Plymouth, Lees of Hampden and Hampshire and Tisei of Middlesex and Essex.
Ways and Means. — Senators Murray of Plymouth and Barnstable, Panagiotakos
of Middlesex, Tolman of Suffolk and Middlesex, Antonioni of Worcester and
Middlesex, Brewer of Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin, Fargo of
Middlesex, Jacques of Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, Magnani of Middlesex and
Norfolk, Morrissey of Norfolk and Plymouth, Nuciforo of Berkshire, Hampshire
and Franklin, Pacheco of Plymouth and Bristol, Resor of Middlesex and
Worcester, Shannon of Middlesex, Wilkerson of Suffolk, Knapik of Hampden and
Hampshire, Sprague of Bristol and Norfolk and Tisei of Middlesex and Essex.
Bills in the Third Reading. — Senators Shannon of Middlesex, Hart of Suffolk, Barrios
of Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex, Moore of Worcester and Norfolk and Tarr of
Essex and Middlesex.
Long-Term Debt and Capital Expenditures. — Senators Montigny of Bristol and Plymouth, Magnani of
Middlesex and Norfolk, Brewer of Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin,
Chandler of Worcester, Moore of Worcester and Norfolk, Wilkerson of Suffolk and
Knapik of Hampden and Hampshire (Note: subject to approval of rules changes
in the Senate).
Science and Technology. — Senators Melconian of Hampden, Magnani of Middlesex and Norfolk,
Fargo of Middlesex, Tolman of Suffolk and Middlesex, Tucker of Essex and
Middlesex, Tarr of Essex and Middlesex and Sprague of Bristol and Norfolk.
Steering and Policy. — Senators Jacques of Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex,
Melconian of Hampden, Baddour of Essex, Glodis of Worcester, Hart of Suffolk,
Montigny of Bristol and Plymouth, Moore of Worcester and Norfolk, Nuciforo of
Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin, O’Leary of Cape and Islands, Lees of Hampden
and Hampshire, Tarr of Essex and Middlesex and Hedlund of Plymouth and Norfolk.
(Note: composition of this committee subject to approval of rules changes in
the Senate).
Post Audit and Oversight. — Senators Pacheco of Plymouth and Bristol, Fargo of
Middlesex, Havern of Middlesex, Joyce of Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, Moore
of Worcester and Norfolk, Panagiotakos of Middlesex, and Hedlund of Plymouth
and Norfolk.
Banks and Banking. — Senators Nuciforo of Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin,
Joyce of Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, Creedon of Plymouth and Bristol,
O’Leary of Cape and Islands, Tolman of Suffolk and Middlesex, and Hedlund of
Plymouth and Norfolk.
Commerce and Labor. — Senators Hart of Suffolk, McGee of Essex and Middlesex,
Magnani of Middlesex and Norfolk, Tucker of Essex and Middlesex, Wilkerson of
Suffolk and Lees of Hampden and Hampshire.
Counties. —
Senators Tolman of Suffolk and Middlesex, O’Leary of Cape and Islands, Baddour
of Essex, Chandler of Worcester, Moore of Worcester and Norfolk and Hedlund of
Plymouth and Norfolk.
Criminal Justice. — Senators McGee of Essex and Middlesex, Antonioni of
Worcester and Middlesex, Creedon of Plymouth and Bristol, Creem of Middlesex
and Norfolk, Morrissey of Norfolk and Plymouth and Hedlund of Plymouth and
Norfolk.
Education, Arts and Humanities. — Senators Antonioni of Worcester and Middlesex, Magnani
of Middlesex and Norfolk, O’Leary of Cape and Islands, Resor of Middlesex and
Worcester, Wilkerson of Suffolk and Sprague of Bristol and Norfolk.
Election Laws. — Senators Joyce of Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, Glodis
of Worcester, Nuciforo of Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin, Shannon of
Middlesex, Wilkerson of Suffolk and Knapik of Hampden and Hampshire.
Energy. —
Senators O’Leary of Cape and Islands, Magnani of Middlesex and Norfolk,
Chandler of Worcester, Resor of Middlesex and Worcester, Tolman of Suffolk and
Middlesex and Tisei of Middlesex and Essex.
Federal Financial Assistance. — Senators Havern of Middlesex, Melconian of Hampden, Berry
of Essex, Menard of Bristol and Plymouth, Walsh of Suffolk and Norfolk and
Knapik of Hampden and Hampshire.
Government Regulations. — Senators Morrissey of Norfolk and Plymouth, Tucker of
Essex and Middlesex, Baddour of Essex, Hart of Suffolk, McGee of Essex and
Middlesex and Knapik of Hampden and Hampshire.
Health Care. — Senators Moore of Worcester and Norfolk, Barrios of Middlesex, Suffolk
and Essex, Chandler of Worcester, Fargo of Middlesex, Tucker of Essex and
Middlesex and Tarr of Essex and Middlesex.
Housing and Urban Development. — Senators Chandler of Worcester, Panagiotakos of
Middlesex, Berry of Essex, O’Leary of Cape and Islands, Tucker of Essex and
Middlesex and Tarr of Essex and Middlesex.
Human Services and Elderly Affairs. — Senators Tucker of Essex and Middlesex, Wilkerson of
Suffolk, Barrios of Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex, Fargo of Middlesex, McGee of
Essex and Middlesex and Tisei of Middlesex and Essex.
Insurance. —
Senators Glodis of Worcester, Wilkerson of Suffolk, Jacques of Norfolk, Bristol
and Middlesex, Montigny of Bristol and Plymouth, Shannon of Middlesex and
Hedlund of Plymouth and Norfolk.
The Judiciary. — Senators Creedon of Plymouth and Bristol, Baddour of
Essex, Antonioni of Worcester and Middlesex, Jacques of Norfolk, Bristol and
Middlesex, Wilkerson of Suffolk, and Lees of Hampden and Hampshire.
Local Affairs. — Senators Fargo of Middlesex, Wilkerson of Suffolk, Creem
of Middlesex and Norfolk, Nuciforo of Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin, Tolman
of Suffolk and Middlesex and Sprague of Bristol and Norfolk.
Natural Resources and Agriculture. — Senators Resor of Middlesex and Worcester, Brewer of
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin, Creedon of Plymouth and Bristol,
Fargo of Middlesex, Pacheco of Plymouth and Bristol and Tarr of Essex and
Middlesex.
Public Safety. — Senators Barrios of Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex, Joyce
of Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, Brewer of Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and
Franklin, Chandler of Worcester, Pacheco of Plymouth and Bristol and Sprague of
Bristol and Norfolk.
Public Service. — Senators Magnani of Middlesex and Norfolk, Tolman of
Suffolk and Middlesex, Hart of Suffolk, Joyce of Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth,
Shannon of Middlesex and Sprague of Bristol and Norfolk.
State Administration. — Senators Wilkerson of Suffolk, Fargo of Middlesex, Glodis
of Worcester, Shannon of Middlesex, Tolman of Suffolk and Middlesex and Tarr of
Essex and Middlesex.
Taxation. —
Senators Creem of Middlesex and Norfolk, Rosenberg of Hampshire and Franklin,
Havern of Middlesex, Jacques of Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, O’Leary of Cape
and Islands and Sprague of Bristol and Norfolk.
Transportation. — Senators Baddour of Essex, Chandler of Worcester, Hart of
Suffolk, McGee of Essex and Middlesex, Montigny of Bristol and Plymouth and
Hedlund of Plymouth and Norfolk.
Order
Adopted.
Mr. Rosenberg presented the following order:—
Ordered,
That full consideration shall be allowed on Thursday, January 23, 2003, on
reports of the committee on Rules relative to recommendations to the Senate and
Joint Rules. All amendments to said recommendations or to Senate or Joint Rules
shall be filed with the Clerk of the Senate no later than five o’clock P.M., on
Wednesday, January 22, 2003.
There being no objection, the order was considered forthwith; and it was
adopted.
Reports
of a Committee.
Mr. Brewer, for the committee on Rules, reported a
report recommending that the rules of the Senate of the preceding session be
adopted with recommended changes (Senate, No. 1923).
Pursuant to an order previously adopted, the report was placed in the Orders
of the Day for the next session.
Mr. Brewer, for the committee on Rules, reported a
report recommending that the Joint Rules of the preceding General Court be
adopted as the Joint Rules of the present General Court with recommended
changes (Senate, No. 1924).
Pursuant to an order previously adopted the report was placed in the Orders
of the Day for the next session.
Recess.
There being no objection, at four minutes past
eleven o’clock A.M., the President declared a recess subject to the call of the
Chair; and at twenty-three minutes past three o’clock P.M., the Senate
reassembled, Ms. Walsh in the Chair.
Petition.
Mr. Berry presented a petition (accompanied by
bill, Senate No. 1922) of Frederick E. Berry and John H. Rogers for legislation
relative to the Office of the District Attorney for the Eastern District,— and
the same was referred, on motion of Mr. Tarr, to the committee on Rules.
Subsequently, Mr. Brewer, for the said committee
on Rules, reported that the bill ought to pass.
There being no objection, the rules were
suspended, on motion of Mr. Berry, and the bill was read a second time and was
amended, on further motion of Mr. Berry, by substituting a new draft with the
same title (Senate, No. 1925).
The bill (Senate, No. 1925) was then ordered to a third reading, read a
third time and passed to be engrossed.
Sent to the House for concurrence.
Resolutions.
The following resolutions (having been filed with
the Clerk) were considered forthwith and adopted, as follows:—
Resolutions (filed by Mr. O’Leary) “recognizing
the Children’s Earth Summit Declaration and the Young People’s Decade of
Commitment.”
Order
Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Berry,—
Ordered,
That when the Senate adjourns today, it adjourn to meet again on Thursday next
at one o’clock P.M. in full formal session.
On motion of Mr. Moore, at twenty-six minutes past
three o’clock P.M., the Senate adjourned to meet on the following Thursday at
one o’clock P.M.