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Monday, November 30, 1998.
Met at two minutes past eleven o'clock A.M. (Ms. Melconian in the Chair) (having been appointed by the President, under authority conferred by Senate Rule 4, to perform the duties of the Chair).
The President announced the following appointments:
Senators Morrissey and Berry to serve on the special commission, established pursuant to the
provisions of Section 430 of Chapter 194 of the Acts of 1998, to study the provision of
telecommunications services by municipal light plants.
The membership of said commission on the part of the Senate is as follows: Senators Morrissey
of Norfolk and Plymouth, Berry of Second Essex and Hedlund of Plymouth and Norfolk.
Senator Henri S. Rauschenbach, pursuant to the recommendation from Minority Leader Brian P.
Lees, to serve on the task force, established pursuant to the provisions of Section 388 of Chapter
194 of the Acts of 1998, to study the effects of increasing the number of programs at community
hospitals that are authorized to perform cardiac surgery in affiliation with thoracic surgery
residency programs at academic medical centers.
The membership of said task force on the part of the Senate is as follows: Senators Montigny of
Second Bristol and Rauschenbach of Cape and Islands.
Resolutions (filed by Mr. Durand) "honoring Robert W. and Judith J.
Dalton", were referred, under the rule, to the committee on Rules.
Subsequently, Mr. Norton, for the said committee, reported, recommending that the
resolutions ought to be adopted; and they were considered forthwith, under a suspension of the
rules, moved by Ms. Fargo, and adopted.
Resolutions (filed by Ms. Wilkerson) "honoring Ora Lee Green on the
occasion of her retirement", were referred, under the rule, to the committee on Rules.
Subsequently, Mr. Norton, for the said committee, reported, recommending that the
resolutions ought to be adopted; and they were considered forthwith, under a suspension of the
rules, moved by Ms. Fargo, and adopted.
An engrossed Bill relative to justices of the peace performing
marriages (House, No. 5337) (which originated in the House), having been certified by the
Senate Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final passage, was put on its final passage.
Pending the question on passing the bill to be enacted, on motion of Mr. Bernstein, Senate Rule
49 was suspended. Mr. Travaglini presented an amendment in section 1, by inserting after the
word "person" the following words:— ", except a justice of a court of the
commonwealth,".
The amendment was adopted.
Sent to the House for concurrence in the amendment.
A communication from the Counsel to the House of Representatives and the Counsel to the Senate submitting (under authority of Section 53 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws) proposed legislation making corrective changes in certain general and special laws (House, No. 5885),— was referred, in concurrence, to the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently.
A petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5886) of Kevin Poirier and Cheryl A. jacques (by vote of the town) relative to the form of elected representative town government in the town of North Attleborough,— was referred, in concurrence, to the committee on Election Laws.
An engrossed Bill relative to town meeting members in the town of Amherst (see House, No. 5463, amended) (which originated in the House), having been certified by the Senate Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final passage, was passed to be re-enacted and was signed by the Acting President and again laid before the Acting Governor for his approbation.
The following engrossed bills (both of which originated in the House),
having been certified by the Senate Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final passage, were
severally passed to be enacted and were signed by the Acting President and laid before the
Acting Governor for his approbation, to wit:
Authorizing the town of Greenfield to issue a license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to
be drunk on the premises (see House, No. 5527); and
Authorizing the imposition of fees for the employment of consultants by the conservation
commission of the town of North Andover (see House, No. 5610, amended).
On motion of Ms. Murray,—
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns today, it adjourn to meet again on Thursday next
at eleven o'clock A.M., and that the Clerk be directed to dispense with the printing of a
calendar.
On motion of Mr. Knapik, at seven minutes past eleven o'clock A.M., the Senate adjourned to meet on the following Thursday at eleven o'clock A.M.