SR1: RESOLVED, that the Rules of the 2019-2020 Session be adopted as the Rules of the 2021-2022 Session, with the changes which have been provided here today.

RESOLUTION NO. 1

RULES ADOPTION

Senator Bradley offered the following Resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Rules of the 2019-2020 Session be adopted as the Rules of the 2021-2022 Session, with

the changes which have been provided here today.

AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE RULES

1. Amend Senate Rule 4-7 as follows:

4-7 Standing Committees – The standing committees of the Senate shall be as follows: the Committee on

Capital Budget, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Education and Workforce Development, the

Committee on Election Law and Municipal Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Executive Departments and Administration, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Health

and Human Services, the Committee on Judiciary, the Committee on Rules and Enrolled Bills, the Committee

on Transportation, and the Committee on Ways and Means.

2. Amend Senate Rule 7-1 as follows:

7-1 Deadlines. In an effort to thwart the spread of Covid-19, after conferring with the Minority

Leader, and public health officials about best practices concerning the safety of Senators, staff,

and the public, the deadlines may be reasonably amended at the discretion of the Senate President,

to be timely noticed on the General Court website.

7-1 Deadlines

(a) Tuesday, December 15, 2020 – Deadline for the Office of Legislative Services to accept drafting of a

Senate Bill, Senate Concurrent Resolution, or Senate Joint Resolution with complete information for the

2021 Session.

(b) Tuesday, January 12, 2021 – Deadline for sponsors to sign off on legislation.

(c) Monday, February 22, 2021 – Friday, February 26, 2021: SENATE BREAK.

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(d) Thursday, March 11, 2021 – Deadline for Policy Committees to ACT on all Senate bills with a fiscal

impact, except bills exempted pursuant to Senate Rule 4-5.

(e) Thursday, April 01, 2021 – CROSSOVER – Deadline to ACT on all Senate bills.

(f) Thursday, May 13, 2021 – Deadline for Policy Committees to ACT on all House bills with a fiscal im -

pact, except bills exempted pursuant to Senate Rule 4-5.

(g) Thursday, June 03, 2021 – Deadline to ACT on all House bills.

(h) Thursday, June 10, 2021 – Deadline to FORM Committees of Conference.

(i) Thursday, June 17, 2021 – Deadline to SIGN Committee of Conference Reports.

(j) Thursday, June 24, 2021 – Deadline to ACT on Committee of Conference Reports.

Adopted.