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Senate action: A senator identified in the transcript as the \"senate from Bristol and Plymouth, miss Doaner,\" moved to suspend Senate Rule 36 to allow immediate consideration of matters; the motion passed by voice vote. Separately, the Senate suspended Joint Rule 12 and referred several petitions to the appropriate committees, including the Cusack petition to transportation.

What was referred: The transcript describes the House petition as \"for legislation to authorize automated curb enforcement improving parking violation procedures.\" The chamber record does not include the petition's full text, specific statutory changes proposed, or any committee schedule.

Why it matters: Referral to the Committee on Transportation is a required procedural step for the petition to receive hearings, testimony, or amendment in the Senate. Automated curb enforcement proposals can affect municipal parking enforcement practices, technology vendors, and motorists, but the transcript provides no detail on operational scope, funding, or legal authority.

Discussion vs. formal action: The transcript records procedural motions, suspensions of rules, and referral outcomes but no substantive floor debate about the merits of automated curb enforcement. The committee will determine whether to schedule hearings or advance legislation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Session of August 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Massachusetts Senate voted to suspend Senate Rule 36 and Joint Rule 12 to consider petitions and referred a House petition from Mark J. Cusack seeking authorization for automated curb enforcement and changes to parking violation procedures to the Committee on Transportation; voice votes were recorded with no roll-call tallies.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MA, Massachusetts","taxId",77682,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6142329,"Senate passes House Bill 801 on Cheshire special election",63,24000,87000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5558669-26be568c63ef32535bbd911c53398985&start=24&end=87","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5558669-26be568c63ef32535bbd911c53398985/thumbnail_24000.jpg","/articles/6142329/Massachusetts/Senate-passes-House-Bill-801-on-Cheshire-special-election","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6142329-2f557fa2184dcc0efbd4d729dac2101a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770938943&Signature=DOBt1T3p1l8BHfUTP9knKy1LWmvTWFV8OYMbqbsTRIkf9OINpjs7JQiAYjx778PJ6cEvksXFJ8zdZwN~hatMxblM8j6xBn~CGymGTdEp0BqgGpQC0UbFItJnurywtdTlOydV9nGqQFyT~Jw-g61tkgAFRC5XS-s07f2WCHUZ8aqVapHAq644eY35~GEUyv3gs6I1LiHuqAMmrmtpI8p2xcF~kAH5XM~M~jLSi8vbUiP48h5BAH0yFOTA43on3BEIMt~Rn6i34-e3caHIjl8QtsDsQyHT53stGFO7pIG57rZbfks676uyrqQvk6lojbZflktEV-fG~9O6c6GUsihhUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Massachusetts Senate passed House Bill 801, \"an act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election,\" on a third reading during its session today; the presiding officer said, \"The ayes have it,\" and added the measure would be transmitted \"in a brief recess.\"

The bill was taken up for a third reading after the chair announced there was no objection to it being the \"rose of the day.\" The clerk read the title, and the chamber proceeded to a voice vote; the presiding officer declared the bill passed. The record contains no roll-call tally or further debate on the measure.

Why it matters: House Bill 801, as described on the floor, concerns the town of Cheshire's special election; the transcript does not specify the bill's provisions, effective dates, or any implementing steps beyond the Senate's passage on third reading.

What happened next: The presiding officer told members the bill \"passed\" and that it would be transmitted \"in a brief recess.\" The transcript does not state to whom the measure was transmitted or subsequent steps such as referral to the governor or enactment timeline.

Discussion vs. formal action: The transcript shows no substantive floor debate or amendment recorded on House Bill 801; the item proceeded by voice votes and was adopted on third reading.

Additional procedural items on the floor that session included committee reports and other measures, but the record contains no further floor deliberation tied to House Bill 801.","The Massachusetts Senate on voice vote passed House Bill 801, \"an act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election,\" on third reading and indicated the measure would be transmitted in a brief recess; no roll-call tally was given in the record.","actionData","errors"]

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