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By voice vote the Senate adopted resolutions presented by Mr. Croghan honoring Newell Tillman for 20 years of volunteer service to the town of Westford and by Mr. Tarr congratulating the Flint Memorial Library on its 150th anniversary. The clerk reported adoption after the voice vote.

Later, Senator Collins of Suffolk moved that the Senate adjourn in memory of Lorraine Patricia Steele of Boston. In a floor statement, Collins said Steele was a “beloved community active advocate and neighborhood champion” who “passed away comfortably and peaceably at home on Saturday, 07/19/2025, at the age of 71, after an 18-month battle with cancer.” Collins identified several local nonprofit organizations with which Steele was involved, including the St. Potloff Neighborhood Association, the Southwest Corridor Park Conservancy, the Jimmy Fund, Pan-Mass Challenge, Bankathon, and Build of Greater Boston, and noted survivors including her husband and siblings. The Senate approved the motion by voice vote and observed a moment of silence.

The Senate then adjourned, with the chair noting the session would reconvene Monday next at 11 a.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Session of September 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate adopted resolutions commending Newell Tillman and congratulating Flint Memorial Library on its 150th anniversary, and adjourned in memory of community advocate Lorraine Patricia Steele after a memorial motion by the senator from Suffolk.","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},6131770,"Senate passes bill authorizing commissioner to grant easements to town of Bourne",33,286000,319000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5728043-d12f69c588f5a5ff3386054cc6762221&start=286&end=319","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5728043-d12f69c588f5a5ff3386054cc6762221/thumbnail_286000.jpg","/articles/6131770/Massachusetts/Senate-passes-bill-authorizing-commissioner-to-grant-easements-to-town-of-Bourne","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6131770-28e70c1a0ce47eef8f452b50a9444451/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141442&Signature=A-jOol21X-ut-zEUVjHoHZ6F7MWQZnwppBJf33nuCV6bfKos4UmX0AYM9V8TxnUNXMNO~MS3zWnBypKA9PhabUnC2aKA25Rzkglqq7nUorkVb55E1K-BnfxawLZpYd3exuQ4j4cWmOz8r0uP~80w8GG-R9E17lJTVLzIGYrTsK4XfbSWlhmlZ~FgJ~n5ck8dfSl0ZR~ZQt6bvv650-awJs8CLac8SoVEMynAQWuwhv9~wJGg73YOovsLVawbzWG2sVwSVnKPHYfLImXdki7GLN1EQYqqZHSdxezLO5Cl7YHR5tox5DGSwX8RRUTdTDNsXiQwajxVZyUipOFZKXuTww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Massachusetts Senate passed a House bill authorizing the commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne and ordered that the bill be enacted.

The clerk identified the measure as House No. 4364, an act authorizing the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne. The question on passing the bill to be enacted was decided by voice vote; the chair noted that “the ayes have it.” The clerk said the bill will be signed by the president and laid before approval.

The transcript contains no text of the proposed easements or details about locations, terms, or related funding, and no roll-call vote was recorded in the session transcript.","The Senate passed a House bill authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne and ordered the bill to be enacted; it will be signed by the president and laid before the governor for approval.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6131777,"Senate advances several House bills establishing sick-leave banks for state employees to third reading",197,103000,300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5728043-d12f69c588f5a5ff3386054cc6762221&start=103&end=300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5728043-d12f69c588f5a5ff3386054cc6762221/thumbnail_103000.jpg","/articles/6131777/Massachusetts/Senate-advances-several-House-bills-establishing-sick-leave-banks-for-state-employees-to-third-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6131777-93641a51f7f3edd4bcfe500fa2d00867/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141442&Signature=XeBu8q48pjqRVa5R3Idwj1~va98AOk6fT-bafqEFCHQvUtqecgkRgs02pZAl1p0EvpCB1PWCzelJZr-dg8q1LGV8MNwnFXFzGmov1DcYJkDVaRO7c2eUlF67h4iHa0frkbDlNwkNbjJV86nlA~9IKDtoz7bI6OptITiZpTxLDjBQeqr2Iw9GUKhnZiLkc7U~ZPYpu~SVjl56y0UMjUoU~feMVHrp54I~GLpTv3NUq3H4i-4EDtkRclWZ4xE37plHvqnTWlzQYdmx~xASllNIhmHvv82GRM0xjRP8929niLNEgk4wq4z1rh~CSduuEbnmw5a-cBIopYX0We4FueEZBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Massachusetts Senate on voice votes advanced several House bills establishing sick-leave banks for named state employees to further legislative stages.

Senator O'Connor, the senator from First Plymouth and Norfolk, sought and obtained unanimous consent to suspend rules to consider the bills forthwith. The clerk read House Bill No. 4426, establishing a sick-leave bank for Paul Starvosky, and the Senate ordered it to a third reading. Later, House Bill No. 4427, establishing a sick-leave bank for Ankita Gajendra Patel, an employee of the Department of Corrections, was read and ordered to a third reading after similar unanimous-consent procedures.

The Senate also took up House Bill No. 4323, establishing a sick-leave bank for Alexander (Alexandra in some transcript renderings) Schwartz, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of State Police, read it a third time and passed it to be engrossed.

The transcript records voice votes with the chair stating that “the ayes have it.” The bills were advanced by unanimous-consent procedures and voice vote; no roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript.

These measures create employee-specific sick-leave banks by legislative act for the named individuals; the transcript did not provide the text of the bills or details about the size or funding of the banks.","The Senate suspended rules and ordered multiple House bills establishing sick-leave banks for specific state employees to third reading or to be engrossed after unanimous-consent requests and voice approval.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6131779,"Senate adopts amendment and passes Medford city charter bill to engrossment",53,200000,253000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5728043-d12f69c588f5a5ff3386054cc6762221&start=200&end=253","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5728043-d12f69c588f5a5ff3386054cc6762221/thumbnail_200000.jpg","/articles/6131779/Massachusetts/Senate-adopts-amendment-and-passes-Medford-city-charter-bill-to-engrossment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6131779-ba7e65e0a43b55142e65034283da18b8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141442&Signature=TsnD4QTJ2zjR4aCRRAQPZEGiIkFnIZH5P0y9AOIYp2AaKJrVADIqkNZrfFrSaDkmNsk49thoke8kP--YmGl7Iqncu2TQZKCEhJHfPC8D8JvXlscr9ETjqsS-XeleAkKkyKgmxLMi2I9SaTgM6IFknbCRbaeR7-bDcG7R90s7PG5E1FZWqys-ALwMUSRxWlDxfcmkBeY5h6ZpEdH-LHRi4QrZEh5~RmcxBfmUTvtbQvwobp66UeiH-XoFS4jftvIliHOzbRlYsaIxxDsrnnlDGXTIRM6fwBzbQzvGMsjDRLXp6VndgrosA2loN9ZCZxdvJxEoTwSQRkQe272rznf5fA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Massachusetts Senate on a voice vote adopted an amendment to and passed a House bill to establish a charter for the city of Medford, advancing the measure to engrossment. The bill (House No. 4263) was taken from the orders of the day and read for a third time.

Senator Jalen, the senator from Middlesex, offered an amendment and “moves to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in its place the text contained in Senate document number 2597,” which the clerk then read. The amendment was adopted by voice vote and the bill, as amended, was passed to be engrossed.

The measure was considered after the Senate suspended joint rule 12 and other rules to allow immediate consideration. The rules suspensions were approved by voice votes. The clerk recorded adoption of the amendment and the subsequent passage to engrossment.

The action means the bill, as amended, moves to the next formal stage of the legislative process (engrossment) for final preparation before further consideration. No roll-call vote numbers or individual yes/no tallies were recorded in the transcript; the chair noted the voice votes and that “the ayes have it.”

Background: The Senate took up the Medford charter bill from the House calendar under unanimous-consent procedures after suspending applicable rules. The clerk identified the measure as House No. 4263 and the Senate document referenced for the substitute text as 2597. The transcript did not provide the amendment text or a detailed summary of substantive changes made by the amendment.

Next steps: The bill was passed to be engrossed and, per standard procedure, will proceed through whatever next steps remain in the legislative process for enactment or further consideration.","The Massachusetts Senate adopted an amendment offered by the senator from Middlesex and passed a House bill to establish a city charter for Medford to be engrossed, following unanimous voice votes to suspend rules and advance the measure.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate adopts resolutions honoring volunteers and library; adjourns in memory of Lorraine Patricia Steele

Senate passes bill authorizing commissioner to grant easements to town of Bourne

Senate advances several House bills establishing sick-leave banks for state employees to third reading

Senate adopts amendment and passes Medford city charter bill to engrossment