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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2506 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Senate, March 20, 2025 -- Text of the Senate amendment (Senator Rodrigues) to the House Bill |
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| 4 | 4 | | relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency (House, |
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| 5 | 5 | | No. 62) |
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| 6 | 6 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 7 | 7 | | _______________ |
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| 8 | 8 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 9 | 9 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 10 | 10 | | _______________ |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 30A of chapter 20 of the acts of 2021, as most recently amended by |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2section 40 of chapter 2 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by striking out the words |
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| 13 | 13 | | 3“March 31, 2025” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2027. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 4 SECTION 2. The first sentence of section 15 of chapter 22 of the acts of 2022 is hereby |
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| 15 | 15 | | 5amended by striking out the words “held during the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also |
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| 16 | 16 | | 6known as COVID-19, and subsequent variants,”. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 7 SECTION 3. The first sentence of section 26 of said chapter 22 is hereby amended by |
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| 18 | 18 | | 8striking out the words “during the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as |
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| 19 | 19 | | 9COVID-19, and subsequent variants, if the moderator in a town having a representative town |
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| 20 | 20 | | 10meeting form of government determines that it is not possible to safely assemble the town |
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| 21 | 21 | | 11meeting members and interested members of the public in a common location while complying |
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| 22 | 22 | | 12with any applicable state or local orders, directives or guidance concerning public assemblies, |
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| 23 | 23 | | 13the moderator” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the moderator in a town |
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| 24 | 24 | | 14having a representative town meeting form of government. 2 of 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 15 SECTION 4. Section 44B of said chapter 22, inserted by section 50 of chapter 2 of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | 16acts of 2023, is hereby amended by striking out the words “March 31, 2025” and inserting in |
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| 27 | 27 | | 17place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2027. |
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