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Area legislators explain votes on transparency rules > Published: 7/14/2021 10:08:20 PM Hampshire County’s state representatives are facing criticism from some constituents for voting against proposed new rules that advocates say would have increased transparency and accountability in the state Legislature. The delegation, however, insists they accomplished just that last week with the passage of a final rules package for the coming legislative session. The rules package, approved last Wednesday by a 129-29 vote, takes effect in October for the legislative session that lasts for two years. At issue were three amendments to the rules that were overwhelmingly defeated by a large majority of House members, including all of the Hampshire County delegation. ....
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In January, as the Massachusetts House faced calls for greater transparency from advocacy groups, Speaker of the House Ron Mariano opted to delay debate over the rules that govern legislative procedures by six months. Those groups had called for reforms that they said would make it easier for everyday citizens and rank-and-file lawmakers to engage with the legislative process. Publicizing votes that lawmakers make in committees, they argued, would help constituents hold their elected officials accountable for decisions that currently are often made in secrecy. Releasing bills at least 72 hours prior to a vote, they said, would give residents and advocates greater time to review legislation and contact lawmakers â who themselves would have more time to prepare â before debates begin. Organizers also pushed to reinstate term limits for the speaker of the House, seeking to curb the power that one individual can exert over the body. ....
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Shortly before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Massachusetts House scheduled its long-awaited rules vote to begin at 1 p.m. the next day. Lawmakers had until a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday to review the 115 pages of legislation â much of it was recycled from previous years â and file amendments. A day later, on Wednesday, the House rejected amendments that would have reinstated term limits for the speaker of the House, publicized committee votes and required bills to be released at least 48 hours before a vote. Advocates have spent months calling for the House to make its legislative process easier for constituents and rank-and-file lawmakers to navigate, and they see the way the past two days unfolded as a case in point for the cause. Rules that allow for quick turnarounds between the release of a bill and a vote, they say, have denied constituents sufficient opportunity to engage with their elected officials before decisions are made on key issues, such as police reform and ....