Senate orders House bill on financing long-term municipal roads and bridges to third reading after suspending rules

The Massachusetts Senate suspended its rules and ordered House Bill No. 4307 — "An Act establishing financing for long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges" — to a third reading. A paper from the House reporting that the bill "comes from the house passed to be engrossed" was received on the Senate floor, and Senator Tahir moved to suspend the rules so the matter could be considered forthwith. The motion to suspend was adopted by voice vote, and the bill was ordered to a third reading. Separately, the Senate also approved suspensions of joint rule 12 to refer a number of petitions and matters to their respective committees; the committee on rules reported recommending those suspensions. The transcript records the procedural motions and referrals but does not include detailed floor debate or the text of the bill.