House adopts USPS resolution, extends committee deadlines and schedules local bills

The House adopted a resolution honoring the United States Postal Service on the occasion of its 200th anniversary and approved a series of procedural orders extending committee reporting deadlines and scheduling local bills, the presiding officer said.

The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of the resolution filed by Representative Decker of Cambridge; the chamber suspended the rules and approved the resolution by voice vote ('All those in favor say aye' and 'The ayes have it'). The Committee on Rules also reported multiple orders to extend reporting deadlines for standing committees, including extensions for the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Several of the orders extended committee report deadlines to dates cited in the transcript (for example, 03/18/2026 and 03/16/2026); the transcript also records another extension reference to 01/27/2026. The chamber suspended rules and adopted those orders by voice votes as presented.

The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported and the House scheduled local bills for consideration, including House No. 4701 (authorizing the town of Orange to increase the membership of the board of selectmen), House No. 4717 (relative to the annual town meeting for the town of Orange), House No. 4806 (Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board), and House No. 4813 (authorizing the town of Milton to grant additional on‑premises alcoholic beverage licenses). The House proceeded with second reading for the listed bills and voted to order them to third reading after an audit for third reading.

On third reading, the chamber recorded that Senate No. 2678, validating proceedings at the town of Millbury annual town meeting, was released by the committee on bills on third reading and 'passed to be engrossed.'

The House adopted an order that, when it adjourned, it would reconvene Wednesday next at 11:00 a.m. Mister Viera of Falmouth moved the adjournment; the voice vote carried and the House stood adjourned.

Votes in the transcript are recorded as voice votes with the customary 'aye'/'nay' calls; no roll‑call tallies are given in the transcript.