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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Carl Anderson and 37 co-sponsors

Extends, via a procedural order, the deadline to Nov 23, 2025 for the House Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses to report on Docs 299 and 305.

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Wickensimer, Hixon, Forrest, Duncan, Sanders, Chapman, Wooten, Landing, Bradley, Pedalino, Hager, Sessions, Gatch, J.E.Johnson, J.L.Johnson, Rankin, Gilliam, Teeple, Hartnett, Robbins, Anderson, T.Moore, J.Moore, Davis, McGinnis
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Bill Summary · H 4519

Summary of MA House Bill H 4519

Title and Purpose

  • Title: Order relative to extending until Sunday, November 23, 2025 the time within which the committee on Community Development and Small Businesses is authorized to report on current House documents
  • Purpose: A procedural order to extend the deadline for the House Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses to submit its final report on two current House documents (Nos. 299 and 305).

What the bill would do

  • Grants the Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses additional time.
  • Extends the deadline to Sunday, November 23, 2025 for the committee to finalize and report on House Documents 299 and 305.
  • Includes a mechanism: “notwithstanding the provisions of House Rule 27,” the extension authority is provided.

Key provisions and changes

  • Temporary procedural extension only; no substantive policy changes, appropriations, or statutory amendments are introduced.
  • The extension applies specifically to House Documents 299 and 305.
  • The extension ends on the stated date (November 23, 2025), after which the committee would be expected to complete its report.

Who is affected

  • Primary: The Massachusetts House Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses.
  • Secondary: Members of the House, the sponsors and authors of House Documents 299 and 305, and stakeholders awaiting action on those documents.
  • No direct fiscal or policy changes are enacted by this measure; it merely adjusts the reporting timeline.

Procedural and timeline context

  • Introduced/Filed: September 12, 2025
  • House Docket: No. 4519
  • Status actions: Referred to the House Rules Committee; committee “reported ought to be adopted”; rules suspended; adopted on September 15, 2025.
  • Adopted status: The bill has been adopted, making the extension effective as an order.
  • Related bill: HD 5146 is noted as related/replacing; readers may want to review HD 5146 for any concurrent or superseding provisions.

Potential impact

  • Calendar and timing: Delays or shifts in the consideration and final reporting on House Documents 299 and 305, potentially affecting scheduling of related votes or decisions.
  • Administrative effect: Provides a clear deadline extension to avoid procedural bottlenecks in the current session.
  • Fiscal impact: None indicated; procedural maneuver with no new spending or regulatory changes.

Bottom line

H 4519 is a narrowly focused, time-extending order designed to allow the Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses extra time (through November 23, 2025) to finalize its report on two existing House documents. The measure is procedural and does not alter policy or funding.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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