Bill Summary – H.4369 (Massachusetts)
Title and Purpose
- Title: Order relative to extending until Wednesday, December 3, 2025 the time within which the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy is authorized to report on current House documents.
- Purpose: To extend the deadline by which the House Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy must report on a specific set of current House documents. The extension lasts until December 3, 2025 and overrides the normal deadline under House Rule 27.
What the bill does
- Grants the Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Committee additional time to prepare and file its final reports on a specified list of current House documents.
- The extension is explicitly authorized “notwithstanding the provisions of House Rule 27,” meaning it overrides the standard rule to extend the reporting window.
Documents affected
The extension applies to final reports on the following current House documents:
3444, 3448, 3451, 3455, 3470, 3478, 3481, 3483, 3484, 3485, 3490, 3491, 3506, 3507, 3510, 3516, 3522, 3527, 3535, 3536, 3538, 3546, 3558, 3566, 3570, 3572, 3576.
Procedural and timeline aspects
- Status: Adopted.
- Introduced: August 4, 2025.
- Legislative actions:
- Referred to the committee on House Rules.
- Committee reported ought to be adopted.
- Adopted and Rules suspended on August 4, 2025.
- Effective date of extension: December 3, 2025 (the date by which the committee must issue its final reports on the listed documents).
Who is affected
- Primarily the House Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, which gains additional time to complete its reviews and produce final reports on the listed documents.
- Prospective recipients include members of the House and any stakeholders awaiting committee reports on those documents.
Fiscal and policy impact
- The bill does not establish new policy or authorize expenditures. It is a procedural mechanism to extend the reporting deadline. No fiscal impact is specified in the text.
Related legislation
- Related Bill: HD 4986 (noted as replacing H.4369). This indicates a parallel or substituting measure processing the same extension or related matter.
Summary in one sentence
H.4369 is a procedural order that extends the deadline for the House Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy to file final reports on a specified set of current House documents, extending the timeline to December 3, 2025, and overrides the standard reporting deadline under House Rule 27; the measure has been adopted and is related to HD 4986.
