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H 4458

Order relative to extending until Wednesday, December 31, 2025 the time within which the committee on Environment and Natural Resources is authorized to report on current House documents

194th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Christine Barber and 1 co-sponsor

Extends ENR reporting deadline to Dec 31, 2025 for listed documents, overriding House Rule 27; procedural, no policy change.

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Bill Summary · H 4458

Summary of House Bill H.4458 (HD 5086)

Purpose and intent

  • This measure is an emergency/house rule order that extends the deadline for the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) to file its final reports on a set of current House documents.
  • Specifically, it would allow ENR to report on those documents by Wednesday, December 31, 2025, instead of any earlier deadline that would otherwise apply under House Rule 27.

Key provisions

  • Extends the reporting deadline for ENR to 12/31/2025.
  • Applies to ENR’s final reporting on the following current House documents: 900, 918, 920, 928, 931, 936, 944, 948, 949, 976, 977, 978, 980, 988, 991, 1003, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1028, 1029, 1042, 1043, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1067, and 3938.
  • The procedural mechanism uses “notwithstanding the provisions of House Rule 27,” meaning it overrides the standard rule to grant additional time.

Effects and who is affected

  • Primary effect: Provides ENR with additional time to complete and finalize its reports on the listed documents.
  • Affects: The ENR committee (and indirectly the sponsors and members interested in these documents), as well as any floor consideration timelines that depend on ENR’s final reports.
  • No new funding or substantive policy changes are enacted by this order; it is a procedural extension.

Procedural and timeline context

  • Status: Adopted by the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
  • Introduced: August 28, 2025.
  • Legislative actions: Referred to House Rules; committee reported ought to be adopted; rules suspended; adopted.
  • Related bill: HD 5086 is noted as replacing this measure, indicating a procedural/placeholder docket may be involved in ongoing housekeeping of documents.

Additional notes

  • This is an administrative/temporal measure rather than a substantive policy bill.
  • It affects only the set of enumerated House documents and does not add or modify policy content beyond extending the reporting deadline.

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

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