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H 4518

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Bill Herbkersman

Extends CTU&E reporting deadline to December 3, 2025 for specified House documents, with no new fiscal impact.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
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Bill Summary · H 4518

Summary of Massachusetts House Bill H.4518

Overview

  • Bill Number: H.4518
  • 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 for the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (CTU&E) to report its final findings on a set of current House documents.
  • Status: Adopted by the House
  • Introduced: September 15, 2025
  • Related bill: HD 5145 (replaces)

What the bill does

  • The bill issues an order, notwithstanding House Rule 27, granting CTU&E until December 3, 2025 to make its final report on specified House documents.
  • Documents covered by the extension: 3447, 3453, 3463, 3464, 3474, 3503, 3511, 3525, 3548, 3549, 3573, and 3578.

Key provisions and impact

  • Procedural extension: Overrides normal reporting deadlines for CTU&E for the listed documents, providing additional time to complete reviews and prepare final reports.
  • Scope: Applies only to the specified current House documents; does not create new legislation beyond extending the reporting window.
  • No fiscal provision: The bill does not authorize new spending or fiscal changes; its effect is purely procedural.

Who is affected

  • Primary: The Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, which will have until December 3, 2025 to report on the listed documents.
  • Secondary: Members of the Massachusetts House and stakeholders interested in the policy areas covered by the CTU&E documents (telecommunications, utilities, and energy) who await committee reports.

Timeline and procedural notes

  • Filed: September 12, 2025
  • Introduced in the House: September 15, 2025
  • Legislative actions:
    • Referred to House Rules
    • Committee reported ought to be adopted
    • Rules suspended
    • Adopted by the House (September 15, 2025)
  • Effective period: The extension runs through Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

Context and significance

  • This is a routine procedural measure used to provide additional time for the committee to complete its consideration of several House documents, ensuring orderly progression of related matters without rushing to a deadline.
  • The extension helps avoid procedural delays that could arise if the committee could not complete its review by the previous deadline.

If you’d like, I can include a brief note on how House Rule 27 normally governs reporting deadlines and how extensions like this interact with that rule.

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

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