Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3 – The General Court | Midpage1Records of votes cast for representatives; certificates of examination; duties of state secretary2Admission of persons listed to take seats as representatives3Calling house to order; presiding officer4Unlisted person may present certificate or evidence of election5Presentation of certain petitions; notice by publication; deposit and filing of petition and bill; fee5AChange in use or disposition of land by public entity; alternatives analysis; replacement land or funding; petition7Petitions for legislation respecting corporations8Report on financial condition of town petitioning to borrow outside statutory debt limit8APetition by city or town pursuant to home rule amendment; number of votes9BAdditional regular compensation for certain members9CAnnual expenses for members of general court9DEarned income not to be received by president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives; enforcement10Prorating of additional compensation and expenses for members filling a vacancy or who resign during a regular session10AReimbursement for special elections to fill general court vacancies12Clerks, salary and tenure12AFacsimile signatures of clerks12BManual13Assistant clerks and clerical assistance; appointment, salary and tenure14Chaplain of house of representatives; salary15Sergeant-at-arms; appointment, tenure and salary16Assistant sergeant-at-arms; appointment, duties, compensation and removal17Sergeant-at-arms and other legislative officers and employees; duties and police powers18Other legislative employees; compensation19Authorized number of certain legislative employees20AUniforms for sergeant-at-arms and other employees21Appointment of employees by sergeant-at-arms; removal22Journals and papers; custody; copies as evidence22AJournals of senate and house of representatives; copies23Bills and resolves; form of engrossment; printing and publication; copies; distribution24Proposed constitutional amendments; engrossment, deposit26Ordering of books or publications for members27Oaths administered by committee members28Self-incriminating testimony or evidence before general court or committee; prosecution28ARefusal of summoned witness to appear or testify; penalty29Stenographic reports of hearings30Expenses incurred under general court order; approval31Committee expenses; authorization by general court32Expenses of committees acting during recess32ACommittees, sub-committees and special commissions; travel33Publication of bulletins of committee hearings35Advertisement of legislative committee hearings; publication38ABills reported favorably by joint or ways and means committees; fiscal notes; cost limitation38BRequests and recommendations for appropriations and capital outlay programs or projects; public hearings; notice38CHealth insurance coverage; mandated health benefit bills; review and evaluation; report39Definitions applicable to Secs. 39 to 5041Docket of executive and legislative agents and lobbyists; educational seminars for legislative and executive agents;annual registration statements; annual filing fee; identification cards; advisory opinions42Agreements to pay compensation contingent upon a decision of an executive officer or upon passage or defeat of legislation prohibited43Executive and legislative agents; itemized statement of expenditures; notification of legislators; public inspection; family gifts restricted44Registration of organizations attempting to influence legislation; statement of expenditures; public inspection; penalty45Inquiry and adjudicatory proceedings relating to alleged violations of Secs. 39 to 5046Docket of executive and legislative agents; maintenance; legislative year47Employers of executive or legislative agents; statement of expenditures; filing; penalty; public inspection48Violation of Secs. 41 to 44 or 47 respecting executive or legislative agents; penalties; prosecutions; enforcement procedures49Proceedings to compel filing of proper statement required by Secs. 43, 44 or 47;equitable or mandamus relief to enforce Secs. 41 to 43; speedy trial50Sections inapplicable to public employees or agents or other persons requested to appear before committee or commission51Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel to senate and house; appointment; duties as to statute revision, etc.52Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel's assistance in drafting bills, etc.53Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel; proposal of changes and corrections; preparation of revisions54Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel; assistance and expenses55Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel; exempt from civil service55AContinuous consolidation of the general statutes; General Laws; correction, revision, etc.62Advisory commission on local government63Definitions; post audit and oversight committees; powers and duties; meetings; reports; expenses64Bureaus of post audit and oversight; legislative auditors; quarters; powers and duties65Senate art committee66Commission on the status of women; membership; powers; funding67Commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth; membership; terms; powers and duties68Commission on status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; members; terms; powers and duties; purpose; reports69Commission on status of grandparents raising grandchildren; membership; powers and duties; report70Commission on the future of the metropolitan beaches; membership; terms; powers and duties; report71Commission on older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults and their caregivers72Commission on the status of African Americans73Commission on the status of Latinos and Latinas74Commission on the status of persons with disabilities75Commission on the social status of Black men and boys to examine issues causing a disproportionally negative impact