Page 30 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEmbER 30, 2022 BEACON | FROM PAGE 27 LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hi l l Rol l Cal l tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brieflength of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible latenight sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of September 19-23, the House met for a total of 48 minutes and the Senate met for a total of 30 minutes. Mon.Sept. 19 House11:01 a.m. to11:09 a.m. Senate 11:18 a.m. to11:24 a.m. Tues.Sept. 20 No House session No Senate session Wed.Sept. 21 No House session No Senate session T hurs. Sept. 22 House11:02 a.m. to11:42 a.m. Senate 11:24 a.m. to11:48 a.m. Fri.Sept. 23 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.comBob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019.
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