The bill includes $50 million for COVID-19 testing – both for PCR testing sites and purchasing rapid tests. The Republican governor signed the supplemental budget late Saturday. Charlie Baker signed into law a $101 million spending bill to bolster the state’s coronavirus response over the weekend, vetoing numerous sections with deadlines he labeled “unrealistic.” “It’s their building, it’s their call,” the governor saidīaker Signs $101 Million COVID Spending Bill Vetoes ‘Unrealistic’ Provisionsīoston Herald – Gov. Spilka and House Speaker Ron Mariano did not provide details about how the vaccination check system would work, who would be tasked with enforcing masking requirements and whether any other changes are in store for those returning to the State House.īaker said last week that he thinks the State House should be open but said the decision was up to Spilka and Mariano. Lawmakers, some staffers and members of the media who work in the State House have been allowed in the historic building while it has been closed, but it has been nearly two years since advocacy groups, tourists and other visitors filled its marble halls.įor months, Massachusetts has been the only state in the country to still have its state house entirely closed off to the public. The State House has been closed since March 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe and brought most elements of daily life to a grinding halt in Massachusetts. The Senate had previously announced a plan to reopen its sessions to the public on Feb. We look forward to seeing the public in the State House.” “With public health data constantly evolving, we will review these requirements on a weekly basis. Masks will be required, as well as proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test from no more than one day before entry,” Senate President Karen Spilka and House Speaker Ron Mariano said in a joint statement. “We are pleased to announce that the State House will be opened to the public, Monday through Friday, as of Tuesday, February 22, 2022. State House News – After more than 700 days of being shuttered to the public and more than 250 days since the state’s COVID-19 state of emergency ended, the Massachusetts State House will reopen next Tuesday with masking and proof-of -vaccination requirements, legislative leaders announced Monday. State House Reopening Planned for Feruary 22 Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight-Land Bils, Commissions and Honorary Bills-11:00am-Virtual Hearing.Joint Committee on the Judiciary-Late Files II-11:00am-Virtual Hearing.Joint Committee on Ways and Means-HHS Spending-10:00am-Virtual Hearing.If you have questions regarding these or other public policy issues, please contact a member of the AIM Government Affairs Team. State and federal governments continue to address a myriad of issues of importance to business – from taxes and COVID-19 to fiscal matters and regulation.
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