Chapter 3 - THE GENERAL COURT
- Section 3:1 - Records of votes cast for representatives; certificates of examination; duties of state secretary
- Section 3:2 - Admission of persons listed to take seats as representatives
- Section 3:3 - Calling house to order; presiding officer
- Section 3:4 - Unlisted person may present certificate or evidence of election
- Section 3:5 - Presentation of certain petitions; notice by publication; deposit and filing of petition and bill; fee
- Section 3:5A - Notification to public and secretary of energy and environmental affairs when public entity uses for another purpose or otherwise disposes of land, easement, or other real property interest subject to Massachusetts Constitution
- Section 3:6, 3:6A - [Repealed]
- Section 3:7 - Petitions for legislation respecting corporations
- Section 3:8 - Report on financial condition of town petitioning to borrow outside statutory debt limit
- Section 3:8A - Petition by city or town pursuant to home rule amendment; number of votes
- Section 3:9 - [Repealed]
- Section 3:9A - [Repealed]
- Section 3:9B - Additional regular compensation for certain members
- Section 3:9C - General court members' allowances for expenses
- Section 3:9D - No earned income from other sources for president of senate and speaker of the house of representatives; enforcement
- Section 3:10 - Compensation of members chosen to fill vacancies or who resign
- Section 3:10A - Reimbursement for special elections for filling general court vacancies
- Section 3:11 - [Repealed]
- Section 3:12 - Clerks, salary and tenure
- Section 3:12A - Facsimile signatures of clerks
- Section 3:12B - Manual for general court
- Section 3:13 - Assistant clerks and clerical assistance; appointment, salary and tenure
- Section 3:14 - Chaplain of house of representatives; salary
- Section 3:15 - Sergeant-at-arms; appointment, tenure, salary
- Section 3:16 - Assistant sergeant-at-arms; appointment, duties, compensation and removal
- Section 3:17 - Sergeant-at-arms and other legislative officers and employees; duties and police powers
- Section 3:18 - Other legislative employees; compensation
- Section 3:18A - [Repealed]
- Section 3:19 - Authorized number of certain legislative employees
- Section 3:20 - [Repealed]
- Section 3:20A - Uniforms for sergeant-at-arms and other employees
- Section 3:21 - Appointment of employees by sergeant-at-arms; removal
- Section 3:22 - Journals and papers; custody; copies as evidence
- Section 3:22A - Journals of senate and house of representatives; copies
- Section 3:23 - Bills and resolves; form of engrossment; printing and publication; copies; distribution
- Section 3:24 - Proposed constitutional amendments; engrossment, deposit
- Section 3:25 - [Repealed]
- Section 3:26 - Ordering of books or publications for members
- Section 3:27 - Oaths administered by committee members
- Section 3:28 - Self-incriminating testimony or evidence before general court or committee; prosecution
- Section 3:28A - Refusal of summoned witness to appear or testify; penalty
- Section 3:29 - Stenographic reports of hearings
- Section 3:30 - Expenses incurred under general court order; approval
- Section 3:31 - Committee expenses; authorization by general court
- Section 3:32 - Expenses of committees acting during recess
- Section 3:32A - Committees, sub-committees and special commissions; travel
- Section 3:33 - Electronic publication of bulletins of rules committee hearings
- Section 3:34 - [Repealed]
- Section 3:35 - Advertisement of committee hearings; publication on official website of general court; additional publication
- Section 3:36 to 3:38 - [Repealed]
- Section 3:38A - Bills reported favorably by joint or ways and means committees; fiscal notes; cost limitation
- Section 3:38B - Requests and recommendations for appropriations and capital outlay programs or projects; public hearings; notice
- Section 3:38C - Health insurance coverage; mandated health benefit bills; review and evaluation; report
- Section 3:39 - Definitions for Secs. 39 to 50
- Section 3:40 - [Repealed]
- Section 3:41 - Docket of executive and legislative agents and lobbyists; educational seminars for legislative and executive agents; registration statements; filing fees; authorizations; identification cards; advisory opinions
- Section 3:42 - Agreements to influence legislation for compensation or things of value contingent upon passage or defeat of legislation; prohibition
- Section 3:43 - Executive and legislative agents; itemized statements of expenditures; notification of persons listed as having received campaign contributions, etc.; filing; public inspection; family gifts restricted
- Section 3:44 - Registration of organizations attempting to influence legislation; statement of expenditures; public inspection; filing
- Section 3:45 - Inquiry and adjudicatory proceedings relating to alleged violations of Secs. 39 to 50
- Section 3:46 - Docket of executive and legislative agents; maintenance; legislative year
- Section 3:47 - Employers of executive and legislative agents; statement of expenditures; filing; public inspection
- Section 3:48 - Violation of Secs. 40--44 or 47 respecting executive and legislative agents; penalties; prosecutions; enforcement procedures
- Section 3:49 - Proceedings to compel filing of proper statement required by Secs. 43, 44 or 47; equitable or mandamus relief to enforce Secs. 41 to 43; speedy trial
- Section 3:50 - Sections inapplicable to public employees or agents or other persons requested to appear before committee or commission
- Section 3:51 - Counsel to senate and house; appointment; duties as to statute revision, etc.
- Section 3:52 - Counsel's assistance in drafting bills, etc.
- Section 3:53 - Counsel; proposal of changes and corrections; preparation of revisions
- Section 3:54 - Counsel; assistance and expenses
- Section 3:55 - Counsel; exempt from civil service
- Section 3:55A - General Laws; correction, revision, etc.
- Section 3:56 to 3:61 - [Repealed]
- Section 3:62 - Advisory commission on local government
- Section 3:63 - Definitions; post audit and oversight committees; powers and duties; meetings; reports; expenses
- Section 3:64 - Bureaus of post audit and oversight; legislative auditors; quarters; powers and duties
- Section 3:65 - Senate art committee
- Section 3:66 - Commission on the status of women; membership; powers; funding
- Section 3:67 - Commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth
- Section 3:68 - Commission on the status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- Section 3:69 - Permanent commission on status of grandparents raising grandchildren
- Section 3:70 - Commission on future of metropolitan beaches
- Section 3:71 - Commission on older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT adults and their caregivers
- Section 3:72 - Commission on status of African Americans
- Section 3:73 - Commission on status of Latinos and Latinas
- Section 3:74 - Commission on status of persons with disabilities
- Section 3:75 - Commission on status of Black men and boys