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SUMMARY:Ongoing committee hearings and formal legislative sessions
DESCRIPTION:Once committees are organized, they will begin to hold hearings on each bill in committee. Under the rules, each bill in committee must have a hearing. Hearings are advertised 48 hours beforehand and most operate under a hybrid mode. Oral testimony is usually capped at 3 minutes per person and all committees will accept written testimony.\nMeanwhile, both the House and Senate hold formal sessions once a week to debate larger matters and pass bills by the entire House or Senate.\nTAKE ACTION\n→ Track bills, submit written testimony or sign up for oral testimony at hearings, contact members to ask their allies to support or oppose bills. Offer amendments to bills that are being debated in either chamber. Talk to the media about bills that you support or oppose. Check out our legislative toolkit for tips ( #legislative-toolkit ).\n→ Prepare oral or written testimony for each bill that is being tracked. Check out our tips on testifying ( #bill-testimony ).\n
URL:https://t4ma.org/events/committee-hearings-legislative-sessions/
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