Terms Used In Massachusetts Constitution > Amendments > Article LXXXI

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.