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IntroducedMay 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Massachusetts Senate Bill
Senate, May 5, 2026 -- Text of the Senate amendment (Ways and Means) to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 5501)
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- Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
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Actions
- May 21, 2026 | Senate
- The following amendments were considered as one and adopted:200, 221, 241, 313, 321, 331, 332, 335, 345, 386, 393, 394, 409, 416, 493, 494, 609, 678, 868, 971, 1096, 1108, 1120
- The following amendments were considered as one and rejected:7, 13, 140, 186, 190, 192, 193, 236, 244, 247, 282, 283, 306, 316, 319, 358, 359, 360, 361, 372, 376, 377, 378, 388, 399, 578, 587, 591, 594, 595, 596, 598, 607, 610, 618, 619, 620, 644, 647, 679, 681, 682, 683, 690, 692, 730, 731, 737, 766, 773, 775, 776, 777, 780, 784, 790, 797, 832, 833, 847, 848, 883, 886, 887, 911, 927, 941, 1037, 1142
- Amendment #245 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #180 (Yeas 9 to Nays 30)
- Amendment #872 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #181 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #1068 (Driscoll) adopted
- Amendment #1133 (Driscoll) adopted
- Amendment #980 (Dooner) adopted
- Amendment #1047 (O'Connor) adopted
- Amendment #1070 (O'Connor) adopted
- Amendment #159 (DiDomenico) adopted
- Amendment #252 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #281 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #298 (Dooner) rejected
- Amendment #374 (Fattman) rejected
- Amendment #420 (Durant) rejected
- Amendment #738 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #741 (Dooner) rejected
- Amendment #742 (Dooner) rejected
- Amendment #783 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #794 (Durant) rejected
- Amendment #795 (Durant) rejected
- Amendment #798 (Durant) rejected
- Amendment #841 (Lovely) adopted -see Roll Call #182 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #844 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #871 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #248 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #771 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #772 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #774 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #781 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #785 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #789 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #791 (Durant) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #792 (Durant) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #793 (Durant) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #845 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
- Amendment #796 (Durant) rejected
- Amendment #874 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #877 (Durant) rejected
- Amendment #890 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #900 (Fattman) rejected
- Amendment #901 (Fattman) adopted -see Roll Call #184 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #1035 (Fernandes) adopted
- Amendment #228 (Collins) adopted
- Amendment #849 (Rodrigues) adopted
- Substituted, as amended, for H5501
- See H5501
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- The following amendments were considered as one and adopted:601, 602, 611, 617, 626, 628, 632, 636, 637, 639, 640, 643, 649, 656, 658, 659, 660, 661, 663, 664, 667, 668, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 693, 697, 702, 703, 705, 716, 717, 718, 720, 722, 723, 724, 725, 728, 757, 758, 765, 767, 786, 788, 810, 840, 876, 882, 891, 893, 897, 898, 910, 914, 917, 919, 920, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 938, 939, 943, 944, 946, 947, 950, 958, 962, 965, 966, 969, 973, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 981, 982, 983, 985, 989, 994, 995, 997, 998, 999, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1024, 1025, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1033, 1034, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1069, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1109, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1127, 1128, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1134, 1135, 1138, 1139, 1141, 1143, 1145, 1150, 1151, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1158
- The following amendments were considered as one and rejected:592, 600, 613, 630, 645, 648, 650, 657, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 691, 695, 696, 701, 704, 712, 715, 719, 721, 739, 755, 756, 761, 762, 787, 802, 806, 807, 817, 831, 834, 836, 842, 843, 873, 879, 880, 881, 884, 899, 903, 904, 907, 909, 918, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 934, 935, 948, 952, 953, 954, 957, 959, 960, 964, 984, 986, 990, 992, 993, 1000, 1036, 1067, 1103, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1152
- Amendment #826 (Edwards) adopted
- Amendment #967 (DiDomenico) adopted -see Roll Call #167 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #597 (Eldridge) adopted
- Amendment #599 (Eldridge) rejected
- Amendment #624 (Fernandes) adopted
- Amendment #625 (Fernandes) adopted
- Amendment #680 (Velis) adopted
- Amendment #459 (Crighton) adopted
- Amendment #905 (Howard) adopted -see Roll Call #168 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #706 (Lovely) adopted
- Amendment #708 (Lovely) adopted
- Amendment #612 (Rush) adopted -see Roll Call #169 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #908 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #170 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #913 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #171 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #635 (Oliveira) adopted -see Roll Call #172 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #736 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #173 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #942 (Montigny) adopted
- Amendment #710 (Kennedy) adopted -see Roll Call #174 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #593 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #608 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #259 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #176 (Yeas 4 to Nays 35)
- Amendment #896 (Gomez) rejected
- Amendment #815 (Lewis) adopted -see Roll Call #177 (Yeas 36 to Nays 4)
- Amendment #311 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #945 (Creem) adopted -see Roll Call #178 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #655 (Miranda) adopted
- Amendment #819 (Miranda) rejected
- Amendment #1125 (Miranda) adopted
- Amendment #740 (Driscoll) adopted
- Amendment #1002 (Driscoll) adopted
- Amendment #1074 (Driscoll) adopted
- Amendment #1110 (Driscoll) adopted
- Amendment #191 (Dooner) rejected -see Roll Call #179 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
- Amendment #799 (Durant) rejected
- Amendment #888 (Eldridge) adopted
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- The following amendments were considered as one and adopted:1, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 40, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 69, 71, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 90, 92, 93, 95, 97, 99, 100, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 136, 137, 138, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 152, 153, 154, 157, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 180, 181, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188, 196, 197, 201, 212, 224, 235, 237, 239, 261, 263, 264, 270, 271, 275, 277, 299, 303, 305, 307, 309, 315, 327, 329, 330, 333, 334, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 346, 349, 351, 352, 353, 354, 356, 357, 362, 364, 367, 369, 371, 379, 400, 403, 408, 410, 412, 415, 418, 419, 425, 430, 431, 432, 437, 440, 441, 445, 450, 451, 452, 453, 456, 462, 463, 467, 468, 473, 474, 476, 477, 478, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 487, 488, 503, 506, 508, 509, 514, 516, 517, 520, 522, 527, 542, 543, 548, 550, 552, 553, 556, 560, 567
- The following amendments were considered as one and rejected: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 24, 25, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 45, 61, 62, 67, 68, 73, 74, 75, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 98, 101, 110, 121, 133, 141, 150, 169, 170, 174, 177, 243, 246, 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 256, 258, 260, 262, 265, 266, 267, 272, 273, 274, 276, 279, 280, 284, 285, 294, 300, 312, 314, 317, 320, 322, 324, 336, 338, 348, 350, 363, 387, 389, 390, 395, 396, 397, 401, 406, 407, 411, 414, 421, 422, 424, 433, 435, 443, 448, 455, 457, 461, 466, 469, 470, 472, 479, 486, 498, 512, 513, 515, 519, 521, 524, 525, 526, 528, 544, 549, 564, 565, 566, 572, 573, 579
- Amendment #44 (Eldridge) adopted
- Amendment #72 (Gómez) adopted
- Amendment #83 (Gómez) adopted
- Amendment #84 (Gómez) adopted
- Amendment #423 (Velis) adopted -see Roll Call #159 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #91 (Miranda) rejected
- Amendment #134 (Payano) adopted
- Amendment #151 (Lovely) adopted
- Amendment #179 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #160 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #426 (Velis) adopted -see Roll Call #161 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #530 (Kennedy) adopted -see Roll Call #162 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #454 (Gómez) adopted
- Amendment #510 (Oliveira) rejected
- Amendment #511 (Creem) adopted -see Roll Call #163 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #541 (DiDomenico) adopted
- Amendment #255 (Eldridge) rejected
- Amendment #288 (DiDomenico) rejected
- Amendment #301 (Dooner) rejected
- Amendment #304 (Dooner) rejected
- Amendment #310 (Eldridge) adopted -see Roll Call #164 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #318 (Eldridge) rejected
- Amendment #323 (Eldridge) rejected
- Amendment #325 (Eldridge) adopted
- Amendment #326 (Eldridge) adopted
- Amendment #328 (Eldridge) adopted
- Amendment #194 (Driscoll) adopted
- Amendment #290 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #293 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #370 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #375 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #427 (Miranda) rejected
- Amendment #442 (Keenan) adopted
- Amendment #475 (Jehlen) rejected
- Amendment #499 (Jehlen) rejected
- Amendment #529 (Lovely) rejected
- Amendment #532 (DiDomenico) rejected
- Amendment #540 (DiDomenico) rejected
- Amendment #547 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #551 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #557 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #492 (Friedman) adopted
- Amendment #570 (Driscoll) rejected
- Amendment #429 (Velis) adopted
- Amendment #707 (Lovely) adopted -see Roll Call #165 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #711 (Kennedy) adopted -see Roll Call #166 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
- May 05, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Recommended new text for H5501
- Placed in the Orders of the Day for Tuesday, May 19, 2026 pursuant to an order previously adopted
- May 04, 2026 | Senate
- Order relative to subject matter adopted
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- Senate Amendment 1 (EcoTarium Zoological Park) -- Economic Development; Title: Moore, Michael O.HTML
- Senate Amendment 2 (At-Risk Youth) -- Economic Development; Title: Eldridge, James B.HTML
- Senate Amendment 3 (Prohibiting Dark Patterns in Subscription Cancellation) -- Economic Development; Title: Moore, Michael O.HTML
- Senate Amendment 4 (Benefits Moratorium) -- Economic Development; Title: Tarr, Bruce E.HTML
- Senate Amendment 5 (Relative to the Impacts of MBTA Zoning) -- Economic Development; Title: Tarr, Bruce E.HTML
- Senate Amendment 6 (Mitigating Cost Increases of Unemployment Insurance) -- Economic Development; Title: Tarr, Bruce E.HTML
- Senate Amendment 7 (Emergency Contract Reform I) -- Economic Development; Title: Tarr, Bruce E.HTML
- Senate Amendment 8 (Emergency Contract Reform III) -- Economic Development; Title: Tarr, Bruce E.HTML
- Senate Amendment 9 (First-Time Homebuyers Savings Accounts) -- Economic Development; Title: Tarr, Bruce E.HTML
- Senate Amendment 10 (Emergency Contract Reform II) -- Economic Development; Title: Tarr, Bruce E.HTML
- Senate Amendment 11 (Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership) -- Economic Development; Title: Moore, Michael O.HTML
- Senate Amendment 12 (Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives) -- Economic Development; Title: Moore, Michael O.HTML
- Senate Amendment 13 (Commonwealth Competitiveness Commission) -- Economic Development; Title: Tarr, Bruce E.HTML
- Senate Amendment 14 (DMH Rental Subsidy Program) -- Economic Development; Title: Eldridge, James B.HTML
- Senate Amendment 15 (Homeownership Counseling) -- Economic Development; Title: Eldridge, James B.HTML
- Senate Amendment 16 (New Americans Community Development Corporation) -- Economic Development; Title: Moore, Michael O.HTML
- Senate Amendment 17 (Shrewsbury 300th Anniversary PAC) -- Economic Development; Title: Moore, Michael O.HTML
- Senate Amendment 18 (Revenue Proposal Analyses) -- Economic Development; Title: Eldridge, James B.HTML
- Senate Amendment 19 (Salvation Army Fitchburg Corps) -- Economic Development; Title: Cronin, John J.HTML
- Senate Amendment 20 (Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority) -- Economic Development; Title: Cronin, John J.HTML
- Senate Amendment 21 (Virtual Currency Kiosks) -- Economic Development; Title: Cronin, John J.HTML
- Senate Amendment 22 (Worker Ownership) -- Economic Development; Title: Cyr, JulianHTML
- Senate Amendment 23 (Compass Working Capital) -- Economic Development; Title: Rush, Michael F.HTML
- Senate Amendment 24 (Local Housing Authorities) -- Economic Development; Title: Rush, Michael F.HTML
- Senate Amendment 25 (Service Coordinators) -- Economic Development; Title: Rush, Michael F.HTML
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