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IntroducedJul 23, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Massachusetts Senate Bill
Senate, July 23, 2026 -- Text of the Senate amendment (Ways and Means) to the House Bill promoting transparency and public access in state government (House, No. 5469)
Summary
Comments on S 3200
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
Votes
YES: 6
NO: 33
OTHER: 0
YES: 40
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jul 30, 2026 | Senate
- Amendment #2 (Keenan) rejected
- Amendment #3 (Keenan) rejected
- Amendment #5 (Keenan) rejected
- Amendment #6 (Keenan) rejected
- Amendment #7 (Keenan) rejected
- Amendment #8 (Keenan) rejected
- Amendment #9 (Keenan) rejected
- Amendment #10 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #11 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #17 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #215 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
- Amendment #19 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #20 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #22 (Dooner) rejected
- Amendment #18 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #216 (Yeas 6 to Nays 33)
- Amendment #24 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #25 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #1 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #23 (Rodrigues) adopted
- Reprinted, as amended, see S3244
- Substituted, as amended, for H5469
- See H5469
- Jul 23, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Recommended new text for H5469
- Order relative to subject matter adopted
- Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, July 30, 2026
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- Senate Amendment 1 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Legislative RecordHTML
- Senate Amendment 2 (Rejected) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Recommendations of the ChairHTML
- Senate Amendment 3 (Rejected) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Voting TransparencyHTML
- Senate Amendment 4 (Withdrawn) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Code of ConductHTML
- Senate Amendment 5 (Rejected) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Audit ReportHTML
- Senate Amendment 6 (Rejected) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: DisclosuresHTML
- Senate Amendment 7 (Rejected) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Making Communications Public RecordsHTML
- Senate Amendment 8 (Rejected) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Posting Legislative Records on the Legislative WebsiteHTML
- Senate Amendment 9 (Rejected) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Legislative Records Presumed PublicHTML
- Senate Amendment 10 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Removing the Time limitations on what is considered a Legislative RecordHTML
- Senate Amendment 11 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Applying the public records law to the JudiciaryHTML
- Senate Amendment 12 (Withdrawn) -- Rausch, Rebecca L.; Title: Production of Existing Public RecordsHTML
- Senate Amendment 13 (Withdrawn) -- Rausch, Rebecca L.; Title: Codifying Doctrinal LawHTML
- Senate Amendment 14 (Withdrawn) -- Rausch, Rebecca L.; Title: Information Governance PlanHTML
- Senate Amendment 15 (Withdrawn) -- Rausch, Rebecca L.; Title: Modernized DisseminationHTML
- Senate Amendment 16 (Withdrawn) -- Rausch, Rebecca L.; Title: Expanded AccessHTML
- Senate Amendment 17 (Adopted RC #215 YEAS 40 - NAYS 0) -- Rausch, Rebecca L.; Title: Press ShieldHTML
- Senate Amendment 18 (Rejected RC #216 YEAS 6 - NAYS 33) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Public Records application to the general courtHTML
- Senate Amendment 19 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Maximizing the Availability of Public RecordsHTML
- Senate Amendment 20 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: No cost for public records requestHTML
- Senate Amendment 21 (Withdrawn) -- Rausch, Rebecca L.; Title: CitationsHTML
- Senate Amendment 22 (Rejected) -- Dooner, Kelly A.; Title: Clarifying Judicial ReviewHTML
- Senate Amendment 23 (Adopted) -- Rodrigues, Michael J.; Title: SWM AmendmentHTML
- Senate Amendment 24 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Audit Document RequestHTML
- Senate Amendment 25 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Public Records TransparencyHTML
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