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IntroducedApr 15, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Massachusetts House Bill
An Act 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
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 29, 2026: Published as amended, see H5501
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on H 5500
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
Votes
Actions
- Apr 29, 2026 | House
- Amendment 1579 rejected - 26 YEAS to 132 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 177 )
- Amendment 1582 rejected - 27 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 178 )
- Amendment 1583 rejected - 26 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 179 )
- Consolidated amendment F (Energy and Environmental Affairs and Housing) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 180 )
- Amendment 1218 rejected
- Amendment 1233 rejected
- Amendment 1234 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 181 )
- Amendment 1304 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 182 )
- Amendment 1306 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 183 )
- Amendment 1307 rejected - 24 YEAS to 134 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 184 )
- Amendment 1308 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 185 )
- Amendment 1315 rejected - 27 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 186 )
- Amendment 1316 rejected - 28 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 187 )
- Amendment 1577 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 188 )
- Amendment 1595 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 189 )
- Consolidated amendment G (Labor and Economic Development) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 190 )
- Published as amended, see H5501
- Apr 28, 2026 | House
- Amendment 1388 rejected - 26 YEAS to 129 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 169 )
- Consolidated amendment C (Public Safety and Judiciary) adopted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 170 )
- Consolidated amendment D (Public Health and Mental Health and Disability Services) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 171 )
- Amendment 1230 rejected - 15 YEAS to 143 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 172 )
- Amendment 1482 rejected - 34 YEAS to 119 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 173 )
- Amendment 1587 rejected - 27 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 174 )
- Amendment 1325 rejected - 26 YEAS to 132 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 175 )
- Consolidated amendment E (Constitutional Officers and State Administration and Transportation) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 176 )
- Apr 27, 2026 | House
- Amendment 1588 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 158 )
- Amendment 1590 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 159 )
- Amendment 1593 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 160 )
- Amendment 1231 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 161 )
- Amendment 1232 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 162 )
- Amendment 1235 pending
- Point of Order pending
- Point of Order well taken
- Amendment 1235 laid aside
- Amendment 1236 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 163 )
- Amendment 1237 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 164 )
- Amendment 1334 rejected - 30 YEAS to 123 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 165 )
- Amendment 1317 rejected - 27 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 166 )
- Amendment 1336 rejected
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended
- Read third
- Consolidated amendment A (Education and Local Aid, Social Services and Veteran Services and Soldiers' Homes) adopted - 132 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 167 )
- Consolidated amendment B (Health and Human Services and Aging and Independence) adopted - 136 YEAS to 20 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 168 )
- Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Rules suspended
- Read second
- Further action postponed until Monday, April 27, 2026
- Apr 15, 2026 | House
- Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
- Reported on a part of H2
- Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- House Amendment A; Title: Education & Local Aid/Social Services/VeteransHTML
- House Amendment B; Title: Health and Human Services & Aging and IndependenceHTML
- House Amendment C; Title: Public Safety and JudiciaryHTML
- House Amendment D; Title: Public Health & Mental Health and Disability ServicesHTML
- House Amendment E; Title: Constitutional Officers & State Administration/TransportationHTML
- House Amendment F; Title: Energy and Environmental Affairs & HousingHTML
- House Amendment G; Title: Labor and Economic DevelopmentHTML
- House Amendment 1 (Energy and Environmental Affairs) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Municipal Hazardous Tree Removal Trust Fund.HTML
- House Amendment 2 (Constitutional Officers and State Administration) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Douglas Emergency Communication equipmentHTML
- House Amendment 3 (Constitutional Officers and State Administration) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Webster Town Hall maintenance, repair, and improvementHTML
- House Amendment 4 (Aging and Independence) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Oxford Senior Center EquipmentHTML
- House Amendment 5 (Public Safety) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Uxbridge Police UniformsHTML
- House Amendment 6 (Labor and Economic Development) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Oxford Transportation vanHTML
- House Amendment 7 (Labor and Economic Development) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Douglas IT infrastructureHTML
- House Amendment 8 (Public Safety) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Webster Fire Department turn-out gearHTML
- House Amendment 9 (Constitutional Officers and State Administration) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Sutton Manchaug Pond MaintenanceHTML
- House Amendment 10 (Constitutional Officers and State Administration) -- McKenna, Joseph D.; Title: Sutton Dam ManagementHTML
- House Amendment 11 (Energy and Environmental Affairs) -- Ramos, Adrianne Pusateri; Title: Our Neighbors' TableHTML
- House Amendment 12 (Public Safety) -- Ramos, Adrianne Pusateri; Title: North Andover Fire Life Safety Training TrailerHTML
- House Amendment 13 (Education and Local Aid) -- Higgins, Natalie M.; Title: Leominster Center for Technical Education and Innovation InvestmentsHTML
- House Amendment 14 (Energy and Environmental Affairs) -- Ramos, Adrianne Pusateri; Title: Groveland Salem St DamHTML
- House Amendment 15 (Labor and Economic Development) -- Ramos, Adrianne Pusateri; Title: 150 Center St, GrovelandHTML
- House Amendment 16 (Labor and Economic Development) -- Holmes, Russell E.; Title: Matching Program at Enrichment Center in DorchesterHTML
- House Amendment 17 (Mental Health and Disability Services) -- Kane, Hannah; Title: Mental Health Services provided by Shrewsbury Youth and Family ServicesHTML
- House Amendment 18 (Constitutional Officers and State Administration) -- Ramos, Adrianne Pusateri; Title: Groveland Water Treatment FacilityHTML
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