Massachusetts · Bill 13 · 194th General Court

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds

S 13 Sponsored by Bruce E. Tarr Failed

  1. Introduced Mar 3, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 3, 2025
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the House  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 13) of Bruce E. Tarr for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to require a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds. Revenue.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Revenue · Joint Committee on Revenue
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 03/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Revenue
  4. SenateProposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file
  5. HousePlaced on file, in concurrence
  6. SenateCalled for consideration in the joint session
  7. CommitteeJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 8, 2025 · Joint Committee on Revenue
  8. CommitteeOrder relative to session adopted and recessed to Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 11:30AM · Joint Committee on Revenue
  9. CommitteeJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, April 8, 2026 · Joint Committee on Revenue
  10. CommitteeJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Joint Committee on Revenue
  11. CommitteeJoint session held and dissolved · Joint Committee on Revenue

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 30, 2025 Joint Committee on Revenue Committee report: Adverse (Should the Committee be authorized to adversely report the following amendments?)
Members

Yes · 5

No · 1

 5–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Bruce E. TarrR Primary sponsor · District First Essex and Middlesex
All 1 cosponsor

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.