Massachusetts · Bill 4 · 194th General Court

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain…

  1. Introduced May 4, 2026
  2. In committee May 5, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

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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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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

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  1. SenateOrder relative to subject matter adopted
  2. CommitteeReported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means
  3. SenateRecommended new text for H5501
  4. SenatePlaced in the Orders of the Day for Tuesday, May 19, 2026 pursuant to an order previously adopted
  5. SenateThe 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
  6. SenateThe 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
  7. SenateAmendment #44 (Eldridge) adopted
  8. SenateAmendment #72 (Gómez) adopted
  9. SenateAmendment #83 (Gómez) adopted
  10. SenateAmendment #84 (Gómez) adopted
  11. SenateAmendment #423 (Velis) adopted -see Roll Call #159 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  12. SenateAmendment #91 (Miranda) rejected
  13. SenateAmendment #134 (Payano) adopted
  14. SenateAmendment #151 (Lovely) adopted
  15. SenateAmendment #179 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #160 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  16. SenateAmendment #426 (Velis) adopted -see Roll Call #161 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  17. SenateAmendment #530 (Kennedy) adopted -see Roll Call #162 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  18. SenateAmendment #454 (Gómez) adopted
  19. SenateAmendment #510 (Oliveira) rejected
  20. SenateAmendment #511 (Creem) adopted -see Roll Call #163 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  21. SenateAmendment #541 (DiDomenico) adopted
  22. SenateAmendment #255 (Eldridge) rejected
  23. SenateAmendment #288 (DiDomenico) rejected
  24. SenateAmendment #301 (Dooner) rejected
  25. SenateAmendment #304 (Dooner) rejected
  26. SenateAmendment #310 (Eldridge) adopted -see Roll Call #164 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  27. SenateAmendment #318 (Eldridge) rejected
  28. SenateAmendment #323 (Eldridge) rejected
  29. SenateAmendment #325 (Eldridge) adopted
  30. SenateAmendment #326 (Eldridge) adopted
  31. SenateAmendment #328 (Eldridge) adopted
  32. SenateAmendment #194 (Driscoll) adopted
  33. SenateAmendment #290 (Rausch) adopted
  34. SenateAmendment #293 (Rausch) adopted
  35. SenateAmendment #370 (Rausch) adopted
  36. SenateAmendment #375 (Rausch) adopted
  37. SenateAmendment #427 (Miranda) rejected
  38. SenateAmendment #442 (Keenan) adopted
  39. SenateAmendment #475 (Jehlen) rejected
  40. SenateAmendment #499 (Jehlen) rejected
  41. SenateAmendment #529 (Lovely) rejected
  42. SenateAmendment #532 (DiDomenico) rejected
  43. SenateAmendment #540 (DiDomenico) rejected
  44. SenateAmendment #547 (Rausch) adopted
  45. SenateAmendment #551 (Rausch) adopted
  46. SenateAmendment #557 (Rausch) adopted
  47. SenateAmendment #492 (Friedman) adopted
  48. SenateAmendment #570 (Driscoll) rejected
  49. SenateAmendment #429 (Velis) adopted
  50. SenateAmendment #702 (Lovely) adopted
  51. SenateAmendment #707 (Lovely) adopted -see Roll Call #165 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  52. SenateAmendment #711 (Kennedy) adopted -see Roll Call #166 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  53. SenateThe 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, 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
  54. SenateThe 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
  55. SenateAmendment #826 (Edwards) adopted
  56. SenateAmendment #967 (DiDomenico) adopted -see Roll Call #167 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  57. SenateAmendment #597 (Eldridge) adopted
  58. SenateAmendment #599 (Eldridge) rejected
  59. SenateAmendment #624 (Fernandes) adopted
  60. SenateAmendment #625 (Fernandes) adopted
  61. SenateAmendment #680 (Velis) adopted
  62. SenateAmendment #459 (Crighton) adopted
  63. SenateAmendment #905 (Howard) adopted -see Roll Call #168 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  64. SenateAmendment #706 (Lovely) adopted
  65. SenateAmendment #708 (Lovely) adopted
  66. SenateAmendment #612 (Rush) adopted -see Roll Call #169 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  67. SenateAmendment #908 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #170 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  68. SenateAmendment #913 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #171 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  69. SenateAmendment #635 (Oliveira) adopted -see Roll Call #172 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  70. SenateAmendment #736 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #173 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  71. SenateAmendment #942 (Montigny) adopted
  72. SenateAmendment #710 (Kennedy) adopted -see Roll Call #174 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  73. SenateAmendment #593 (Tarr) rejected
  74. SenateAmendment #608 (Tarr) rejected
  75. SenateAmendment #259 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #176 (Yeas 4 to Nays 35)
  76. SenateAmendment #896 (Gomez) rejected
  77. SenateAmendment #815 (Lewis) adopted -see Roll Call #177 (Yeas 36 to Nays 4)
  78. SenateAmendment #311 (Tarr) rejected
  79. SenateAmendment #945 (Creem) adopted -see Roll Call #178 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  80. SenateAmendment #655 (Miranda) adopted
  81. SenateAmendment #819 (Miranda) rejected
  82. SenateAmendment #1125 (Miranda) adopted
  83. SenateAmendment #740 (Driscoll) adopted
  84. SenateAmendment #1002 (Driscoll) adopted
  85. SenateAmendment #1074 (Driscoll) adopted
  86. SenateAmendment #1110 (Driscoll) adopted
  87. SenateAmendment #191 (Dooner) rejected -see Roll Call #179 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
  88. SenateAmendment #799 (Durant) rejected
  89. SenateAmendment #888 (Eldridge) adopted
  90. SenateThe 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
  91. SenateThe 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
  92. SenateAmendment #245 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #180 (Yeas 9 to Nays 30)
  93. SenateAmendment #872 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #181 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
  94. SenateAmendment #1068 (Driscoll) adopted
  95. SenateAmendment #1133 (Driscoll) adopted
  96. SenateAmendment #980 (Dooner) adopted
  97. SenateAmendment #1047 (O'Connor) adopted
  98. SenateAmendment #1070 (O'Connor) adopted
  99. SenateAmendment #159 (DiDomenico) adopted
  100. SenateAmendment #252 (Tarr) rejected
  101. SenateAmendment #281 (Tarr) rejected
  102. SenateAmendment #298 (Dooner) rejected
  103. SenateAmendment #374 (Fattman) rejected
  104. SenateAmendment #420 (Durant) rejected
  105. SenateAmendment #738 (Tarr) rejected
  106. SenateAmendment #741 (Dooner) rejected
  107. SenateAmendment #742 (Dooner) rejected
  108. SenateAmendment #783 (Tarr) rejected
  109. SenateAmendment #794 (Durant) rejected
  110. SenateAmendment #795 (Durant) rejected
  111. SenateAmendment #798 (Durant) rejected
  112. SenateAmendment #841 (Lovely) adopted -see Roll Call #182 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
  113. SenateAmendment #844 (Tarr) rejected
  114. SenateAmendment #871 (Tarr) rejected
  115. SenateAmendment #248 (Rausch) adopted
  116. SenateAmendment #771 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
  117. SenateAmendment #772 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
  118. SenateAmendment #774 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
  119. SenateAmendment #781 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
  120. SenateAmendment #785 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
  121. SenateAmendment #789 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
  122. SenateAmendment #791 (Durant) ruled unconstitutional
  123. SenateAmendment #792 (Durant) ruled unconstitutional
  124. SenateAmendment #793 (Durant) ruled unconstitutional
  125. SenateAmendment #845 (Tarr) ruled unconstitutional
  126. SenateAmendment #796 (Durant) rejected
  127. SenateAmendment #874 (Tarr) rejected
  128. SenateAmendment #877 (Durant) rejected
  129. SenateAmendment #890 (Tarr) rejected
  1. SenateAmendment #900 (Fattman) rejected
  2. SenateAmendment #901 (Fattman) adopted -see Roll Call #184 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
  3. SenateAmendment #1035 (Fernandes) adopted
  4. SenateAmendment #228 (Collins) adopted
  5. SenateAmendment #849 (Rodrigues) adopted
  6. SenateReprinted, as amended, see S3100
  7. SenateSubstituted, as amended, for H5501
  8. SenateSee H5501

Roll calls

25 recorded votes: 25 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Amendment #191 (Dooner) rejected · Full Senate

Failed 5–34
May 20, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 5 No 34
Democrats: 0 yes, 34 no Republicans: 5 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 5

No · 34

Amendment #245 (Tarr) rejected · Full Senate

Failed 9–30
May 21, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 9 No 30
Democrats: 4 yes, 30 no Republicans: 5 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 9

No · 30

Amendment #872 (Tarr) adopted · Full Senate

Passed 40–0
May 21, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Democrats: 35 yes, 0 no Republicans: 5 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Amendment #841 (Lovely) adopted · Full Senate

Passed 40–0
May 21, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Democrats: 35 yes, 0 no Republicans: 5 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Question on sustaining the ruling of the Chair · Full Senate

34–5
May 21, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 34 No 5
Democrats: 34 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 5 no
How each member voted

Yes · 34

No · 5

Amendment #901 (Fattman) adopted · Full Senate

Passed 39–0
May 21, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0
Democrats: 34 yes, 0 no Republicans: 5 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 19, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #423 (Velis) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 19, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #179 (Rausch) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 19, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #426 (Velis) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 19, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #530 (Kennedy) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 19, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #511 (Creem) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 19, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #310 (Eldridge) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 19, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #707 (Lovely) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 19, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #711 (Kennedy) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #967 (DiDomenico) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #905 (Howard) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #612 (Rush) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Not voting · 1

Passed 39–0
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #908 (Moore) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #913 (Moore) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #635 (Oliveira) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #736 (Rausch) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #710 (Kennedy) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #259 (Tarr) rejected
Members

Yes · 4

No · 35

Failed 4–35
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #815 (Lewis) adopted
Members

Yes · 36

No · 4

Passed 36–4
May 20, 2026 Full Senate Amendment #945 (Creem) adopted
Members

Yes · 39

Passed 39–0

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • SC Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sponsoring committee

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