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An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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

Reported by FY26 General Appropriation  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025.

H4240  ·  Bill

47 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-06-30HouseReported from the committee of conference
2025-06-30HouseReported on a part of H4001
2025-06-30HouseReferred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-06-30HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance
2025-06-30HouseCommittee of conference report accepted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 61)
2025-06-30SenateCommittee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #58 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2)
2025-06-30HouseEmergency preamble adopted
2025-06-30SenateEmergency preamble adopted
2025-06-30HouseEnacted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 62)
2025-06-30SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2025-07-04ExecutiveSigned (in part) by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025
2025-07-04HouseGovernor returned to the House with vetoes and amendments to certain sections
2025-07-10HouseFor message, see H4250
2025-07-10HouseFor actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4248 for sections 20, 23 and 110
2025-07-10HouseFor actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4249 for section 29
2025-10-08HouseThe following items and sections severally reported from committee on House Ways and Means recommending, in each instance, that the action of the General Court stand; and the items and sections severally were referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-10-08HouseCommittee reported, in each instance, that the matter be scheduled for consideration; and Rule 7A suspended, in each instance
2025-10-08HouseItem 0330-0300 passed over veto - 132 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 74)
2025-10-23SenateItem 0330-0300 passed over veto -see Roll Call #75 (Yeas 35 to Nays 3)
2025-10-08HouseItem 1231-1000 passed over veto - 143 YEAS to 11 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 75)
2025-10-23SenateItem 1231-1000 passed over veto -see Roll Call #76 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2025-10-08HouseItem 2810-0100 passed over veto - 151 YEAS to 3 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 76)
2025-10-23SenateItem 2810-0100 passed over veto -see Roll Call #77 (Yeas 37 to Nays 1)
2025-10-08HouseItem 4000-0051 passed over veto - 133 YEAS to 22 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 77)
2025-10-23SenateItem 4000-0051 passed over veto -see Roll Call #78 (Yeas 35 to Nays 3)
2025-10-08HouseItem 4000-0641 passed over veto - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 78)
2025-10-23SenateItem 4000-0641 passed over veto -see Roll Call #79 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2025-10-08HouseItem 7004-0109 passed over veto - 131 YEAS to 24 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 84)
2025-10-23SenateItem 7004-0109 passed over veto -see Roll Call #85 (Yeas 33 to Nays 5)
2025-10-08HouseItem 4110-1000 passed over veto - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 79)
2025-10-23SenateItem 4110-1000 passed over veto -see Roll Call #80 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2025-10-08HouseItem 7002-1091 passed over veto - 142 YEAS to 13 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 82)
2025-10-23SenateItem 7002-1091 passed over veto -see Roll Call #83 (Yeas 37 to Nays 1)
2025-10-08HouseItem 4512-0200 passed over veto - 147 YEAS to 8 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 80)
2025-10-23SenateItem 4512-0200 passed over veto -see Roll Call #81 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2025-10-08HouseItem 7007-0150 passed over veto - 153 YEAS to 2 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 86)
2025-10-23SenateItem 7007-0150 passed over veto -see Roll Call #87 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2025-10-08HouseItem 4513-1020 passed over veto - 139 YEAS to 16 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 81)
2025-10-23SenateItem 4513-1020 passed over veto -see Roll Call #82 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2025-10-08HouseItem 7003-0606 passed over veto - 141 YEAS to 14 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 83)
2025-10-23SenateItem 7003-0606 passed over veto -see Roll Call #84 (Yeas 36 to Nays 2)
2025-10-08HouseItem 7004-3036 passed over veto - 131 YEAS to 24 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 85)
2025-10-23SenateItem 7004-3036 passed over veto -see Roll Call #86 (Yeas 34 to Nays 4)
2025-10-08HouseItem 7061-9010 passed over veto - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 87)
2025-10-23SenateItem 7061-9010 passed over veto -see Roll Call #88 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
2025-10-08HouseItem 7077-0023 passed over veto - 148 YEAS to 7 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 88)
2025-10-23SenateItem 7077-0023 passed over veto -see Roll Call #89 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)

33 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2025-06-30SenateNo. 58Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #58 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2)38–2
2025-06-30 15:58HouseNo. 61On acceptance139–6
2025-06-30 17:05HouseNo. 62On passing to be enacted139–6
2025-10-08 13:26HouseNo. 74Shall item 0330-0300 (Administrative Staff) s132–23
2025-10-08 13:31HouseNo. 75Shall item 1231-1000 (Sewer Rate Relief) stan143–11
2025-10-08 13:35HouseNo. 76Shall item 2810-0100 (State Parks and Recreat151–3
2025-10-08 13:40HouseNo. 77Shall item 4000-0051 (Family Resource Centers133–22
2025-10-08 13:45HouseNo. 78Shall item 4000-0641 (Nursing Facility Rate A155–0
2025-10-08 13:50HouseNo. 79Shall item 4110-1000 (Community Services for155–0
2025-10-08 13:54HouseNo. 80Shall item 4512-0200 (Bureau of Substance Add147–8
2025-10-08 14:01HouseNo. 81Shall item 4513-1020 (Early Intervention Serv139–16
2025-10-08 14:05HouseNo. 82Shall item 7002-1091 (Career Technical Instit142–13
2025-10-08 14:09HouseNo. 83Shall item 7003-0606 (Manufacturing Partnersh141–14
2025-10-08 14:13HouseNo. 84Shall item 7004-0109 (Shelter Workforce Assis131–24
2025-10-08 14:17HouseNo. 85Shall item 7004-3036 (Housing Services and Co131–24
2025-10-08 14:23HouseNo. 86Shall item 7007-0150 (Regional Economic Devel153–2
2025-10-08 14:29HouseNo. 87Shall item 7061-9010 (Charter School Reimburs155–0
2025-10-08 14:35HouseNo. 88Shall item 7077-0023 (Tufts Veterinary School148–7
2025-10-23SenateNo. 75Question on passing Item 0330-0300, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor35–3
2025-10-23SenateNo. 76Question on passing Item 1231-1000, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor38–0
2025-10-23SenateNo. 77Question on passing Item 2810-0100, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor37–1
2025-10-23SenateNo. 78Question on passing Item 4000-0051, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor35–3
2025-10-23SenateNo. 79Question on passing Item 4000-0641, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor38–0
2025-10-23SenateNo. 80Question on passing Item 4110-1000, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor38–0
2025-10-23SenateNo. 81Question on passing Item 4512-0200, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor38–0
2025-10-23SenateNo. 82Question on passing Item 4513-1020, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor38–0
2025-10-23SenateNo. 83Question on passing Item 7002-1091, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor37–1
2025-10-23SenateNo. 84Question on passing Item 7003-0606, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor36–2
2025-10-23SenateNo. 85Question on passing Item 7004-0109, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor33–5
2025-10-23SenateNo. 86Question on passing Item 7004-3036, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor34–4
2025-10-23SenateNo. 87Question on passing Item 7007-0150, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor38–0
2025-10-23SenateNo. 88Question on passing Item 7061-9010, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor38–0
2025-10-23SenateNo. 89Question on passing Item 7077-0023, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor38–0

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Compromised Version

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.