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An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2027 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill

Filed by Maura T. Healey  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 115 of the Acts of 2026.

H5534  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6242

9 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-06-24HouseRead; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2026-06-29HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-06-29HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-06-29HouseRules suspended
2026-06-29HouseRead second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-06-29SenateRead, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-06-29HouseEnacted
2026-06-29SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2026-07-30ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 115 of the Acts of 2026

1 committee vote

Ways and Means (H)  ·  2026-06-29 10:45  ·  H.5534 “An Act making certain appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill”

favorable · 30

no action · 4

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableWays and Means (H)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

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.