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H4240Introduced in the House

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

Vetoed

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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

Where it stands

Item 4000-0051 passed over veto -see Roll Call #78 (Yeas 35 to Nays 3)

October 23, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

17 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

16 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Item 7077-0023 passed over veto Roll Call #89 · October 23, 2025

38

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

38 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Pavel Payano01-ESSYes
Bruce Tarr01-MIDYes
Patrick O'Connor01-NORYes
Michael Rodrigues01-PLYYes
Nick Collins01-SUFYes
Robyn Kennedy01-WORYes
Joan Lovely02-ESSYes
Barry Finegold02-MIDYes
Patricia Jehlen02-MIDYes
Michael Brady02-NORYes

Bill history

  1. Reported from the committee of conference

  2. Reported on a part of H4001

  3. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  4. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

  5. Committee of conference report accepted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 61 )

  6. Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #58 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2)

  7. Emergency preamble adopted

  8. Emergency preamble adopted

  9. Enacted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 62 )

  10. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  11. Signed (in part) by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025

  12. Governor returned to the House with vetoes and amendments to certain sections

  13. For message, see H4250

  14. For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4248 for sections 20, 23 and 110

  15. For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4249 for section 29

  16. The 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

  17. Committee reported, in each instance, that the matter be scheduled for consideration; and Rule 7A suspended, in each instance

  18. Item 0330-0300 passed over veto - 132 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 74 )

  19. Item 0330-0300 passed over veto -see Roll Call #75 (Yeas 35 to Nays 3)

  20. Item 1231-1000 passed over veto - 143 YEAS to 11 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 75 )

  21. Item 1231-1000 passed over veto -see Roll Call #76 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)

  22. Item 2810-0100 passed over veto - 151 YEAS to 3 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 76 )

  23. Item 2810-0100 passed over veto -see Roll Call #77 (Yeas 37 to Nays 1)

  24. Item 4000-0051 passed over veto - 133 YEAS to 22 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 77 )

  25. Item 4000-0051 passed over veto -see Roll Call #78 (Yeas 35 to Nays 3)

  26. Reported from the committee of conference

  27. Reported on a part of H4001

  28. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  29. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

  30. Committee of conference report accepted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 61 )

  31. Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #58 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2)

  32. Emergency preamble adopted

  33. Emergency preamble adopted

  34. Enacted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 62 )

  35. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  36. Signed (in part) by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025

  37. Governor returned to the House with vetoes and amendments to certain sections

  38. For message, see H4250

  39. For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4248 for sections 20, 23 and 110

  40. For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4249 for section 29

  41. The 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

  42. Committee reported, in each instance, that the matter be scheduled for consideration; and Rule 7A suspended, in each instance

  43. Item 0330-0300 passed over veto - 132 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 74 )

  44. Item 0330-0300 passed over veto -see Roll Call #75 (Yeas 35 to Nays 3)

  45. Item 1231-1000 passed over veto - 143 YEAS to 11 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 75 )

  46. Item 1231-1000 passed over veto -see Roll Call #76 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)

  47. Item 2810-0100 passed over veto - 151 YEAS to 3 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 76 )

  48. Item 2810-0100 passed over veto -see Roll Call #77 (Yeas 37 to Nays 1)

  49. Item 4000-0051 passed over veto - 133 YEAS to 22 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 77 )

  50. Item 4000-0051 passed over veto -see Roll Call #78 (Yeas 35 to Nays 3)

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