MA S13 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

By Mr. Tarr, a petition of Bruce E. Tarr for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to require a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds. Revenue.

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Title

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

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History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-08JointJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 28, 2026
2025-10-09JointJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, April 8, 2026
2025-10-06JointOrder relative to session adopted and recessed to Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 11:30AM
2025-05-14JointJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 8, 2025
2025-05-12SenateCalled for consideration in the joint session
2025-05-01HousePlaced on file, in concurrence
2025-05-01SenateProposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file
2025-03-20JointHearing scheduled for 03/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-03-03HouseHouse concurred
2025-03-03SenateReferred to the Joint Committee on Revenue

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