Massachusetts Senate · 2025–2026
S.4: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the…
Sustain the Chair's Ruling · May 21, 2026 · Yeas 34, nays 5 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- S.4
- Motion
- Sustain the Chair's Ruling
- Date
- May 21, 2026
- Session
- 2025–2026
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 34, nays 5; 1 didn't vote (0 excused, 0 abstained). Karen Spilka, who presides and votes only now and then, is one of them.
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The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (34)
- Mike Barrett D-Third Middlesex
- Mike Brady D-Second Plymouth and Norfolk
- Will Brownsberger D-Suffolk and Middlesex
- Nick Collins D-First Suffolk
- Jo Comerford D-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
- Cynthia Creem D-Norfolk and Middlesex
- Brendan Crighton D-Third Essex
- John Cronin D-Worcester and Middlesex
- Julian Cyr D-Cape and Islands
- Sal DiDomenico D-Middlesex and Suffolk
- Bill Driscoll D-Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol
- Lydia Edwards D-Third Suffolk
- Jamie Eldridge D-Middlesex and Worcester
- Paul Feeney D-Bristol and Norfolk
- Dylan Fernandes D-Plymouth and Barnstable
- Barry Finegold D-Second Essex and Middlesex
- Cindy Friedman D-Fourth Middlesex
- Adam Gómez D-Hampden
- Vanna Howard D-First Middlesex
- Pat Jehlen D-Second Middlesex
- John Keenan D-Norfolk and Plymouth
- Robyn Kennedy D-First Worcester
- Jason Lewis D-Fifth Middlesex
- Joan Lovely D-Second Essex
- Paul Mark D-Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire
- Liz Miranda D-Second Suffolk
- Mark Montigny D-Second Bristol and Plymouth
- Mike Moore D-Second Worcester
- Jake Oliveira D-Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester
- Pavel Payano D-First Essex
- Becca Rausch D-Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex
- Michael Rodrigues D-First Bristol and Plymouth
- Mike Rush D-Norfolk and Suffolk
- John Velis D-Hampden and Hampshire
Nay (5)
- Kelly Dooner R-Third Bristol and Plymouth
- Peter Durant R-Worcester and Hampshire
- Ryan Fattman R-Worcester and Hampden
- Patrick O'Connor R-First Plymouth and Norfolk
- Bruce Tarr R-First Essex and Middlesex
Not voting (1)
- Karen Spilka D-Middlesex and Norfolk