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Every budget & taxes bill, vote, and legislator stance in Massachusetts, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

MA Legislature US Congress

Total bills

194th Legislature (2025-2026)

Top supporter

Steve Xiarhos

100% support rate

Top opponent

Dru Tarr

7% support rate

Ranked legislators

5 support · 5 oppose

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Who's moving appropriations in Massachusetts

Legislators moving appropriations in Massachusetts
Legislator	Party	Stance	Support rate	Votes
Steve Xiarhos House · District 5th Barnstable	R	Strong +	100%	43
Kim Ferguson House · District 1st Worcester	R	Strong +	91%	45
Paul Frost House · District 7th Worcester	R	Strong +	91%	45
Donald Wong House · District 9th Essex	R	Strong +	91%	44
Kelly Pease House · District 4th Hampden	R	Strong +	89%	45
Dru Tarr House · District 5th Essex	D	Strong −	7%	28
Lisa Field House · District 3rd Bristol	D	Strong −	7%	28
Marjorie Decker House · District 25th Middlesex	D	Strong −	10%	39
Danny Ryan House · District 2nd Suffolk	D	Strong −	11%	45
Priscila Sousa House · District 6th Middlesex	D	Strong −	11%	45

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introduced · Massachusetts · House Jul 4, 2025

H 4250: So much of the message from Her Excellency the Governor returning the General Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2026 (see House, No. 4240) as relates to Attachments B and C, for items returned with disapproval of wording under the provisions of Section 5 of Article LXIII and sections returned with recommendations of amendments under the provisions of Article LVI of the Amendments to the Constitution (House, No. 4250). July 4, 2025

This is not a legislative bill but a gubernatorial veto message (H4250) returning specific portions of the FY2026 General Appropriations Bill (H4240) to the legislature. Governor Healey disapproved wording in Attachments B and C under Article LXIII (Section 5) and recommended amendments for other items under Article LVI, vetoing $130 million across 28 line items to reduce the budget by $1 billion below the original proposal. The message cites fiscal responsibility as the rationale, emphasizing protection of essential services and creating a $800 million reserve for economic uncertainty. This procedural action requires the legislature to reconsider the returned budget items.

Topics ✗ Budget & Taxes

Sub-Topics Appropriations