Beacon Hill Roll Call
Volume 50 – Report No. 10
March 3 – 7, 2025
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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on roll calls from recent debate on the House rules. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week.During the week of March 3-7, the House met for a total of 12 minutes while the Senate met for a total of 22 minutes.
REQUIRE ROLL CALL VOTES (H 2026)- House 23-128, rejected an amendment that would require that a roll call be held on conference committee reports, budgets or gubernatorial vetoes at a formal session which is convened after July 31 of the second year of a legislative session.
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D-Melrose) said requiring a roll call vote on everything after July 31 unnecessarily hamstrings the Legislature from moving legislation efficiently and nimbly. She argued that a one-size-fits-all standard could slow progress on important matters, especially in the House where in-person attendance is needed for a roll call vote.
(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment requiring a roll call. A “No” vote is against requiring a roll call.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian – No
Rep. Donald Wong – Yes
REQUIRE TWO WEEKS’ NOTICE (H 2026)- House 23-128, rejected an amendment that would require two weeks’ notice to be given to legislators prior to a vote on conference committee reports, budgets or gubernatorial vetoes at a formal session which is convened after July 31 of the second year of a legislative session.
(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment requiring two weeks’ notice. A “No” vote is against requiring it.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian – No
Rep. Donald Wong – Yes
GET OPINION OF SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT (H 2026)- House 23-128, rejected an amendment that would require the House and Senate to request an opinion of the justices of the state’s Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) whenever they have a conflicting opinion with a constitutional officer relative to the constitutionality of legislation being considered.
(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment requiring the Legislature to get an opinion from the SJC. A “No” vote is against the amendment.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian – No
Rep. Donald Wong – Yes
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