Beacon Hill Roll Call
Volume 51 – Report No. 1
December 29, 2025 – January 2, 2026
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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week.
During the week of December 29-January 2, the House met for a total of 11 minutes and the Senate met for a total of 15 minutes.
This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the number of times each representative sided with Gov. Maura Healey on her 15 vetoes of state budget items in the 2025 legislative session.
A two-thirds vote is required to override a gubernatorial veto. In a full 160-member House, the governor needs the support of 54 representatives to sustain a veto when all 160 representatives vote—and fewer votes when some members are absent or a seat is vacant. Healey fell far short of that goal as 24 votes was the most support she received on any veto. The House easily overrode all 15 vetoes, including three that were overridden unanimously.
PERCENTAGE OF TIME REPRESENTATIVES VOTED TO SUPPORT GOV. HEALEY’S 15 BUDGET VETOES IN 2025 – The percentage is the percentage of times that the representative supported Gov. Healey’s 15 vetoes. The number in parentheses is the number of times the representative supported her vetoes.
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian – 0 percent (0)
Rep. Donald Wong – 40 percent (6)
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