Beacon Hill Roll Call
Volume 51 – Report No. 28
July 6 – 10, 2026
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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 6-10.
During the week of July 6-10, the House met for a total of ten hours and 52 minutes and the Senate met for a total of three hours and 55 minutes.
$561 MILLION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE (H 5562)- House 148-2, approved and sent to the Senate a $561 million economic development bond bill that supporters say will strengthen key innovation sectors, support small businesses, expand housing opportunities and position the state for long-term economic growth and competitiveness. They note that the measure makes targeted updates across dozens of state programs to improve efficiency, encourage investment, reduce barriers to economic development and better prepare Massachusetts for emerging industries and workforce needs.
A controversial section of the bill would create a local option allowing municipalities to adopt a local tenant right of first refusal for the sale of multifamily residential properties, giving tenants the opportunity to purchase their building after receiving notice of the owner’s intent to sell. This provision is based on a separate proposed law, known as the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), which has been debated for years.
(A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against it.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian – Yes
Rep. Donald Wong – Yes
CONSOLIDATED AMENDMENT (H 5562)- House 145-6, approved a lengthy amendment that consolidated 29 amendments into one. The consolidated amendment includes the controversial section that allows cities and towns to adopt a local tenant right of first refusal for the sale of multifamily residential properties, giving tenants the opportunity to purchase their building after receiving notice of the owner’s intent to sell.
(A “Yes” vote is for the consolidated amendment. A “No” vote is against it.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian – Yes
Rep. Donald Wong – Yes
SOCIAL MEDIA REGULATION (S 3164)- Senate 38-2, approved legislation that supporters said would require that all social media platforms adopt default settings for minors that limit the most addictive aspects of social media which are purposely designed to keep people scrolling for hours, often without realizing how long they have been on the app.
All platforms would be required to disable the “algorithmic feed’—where social media companies capitalize on users’ personal online data to pick what content they see; disable “autoplay” and ”infinite scroll;” require that users receive a reminder after using the app for one cumulative hour in a 24-hour period, then additional reminders every 30 minutes after that; and turning off notifications between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Those default settings would also apply to users who decline to go through an age verification process.
Other provisions would require social media companies to offer at least one age verification method that does not require users to submit biometric data or a government ID; and allow only users who are not minors and have verified their age to share their locations.
(A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against it.)
Sen. Jason Lewis – Yes
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