Making It Easier For Bills To Be Considered Senate #10
Vote Description
In the legislature, bills are usually considered by joint committees from members of both the House and the Senate. Because the House has more members on each committee, Senate legislation sometimes has a harder time getting on the agenda. In practice, this amendment allows the senators on a given committee to vote by themselves to send a bill to the full Senate for consideration without the votes of House members of that committee.
Mass Fiscal Explanation
The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance encouraged a "yes" vote on this matter.
Mass Fiscal's Stance
Fiscal Responsibility Vote
Good Government Vote
Vote result on 02/12/2015
PASSED
Yea
37
Nay
0
Find A Legislature
| Michael Barrett | Third Middlesex |  | 3% | |
| William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | | 5% | |
| Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester | | 3% | |
| Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk | | 37% | |
| Cynthia Stone Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk | | 3% | |
| Viriato Manuel deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable |  | 64% | |
| Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | | 3% | |
| Kenneth J. Donnelly | Fourth Middlesex | | 4% | |
| Eileen Donoghue | First Middlesex | | 7% | |
| Benjamin B. Downing | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | | 7% | |
| James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | | 3% | |
| Ryan C. Fattman | Worcester and Norfolk | | 68% | |
| Jennifer L. Flanagan | Worcester and Middlesex | | 8% | |
| Linda Dorcena Forry | First Suffolk | | 3% | |
| Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex | | 7% | |
| Robert L. Hedlund | Plymouth and Norfolk | | 89% | |
| Donald F. Humason | Second Hampden and Hampshire | | 49% | |
| Kathleen O'Connor Ives | First Essex | | 8% | |
| Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | | 3% | |
| Brian A. Joyce | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | | 4% | |
| John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | | 4% | |
| Thomas P. Kennedy | Second Plymouth and Bristol | | 6% | |
| Barbara L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | | 5% | |
| Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | | 3% | |
| Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | | 3% | |
| Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | | 6% | |
| Thomas M. McGee | Third Essex | | 3% | |
| Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | | 7% | |
| Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | | 13% | |
| Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | | 3% | |
| Anthony Petruccelli | First Suffolk and Middlesex | | 19% | |
| Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth | | 6% | |
| Stanley C. Rosenberg | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | | 1% | |
| Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | | 50% | |
| Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | | 5% | |
| Karen Spilka | Second Middlesex and Norfolk | | 3% | |
| Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | | 54% | |
| James E. Timilty | Bristol and Norfolk | | 11% | |
| James T. Welch | Hampden | | 5% | |
| Daniel A. Wolf | Cape and Islands | | 3% |