Amendment to Constitution Requiring 2/3 Majority to Use Rainy Day Funds Senate #235
Vote Description
This constitutional amendment would promote fiscal responsibility by requiring 2/3 of the legislature to approve taking money out of the states reserved rainy day fund account.
Mass Fiscal Explanation
MassFiscal would have voted yes on the amendment. Requiring the legislature to garner 2/3 support for use of the rainy day fund puts an extra check in place against unwise use of spending by the Massachusetts government.
Mass Fiscal's Stance
Fiscal Responsibility Vote
Good Government Vote
Vote result on 02/03/2016
FAILED
Yea
6
Nay
31
Find A Legislature
| Michael Barrett | Third Middlesex |  | 3% | |
| Michael Brady | 2nd Plymouth and Bristol | | 1% | |
| 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% |