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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

S 13: Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 13 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on March 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds. Primary sponsor: Bruce Tarr (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (October 28, 2026): Joint session held and dissolved.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 13) of Bruce E. Tarr for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to require a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds. Revenue.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bruce TarrPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex
Peter DurantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampshire

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Joint session held and dissolved
  2. Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 28, 2026
  3. Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, April 8, 2026
  4. Order relative to session adopted and recessed to Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 11:30AM
  5. Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 8, 2025
  6. Called for consideration in the joint session
  7. Placed on file, in concurrence
  8. Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file
  9. Hearing scheduled for 03/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  10. House concurred
  11. Referred to the committee on Revenue

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source