Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jan 15th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • William Brownsberger — Name appears in the roll call with a yes vote recorded nearby.
  • William Brownsberger — His name is called during the roll call vote.
  • Nick Collins — Recorded vote: no.
  • Nick Collins — Nick Collins is called during the roll call vote and records a yes vote on the amendment; his vote is later reflected again in the roll call tally.
  • Nick Collins — During the roll call vote, Nick Collins is called and his vote is recorded as yes.
  • Joanne Comerford — Recorded vote: no.
  • Joanne Comerford — Roll call vote recorded as yes.
  • Joanne Comerford — Name appears in the roll call with a yes vote recorded nearby.
  • Joanne Comerford — Joanne Comerford is called during the roll call vote and responds 'Yes,' indicating her affirmative vote.
  • Joanne Comerford — A brief sequence of committee-related remarks praises Joanne Comerford for her leadership as Senate chair and as an expert on student discipline, while Joanne B. Lovely is repeatedly identified as reporting for the committee and recommending adoption of the order. The discussion stays focused on committee leadership, expertise, and procedural reporting/adoption.
  • Cynthia Creem — Recorded vote: no.
  • Cynthia Creem — Cynthia Creem is recorded as voting yes during the roll call vote.
  • Cynthia Creem — Name appears in the roll call with a yes vote recorded nearby.
  • Cynthia Creem — Cynthia Creem is called during the roll call vote, and her name is repeated as the vote proceeds before she responds 'Yes.'
  • John Cronin — John Cronin was recorded as voting no twice during the same voting sequence.
  • John Cronin — John Cronin is called during the roll call vote and then votes yes on the amendment.
  • John Cronin — Name appears in the roll call with a yes vote recorded nearby.
  • John Cronin — His name is called during the roll call vote.
  • Sal DiDomenico — Recorded vote: no.
  • Sal DiDomenico — Sal DiDomenico’s Amendment 10 is offered and read into the record, followed later by Amendment 13, which concerns regulations for preliminary costs and is ultimately adopted.
  • Sal DiDomenico — Roll call vote recorded as yes.
  • Sal DiDomenico — Sal DiDomenico is mentioned during the roll call, with the vote recorded as yes.
  • Sal DiDomenico — His name is called during the roll call vote.
  • Kelly Dooner — Recorded vote: yes.
  • Kelly Dooner — Roll call vote recorded as no.
  • Kelly Dooner — Name appears in the roll call with a yes vote recorded nearby.
  • Kelly Dooner — Her name is called during the roll call vote.
  • William Driscoll — Recorded vote: no.
  • William Driscoll — Vote recorded as no; preceding phrase is garbled.
  • William Driscoll — William J. Driscoll Jr. is repeatedly called during the roll call vote and recorded as voting yes.
  • William Driscoll — William J. Driscoll Jr. is called during the roll call vote and responds 'Yes' to the vote.
  • Peter Durant — Recorded vote: yes.
  • Peter Durant — Peter Durant is recorded as voting yes in the roll-call vote.
  • Peter Durant — Name appears in the roll call with a yes vote recorded nearby.
  • Peter Durant — Peter Durant is called during the roll call vote and responds 'Yes.'
  • Lydia Edwards — Recorded vote: no.
  • Lydia Edwards — Lydia Edwards introduces Amendment 8, then explains that although she is withdrawing it, she wants to put its purpose on record: the amendment is aimed at limiting the influence of wealthy funders, PACs, unions, and billionaires in ballot initiatives. She questions whether fines alone are sufficient deterrence and describes stronger enforcement ideas, including escalating daily fines, removing a question from the ballot, and potentially invalidating election results for that question if violations continue. She ultimately withdraws Amendment 8, noting she wants to revisit the issue later.
  • Lydia Edwards — During the roll call vote, Lydia Edwards was recorded as voting yes, and her name appears again as part of the same roll-call sequence.
  • Lydia Edwards — Name appears in the roll call with a yes vote recorded nearby.
  • Lydia Edwards — Lydia Edwards is called during the roll call vote and responds 'Yes.'
  • James Eldridge — Recorded vote: no.
  • James Eldridge — Roll call vote recorded as yes.
  • James Eldridge — Name appears in the roll call with a yes vote recorded nearby.
  • James Eldridge — His name is called during the roll call vote.
  • Ryan Fattman — Recorded vote: yes.
  • Ryan Fattman — Ryan Fattman speaks in support of the amendment and praises colleagues, then requests and formally moves for a roll call vote by yeas and nays. The sequence concludes with the roll call vote being recorded, in which he is noted as voting no.
  • Ryan Fattman — Name appears in the roll call with a yes vote recorded nearby.
  • Ryan Fattman — His name is called during the roll call vote.
  • Paul Feeney — Paul Feeney appears in the roll call and is later recorded as voting no.
  • Paul Feeney — Paul Feeney is called during the roll call vote and is recorded as voting yes; his name appears again in the ongoing roll call sequence without a separate substantive discussion.