Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 5 Jan 20th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Donald Wong — Referenced as Mr. Wong of Saugus, moving suspension of the rules on House Order No. 4966.
  • Mike Connolly — The transcript says 'mater of Boston,' which appears to be a transcription error; the intended member is unclear from the provided list.
  • David LeBoeuf — The transcript says 'Phillips of Sharon,' which appears to refer to a representative with a similar-sounding name; the exact member is uncertain.
  • Mark Sylvia — Guests were recognized as guests of Representative Sylvia.
  • David Vieira — Representative David Vieira is referenced first as the member under whose name guests were recognized, and shortly afterward as the member who moved suspension of the rules.
  • Thomas Moakley — Guests were recognized as guests of Representative Moakley.
  • Sal DiDomenico — A petition is attributed to Senator DiDomenico regarding easements involving NSTAR/Eversource and the Commonwealth.
  • Brendan Crighton — The transcript appears to misidentify a member as 'Mr. Mokely of Felmouth'; the intended reference is unclear, so this remains questionable.
  • Michelle Badger — A petition is attributed to Representative Badger regarding early intervention services and prenatal exposure to opioids.
  • Adam Scanlon — A petition is attributed to Representative Scanlon seeking an investigation by a special commission on lottery revenue distribution.
  • Homar Gómez — The transcript appears to refer to Representative Homar Gómez in a petition to designate asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth.
  • Nick Santos — The committee repeatedly references a bill authorizing Nick Santos to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the City of Haverhill, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement.
  • Tricia Farley-Bouvier — Representative Farley-Bouvier’s guests were recognized by the Chair later in the section.
  • Vanna Howard — Her guests were recognized by the Chair.
  • Tara Hong — Her guests were recognized by the Chair.
  • Ronald Mariano — Ronald Mariano of Quincy introduces an order for the House, which the clerk reads, and then joins Representatives Ayers and Chan in moving that when the House adjourns, it do so in memory of Arthur H. Tobin.
  • Bruce Ayers — Representative Ayers joins the motion for special adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin.
  • Tackey Chan — Representative Chan joins the motion for special adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin.
  • Thomas Stanley — Guests are introduced as being with Representative Stanley.
  • Daniel Hunt — Referenced as Representative Hunt of Boston in the committee report on extending a reporting deadline.
  • Adrianne Ramos — Referenced as Representative Mendez of Brockton in the committee report; the transcript appears to contain a transcription error in the surname and district.
  • Marjorie Decker — The transcript says 'Barbara of Somerville,' which appears to be a transcription error; the intended member is unclear from the provided list.
  • Simon Cataldo — Referenced as Representative Cataldo of Concord in the committee report on extending a reporting deadline.
  • Kenneth Gordon — Referenced as Representative Gordon of Bedford in the committee report on a resolution recognizing the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
  • Thomas Stanley — Identified as Mr. Stanley of Waltham, moving suspension of the rules on the resolution.