Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 5 Jan 20th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Key Moments

  • Michelle Badger — Named in a petition regarding transfer of retirement benefits for Valerie Diorzia.
  • Adam Scanlon — Filed a petition for a special commission investigation into the distribution of lottery revenues to municipalities.
  • Homar Gómez — Filed a petition to designate asparagus as the official vegetable of the Commonwealth.
  • Jose Ortiz — Jose Ortiz is referenced in connection with a bill that waives the maximum age requirement for police officers, including during second reading of the bill.
  • Angela C. DePina — Angela C. DePina is named in a bill that waives the maximum age requirement for police officers, and the reference is repeated again during second reading of the bill.
  • Nick Santos — Nick Santos is named in a bill authorizing him to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer, and the bill is subsequently noted under second reading and then included in the third-reading order.
  • Alan Silvia — Moved suspension of Rule 7A.
  • Tricia Farley-Bouvier — Guests of Representative Farley-Bouvier were recognized by the Chair.
  • Natalie Higgins — Guests were recognized as guests of Representative Howard.
  • Mike Connolly — Guests were recognized as guests of Representative Hong of Lowell.
  • Thomas Moakley — Moved suspension of the rules on the Senate order.
  • Adam Watt — Named in the bill waiving the maximum age requirement for police officer.
  • Gene E. Rosney — Gene E. Rosney is identified in the bill as the individual for whom the maximum age requirement would be waived, with both mentions reiterating his status as the beneficiary of the age exemption.
  • Ronald Mariano — Ronald Mariano of Quincy presents a House order for adjournment, with the clerk reading the motion; the surrounding mention identifies him as one of the representatives involved in the adjournment action, including adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin.
  • Bruce Ayers — Named as one of the representatives moving the adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin.
  • Tackey Chan — Named as one of the representatives moving the adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin.
  • David Vieira — Moved suspension of the rules on the petitions.
  • Sal DiDomenico — Petition referenced legislation authorizing easements involving NSTAR/Eversource.
  • Michelle Badger — Filed a petition on early intervention services for children and prenatal exposure to opioids.
  • Vanna Howard — Moved suspension of the rules on the order extending the reporting deadline for the Committee on Election Laws.
  • David Vieira — Hosted guests recognized by the Chair.