
Kathleen O'Connor Ives
Senate

First Essex
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2017-2018: 190th Legislature
07/30/2018 | Senate #491 | Override the Governor’s Budget Veto regarding Massachusetts Cultural Council Vote Description | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #492 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Municipal Regionalization Reserve | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #495 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Division of Marine Fisheries | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #493 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Energy & Environmental Affairs Administration Vote Description | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #496 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Special Projects in Parks & Recreational Areas | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #497 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Health Promotion & Disease Prevention | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #498 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding School-Based Health Programs | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #499 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Community Day & Work Programs | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #500 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Municipal Libraries | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #501 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Housing & Economic Development Administration | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #502 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding One-Stop Career Centers | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #503 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Microlending | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #504 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #505 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Local Public Safety Projects & Grants Earmarks | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #506 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Municipal Police Training Committee | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #507 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Department of Fire Services | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #508 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Home Care Services | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #509 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Transportation Trust Fund | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #510 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Department of State Police | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #512 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Conservation & Recreation Administration | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #513 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Dam Regulatory Office | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #514 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding MassHealth Senior Care | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #515 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding E.J. Collins, Jr. Center | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #516 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding dental health services | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #517 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Stop Stroke Program | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #518 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Mortgage Practices Oversight | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #520 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Community-based Re-entry Programs | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #521 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Urban Agenda Economic Development Grants | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #522 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #519 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Office of Public Safety & Inspections | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #523 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Workforce Development Grant | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #524 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding DDS service coordination & administration | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #525 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Office of Business Development | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #526 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding EOHSS & Medicaid Administration | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #527 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding MassHealth Fee for Service Payments | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #528 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Mass. Service Alliance | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #529 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Environmental Health Assessment and Compliance | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #530 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #531 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Department of State Police | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #532 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding DCR Seasonals | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #533 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Housing Main Administration | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #534 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Residential Services for Detained Population | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #535 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Academic Detailing | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #536 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the Assessment Consortium | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #537 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding Local Economic Development Projects Earmarks | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #538 | Override the Governor's Budget Veto regarding the State Plan Amendment Support | Passed | ||
07/30/2018 | Senate #539 | Override the Governor’s Budget Veto regarding Transitional Aid | Passed | ||
07/25/2018 | Senate #479 | Transportation Tax Districts | Passed | ||
07/18/2018 | Senate #443 | Dismiss Transparency Rules to Pass a Secret Budget | Passed | ||
07/18/2018 | Senate #445 | Secretive Conference Committee Budget | Passed | ||
07/18/2018 | Senate #451 | Community Benefit Tax Districts | Passed | ||
07/12/2018 | Senate #441 | State Borrowing Bill: Environmental | Passed | ||
06/20/2018 | Senate #426 | $15/Hr. Minimum Wage, Paid Leave Package | Passed | ||
06/14/2018 | Senate #425 | Environmental Regulation and Carbon Tax | Passed | ||
06/07/2018 | Senate #415 | State Borrowing Bill: Life Sciences | Passed | ||
06/07/2018 | Senate #416 | State Borrowing Bill: Capital Facilities | Passed | ||
05/23/2018 | Senate #382 | 2018 Sales Tax Holiday | Failed | ||
05/23/2018 | Senate #394 | Sanctuary State Amendment | Passed | ||
05/23/2018 | Senate #393 | State Borrowing Bill: Housing | Passed | ||
04/04/2018 | Senate #351 | New Taxes and Regulations on Short Term Rentals | Passed | ||
11/10/2017 | Senate #279 | Senate Health Care Cost Containment Reform Bill | Passed | ||
11/09/2017 | Senate #277 | Single Payer Health Care | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #233 | Override the Governor’s veto on One-Stop Career Centers | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #234 | Override the Governor’s veto on Massachusetts Service Alliance | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #235 | Override the Governor’s veto of Housing Main Administration | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #236 | Override the Governor’s veto on Homeless Program Ops | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #237 | Override the Governor’s veto on Homeless Individual Asst. | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #238 | Override the Governor’s veto on Healthy for Good program | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #239 | Override the Governor’s veto on Short Term Housing Program | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #240 | Override the Governor’s veto on Neighborhood Housing Services | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #241 | Override the Governor’s veto of Subsidies to Public Housing Authorities | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #242 | Override the Governor’s veto on Transitional Rental Assistance | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #243 | Override the Governor’s veto of RAFT | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #244 | Override the Governor’s veto on Mortgage Practices Oversight | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #245 | Override the Governor’s veto on Small Business Centers | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #246 | Override the Governor’s veto on Zoological Corporation | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #247 | Override the Governor’s veto on MTC Computer Science Ed | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #248 | Override the Governor’s veto on MA Office of Travel and Tourism | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #250 | Override the Governor’s veto of Department of K-12 Education | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #251 | Override the Governor’s veto on Literacy Programs | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #252 | Override the Governor’s veto of School-to-Career Connecting Activities | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #253 | Override the Governor’s veto on School Breakfast Program | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #254 | Override the Governor’s veto of Public School Military Mitigation | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #255 | Override the Governor’s veto of Innovation Schools | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #256 | Override the Governor’s veto on College and Career Readiness | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #257 | Override the Governor’s veto of Targeted Intervention | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #258 | Override the Governor’s veto on After-School and Out-of-School | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #259 | Override the Governor’s veto on Safe and Supportive Schools | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #260 | Override the Governor’s veto of Department of Higher Education | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #261 | Override the Governor’s veto of Nursing and Allied Health | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #262 | Override the Governor’s veto of Performance Management Set Aside | Passed | ||
11/02/2017 | Senate #263 | Override the Governor’s veto on Bridges to College | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #140 | Override the Governor’s veto of SEC of Commonwealth Admin. | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #141 | Override the Governor’s veto of Bureau of Program Integrity | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #142 | Override the Governor’s veto of General MassDOT Office | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #143 | Override the Governor’s veto of Office of Facilities Management | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #144 | Override the Governor’s veto of Transportation Trust Fund | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #145 | Override the Governor’s veto on CTF Transfer to RTA | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #146 | Override the Governor’s veto on Municipal Regionalization Reserve | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Seante #147 | Override the Governor’s veto on Chapter 257 Reserve | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #148 | Override the Governor’s veto of Environmental Affairs | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #149 | Override the Governor’s veto of Environmental Protection Administration | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #150 | Override the Governor’s veto of Fish and Game Commissioner | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #151 | Override the Governor’s veto on Agricultural Resources | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #152 | Override the Governor’s veto of Conservation and Recreation | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #153 | Override the Governor’s veto of Watershed Management Program | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #154 | Override the Governor’s veto of Dam Regulatory Office | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #155 | Override the Governor’s veto on State Parks and Recreation | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #156 | Override the Governor’s veto of Children's Trust Fund | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #157 | Override the Governor’s veto of Family Support and Engagement | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #158 | Override the Governor’s veto of EOHHS and Medicaid Administration | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #159 | Override the Governor’s veto on Detained Residential | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #160 | Override the Governor’s veto of Secure Jobs Connect | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #161 | Override the Governor’s veto of Emergency Assistance Family Shelter | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #162 | Override the Governor’s veto of Community Health Centers | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #163 | Override the Governor’s veto on Environmental Health Services | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #164 | Override the Governor’s veto on Down Syndrome Clinic | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #165 | Override the Governor’s veto on AIDS Program | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #166 | Override the Governor’s veto on Recovery High Schools | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Seante #167 | Override the Governor’s veto of Dental Health Program | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #168 | Override the Governor’s veto on Office of Health Services | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #169 | Override the Governor’s veto on Suicide Prevention Services | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #170 | Override the Governor’s veto on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #171 | Override the Governor’s veto on Stop Stroke Program | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #172 | Override the Governor’s veto on Domestic Violence Service | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #173 | Override the Governor’s veto on State Lab and Disease Unit | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #174 | Override the Governor’s veto on Mobile Integrated Health RN | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #175 | Override the Governor’s veto on Health Care Industry Plan Review | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #176 | Override the Governor’s veto on School Based Health Program | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #177 | Override the Governor’s veto on Hospital Operations | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #178 | Override the Governor’s veto on Prostate Cancer Research | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #179 | Override the Governor’s veto on Youths-at-Risk Summer job | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #180 | Override the Governor’s veto of Services for Children and Families | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #181 | Override the Governor’s veto on DCF Family Resource Center | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #182 | Override the Governor’s veto on Child Services | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #183 | Override the Governor’s veto of Adult Support Services | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #184 | Override the Governor’s veto on DMR Administration & Operations | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #185 | Override the Governor’s veto on Transportation to Day and Work Programs | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #186 | Override the Governor’s veto on Residential and Day Comp. | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #187 | Override the Governor’s veto on Adult Based Community Service | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #188 | Override the Governor’s veto of Conservation and Recreation | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #189 | Override the Governor’s veto on Community Day and Work Programs | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #190 | Override the Governor’s veto on Aging with Developmental Disabilities | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #191 | Override the Governor’s veto on Agricultural Resources | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #194 | Override the Governor’s veto on Center for the Book | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #192 | Override the Governor’s veto of Dam Regulatory Office | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #193 | Override the Governor’s veto of Talking Book Program Worcester | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #195 | Override the Governor’s veto of Economic Development Admin | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #196 | Override the Governor’s veto on Youths-at-Risk Summer job | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #197 | Override the Governor’s veto on Workforce Development Grant | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #198 | Override the Governor’s veto on Massachusetts Technology Collaborative | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #199 | Override the Governor’s veto on International Trade | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #200 | Override the Governor’s veto on Transformative Development Fund | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #201 | Override the Governor’s veto on MTC-Tech | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #202 | Override the Governor’s veto on Big Data Innovation Fund | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #203 | Override the Governor’s veto of Office of the Secretary EOLWD Admin | Passed | ||
10/19/2017 | Senate #204 | Override the Governor’s veto on Job Training Young Adults w Disabilities | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #107 | Override the Governor’s veto on Social Law Library | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #108 | Override the Governor’s veto on Archives Division Admin | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #109 | Override the Governor’s veto on MA Historical Commission | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #110 | Override the Governor’s veto on Financial Literacy Program | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #111 | Override the Governor’s veto on Victim Witness Board | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #112 | Override the Governor’s veto on Inspector General Office | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #113 | Override the Governor’s veto on Campaign & Political Finance | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #114 | Override the Governor’s veto on Illegal Tobacco Task Force | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #115 | Override the Governor’s veto on Sewer Rate Relief Funding | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #116 | Override the Governor’s veto on Underground Storage Tank | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #117 | Override the Governor’s veto on Fed. Safe Drinking Water Compliance | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #118 | Override the Governor’s veto on Riverways Protection | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #120 | Override the Governor’s veto on Supplemental Foods | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #122 | Override the Governor’s veto on DCR Seasonals | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #121 | Override the Governor’s veto on Stormwater Management | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #123 | Override the Governor’s veto on DCR Retained Revenue | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #124 | Override the Governor’s veto on Dept. of Early Education | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #125 | Override the Governor’s veto on Quality Improvement | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #126 | Override the Governor’s veto on Children's Trust Fund | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #127 | Override the Governor’s veto on Independent Living | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #128 | Override the Governor’s veto on Chelsea Soldiers' Home | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #129 | Override the Governor’s veto on Residential Services | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #130 | Override the Governor’s veto on Employment and Training | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #131 | Override the Governor’s veto on Direct Aid to Families | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #132 | Override the Governor’s veto on Supplemental Nutritional Program | Passed | ||
10/04/2017 | Senate #133 | Override the Governor’s veto on Postpartum Depression Pilot Program | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #80 | Override the Governor’s veto on Correctional Legal Services | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #81 | Override the Governor’s veto on Housing Court Expansion | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #82 | Override the Governor’s veto on Census Data Technical Assistant | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #83 | Override the Governor’s veto on Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #84 | Override the Governor’s veto on Cultural Council | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #85 | Override the Governor’s veto on HCCC Comp. Investigation | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #86 | Override the Governor’s veto on Commonwealth Preschool Partnership | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #87 | Override the Governor’s veto on Early Child Mental Health | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #88 | Override the Governor’s veto on Suicide Prevention Program | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #89 | Override the Governor’s veto on Reach Out & Read | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #90 | Override the Governor’s veto on ESL in Gateway Cities | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #91 | Override the Governor’s veto on Basic Ed. Attainment | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #92 | Override the Governor’s veto on Assessment Consortium | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #93 | Override the Governor’s veto on Community College Work Grants | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #96 | Override the Governor’s veto on Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #97 | Override the Governor’s veto on Office of Dispute Resolution Operations | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #95 | Override the Governor’s veto on Tufts Vet Medicine | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #98 | Override the Governor’s veto on Framingham State University | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #99 | Override the Governor’s veto on E.J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #100 | Override the Governor’s veto on UMass Center at Springfield | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #101 | Override the Governor’s veto on Umass Baystate Campus | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #102 | Override the Governor’s veto on Youth Violence Prevention | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #103 | Override the Governor’s veto on Homeless Youth Services | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #104 | Override the Governor’s veto on MassHealth | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #105 | Override the Governor’s veto on MassHealth Nursing Home Supplemental | Passed | ||
09/28/2017 | Senate #106 | Override the Governor’s veto on Pediatric Palliative Care | Passed | ||
07/26/2017 | Senate #68 | Reject Governor Baker's MassHealth Reform Package | Passed | ||
07/07/2017 | Senate #57 | Suspending the Rules to Evade Transparency | Passed | ||
07/07/2017 | Senate #58 | FY18 Conference Committee Report | Passed | ||
06/14/2017 | Senate #47 | Prop. 80: An 80 percent tax for some earners and the implementation of the graduated income tax | Passed | ||
05/25/2017 | Senate #46 | FY18 Budget | Passed | ||
02/02/2017 | Senate #9 | Overriding Governor's Veto of Pay Raises | Passed | ||
02/02/2017 | Senate #3 | Improve Transparency and Integrity in Informal Sessions | Passed | ||
02/02/2017 | Senate #4 | Advanced Release of Legislative Calendar | Passed | ||
02/02/2017 | Senate #5 | Letting Committee Members Read Bills Before Voting on Them | Passed | ||
02/02/2017 | Senate #7 | Requires Unanimous Consent to Meet Past Midnight | Failed | ||
02/02/2017 | Senate # 8 | Timely Local Aid Notification | Failed | ||
01/26/2017 | Senate #2 | Pay Raises for Public Officials | Passed |