Override Governor’s Veto of Legislation Lifting the Welfare Cap Senate #19
Vote Description
This was a vote to override the Governor’s veto of H.3594, An Act to lift the cap on kids. This bill removes taxpayer protections that prevent welfare recipients from collecting public funds for children born AFTER the parent's initial determination of eligibility for welfare programs. These protection were originally put in place to disincentive people from having children solely for the reason of increasing monthly welfare payments.
Mass Fiscal Explanation
Mass Fiscal supports sustaining the Governor's veto of this bill because reforms must be implemented prior to removal of the welfare cap. Some MA taxpayers, who do not qualify for state welfare aid, make the decision to not have children for financial considerations. We do not believe this is an undue burden and one which people recieving state assistance are similarly capable of shouldering. Link to bill: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3594/BillHistory?pageNumber=2 Link to Senate Roll Calls for this bill. Refer to #21: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3594/RollCall
Mass Fiscal's Stance
Fiscal Responsibility Vote
Good Government Vote
Vote result on 04/25/2019
Yea
37
Nay
3
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| Michael Barrett | Third Middlesex |  | 9% | |
| Joe Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Michael Brady | 2nd Plymouth and Bristol | | 9% | |
| William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester | | 9% | |
| Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk | | 9% | |
| Nick Collins | Fourth Suffolk | | 9% | |
| Jo Comeford | Hampshire, Franklin & Worcester | | 9% | |
| Cynthia Stone Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk | | 9% | |
| Brendan P. Crighton | 3rd Essex | | 9% | |
| Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | | 9% | |
| Viriato Manuel deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable |  | 76% | |
| Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | | 9% | |
| Diana DiZoglio | 1st Essex | | 25% | |
| James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | | 13% | |
| Ryan C. Fattman | Worcester and Norfolk | | 97% | |
| Paul R Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | | 13% | |
| Barry R. Finegold | Second Essex and Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Cindy Friedman | Fourth Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex | | 25% | |
| Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | | 11% | |
| Donald F. Humason | Second Hampden and Hampshire | | 76% | |
| Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | | 9% | |
| John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | | 9% | |
| Edward Kennedy | 1st Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | | 9% | |
| Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | | 9% | |
| Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | | 16% | |
| Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | | 22% | |
| Patrick O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | | 47% | |
| Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | | 16% | |
| Becca Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex | | 13% | |
| Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth | | 9% | |
| Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | | 9% | |
| Karen Spilka | Second Middlesex and Norfolk | | 5% | |
| Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | | 59% | |
| Walter F. Timilty | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | | 16% | |
| Dean Tran | Worcester and Middlesex | | 81% | |
| James T. Welch | Hampden | | 9% |