Letting Committee Members Read Bills Before Voting on Them Senate #5
Vote Description
This was a vote on Amendment #7 to S8, the Senate Rules, which would require committees to provide members of the committee the text or a comprehensive summary of the bills that they are expected to take up or vote on. https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S8/Amendments/Senate
Mass Fiscal Explanation
Mass Fiscal supports a yes vote because we believe this amendment increases transparency. Often times, there will be no way for legislators to read bills they are expected to discuss or vote on in committee. This amendment calls for the requirement of bill text or at the very least a summary of the bill before they go into a committee meeting or vote.
Mass Fiscal's Stance
Fiscal Responsibility Vote
Good Government Vote
Vote result on 02/02/2017
PASSED
Yea
39
Nay
0
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| Michael Barrett | Third Middlesex |  | 1% | |
| Joe Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | | 1% | |
| Michael Brady | 2nd Plymouth and Bristol | | 2% | |
| William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | | 1% | |
| Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester | | 1% | |
| Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk | | 44% | |
| Cynthia Stone Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | | 1% | |
| Viriato Manuel deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable |  | 65% | |
| Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | | 1% | |
| Kenneth J. Donnelly | Fourth Middlesex | | 38% | |
| Eileen Donoghue | First Middlesex | | 2% | |
| James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | | 3% | |
| Ryan C. Fattman | Worcester and Norfolk | | 74% | |
| Jennifer L. Flanagan | Worcester and Middlesex | | 30% | |
| Linda Dorcena Forry | First Suffolk | | 2% | |
| Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Middlesex | | 4% | |
| Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | | 2% | |
| Donald F. Humason | Second Hampden and Hampshire | | 60% | |
| Kathleen O'Connor Ives | First Essex | | 4% | |
| Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | | 2% | |
| John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | | 1% | |
| Barbara L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | | 1% | |
| Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | | 1% | |
| Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | | 2% | |
| Thomas M. McGee | Third Essex | | 3% | |
| Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth | | 4% | |
| Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | | 3% | |
| Patrick O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | | 40% | |
| Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | | 2% | |
| Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth | | 2% | |
| Stanley C. Rosenberg | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | | 0% | |
| Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | | 47% | |
| Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | | 2% | |
| Karen Spilka | Second Middlesex and Norfolk | | 1% | |
| Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | | 57% | |
| Walter F. Timilty | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | | 4% | |
| James E. Timilty | Bristol and Norfolk | | 38% | |
| James T. Welch | Hampden | | 2% |