SB 643-FN
(Second New Title) requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps and requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.
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On the record
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| In the House | PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2091 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H18 |
Where it stands
House: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
1 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Avard, Kevin(R) Hills 12, Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35, Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2, Murphy, Keith(R) Hills 16, Sellers, John(R) Graf 10, Sullivan, Victoria(R) Hills 18
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs
- January 27, 2026Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:30 am
- February 17, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0781s, 03/05/2026; Vote 3-2; CC
- March 5, 2026SB 643 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/05/2026
- March 5, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-0781s, AF, VV; 03/05/2026
- March 5, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0958s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026
- March 5, 2026Sen. Lang Floor Amendment # 2026-0958s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026
- March 12, 2026Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government
- April 7, 2026Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 11:00 am GP 154
- May 5, 2026Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 154
- May 6, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1812h 05/05/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC)
- May 6, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- May 14, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1812h: MA RC 164-150 05/14/2026
- May 14, 2026Amendment # 2026-1812h (NT): AA VV 05/14/2026
- May 21, 2026Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass with Amendment
| Party | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 16 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 16 | 8 |
Yes — 16
- Abbas, Daryl(R) Rock 22
- Avard, Kevin(R) Hills 12
- Birdsell, Regina(R) Rock 19
- Carson, Sharon(R) Rock 14
- Gannon, Bill(R) Rock 23
- Gray, James(R) Straf 6
- Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7
- Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2
- McConkey, Mark(R) Carr 3
- McGough, Tim(R) Hills 11
- Murphy, Keith(R) Hills 16
- Pearl, Howard(R) Merr 17
- Ricciardi, Denise(R) Ches 9
- Rochefort, David(R) Graf 1
- Sullivan, Victoria(R) Hills 18
- Ward, Ruth(R) Ches 8
No — 8
- Altschiller, Debra(D) Rock 24
- Fenton, Donovan(D) Ches 10
- Long, Pat(D) Hills 20
- Perkins Kwoka, Rebecca(D) Rock 21
- Prentiss, Suzanne(D) Graf 5
- Reardon, Tara(D) Merr 15
- Rosenwald, Cindy(D) Hills 13
- Watters, David(D) Straf 4
Ought to Pass with Amendment
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 164 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 14 |
| Democrat | 0 | 145 | 0 | 20 | 12 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 164 | 150 | 1 | 51 | 27 |
Yes — 164
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
- Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
- Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
- Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
- Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
- Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
- Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
- Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
- Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
- Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
- Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
- Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
- Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
- Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
- Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
- Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
- Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
- Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Grant, George(R) Sull 5
- Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
- Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
- Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
- Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
- Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
- Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
- Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
- McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
- McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
- McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
- McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
- Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
- Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
- Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
- Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
- Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
- Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
- Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
- Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
- Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
- Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
- Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
- Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
- Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
- Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
- Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
- Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
- Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
- Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
- Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
- Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
- Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
- Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
No — 150
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Boudman, Bobbi(D) Carr 7
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
- Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
- Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
- Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
- Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
- Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
- Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
- Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
- Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
- Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
- Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
- Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
- Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
- Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
- Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
- Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
- Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
- Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
- Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
- Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
- LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
- Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
- Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
- Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
- Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
- Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
- Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
- Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
- O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
- Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
- Paige, David(D) Carr 1
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
- Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
- Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
- Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
- Walker, David(R) Straf 19
- Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
- Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
- Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
- Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
- Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Presiding — 1
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Excused — 51
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
- Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
- Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
- Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
Absent — 27
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
- Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
- Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
- Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
- Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
No committee report on file. Majority and minority reports are printed in the House Calendar rather than the docket.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 27, 2026 at 09:30Election Law and Municipal Affairs hearing recording (start time not identified)
- March 5, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 7, 2026 at 11:00Municipal and County Government public hearing recording 2:12:00–2:12:30, about 0 min (estimated)
- May 5, 2026 at 10:30Municipal and County Government executive session recording 1:30:30–1:31:00, about 0 min (estimated)
- May 14, 2026House floor debate floor recording
- May 21, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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