# Massachusetts H 2026: Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions

Massachusetts H 2026, Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by William C. Galvin (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-02-25 (See S18) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2026
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-02-25, See S18
- Sponsor: William C. Galvin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: temporary committee on House Rules, House Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (266 yes, 791 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William C. Galvin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Amendment 6 rejected | fail | 23 | 128 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Amendment 2 rejected | fail | 23 | 128 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Order adopted | pass | 128 | 23 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Amendment 3 rejected | fail | 23 | 128 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Amendment 4 rejected | fail | 23 | 128 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Amendment 5 rejected | fail | 23 | 128 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Amendment 7 rejected | fail | 23 | 128 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-02-25: See S18 (House)
- 2025-02-25: Order adopted - 128 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 19) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Amendment 7 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 18) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Amendment 6 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 17) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Amendment 5 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 16) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Amendment 4 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 15) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Amendment 3 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 14) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Amendment 2 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 13) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Amendment 1 rejected (House)
- 2025-02-25: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-02-24: Postponed to Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 1:00pm (House)
- 2025-02-24: Question on adoption (House)
- 2025-02-24: Order adopted, see H60 (House)
- 2025-02-24: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-02-24: Committee recommended ought to be adopted (House)
- 2025-02-24: Reported from the temporary committee on House Rules (House)
- 2025-02-24: Referred to the temporary committee on House Rules (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2026.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2026.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2026-194 (as of 2026-11-01).