# Massachusetts H 5151: An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness Massachusetts H 5151, An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means; status third reading, last action 2026-02-26 (Published as amended, see H5175); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5151-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts H 5151 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness - Status: third reading - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-25 - Last action: 2026-02-26, Published as amended, see H5175 - Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means - Cosponsors: 40 - Subjects: House Ways and Means - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 15 (684 yes, 1,630 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: House Committee on Ways and Means - Cosponsor: Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bradley H. Jones Jr. (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bud L. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carlos González (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Hendricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chynah Tyler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Cahill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danielle W. Gregoire (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Allen Robertson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David M. Rogers (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dennis C. Gallagher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Estela A. Reyes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Frank A. Moran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey N. Roy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John R. Gaskey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth P. Sweezey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Field (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark J. Cusack (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle L. Badger (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nick Collins (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Orlando Ramos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Priscila S. Sousa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Reid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Shirley B. Arriaga (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tackey Chan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William C. Galvin (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 8 rejected | fail | 25 | 130 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 101 rejected | fail | 25 | 130 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Consolidated amendment C adopted | pass | 121 | 26 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 24 rejected | fail | 26 | 128 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 38 rejected | fail | 25 | 130 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 21 rejected | fail | 26 | 128 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Consolidated amendment B adopted | pass | 139 | 16 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 113 rejected | fail | 17 | 138 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 7 rejected | fail | 25 | 129 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 78 rejected | fail | 26 | 130 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 46 rejected | fail | 25 | 130 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 109 rejected | fail | 25 | 130 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 105 rejected | fail | 25 | 130 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Consolidated amendment A adopted | pass | 128 | 27 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Amendment 13 rejected | fail | 26 | 128 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-02-26: Published as amended, see H5175 (House) - 2026-02-26: Consolidated amendment C adopted - 121 YEAS to 26 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 140) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 109 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 139) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 101 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 138) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 46 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 137) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 78 rejected - 26 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 136) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 7 rejected - 25 YEAS to 129 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 135) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 113 rejected - 17 YEAS to 138 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 134) (House) - 2026-02-26: Consolidated amendment B adopted - 139 YEAS to 16 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 133) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 38 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 132) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 22 rejected (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 21 rejected - 26 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 131) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 8 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 130) (House) - 2026-02-26: Consolidated amendment A adopted - 128 YEAS to 27 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 129) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 90 rejected (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 89 rejected (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 105 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 13 rejected - 26 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 127) (House) - 2026-02-26: Amendment 24 rejected - 26 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 126) (House) - 2026-02-26: Read third (House) - 2026-02-26: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-02-26: Ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-02-26: New draft of H4744 (House) - 2026-02-25: Pending new draft of H4744 (House) - 2026-02-25: Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5151.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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5151.pdf) ## Related - [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194) - [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - 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