# Massachusetts H 5316: An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment Massachusetts H 5316, An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed senate, last action 2026-07-29 (Reported by H5620) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5316-194 - 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 5316 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment - Status: passed senate - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-25 - Last action: 2026-07-29, Reported by H5620 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 95 - Subjects: Senate Ways and Means - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (149 yes, 22 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Aaron L. Saunders (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adam Gómez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam J. Scanlon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adrian C. Madaro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Mah Sangiolo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andres X. Vargas (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barry R. Finegold (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandy Fluker-Reid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bud L. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carlos González (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christine P. Barber (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Hendricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher J. Worrell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chynah Tyler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David M. Rogers (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Paul Linsky (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dawne Shand (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edward R. Philips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Estela A. Reyes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Francisco E. Paulino (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Frank A. Moran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greg Schwartz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hadley Luddy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hannah Bowen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Homar Gómez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James K. Hawkins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jay D. Livingstone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jessica Ann Giannino (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John Barrett III (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John Francis Moran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John J. Lawn Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Judith A. Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth I. Gordon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kip A. Diggs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Field (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Liz Miranda (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lydia Edwards (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marcus S. Vaughn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary S. Keefe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael J. Barrett (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael P. Kushmerek (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle L. Badger (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle M. DuBois (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mindy Domb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nick Collins (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Orlando Ramos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patricia D. Jehlen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul J. Donato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pavel M. Payano (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Priscila S. Sousa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rita A. Mendes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rob Consalvo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robyn K. Kennedy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodney M. Elliott (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Russell E. Holmes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan M. Hamilton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sally P. Kerans (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Reid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Shirley B. Arriaga (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Simon Cataldo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House - Cosponsor: Tackey Chan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tommy Vitolo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tram T. Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William F. MacGregor (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William J. Driscoll Jr. (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-30 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: Ought to pass with an amendment - New Text | pass | 15 | 1 | 2 | | 2026-03-25 | House | Passed to be engrossed | pass | 134 | 21 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-07-29: Reported by H5620 (House) - 2026-05-18: Committee of conference appointed (Friedman-Payano-Fattman), in concurrence (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Senate insisted on its amendment (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Committee of conference appointed - (Cahill-Vargas-Vaughn) (House) - 2026-05-18: House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment (House) - 2026-05-18: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-05-07: Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #158 (Yeas 37 to Nays 3) (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Read third (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Reprinted, as amended, see S3086 (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3072 (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Read second (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, May 7th, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Order relative to subject matter adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3072 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Also based on S1059, S1122, S1127 and S2665 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Passed to be engrossed - 134 YEAS to 21 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 150) (House) - 2026-03-25: H5305, published as amended (House) ## Bill text - Passed to be engrossed, 2026-05-07: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5316.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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) ## Sources - [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5316.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) - [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194) - [H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194) - [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5316-194 (as of 2026-11-01).