# Massachusetts H 5500: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Massachusetts H 5500, An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means; status third reading, last action 2026-04-29 (Published as amended, see H5501); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5500-194 - 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 5500 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements - Status: third reading - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-15 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Published as amended, see H5501 - Sponsor: House Committee on Ways and Means - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 35 (1,895 yes, 3,456 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 ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1583 rejected | fail | 26 | 131 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1234 rejected | fail | 25 | 133 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1304 rejected | fail | 25 | 131 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1306 rejected | fail | 25 | 133 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1307 rejected | fail | 24 | 134 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1316 rejected | fail | 28 | 130 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1577 rejected | fail | 25 | 133 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Passed to be engrossed | pass | 149 | 9 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Consolidated amendment G (Labor and Economic Development) adopted | pass | 158 | 0 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1308 rejected | fail | 25 | 133 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1315 rejected | fail | 27 | 131 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1579 rejected | fail | 26 | 132 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1582 rejected | fail | 27 | 130 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Consolidated amendment F (Energy and Environmental Affairs and Housing) adopted | pass | 158 | 0 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | Amendment 1595 rejected | fail | 25 | 133 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Amendment 1587 rejected | fail | 27 | 131 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Amendment 1388 rejected | fail | 26 | 129 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Amendment 1325 rejected | fail | 26 | 132 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Consolidated amendment E (Constitutional Officers and State Administration and Transportation) adopted | pass | 158 | 0 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Amendment 1482 rejected | fail | 34 | 119 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Consolidated amendment C (Public Safety and Judiciary) adopted | pass | 156 | 0 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Consolidated amendment D (Public Health and Mental Health and Disability Services) adopted | pass | 158 | 0 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Amendment 1230 rejected | fail | 15 | 143 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Consolidated amendment A (Education and Local Aid, Social Services and Veteran Services and Soldiers' Homes) adopted | pass | 132 | 23 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Amendment 1590 rejected | fail | 25 | 131 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Amendment 1231 rejected | fail | 25 | 131 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Amendment 1236 rejected | fail | 25 | 130 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Consolidated amendment B (Health and Human Services and Aging and Independence) adopted | pass | 136 | 20 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Amendment 1232 rejected | fail | 25 | 131 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Amendment 1237 rejected | fail | 25 | 131 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Amendment 1334 rejected | fail | 30 | 123 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Amendment 1588 rejected | fail | 25 | 130 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Amendment 1593 rejected | fail | 25 | 131 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | Amendment 1317 rejected | fail | 27 | 128 | | | 2026-04-15 | committee | Committee In Part: H.2 “An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth" in part; as amended | pass | 22 | 0 | 8 | ## Actions (51) - 2026-04-29: Published as amended, see H5501 (House) - 2026-04-29: Consolidated amendment G (Labor and Economic Development) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 190) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1595 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 189) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1577 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 188) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1316 rejected - 28 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 187) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1315 rejected - 27 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 186) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1308 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 185) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1307 rejected - 24 YEAS to 134 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 184) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1306 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 183) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1304 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 182) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1234 rejected - 25 YEAS to 133 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 181) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1233 rejected (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1218 rejected (House) - 2026-04-29: Consolidated amendment F (Energy and Environmental Affairs and Housing) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 180) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1583 rejected - 26 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 179) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1582 rejected - 27 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 178) (House) - 2026-04-29: Amendment 1579 rejected - 26 YEAS to 132 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 177) (House) - 2026-04-28: Consolidated amendment E (Constitutional Officers and State Administration and Transportation) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 176) (House) - 2026-04-28: Amendment 1325 rejected - 26 YEAS to 132 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 175) (House) - 2026-04-28: Amendment 1587 rejected - 27 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 174) (House) - 2026-04-28: Amendment 1482 rejected - 34 YEAS to 119 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 173) (House) - 2026-04-28: Amendment 1230 rejected - 15 YEAS to 143 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 172) (House) - 2026-04-28: Consolidated amendment D (Public Health and Mental Health and Disability Services) adopted - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 171) (House) - 2026-04-28: Consolidated amendment C (Public Safety and Judiciary) adopted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 170) (House) - 2026-04-28: Amendment 1388 rejected - 26 YEAS to 129 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 169) (House) - 2026-04-27: Consolidated amendment B (Health and Human Services and Aging and Independence) adopted - 136 YEAS to 20 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 168) (House) - 2026-04-27: Consolidated amendment A (Education and Local Aid, Social Services and Veteran Services and Soldiers' Homes) adopted - 132 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 167) (House) - 2026-04-27: Read third (House) - 2026-04-27: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-04-27: Ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1336 rejected (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1317 rejected - 27 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 166) (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1334 rejected - 30 YEAS to 123 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 165) (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1237 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 164) (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1236 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 163) (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1235 laid aside (House) - 2026-04-27: Point of Order well taken (House) - 2026-04-27: Point of Order pending (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1235 pending (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1232 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 162) (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1231 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 161) (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1593 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 160) (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1590 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 159) (House) - 2026-04-27: Amendment 1588 rejected - 25 YEAS to 130 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 158) (House) - 2026-04-16: Further action postponed until Monday, April 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-16: Read second (House) - 2026-04-16: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-04-16: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2026-04-15: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2026-04-15: Reported on a part of H2 (House) - 2026-04-15: Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5500.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) - 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