# Massachusetts S 3083: Order relative to requesting the opinions of the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court on important questions of law relative to promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment

Massachusetts S 3083, Order relative to requesting the opinions of the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court on important questions of law relative to promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Bruce E. Tarr (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-05-07 (Referred to the committee on Senate Rules) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3083
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: Order relative to requesting the opinions of the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court on important questions of law relative to promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-07
- Last action: 2026-05-07, Referred to the committee on Senate Rules
- Sponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Senate Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelly A. Dooner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ryan C. Fattman (Republican), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2026-05-07: Referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Motion (Tarr) to suspend the rules does not prevail -- see Roll Call #153 (Yeas 5 to Nays 35) (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3083.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- 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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- 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)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3083.pdf)

## Related
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- [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 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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3083-194 (as of 2026-11-01).