# Massachusetts S 507: An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees

Massachusetts S 507, An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-01-15 (New draft substituted, see S2898) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 507
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-01-15, New draft substituted, see S2898
- Sponsor: Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Election Laws, Senate Ways and Means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (20 yes, 0 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: Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bradley H. Jones Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John F. Keenan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael J. Barrett (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul W. Mark (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pavel M. Payano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: William J. Driscoll Jr. (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-08 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft | pass | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-11-12 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 5 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-01-15: New draft substituted, see S2898 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Read second (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 15, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Order relative to subject matter adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2898 (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2025-10-10: Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in 222 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Election Laws (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S507.pdf)

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- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
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- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- 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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S507.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S507-194 (as of 2026-11-01).