BOSTON -- January 8, 2026, Massachusetts Senate fast-tracks six property tax and campaign finance bills toward a January 15 floor debate. At a brief January 8 session, Senator Michael J. Rodrigues of Bristol and Plymouth presented a series of orders waiving Senate Rule 7 to place six bills, including measures

The Massachusetts Senate opened its 2026 legislative session January 7 with a series of organizational votes before adjourning in honor of Charles Dwayne Baker III, father of former Governor Charles D. Baker IV, who died November 1, 2025, at age 97.

Massachusetts Senate gavels out the 2025 session in minutes, passing three local bills.