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Massachusetts Senate Passes Six Local Bills, Adjourns in Minutes

The Massachusetts Senate passed six bills by unanimous voice vote in a session lasting only minutes on Monday.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 2

Government · Sessions-Senate

Massachusetts Senate Passes Literacy Education Overhaul 38-0

Massachusetts Senate passes sweeping literacy education bill 38-0, mandating science-based reading curricula statewide.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 29

Government · Sessions-Senate

Massachusetts Senate Adopts Holocaust Remembrance Resolution, Advances Several Bills

The Massachusetts Senate unanimously adopted a Holocaust remembrance resolution and processed a handful of procedural bills in a brief session Tuesday.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 27

Government · Sessions-Senate

Massachusetts Senate Engrosses Randolph Haitian Creole Ballot Bill, Advances Literacy Measure

Massachusetts Senate engrosses Randolph Haitian Creole ballot bill and advances teacher literacy overhaul.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 22

Government · Sessions-Senate

Massachusetts Senate Passes Charter, Land Bills in Brief Opening Session

The Massachusetts Senate opened its 2026 session January 20 with a short procedural meeting, passing several local government and commemorative bills.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 20

Government · Sessions-Senate

Massachusetts Senate Passes Campaign Finance Transparency Bill 38-0, Bans Pay-Per-Signature

The Massachusetts Senate passed a sweeping ballot question campaign finance transparency bill 38 to 0 on January 15.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 15

Government · Sessions-Senate

Massachusetts Senate Engrosses Provincetown and Greenfield Charter Bills in Brief Session

BOSTON -- January 12, 2026, The Massachusetts Senate passed charter amendments for Provincetown and Greenfield and enacted two local bills in a brief formal session January 12. Sen. Joanne M. Comerford presented resolutions honoring Russell

Townbrief reporting · Jan 12

Government · Sessions-Senate

Massachusetts Senate Fast-Tracks Six Property Tax and Campaign Finance Bills

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

Townbrief reporting · Jan 8

Government · Sessions-Senate

Massachusetts Senate Opens 2026 Session With Housekeeping Votes, Tribute to Baker

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 7

Government · Sessions-Senate

Massachusetts Senate Closes 2025 Session, Sends Two Local Bills to Governor

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

Townbrief reporting · Jan 5