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S13 • 2025

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds

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Sponsor
Bruce E. Tarr
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Effective date
Not listed

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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds By Mr.
  • Tarr, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No.
  • 13) of Bruce E.
  • Tarr for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to require a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Joint

    Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 28, 2026

  2. 2025-10-09 Joint

    Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, April 8, 2026

  3. 2025-10-06 Joint

    Order relative to session adopted and recessed to Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 11:30AM

  4. 2025-05-14 Joint

    Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 8, 2025

  5. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Called for consideration in the joint session

  6. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

  7. 2025-05-01 House

    Placed on file, in concurrence

  8. 2025-03-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 03/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  9. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  10. 2025-03-03 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, Senate, No. 13) of Bruce E. Tarr for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to require a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds. Revenue.

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Bill S.13

The constitution is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new article:- In the furtherance of the foregoing powers, the general court shall have the power to appropriate funds held, in the stabilization fund, so-called, as provided for by section 2H of chapter 29, and shall expend those funds in said manner provided that said funds shall be expend in laws enacted by a two thirds vote, taken by yeas and nays, of each branch of the General Court.

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