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Massachusetts HouseH57

An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Passed 126–26Party-line

What it does: Appropriates $425 million for emergency shelter for homeless families, requires adult applicants to disclose criminal convictions and be checked against state records, and limits emergency housing assistance to six consecutive months with hardship extensions. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: On Engrossment

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The tally

Yes 126 · No 26 · Not voting 7

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats12625
Republicans0241
Other or unknown party001

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 2 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (159)

Yes 126

No 26

Not voting 7

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.