Massachusetts SenateS3104
RESOLUTIONS RESPONDING TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT’S ORDER OF MAY 7, 2026, AND ENHANCING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY
Passed 33–6Party-line
What it does: Resolves that the Senate will voluntarily give the State Auditor records for four requests covering fiscal 2021-2024 budgets, audits, balance-forward transactions and settlements, without conceding the Senate may be audited, and reserves its right to object to any audit. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Question on adoption of the resolutions
The tally
Yes 33 · No 6 · Not voting 0
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| Republicans | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Mark MontignyDSecond Bristol and PlymouthNo
The full roll (39)
Yes 33
- Adam GómezDHampden
- Barry FinegoldDSecond Essex and Middlesex
- Bill DriscollDNorfolk, Plymouth and Bristol
- Brendan CrightonDThird Essex
- Cindy FriedmanDFourth Middlesex
- Cynthia CreemDNorfolk and Middlesex
- Dylan FernandesDPlymouth and Barnstable
- Jake OliveiraDHampden, Hampshire and Worcester
- Jamie EldridgeDMiddlesex and Worcester
- Jason LewisDFifth Middlesex
- Jo ComerfordDHampshire, Franklin and Worcester
- Joan LovelyDSecond Essex
- John CroninDWorcester and Middlesex
- John KeenanDNorfolk and Plymouth
- John VelisDHampden and Hampshire
- Julian CyrDCape and Islands
- Karen SpilkaDMiddlesex and Norfolk
- Liz MirandaDSecond Suffolk
- Lydia EdwardsDThird Suffolk
- Michael RodriguesDFirst Bristol and Plymouth
- Mike BarrettDThird Middlesex
- Mike BradyDSecond Plymouth and Norfolk
- Mike MooreDSecond Worcester
- Mike RushDNorfolk and Suffolk
- Nick CollinsDFirst Suffolk
- Pat JehlenDSecond Middlesex
- Paul FeeneyDBristol and Norfolk
- Paul MarkDBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire
- Pavel PayanoDFirst Essex
- Robyn KennedyDFirst Worcester
- Sal DiDomenicoDMiddlesex and Suffolk
- Vanna HowardDFirst Middlesex
- Will BrownsbergerDSuffolk and Middlesex
No 6
- Bruce TarrRFirst Essex and Middlesex
- Kelly DoonerRThird Bristol and Plymouth
- Mark MontignyDSecond Bristol and Plymouth
- Patrick O'ConnorRFirst Plymouth and Norfolk
- Peter DurantRWorcester and Hampshire
- Ryan FattmanRWorcester and Hampden
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.