2025 MA Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Massachusetts General Court in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
The selected votes may not be representative of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
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Senate Votes
H4240 increases spending by about $3.2 billion over the previous budget, funding universal access to pre-kindergarten, increasing the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, and implementing the Affordable Homes Act.
The Massachusetts State Senate passed H4240 on July 19, 2024 by a vote of 38 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because the Massachusetts budget is already bloated with big-government spending. Funding the universal pre-kindergarten program and public-housing developments are significant steps toward socialism, increasing government control and dependency. Such spending diverts taxpayer money toward programs and services that are contrary to the rightful role of government.
S2543, known as the Shield Act 2.0, Increases legal protection for "reproductive" and "gender-affirming" services in Massachusetts. This bill enhances license protections for providers and assistants involved in these procedures, and allows prescriptions to be issued under a practice name rather than an individual practitioner. Additionally, it prohibits providers from disclosing medical records related to "gender-affirming" procedures in response to out-of-state civil or criminal requests, and requires hospitals to provide emergency medical services without discrimination.
The Massachusetts Senate passed S2543 on June 26, 2025 by a vote of 37 to 3. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation creates government protections for immoral procedures that violate the right to life and limb, such as abortion and gender mutilation, while overriding parental rights, religious objections, and free-market principles in insurance and business operations.
S2640 amends various chapters of the General Laws to require that disposable menstrual products be made available at no cost to "menstruating individuals" in family shelters, public schools, jails, and correctional facilities.
The Massachusetts Senate passed S2640 on October 16, 2025 by a vote of 39 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because providing free personal-hygiene products is not the role of government. Dependency on "free" menstrual products imposes additional costs on taxpayers. Access to these products for women who require them should be achieved through private charity and free-market solutions, rather than coercive mandates that erode individual responsibility and fiscal restraint.
Line item 4000-0051 in the FY26 Massachusetts budget (H4240) allocates $500,000 for the operation and support of a network of child and family service programs throughout the commonwealth, including family resource centers. The governor vetoed the entire $500,000, citing consistency with her budget recommendation and the availability of sufficient alternative resources through DCF Family Resource Centers (line item 4800-0200).
The Massachusetts Senate overrode the governor's line-item veto in H4240 on October 23, 2025 by a vote of 35 to 3. We have assigned pluses to the nays because mandating taxpayer funds for social services is not the role of government, and it expands the state's role in private family matters, imposes costs on taxpayers, and encourages dependency on welfare programs. Support for children and families is better achieved through private charity, community initiatives, and free-market solutions rather than government mandates that erode individual responsibility and fiscal restraint.
S2696 establishes policies regulating the removal of library materials in public schools and libraries in Massachusetts, and mandates new procedures to ensure that challenges to obscene materials do not result in automatic removal. This bill requires schools to adopt written policies for reconsidering library materials, and creates a burdensome process for parents to challenge inappropriate materials. Additionally, this bill provides civil-liability protections for school employees and librarians.
The Massachusetts Senate passed S2696 on November 13, 2025 by a vote of 35 to 3. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation imposes state-mandated procedures that undermine parents' authority to determine age-appropriate and morally suitable library materials. Furthermore, it promotes immoral leftist ideology in education under the guise of "free expression." Freedom of expression is not preserved through government-funded libraries that expose children to obscene or ideologically biased resources while shielding bureaucrats from accountability.
H4692 rescinds all previous applications made by the Massachusetts General Court to Congress to call an Article V constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The resolution directs the clerks of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate to immediately transmit copies of this resolution to the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and the secretary of the U.S. Senate.
The Massachusetts State Senate passed H4692 on November 19, 2025 by a vote of 34 to 4. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because rescinding applications for a constitutional convention protects the U.S. Constitution. A so-called "Convention of the States" would not be of "limited" purpose. Article V of the U.S. Constitution was designed to correct structural deficiencies in the federal government, not the behavior of its elected officials. Officials should pursue sound solutions to restore power to the states and the people, such as clear-cut proposals in Congress repeal bad amendments or state nullification of unconstitutional federal actions.
