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FY 2026 Budget Senate Debate

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The full body of the Senate considers amendments to the Senate Ways and Means recommendations, and debates their inclusion in the bill. This is a very busy time for the Senate, as the Senators and their staffs are constantly working to make sure the concerns and needs of their constituents are addressed in the final budget.

Actions of Bill S.3

Date Branch Action
5/5/2025 Senate Order relative to subject matter adopted
5/8/2025 Senate Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
5/8/2025 Senate Recommended new text for H4001
5/8/2025 Senate Placed in the Orders of the Day for Tuesday, May 20, 2025 pursuant to an order previously adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #249 (Cyr) adopted -see Roll Call #27 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
5/20/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected:1, 15, 20, 23, 27, 39, 40, 52, 55, 70, 83, 91, 105, 118, 124, 128, 135, 136, 143, 150, 155, 171, 179, 180, 205, 226, 245, 248, 262, 265, 266, 267, 269, 270, 275, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 291, 292, 293, 304, 305, 307, 308, 310, 314, 320, 321, 326, 330, 338, 339, 341, 343, 347, 353, 354, 357, 358, 363, 365, 371, 382, 386
5/20/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted:2, 17, 24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 53, 54, 56, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 106, 107, 108, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 137, 138, 139, 142, 144, 145, 148, 149, 159, 160, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 170, 173, 174, 176, 177, 178, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 188, 189, 191, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 218, 227, 228, 231, 232, 236, 247, 280, 306, 325, 329, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 340, 342, 344, 346, 349, 350, 351, 359, 360, 361, 362, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 372, 374, 375, 379, 380, 381, 384, 385
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #9 (Moore) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #18 (Rausch) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #19 (Miranda) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #21 (Miranda) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #28 (Miranda) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #6 (Moore) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #42 (Gómez) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #43 (Gómez) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #46 (Gómez) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #51 (Keenan) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #103 (R. Kennedy) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #141 (O'Connor) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #152 (Lovely) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #168 (Edwards) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #158 (Friedman) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted:408, 411, 412, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 431, 432, 434, 436, 439, 440, 441, 444, 460, 462, 465, 473, 475, 478, 485, 486, 489, 497, 502, 506, 509, 512, 516, 521, 525, 529, 532, 533, 537, 538, 539, 548, 558, 561, 562, 563, 567, 569, 573, 577, 578, 591, 596
5/20/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected:389, 391, 400, 404, 409, 410, 423, 424, 435, 442, 443, 446, 471, 477, 479, 482, 483, 484, 488, 499, 500, 501, 505, 507, 511, 513, 519, 520, 522, 530, 535, 540, 542, 545, 547, 549, 557, 565, 572, 575, 581, 582, 583, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 592, 593, 595, 598, 599
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #175 (Barrett) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #451 (Collins) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #452 (Collins) adopted -see Roll Call #28 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #543 (Fernandes) adopted -see Roll Call #29 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #523 (DiDomenico) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #193 (Edwards) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #201 (Edwards) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #222 (Miranda) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #229 (Oliveira) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #235 (Payano) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #237 (Lovely) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #239 (Lovely) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #240 (Lovely) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #241 (Lovely) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #242 (Lovely) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #264 (Keenan) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #276 (Gómez) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #564 (Velis) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #576 (Velis) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #279 (Velis) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #290 (Dooner) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #294 (Dooner) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #311 (Dooner) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #348 (Rausch) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #405 (Rausch) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #413 (Miranda) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #429 (Keenan) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #430 (Keenan) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #490 (Cyr) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #492 (R. Kennedy) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #493 (R. Kennedy) adopted -see Roll Call #30 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #459 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #31 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #383 (Payano) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #526 (Gómez) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #355 (Barrett) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #527 (Gómez) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #528 (Gómez) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #531 (Lovely) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #536 (Friedman) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #546 (O'Connor) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #559 (Crighton) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #568 (Brady) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #594 (Payano) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #597 (Driscoll) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #495 (R. Kennedy) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #268 (Rausch) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #62 (Collins) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #65 (Collins) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #88 (Collins) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #120 (Collins) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected:602, 608, 614, 626, 627, 633, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 652, 653, 654, 655, 657, 659, 661, 663, 667, 668, 669, 672, 676, 679, 680, 683, 688, 694, 697, 698, 700, 701, 705, 707, 708, 709, 710, 712, 714, 719, 732, 736, 740, 741, 742, 744, 746, 747, 771, 773, 778, 801, 802, 805, 807, 808, 815
5/20/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted:609, 620, 621, 625, 631, 632, 634, 635, 638, 647, 649, 650, 660, 664, 666, 675, 677, 678, 682, 684, 690, 691, 695, 696, 699, 704, 706, 711, 713, 721, 723, 725, 726, 733, 735, 737, 738, 748, 750, 754, 762, 763, 768, 777, 779, 780, 783, 789
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #618 (Rausch) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #648 (Moore) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #689 (Lovely) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #693 (Lovely) adopted -see Roll Call #32 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #702 (Friedman) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #703 (Mark) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #724 (Crighton) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #727 (Crighton) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #728 (Crighton) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #729 (Crighton) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #734 (Velis) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #753 (Edwards) adopted
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #797 (Crighton) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #798 (Miranda) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #804 (Montigny) rejected
5/20/2025 Senate Amendment #745 (Dooner) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted:819, 822, 823, 825, 827, 828, 830, 833, 835, 836, 845, 849, 851, 861, 862, 864, 875, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 885, 886, 888, 889, 891, 895, 896, 899, 901, 906, 907, 915, 916, 920, 921, 922, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 937, 938, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 948, 950, 952, 965, 966, 967, 969, 970, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 979, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 992, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1025, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1038, 1039, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1058
5/21/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected:832, 840, 841, 842, 850, 857, 859, 860, 877, 893, 894, 897, 898, 902, 903, 904, 905, 909, 910, 913, 914, 917, 918, 931, 933, 939, 946, 947, 949, 951, 968, 1000, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1024, 1026, 1030, 1031, 1037, 1040, 1048, 1057
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #10 (Eldridge) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #130 (Eldridge) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #256 (Eldridge) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #820 (Keenan) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #846 (Gómez) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #848 (Gómez) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #854 (DiDomenico) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #863 (Edwards) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #872 (Eldridge) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #884 (Gómez) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #887 (Collins) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #908 (DiDomenico) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #919 (Montigny) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #925 (Edwards) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #932 (Fattman) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #953 (Fernandes) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #999 (Keenan) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #541 (Friedman) adopted -see Roll Call #33 (Yeas 34 to Nays 5)
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #803 (Velis) adopted -see Roll Call #34 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #476 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #35 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #95 (Finegold) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #251 (Moore) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #428 (Gómez) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #821 (Rush) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #508 (E. Kennedy) adopted -see Roll Call #36 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #491 (Collins) adopted -see Roll Call #37 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #504 (R. Kennedy) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #524 (DiDomenico) adopted -see Roll Call #38 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #574 (Montigny) adopted -see Roll Call #39 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #615 (Oliveira) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #616 (Eldridge) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #646 (Rausch) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #681 (DiDomenico) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #743 (Edwards) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #749 (Oliveira) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #781 (Collins) rejected
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #1052 (Edwards) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #890 (Moore) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #892 (Moore) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #873 (Moore) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #1047 (Driscoll) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #622 (Lewis) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #324 (Eldridge) adopted -see Roll Call #40 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #1041 (Driscoll) adopted
5/21/2025 Senate Amendment #900 (Collins) adopted
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #90 (Jehlen) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #187 (Edwards) adopted
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #629 (Gómez) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #786 (Collins) adopted -see Roll Call #41 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #837 (Dooner) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #1036 (Dooner) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #924 (Montigny) rejected -see Roll Call #42 (Yeas 12 to Nays 28)
5/22/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted:156, 169, 260, 316, 317, 318, 322, 392, 468, 470, 557, 766, 770, 794, 865, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 971, 978, 991, 993
5/22/2025 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected:11, 12, 14, 16, 140, 172, 183, 252, 253, 254, 255, 259, 274, 299, 303, 309, 312, 315, 319, 323, 364, 377, 387, 388, 394, 395, 398, 402, 406, 469, 472, 579, 584, 600, 604, 606, 607, 610, 611, 612, 671, 686, 687, 715, 716, 720, 722, 757, 758, 759, 760, 764, 765, 769, 785, 787, 788, 790, 791, 792, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 818, 824, 826, 834, 838, 843, 844, 866, 867, 870, 871, 874, 911, 912, 934, 935, 936
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #13 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #43 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #96 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #44 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #263 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #45 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #373 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #46 (Yeas 9 to Nays 30)
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #756 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #47 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #277 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #665 (Lewis) adopted
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #250 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #257 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #258 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #261 (Tarr) adopted
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #278 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #378 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #393 (Tarr) adopted
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #396 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #397 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #401 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #601 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #603 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #605 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #613 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #718 (Tarr) adopted
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #793 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #800 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #817 (Tarr) rejected
5/22/2025 Senate Amendment #761 (Rodrigues) adopted
5/22/2025 Senate Ways and Means amendment adopted, as amended
5/22/2025 Senate Reprinted as amended, see S2525
5/22/2025 Senate Substituted as a next text for H4001
5/22/2025 Senate See H4001