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The Massachusetts Senate’s Committee on Ways and Means voted today to advance a supplemental budget that responsibly closes the books on Fiscal Year 2025. The legislation also establishes fiscal controls for county sheriffs’ offices, shines transparency on the records of certain state institutions, and protects financial aid commitments for community college students.

The Massachusetts Senate today set a date for a special election to fill the First Middlesex District seat, which became vacant following the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy earlier this month. The special election to fill the vacancy will be held on March 3, 2026. Primaries will be held 30 days prior, on February 3, 2026.

The Massachusetts Senate today unanimously approved legislation improving the safety of drivers and telecom, gas, and electric utility workers with an expansion of the state’s Move Over law.

Today, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a pair of bills that advance its commitment to health equity by promoting safe and easy access to menstrual products.

Today, Representative Aaron Michlewitz, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Senator Michael J. Rodrigues, Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement regarding funding for sheriffs’ offices in the Fiscal Year 2025 Closeout Supplemental Budget.

The Massachusetts Senate’s Committee on Ways and Means voted unanimously today to advance legislation expanding access to disposable menstrual products, promoting transparency around menstrual product ingredients, and protecting utility workers and drivers of stranded vehicles.

An Act relative to the Move Over Law improves the safety of motorists, utility workers, and highway workers by expanding mandatory precautions for driving past stationary vehicles.

An Act relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure promotes public health and consumer rights by making the ingredients of products like tampons and pads clearly available.