Patrick O'Connor

This bill authorizes extensive appropriations for fiscal year 2026 to fund Massachusetts' departments, boards, commissions, and various projects, without addressing excessive government growth or providing meaningful tax relief for hardworking families. CPAC opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-05-22 by a vote of 38-2. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-30 by a vote of 151-6. The bill did not become law.

This bill seeks to broaden access to abortion services and impose additional mandates on health care providers in the Commonwealth. CPAC believes that abortion is always a human tragedy. CPAC opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-07-31 by a vote of 37-3. The House passed this bill on 2025-07-31 by a vote of 132-24. This bill later became law. Due to S 2543's importance and scope, CPAC doubled this measure's weighting in the calculation of the 2025 Massachusetts State Ratings. See "S 2543 (Description 2)" for more information about how this bill impacts the state.

This bill authorizes additional appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to supplement existing funding and finance new government activities and projects. CPAC believes this increases government overreach and burdens taxpayers without addressing key priorities like tax relief or fiscal responsibility. CPAC opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-02-26 by a vote of 32-7. The House passed this bill on 2025-02-26 by a vote of 127-23. The bill later became law. Because of the importance of this measure, CPAC has doubled its weight in its score calculation.

This bill authorizes additional appropriations for fiscal year 2025, allocating taxpayer dollars to supplement existing programs and fund new government projects. It lacks transparency and fails to prioritize fiscal responsibility. CPAC opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-06-18 by a vote of 40-0. The House passed this bill on 2025-06-18 by a vote of 150-3. The bill later became law.

This bill makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to fund various projects and activities, increasing taxpayer-funded expenditures without addressing Massachusetts's existing fiscal inefficiencies. CPAC believes this represents an unnecessary expansion of government at the expense of hardworking taxpayers. CPAC opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-10-23 by a vote of 39-0. The House passed this bill on 2025-10-15 by a vote of 141-14. The bill did not become law.

This bill protects people who commit gender mutilation child abuse. Specifically, the bill states that the state of Massachusetts will not cooperate with federal or out-of-state investigations against these criminals. Under the bill, a criminal can chemically castrate or mutilate a child in another state and then flee to Massachusetts to escape prosecution. CPAC opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-07-31 by a vote of 37-3. The House passed this bill on 2025-07-31 by a vote of 132-24. The bill later became law. Due to S 2543's importance and scope, CPAC doubled this measure's weighting in the calculation of the 2025 Massachusetts State Ratings. See "S 2543 (Description 1)" for more information about how this bill impacts the state.