Sen. Comerford’s 2021-2022 Senate Session Votes
| Date | Roll Call | Description of Vote | Comerford Vote | Vote Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2021 | 1 | Election of President of the Senate | Spilka | Spilka 37-3 |
| 2/11/2021 | 2 | Senate Rules: Receiving appropriations recommendations | NO | Failed 4-34 |
| 2/11/2021 | 3 | Senate Rules: calendar availability | NO | Failed 6-34 |
| 2/11/2021 | 4 | Senate Rules: Going past 10 pm | NO | Failed 6-34 |
| 2/11/2021 | 5 | Senate Rules: Successive formal sessions | NO | Failed 6-34 |
| 2/11/2021 | 6 | Senate Rules: Anti-harassment and bystander intervention training | NO | Failed 10-29 |
| 2/11/2021 | 7 | Senate Rules: Amendments to other appropriations bills | NO | Failed 5-34 |
| 2/11/2021 | 8 | Senate Rules: Accessibility | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 2/11/2021 | 9 | Senate Rules: Supplier diversity | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 2/11/2021 | 10 | Senate Rules: Consideration of further and redrafted amendments | NO | Failed 7-32 |
| 2/11/2021 | 11 | Senate Rules: Hearings | NO | Failed 6-33 |
| 2/11/2021 | 12 | Senate Rules: Postponements | NO | Failed 5-34 |
| 2/11/2021 | 13 | Senate Rules: Redistricting | NO | Failed 4-35 |
| 2/11/2021 | 14 | Senate Rules: Notice of legislative matters | NO | Failed 5-34 |
| 2/11/2021 | 15 | Senate Rules: New items on calendar | NO | Failed 5-34 |
| 2/11/2021 | 16 | Joint Rules: Filing of conference committee report | NO | Failed 6-33 |
| 2/11/2021 | 17 | Joint Rules: Public notice for hearings | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 3/11/2021 | 18 | H.73 (Early voting by mail): Engrossment | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 3/15/2021 | 19 | S.9 (Climate Change): Adoption of Governor’s Amendment as amended | YES | Passed 39-1 |
| 3/18/2021 | 20 | S.35 (Employers and Workers Relief): Amendment #7 – Expanded Take-out/Delivery Options | NO | Failed 9-30 |
| 3/18/2021 | 21 | S.35 (Employers and Workers Relief): Amendment #8 – Third-Party Delivery Cost Containment for Restaurants | NO | Failed 8-31 |
| 3/18/2021 | 22 | S.35 (Employers and Workers Relief): Amendment #10 – Establishing COVID-19 Nascent Business Relief Fund | NO | Failed 8-31 |
| 3/18/2021 | 23 | S.35 (Employers and Workers Relief): Amendment #3 – Enhancing Penalties for Unemployment Fraud | NO | Failed 9-31 |
| 3/18/2021 | 24 | S.35 (Employers and Workers Relief): Amendment #6 – COVID-19 Unemployment Gap Coverage | NO | Failed 6-33 |
| 3/18/2021 | 25 | S.90 (Employers and Workers Relief): Engrossment | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 3/25/2021 | 26 | S.90 (Employers and Workers Relief): Enactment | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 4/29/2021 | 27 | S.2439 (Financing the reconstruction of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke): Amendment #1 – Project Labor Agreement | YES | Passed 37-3 |
| 4/29/2021 | 28 | H.3701 (Financing the reconstruction of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke): Engrossment | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 5/20/2021 | 29 | H.3702 (COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Unemployment Insurance cost control): Concurring in the House amendment | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 5/20/2021 | 30 | H.3770 (Financing the reconstruction of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke): Enactment | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 5/25/2021 | 31 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 96 – Tax deduction for remote learning | NO | Failed 5-34 |
| 5/25/2021 | 32 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 112 – Tax deduction for charitable donations of food by farmers | NO | Failed 6-33 |
| 5/26/2021 | 33 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 207 – Student Loan Bill of Rights | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/26/2021 | 34 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 373 – Local Public Health | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/26/2021 | 35 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 380 – Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/26/2021 | 36 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 385 – Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts | YES | Passed 38-1 |
| 5/26/2021 | 37 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 458 – Early Intervention | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/26/2021 | 38 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 490 – Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Ombudsman | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/26/2021 | 39 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 577 – Vaccine Equity Benchmark | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/26/2021 | 40 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 583 – Nursing Home Resident Protection | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/26/2021 | 41 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 613 – Support for Organizations Facing Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/27/2021 | 42 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 612 – automated external defibrillators in police vehicles | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/27/2021 | 43 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 822 – Matched-Savings Programs | YES | Passed 38-1 |
| 5/27/2021 | 44 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 361 – Addressing Hate Crimes | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/27/2021 | 45 | S.3 (FY 2022 Budget): Amendment 595 – Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 5/27/2021 | 46 | H.4001 (FY 2022 Budget): Engrossment | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 6/9/2021 | 47 | Presence of Quorum | Present | |
| 6/9/2021 | 48 | S.5 (Fair Share tax on income over $1,000,000 Constitutional Amendment): Advancing to referendum vote | YES | Passed 149-51 |
| 6/24/2021 | 49 | H.3827 (Allocation of federal COVID Response Funds): Governor’s amendment | NO | Failed 3-36 |
| 6/24/2021 | 50 | S.2480 (FY 2022 Supplemental Appropriations): Amendment 8 – Line of Duty Police Deaths | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 6/24/2021 | 51 | S.2480 (FY 2022 Supplemental Appropriations): Amendment 13 – Report on cost of local compliance with policing reform law | YES | Failed 9-30 |
| 7/1/2021 | 52 | H.3770 (Reconstruction of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke): Override Governor’s veto of section 5 – labor contracts | YES | Passed 37-3 |
| 7/9/2021 | 53 | H.3903 (Local road and bridge funding): Engrossment | YES | Passed 39-0 |
| 7/9/2021 | 54 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Accept conference report | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 7/15/2021 | 55 | H.3903 (Local road and bridge funding): Enactment | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 7/21/2021 | 56 | H.3973 (Fiscal Year 2021 supplemental budget): Accept conference report | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 7/29/2021 | 57 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for children’s behavioral health report | YES | Passed 38-2 |
| 7/29/2021 | 58 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for regional transit authorities | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 7/29/2021 | 59 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of provision concerning MBTA climate resilience projects | YES | Passed 39-1 |
| 7/29/2021 | 60 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for municipal police training | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 7/29/2021 | 61 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of provision for COVID safety for prisoners, such as home confinement or medical parole | YES | Passed 37-3 |
| 7/29/2021 | 62 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for low-income housing | YES | Passed 39-1 |
| 7/29/2021 | 63 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for emergency shelter | YES | Passed 38-2 |
| 7/29/2021 | 64 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for services to homeless individuals | YES | Passed 37-3 |
| 7/29/2021 | 65 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for charter school reimbursements | YES | Passed 40-0 |
| 7/29/2021 | 66 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for wildlife care | YES | Passed 37-3 |
| 7/29/2021 | 67 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for environmental justice report | YES | Passed 38-2 |
| 7/29/2021 | 68 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of funds for review of impacts of glyphosate on environment and public health | YES | Passed 39-1 |
| 7/29/2021 | 69 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of provision delaying charitable tax deduction | YES | Passed 34-6 |
| 7/29/2021 | 70 | H.4002 (Fiscal Year 2022 budget): Override veto of provision directing analysis of impact of pandemic on children’s behavioral health care | YES | Passed 39-1 |
| 7/29/2021 | 71 | H.4004 (Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Vetoes): Governor’s amendment regarding fund transfer dates | NO | Failed 3-36 |
| 7/29/2021 | 72 | H.4008 (Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Vetoes): Governor’s amendment vetoing repeal of tax expenditures | NO | Failed 3-36 |
| 7/29/2021 | 73 | H.4009 (Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Vetoes): Governor’s amendment regarding taxation of pass-through entities | NO | Failed 3-36 |
| 7/29/2021 | 74 | H.4015 (Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Vetoes): Governor’s amendment regarding grants to regional tourism councils | YES | Passed 39-0 |
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