Thursday, May 26, 2011

Votes to Note: Tax Amendments Start Early During Senate Budget Debate

This year the Senate Minority Caucus has filed several tax amendments to the Senate's version of the Fiscal Year 2012 State budget and many of them were debated on early Wednesday. Those amendments include a permanent sales tax holiday, a meals tax holiday, a sales tax rollback, and an income tax rollback. Unfortunately, all four of the amendments failed to gain enough support for passage, however, on three of the four amendments the caucus was able to secure roll call votes. You can read the actual text of the amendments by clicking here. In order to view how each member the Senate voted on the roll call votes please click the read more section below.



Permanent Sales Tax Holiday Roll Call Vote: Amendment #6

Roll Call Votes: Yeas/Nays

Steven A. Baddour: Nay
Frederick E. Berry: Nay
Stephen M. Brewer: Nay
Gale D. Candaras: Nay
Harriette L. Chandler: Nay
Sonia Chang-Diaz: Nay
Katherine Clark: Nay
Cynthia Stone Creem: Nay
Sal N. DiDomenico: Nay
Kenneth J. Donnelly: Nay
Eileen Donoghue: Nay
Benjamin B. Downing: Nay
James B. Eldridge: Nay
Susan C. Fargo: Nay
Barry Finegold: Nay
Jennifer L. Flanagan: Nay
John Hart: Nay
Robert L. Hedlund: Nay
Patricia D. Jehlen: Nay
Brian A. Joyce: Nay
John Keenan: Nay
Thomas P. Kennedy: Nay
Michael R. Knapik: Yea
Thomas M. McGee: Nay
Mark C. Montigny: Nay
Michael O. Moore: Nay
Richard T. Moore: Nay
Senate President Therese Murray: Did Not Vote
Marc R. Pacheco: Nay
Anthony Petruccelli: Nay
Michael Rodrigues: Nay
Stanley C. Rosenberg: Nay
Richard J. Ross: Yea
Michael Rush: Did Not Vote
Karen E. Spilka: Nay
Bruce E. Tarr: Yea
James E. Timilty: Yea
Steven A. Tolman: Nay
James Welch: Nay
Daniel Wolf: Nay

4-34 Vote


Sales Tax Rollback Roll Call Vote: Amendment #9

Roll Call Votes: Yeas/Nays

Steven A. Baddour: Yea
Frederick E. Berry: Nay
Stephen M. Brewer: Nay
Gale D. Candaras: Nay
Harriette L. Chandler: Nay
Sonia Chang-Diaz: Nay
Katherine Clark: Nay
Cynthia Stone Creem: Nay
Sal N. DiDomenico: Nay
Kenneth J. Donnelly: Nay
Eileen Donoghue: Yea
Benjamin B. Downing: Nay
James B. Eldridge: Nay
Susan C. Fargo: Yea
Barry Finegold: Nay
Jennifer L. Flanagan: Nay
John Hart: Nay
Robert L. Hedlund: Yea
Patricia D. Jehlen: Nay
Brian A. Joyce: Nay
John Keenan: Nay
Thomas P. Kennedy: Nay
Michael R. Knapik: Yea
Thomas M. McGee: Nay
Mark C. Montigny: Yea
Michael O. Moore: Nay
Richard T. Moore: Yea
Senate President Therese Murray: Did Not Vote
Marc R. Pacheco: Nay
Anthony Petruccelli: Nay
Michael Rodrigues: Nay
Stanley C. Rosenberg: Nay
Richard J. Ross: Yea
Michael Rush: Did Not Vote
Karen E. Spilka: Nay
Bruce E. Tarr: Yea
James E. Timilty: Yea
Steven A. Tolman: Nay
James Welch: Nay
Daniel Wolf: Nay

10-28 Vote

Income Tax Rollback Roll Call Vote: Amendment #12

Roll Call Votes: Yeas/Nays

Steven A. Baddour: Nay
Frederick E. Berry: Nay
Stephen M. Brewer: Nay
Gale D. Candaras: Nay
Harriette L. Chandler: Nay
Sonia Chang-Diaz: Nay
Katherine Clark: Nay
Cynthia Stone Creem: Nay
Sal N. DiDomenico: Nay
Kenneth J. Donnelly: Nay
Eileen Donoghue: Nay
Benjamin B. Downing: Nay
James B. Eldridge: Nay
Susan C. Fargo: Nay
Barry Finegold: Nay
Jennifer L. Flanagan: Nay
John Hart: Nay
Robert L. Hedlund: Yea
Patricia D. Jehlen: Nay
Brian A. Joyce: Nay
John Keenan: Nay
Thomas P. Kennedy: Nay
Michael R. Knapik: Yea
Thomas M. McGee: Nay
Mark C. Montigny: Nay
Michael O. Moore: Nay
Richard T. Moore: Nay
Senate President Therese Murray: Did Not Vote
Marc R. Pacheco: Nay
Anthony Petruccelli: Nay
Michael Rodrigues: Nay
Stanley C. Rosenberg: Nay
Richard J. Ross: Yea
Michael Rush: Did Not Vote
Karen E. Spilka: Nay
Bruce E. Tarr: Yea
James E. Timilty: Yea
Steven A. Tolman: Nay
James Welch: Nay
Daniel Wolf: Nay

5-33 Vote