SB 634 — enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee.
Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 15Y-9N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced November 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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7 sponsors
1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee.
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 15Y-9N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
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Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 01/29/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 3
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Hearing: 01/14/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:45 am; SC 46
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Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1
Sponsors
- Pat Long · Cosponsor
- Debra Altschiller · Cosponsor
- Donovan Fenton · Cosponsor
- Suzanne Prentiss · Primary
- Cindy Rosenwald · Cosponsor
- David Watters · Cosponsor
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 408 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (6)
- Pat Long Democrat Voted No
- Debra Altschiller Democrat Voted No
- Donovan Fenton Democrat Voted No
- Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Voted No
- David Watters Democrat Voted No
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (408)
408 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 408 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 38% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Nay |
| David Watters | Democrat | Nay |
| Debra Altschiller | Democrat | Nay |
| Donovan Fenton | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Long | Democrat | Nay |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Tara Reardon | Democrat | Nay |
| Bill Gannon | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Innis | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Abbas | Republican | Yea |
| David Rochefort | Republican | Yea |
| Denise Ricciardi | Republican | Yea |
| Howard Pearl | Republican | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Avard | Republican | Yea |
| Mark McConkey | Republican | Nay |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Yea |
| Tim McGough | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Victoria Sullivan | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 634 do?
- enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee.
- Who sponsors SB 634?
- SB 634 is sponsored by Pat Long (Democrat), Debra Altschiller (Democrat), Donovan Fenton (Democrat), Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), David Watters (Democrat), and Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 634?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced November 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track SB 634?
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