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State Representative
Mark Sylvia
(D) - Massachusetts
Massachusetts House Bristol 10
In Office - Started: 01/01/2025

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
H3780 Relative to wrong-way driving Relative to the prevention of wrong-way driving. Transportation. In Committee
H4232 Relative to the charter of the town of Fairhaven Relative to the charter of the town of Fairhaven. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] Crossed Over
H2341 Relative to the charter of the town of Acushnet Relative to the charter of the town of Acushnet. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] Crossed Over
H4030 Relative to the organization and governance structure of the town of Rochester Relative to the organization and governance structure of the town of Rochester. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] Crossed Over
H450 Relative to protections for solar customers Relative to protections for solar customers. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. In Committee
H1058 Relative to a cranberry water use transfer program Relative to a cranberry water use transfer program. Environment and Natural Resources. In Committee
H4235 Authorizing the town of Rochester to continue the employment of fire chief Scott Weigel That the town of Rochester be authorized to continue the employment of Scott Weigel as fire chief in said town, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] In Committee
H4245 Relative to the Mattapoisett select board Relative to the membership of the select board of the town of Mattapoisett. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] Signed/Enacted/Adopted
H2342 Relative to dangerous dogs Relative to dangerous dogs. Municipalities and Regional Government. In Committee
H4361 Relative to benefits for teachers Relative to benefits for teachers Crossed Over
H4333 Relative to consumer deductibles Relative to consumer deductibles In Committee
H4306 To improve Massachusetts home care To improve Massachusetts home care In Committee
H3256 Relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes For legislation relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes. Revenue. In Committee
H4295 Relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes Relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes In Committee
H4234 Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Fairhaven That the town of Fairhaven be authorized to appoint retired police officers as special police officers in said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] In Committee
H3255 Relative to veteran work-off property tax Relative to property tax obligation of veteran in exchange for volunteer services. Revenue. In Committee
H2976 Relative to creditable service for Eileen Mullen, a member of the Massachusetts Teachers’ retirement system By Representative Sylvia of Fairhaven and Senator Montigny, a joint petition of Mark D. Sylvia, Mark C. Montigny and Antonio F. D. Cabral that the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement Board be directed to grant creditable service to Eileen Mullen for certain service rendered at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. Public Service. In Committee
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 7077-0023 passed over veto - 148 YEAS to 7 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 7061-9010 passed over veto - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 7007-0150 passed over veto - 153 YEAS to 2 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 7004-3036 passed over veto - 131 YEAS to 24 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 7004-0109 passed over veto - 131 YEAS to 24 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 7003-0606 passed over veto - 132 YEAS to 14 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 7002-1091 passed over veto - 142 YEAS to 13 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 4513-1020 passed over veto - 139 YEAS to 16 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 4512-0200 passed over veto - 147 YEAS to 8 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 4110-1000 passed over veto - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 4000-0641 passed over veto - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 4000-0051 passed over veto - 133 YEAS to 22 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 2810-0100 passed over veto - 151 YEAS to 3 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Item 1231-1000 passed over veto - 143 YEAS to 11 NAYS 10/08/2025 Yea
H4530 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Passed to be engrossed - 148 YEAS to 1 NAYS 09/17/2025 Yea
S2543 Strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth House Enacted - 132 YEAS to 24 NAYS 07/31/2025 Absent
S2543 Strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth House House concurred in the Senate amendment - 132 YEAS to 24 NAYS 07/31/2025 Absent
H4307 Financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges House Enacted - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS 07/31/2025 Absent
S2575 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence - 150 YEAS to 6 NAYS 07/31/2025 Absent
H4360 Requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers House Passed to be engrossed - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS 07/30/2025 Yea
H4361 Relative to benefits for teachers House Passed to be engrossed - 158 YEAS to 0 NAYS 07/30/2025 Yea
H4307 Financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges House Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS 07/23/2025 Yea
S2543 Strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth House Passed to be engrossed - 136 YEAS to 23 NAYS 07/16/2025 Yea
S2543 Strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth House Amendment 6 adopted, as changed - 130 YEAS to 29 NAYS 07/16/2025 Yea
S2543 Strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth House Amendment 8 rejected - 30 YEAS to 129 NAYS 07/16/2025 Nay
H4237 Making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2026 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill House Enacted - 144 YEAS to 1 NAYS 06/30/2025 Yea
H4237 Making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2026 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill House Passed to be engrossed - 143 YEAS to 1 NAYS 06/30/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Enacted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS 06/30/2025 Yea
H4240 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Committee of conference report accepted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS 06/30/2025 Yea
S2545 Joint Rules for the Senate and House of Representatives for the 2025-2026 Legislative Session House Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence - 147 YEAS to 2 NAYS 06/26/2025 Yea
H4227 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Enacted - 148 YEAS to 4 NAYS 06/18/2025 Yea
H4227 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Committee of conference report accepted - 150 YEAS to 3 NAYS 06/18/2025 Yea
H4187 Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws House Amendment 36 adopted, as changed - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS 06/04/2025 Yea
H4187 Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws House Amendment 29 adopted - 153 YEAS to 0 NAYS 06/04/2025 Yea
H4206 Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws House Passed to be engrossed - 153 YEAS to 0 NAYS 06/04/2025 Yea
H4150 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. House Consolidated amendment A adopted - 149 YEAS to 1 NAYS 05/21/2025 Yea
H4150 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. House Amendment 27 adopted, as changed 151 YEAS to 0 NAYS 05/21/2025 Yea
H4150 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. House Amendment 61 adopted - 150 YEAS to 1 NAYS 05/21/2025 Yea
H4151 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. House Passed to be engrossed - 149 YEAS to 1 NAYS 05/21/2025 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Amendment 404 rejected - 21 YEAS to 136 NAYS 04/30/2025 Nay
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Decision of the Chair sustained on appeal - 132 YEAS to 25 NAYS 04/30/2025 Yea
H4001 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Passed to be engrossed - 151 YEAS to 6 NAYS 04/30/2025 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Amendment 409 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS 04/29/2025 Nay
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Consolidated amendment D 04/29/2025 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Amendment 311 rejected - 30 YEAS to 126 NAYS 04/29/2025 Nay
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Amendment 606 rejected - 27 YEAS to 129 NAYS 04/29/2025 Nay
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Amendment 417 rejected - 27 YEAS to 129 NAYS 04/29/2025 Nay
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Amendment 554 rejected - 25 YEAS to 131 NAYS 04/29/2025 Nay
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Amendment 1643 rejected - 26 YEAS to 130 NAYS 04/29/2025 Nay
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Amendment 616 rejected - 26 YEAS to 130 NAYS 04/29/2025 Nay
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Ordered to a third reading - 154 YEAS to 3 NAYS 04/28/2025 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Amendment 556 rejected - 25 YEAS to 132 NAYS 04/28/2025 Nay
H4005 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Passed to be engrossed - 140 YEAS to 14 NAYS 04/09/2025 Yea
H4005 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Consolidated amendment B adopted - 134 YEAS to 20 NAYS 04/09/2025 Yea
H4005 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Amendment 10 rejected - 25 YEAS to 129 NAYS 04/09/2025 Nay
H4005 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Consolidated amendment A adopted - 151 YEAS to 4 NAYS 04/09/2025 Yea
H4010 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Passed to be engrossed - 140 YEAS to 14 NAYS 04/09/2025 Yea
H58 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Enacted - 127 YEAS to 23 NAYS 02/26/2025 Yea
H58 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment, see text of House document numbered 61 - 128 YEAS to 23 NAYS 02/25/2025 Yea
H2026 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Order adopted - 128 YEAS to 23 NAYS 02/25/2025 Yea
H2026 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 7 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2026 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 6 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2026 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 5 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2026 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 4 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2026 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 3 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2026 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Joint Rules for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 2 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2024 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 3 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2024 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 2 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2024 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 17 rejected - 24 YEAS to 127 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2024 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Amendment 18 rejected - 23 YEAS to 128 NAYS 02/25/2025 Nay
H2025 Order relative to the adoption of permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 194th General Court governing the 2025-2026 legislative sessions House Order adopted - 128 YEAS to 23 NAYS 02/25/2025 Yea
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Amendment 9 adopted, as changed - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS 02/06/2025 Yea
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Amendment 15 adopted, as changed - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS 02/06/2025 Yea
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Amendment 24 adopted, as changed - 152 YEAS to 0 NAYS 02/06/2025 Yea
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Amendment 27 adopted, as changed - 127 YEAS to 25 NAYS 02/06/2025 Yea
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Decision of the Chair stands - 128 YEAS to 24 NAYS 02/06/2025 Yea
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Decision of the Chair stands - 128 YEAS to 24 NAYS 02/06/2025 Yea
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Amendment 18 rejected - 25 YEAS to 127 NAYS 02/06/2025 Nay
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Amendment 16 rejected - 26 YEAS to 126 NAYS 02/06/2025 Nay
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Amendment 8 rejected - 26 YEAS to 126 NAYS 02/06/2025 Nay
H57 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Amendment 6 rejected - 26 YEAS to 126 NAYS 02/06/2025 Nay
H58 Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects House Passed to be engrossed - 126 YEAS to 26 NAYS 02/06/2025 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House adopted - 154 YEAS to 3 NAYS 01/01/1900 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House adopted - 154 YEAS to 3 NAYS 01/01/1900 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Administration and Transportation) adopted - 154 YEAS to 3 NAYS 01/01/1900 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House adopted - 154 YEAS to 2 NAYS 01/01/1900 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Aging and Independence) adopted - 144 YEAS to 12 NAYS 01/01/1900 Yea
H4000 Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements House Social Services and Veteran Services and Soldiers' Homes) adopted - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS 01/01/1900 Yea
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Detail Massachusetts House Climate Action and Sustainability Committee 10
Detail Massachusetts House Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability Committee 6
Detail Massachusetts Joint Environment and Natural Resources Committee 9
Detail Massachusetts Joint Labor and Workforce Development Committee 5
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MA Massachusetts House Bristol 10 House Democrat In Office 01/01/2025