Issues & Legislation
Voting Record
Senator Moore has long believed that state legislators should make their voting record readily accessible to the public. The following is Senator Moore's voting record for the current 2011-2012 meeting of the Massachusetts General Court.
    
2011-2012

RC#

Date

Description of Vote

Position

Result
1 5-Jan

Election of President of the Senate

Therese Murray Murray (36-4)
2 20-Jan Amendment #6 - Joint Rules
 (Posting of Roll Calls) 		8-31
3 20-Jan Amendment #17 - Joint Rules 
(Independent Redistricting Commission) 		5-34
4 20-Jan Amendment #15 - Joint Rules 
(Posting of Roll Calls) 		39-0
February
5 10-Feb S 8 - Unemployment Insurance Rate Freeze 39-0
6 10-Feb S 9 - Special Committee on Redistricting 
(Formation) 		32-4
March
7 3-Mar Article 87 - Governor's Reorganization Plan 38-0
8 31-Mar H 3318 - Supplemental Budget 
(Medicaid) 		6-32
9 31-Mar H 3318 - Supplemental Budget (Engrossment) 38-0
10 31-Mar S 1884 - Land Taking (Sandwich) 39-0
April
11 7-Apr H 3324 - Transportation Bond  39-0
12 14-Apr S 1894 - Local Aid Resolution Excused 36-0
13 28-Apr S 1058 Land Taking (Essex) 34-0
May
14 19-May Amendment #6 - Judicial Reform (S 1907)
(Personnel Appointment Transparency) 		39-0
15 19-May Amendment #8 - Judicial Reform (S 1907)
(Letters of Recommendation) 		38-0
16 19-May H 3395 - Judicial Reform 
(Engrossment) 		39-0
17 25-May Amendment #3 - Budget 
(Youth Summer Jobs) 		36-1
18 25-May Amendment #4 - Budget
(Senior Circuit Breaker) 		9-29
19 25-May Amendment #6 - Budget
(Permanent Sales Tax Holiday) 		4-34
20 25-May Amendment #9 - Budget
(Sales Tax Rollback) 		10-28
21 25-May Amendment #12 - Budget
(Income Tax Reduction) 		5-33
22 25-May Amendment #33 - Budget
(Closing Tobacco Loopholes) 		15-23
23 25-May Amendment #43 - Budget
(Active Duty Public Employees)
*Sen. Moore sponsored 		38-0
24 25-May Amendment #55 - Budget
(Local Aid Reversion) 		7-31
25 25-May Amendment #66 - Budget
(Audit of 40B Profits) 		37-1
26 25-May Amendment #67 - Budget
(CPA Field Rehabilitation) 		4-34
27 25-May Amendment #94 - Budget
(Treatment to Reduce Recidivism) 		38-0
28 25-May Amendment #274 - Budget
(Regional School Transportation)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		38-0
29 26-May Amendment #302 - Budget
(Special Ed Circuit Breaker)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		38-0
30 26-May Amendment #329 - Budget
(MCAS United States History)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		5-31
31 26-May Amendment #376 - Budget
(Shannon Grants) 		35-1
32 26-May Amendment #514 - Budget
(Elder Protective Services) 		38-0
33 26-May Amendment #523 - Budget
(Clothing Allowance) 		38-0
34 26-May Amendment #573 - Budget
(Commission on GLBT Youth) 		37-1
35 26-May Amendment #139 - Budget
(Massachusetts Cultural Council)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		38-0
36 26-May Amendment #472.1 - Budget
(Treatment of Disabled Persons) 		39-0
37 26-May Amendment #485 - Budget
(Nursing Home Bed Hold)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		12-25
June
38 9-Jun Amendment #2 - Finance Reform (S1905)
(Pension Liability - Additional Funding) 		32-5
39 9-Jun Amendment #12 - Finance Reform (S1905)
(Zero Based Budgeting)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		38-0
40 9-Jun Amendment #20 - Finance Reform (S1905)
(Personnel Costs)) 		37-0
41 9-Jun S 1905 - Finance Reform
(Engrossment)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		35-0
42 16-Jun H 3510 - Supplemental Budget
(Engrossment) 		35-0
43 30-Jun Amendment #3 - Human Trafficking (S1950)
(Increasing Max Prison Term) 		35-1
44 30-Jun Amendment #6 - Human Trafficking (S1950)
(First Offender Solicitation Program) 		36-0
45 30-Jun Amendment #17 - Human Trafficking (S1950)
(Enticement of Child - Internet) 		36-0
46 30-Jun S 1950 - Human Trafficking
(Engrossment) 		37-0
July
47 1-Jul H 3535 - Budget Conference Committee 33-4
48 1-Jul H 3565 - Budget Conference (Properties) 37-0
49 1-Jul H 2888 - Edgartown
(Enactment)  		37-0
50 11-Jul H 3580 - Municipal Health 
(Governor's Returned Message) 		37-0
51 11-Jul S 1028 - Land Taking (Andover) 36-0
52 11-Jul S 1569 - Land Taking (Wakefield) 36-0
53 11-Jul S 1930 - Land Taking (Ipswich) 36-0
54 14-Jul S 1963 - CHINS Reform
(Engrossment) 		39-0
55 21-Jul S 1967 - Community Housing
(Engrossment) 		38-0
56 28-Jul S 1985 - Dam Safety
(Engrossment)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		Excused 37-0
57 28-Jul H 3617 - Alimony Reform
(Engrossment)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		Excused 36-0
58 28-Jul S 1955 - Land Taking (Cambridge) Excused 36-1
59 28-Jul S 1987 - Post-Conviction DNA Analysis
(Engrossment) 		Excused 37-0
60 28-Jul S 156 - Sales Tax Holiday
(Permanent Holiday Amendment) 		Excused 4-32
61 28-Jul S 156 - Sales Tax Holiday
(Sustain Ruling of the Chair - Procedural) 		Excused 33-4
62 28-Jul S 156 - Sales Tax Holiday
(Engrossment) 		Excused 28-9
September
63 15-Sep H 3402 - Land Taking (Fairhaven) 34-0
64 15-Sep H 573 - Land Taking (Truro) 34-0
65 15-Sep Amendment #1 - Pension Reform (S 2010)
(Correctional Officers)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		34-0
66 15-Sep Amendment #4 - Pension Reform (S 2010)
(Unfunded Liability) 		12-22
67 15-Sep Amendment #6 - Pension Reform (S 2010)
(Table Adjustment) 		14-20
68 15-Sep Amendment #21 - Pension Reform (S 2010)
(New Teachers)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		14-20
69 15-Sep Amendment #22 - Pension Reform (S 2010)
(Anti-Spiking II) 		34-0
70 15-Sep Amendment #25 - Pension Reform (S 2010)
(Pension Surplus) 		34-0
71 15-Sep S 2010 - Pension Reform 
(Engrossment) 		PAIR
Moore: Yes
Pacheco: No		 24-10
72 26-Sep Amendment #69 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Councils on Aging) 		38-0
73 26-Sep Amendment #78 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Performing Arts)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		38-0
74 26-Sep Amendment #131 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Local Aid)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		13-25
75 26-Sep Amendment #156 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Immigration Status)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		32-6
76 26-Sep Amendment #62 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Eliminate Horse Racing Fund) 		11-26
77 26-Sep Amendment #65 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Greyhounds) 		10-27
78 26-Sep Amendment #104 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Municipal Candidates) 		37-0
79 27-Sep Amendment #118 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Cooling Off Period) 		36-1
80 27-Sep Amendment #164 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Code of Ethics) 		38-0
81 27-Sep Amendment #8 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Equitable Distribution of Funds) 		8-30
82 27-Sep Amendment #34 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Budgeted Reserves) 		6-32
October
83 6-Oct Amendment #5 - Supp. Budget (H 3737)
(Wage Law) 		5-31
84 6-Oct Amendment #6 - Supp. Budget (H 3737)
(Foster Child Tuition) 		6-30
85 6-Oct H 3737 - Supplemental Budget
(Engrossment) 		36-0
86 6-Oct H 3737 - Supplemental Budget
(Enactment) 		36-0
87 6-Oct Amendment #7 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Jobs Incentive)
*Sen. Moore co-sponsored 		4-32
88 6-Oct Amendment #40 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Stabilization Funds) 		4-32
89 6-Oct Amendment #87 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Sales Tax Reduction) 		9-27
90 6-Oct Amendment #102 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Community Mitigation) 		9-27
91 6-Oct Amendment #166 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Category 2 Licenses) 		12-24
92 11-Oct Amendment #133 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Felonies Committed by Applicants) 		38-0
93 11-Oct Amendment #137.1 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Underage Gambling) 		5-33
94 11-Oct Amendment #160.1 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Serving Free Alcohol) 		12-26
95 11-Oct Amendment #160.2 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Happy Hours) 		25-13
96 11-Oct Amendment #1 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Host Community Voting) 		11-27
97 11-Oct Amendment #56 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Strengthening Our Schools) 		34-4
98 13-Oct Amendment #91 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Gaming Revenues) 		7-31
99 13-Oct Amendment #149 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Surrounding Community Referendum) 		11-27
100 13-Oct Amendment #167 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Surrounding Community Good Faith)
*Sen. Moore sponsored 		11-27
101 13-Oct Amendment #180 - Gaming (S 2015)
(Local Election Procedure) 		37-0
102 13-Oct S 2015 - Gaming 
(Engrossment) 		24-14
103 27-Oct H 3341 - Land Taking (Hopkinton) Excused 34-0
104 27-Oct H 3660 - Land Taking (Braintree) Excused 34-0
105 27-Oct H 3690 - Land Taking (Chelsea) Excused 34-0
106 27-Oct H 3760 - Land Taking (Upton State Forest) Excused 34-0
November
107 1-Nov S 2045 - Senate Redistricting 36-0
108 1-Nov S 2044 - Land Lease (Ulin Rink) 35-0
109 1-Nov H 3667 - Land Taking (Needham) 34-0
110 2-Nov Amendment #6 - Supp. Budget (H 3667)
(Fuel Assistance) 		34-0
111 10-Nov Amendment #11 - Habitual Offenders (S2054)
(Sex Offenders) 		35-0
112 10-Nov Amendment #16 - Habitual Offenders (S2054)
(Parole Eligibility) 		7-28
113 10-Nov Amendment #21 - Habitual Offenders (S2054)
(School Zones) 		6-29
114 10-Nov Amendment #23 - Habitual Offenders (S2054)
(Parole Eligibility) 		11-24
115 10-Nov Amendment #28 - Habitual Offenders (S2054)
(Victim Representation) 		35-0
116 10-Nov S 2054 - Habitual Offenders
(Engrossment) 		36-0
117 10-Nov S 1050 - Land Taking (Taunton) 35-0
118 15-Nov S 2065 - Pension Reform Conference Report 27-10
119 15-Nov H 3807 - Gaming Conference Report 23-14
120 15-Nov H 3308 - Human Trafficking Conference Report 37-0
121 16-Nov Amendment #1 - Congressional Redistricting
(New Maps) 		8-26
122 16-Nov Amendment #1 - Congressional Redistricting
(Reconsideration) 		7-27
123 16-Nov H 3798 - Congressional Redistricting 
(Engrossment) 		31-6
124 16-Nov S 2067 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
(Engrossment) 		36-0
125 16-Nov S 2075 - Water Safety for Children
(Engrossment) 		36-0
126 16-Nov S 2074 - Renewable Energy on Landfills 36-0
127 16-Nov H 569 - Land Taking (Nantucket) 36-0
128 16-Nov S 1841 - Land Taking (Sherborn) 36-0
129 16-Nov H 3793 - Land Taking (Revere) 36-0
130 16-Nov H 3379 - Land Taking (Hamilton) 36-0
131 16-Nov H 3535 - Budget Veto Override
(Prescription Drug Waste - Sec 81) 		36-0
132 16-Nov H 3535 - Budget Veto Override
(Prescription Drug Waste - Sec 178) 		36-0
133 16-Nov H 3535 - Budget Veto Override
(Prescription Drug Waste - Sec 216)) 		36-0
134 16-Nov H 3535 - Budget Veto Override
(Prescription Drug Waste - Sec 156) 		36-0
135 16-Nov H 3797 - Land Taking (Dartmouth) 36-0
136 16-Nov H 3792 - Land Taking (Amherst) 36-0
January
138 10-Jan S 2101 - Educational Collaborative (Engrossment) 37-0
139 12-Jan

S 918 - Domestic Violence Employment Leave (Engrossment)

34-0
140 19-Jan Amendment # 1 - Supp. Budget (S 2108)  (Ruling of the Chair) 34-4
141 19-Jan Amendment # 12 - Supp. Budget (S 2108)   (Enhancing Bureau of Special Investigations) 7-28
142 19-Jan

Amendment # 15 - Supp. Budget (S 2108) (MBTA cost analysis)

31-3
143 02-Feb

Amendment # 16 - Prescription Drug Abuse (Drug Trafficking Registry)

5-30
144 02-Feb

S 2122 - Prescription Drug Abuse        (Engrossment)

 36-0

      

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