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Democratic
· State Senator
Karen Spilka
Represents District Middlesex and Norfolk in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 20 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 71 of 71 roll calls · Senate median 100%
Their bills that became law
0 of 2
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 1
Roll calls on record
71
194th General Court
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 194th General Court.
How Karen Spilka votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Karen Spilka sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Karen Spilka is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
0 of 20 party-line votes.
They voted with most Democrats on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
S3 · Site Information & Links
Senate Amendment #924 · 2025-05-22 · Failed 12–28
H5175 · Relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness
Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #205 · 2026-07-01 · Passed 32–8
S2696 · Regarding free expression
Senate Amendment #8 · 2025-11-13 · Failed 6–32
S3104 · RESOLUTIONS RESPONDING TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT’S ORDER OF MAY 7, 2026, AND ENHANCING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY
Senate Adopted Roll Call #186 · 2026-05-28 · Passed 33–6
H5350 · Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws
Senate Enacted and laid before the Governor Roll Call #146 · 2026-04-09 · Passed 33–6
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Karen Spilka was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced2
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee2
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 1 bills that became law this session.
Precept setting forth the Special Election to fill the vacancy of the First Middlesex Senatorial District
Relative to a precept setting forth the Special Election to fill the vacancy of the First Middlesex Senatorial District
Not out of committeeRules suspended and adopted · 2025-10-20
Order relative to establishing a temporary committee on rules
Not out of committeeRules suspended and adopted · 2025-01-06
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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H5629 · 2026-07-31
Enhancing child welfare protections (Senate Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence Roll Call #229)
H5627 · 2026-07-31
To improve Massachusetts home care (Senate Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence Roll Call #228)
S3200 · 2026-07-30
Site Information & Links (Senate Amendment #17)
H5469 · 2026-07-30
Promoting transparency and public access in state government (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #217)
S3175 · 2026-07-09
Protecting children from addictive social media feeds (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #206)
H5175 · 2026-07-01
Relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #205)
H5555 · 2026-07-01
Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 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 (Senate Enacted Roll Call #200)
H5511 · 2026-06-18
Relative to teacher preparation and student literacy (Senate Enacted and laid before the Governor Roll Call #195)
S3141 · 2026-06-18
Relative to primary care for you (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #197)
H5470 · 2026-06-04
Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (Senate Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence Roll Call #188)
H4361 · 2026-06-04
Relative to benefits for teachers (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #187)
S3104 · 2026-05-28
RESOLUTIONS RESPONDING TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT’S ORDER OF MAY 7, 2026, AND ENHANCING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY (Senate Adopted Roll Call #186)
H5501 · 2026-05-21
Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 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 (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #185)
S3083 · 2026-05-07
Order relative to requesting the opinions of the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court on important questions of law relative to promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment (Senate Motion)
H5316 · 2026-05-07
Promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #158)
S3050 · 2026-04-15
To build resilience for Massachusetts communities (Senate Amendment #1)
S3064 · 2026-04-15
To build resilience for Massachusetts communities (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #152)
H5280 · 2026-04-09
Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #148)
H5350 · 2026-04-09
Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws (Senate Enacted and laid before the Governor Roll Call #146)
S3040 · 2026-04-01
Fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #145)
S3014 · 2026-03-19
Promoting pet equity, treatment and safety (Senate Passed to be engrossed – Roll Call #142)
S2145 · 2026-03-19
Designating October 15 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #141)
S3028 · 2026-03-19
Promoting pet equity, treatment and safety (Senate Passed to be engrossed – Roll Call #142)
H4769 · 2026-02-26
To build resilient infrastructure to generate higher-ed transformation (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #140)
S2947 · 2026-02-12
Regarding fair housing practices in the Commonwealth (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #136)
S2945 · 2026-02-12
Modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #134)
S2959 · 2026-02-12
Regarding fair housing practices in the Commonwealth (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #136)
H4683 · 2026-01-29
Relative to teacher preparation and student literacy (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #131)
S2899 · 2026-01-15
To prevent property tax bill shocks (Senate Amendment #6)
S2899 · 2026-01-15
To prevent property tax bill shocks (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #118)
S2903 · 2026-01-15
Honoring Blue Star Families (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #128)
S2900 · 2026-01-15
Relative to municipal tax relief (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #122)
S2898 · 2026-01-15
Improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #127)
S1948 · 2026-01-15
Relative to veteran property tax work-off (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #119)
S2917 · 2026-01-15
To prevent property tax bill shocks (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #118)
S2915 · 2026-01-15
Relative to municipal tax relief (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #122)
S2916 · 2026-01-15
Improving campaign finance reporting for statewide ballot questions (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #127)
H4761 · 2025-11-19
Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (Senate Enacted Roll Call #107)
H4692 · 2025-11-19
Resolutions rescinding previous Article V Convention applications (Senate Amendment #1)
H4692 · 2025-11-19
Resolutions rescinding previous Article V Convention applications (Senate Adopted Roll Call #106)
H4645 · 2025-11-13
Relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #98)
S2696 · 2025-11-13
Regarding free expression (Senate Amendment #8)
S2696 · 2025-11-13
Regarding free expression (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #104)
S2726 · 2025-11-13
Regarding free expression (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #104)
S2676 · 2025-11-06
To enhance access, inclusion, support and equity for military connected families (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #94)
S2709 · 2025-11-06
To enhance access, inclusion, support and equity for military connected families (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #94)
H4615 · 2025-10-23
Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #93)
S2641 · 2025-10-16
Relative to menstrual product ingredient disclosure (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #73)
S2640 · 2025-10-16
To increase access to disposable menstrual products (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #72)
S2642 · 2025-10-16
Updating the Move Over Law (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #74)
S2653 · 2025-10-16
Updating the Move Over Law (Senate Passed to be engrossed – Roll Call #74)
S2608 · 2025-09-25
Establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #71)
S2619 · 2025-09-25
Establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #71)
S2543 · 2025-07-31
Strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth (Senate Enacted Roll Call #68)
S2581 · 2025-07-31
To promote student learning and mental health (Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #66)
S2563 · 2025-07-24
Amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities (Senate Passed to be engrossed – Roll Call #61)
S2564 · 2025-07-24
Amending certain archaic laws (Senate Passed to be engrossed – Roll Call #62)
H4240 · 2025-06-30
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 (Senate Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence Roll Call #58)
S2545 · 2025-06-26
Joint Rules for the Senate and House of Representatives for the 2025-2026 Legislative Session (Senate Committee of conference report accepted Roll Call #54)
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