Aug 3, 2026 · 6 min · 6 segments
All 160 Massachusetts legislative districts are electing members this fall, while new operating rules keep the current Legislature in session.
Ella AdamsGuest
Carrie HealyHost
Under new legislative rules, July 31st marked the end of the regular formal sessions on Beacon Hill.
But thanks to a major procedural shift, lawmakers can now continue to meet to vote on any of the bills pushed into conference committees by the deadline.
Still, by rushing major bills forward at the 11th hour, lawmakers leave themselves vulnerable to Governor Maura Healey's line-item vetoes and amendments while they're out on the trail.
Ella, who really benefits from stretching formal sessions into August, lawmakers trying to pass big policy or Governor Maura Healey?
He said that this July 31st is already different compared to this time two years ago.
Um, and so he says that the pressure will not be the same as it was in 2024, um, just because instead of having to get major bills to the desk of the governor, they instead just have to get them into conference committee, and they were doing that as of the end of last week.
Under new legislative rules, July 31st marked the end of the regular formal sessions on Beacon Hill.
But thanks to a major procedural shift, lawmakers can now continue to meet to vote on any of the bills pushed into conference committees by the deadline.
Still, by rushing major bills forward at the 11th hour, lawmakers leave themselves vulnerable to Governor Maura Healey's line-item vetoes and amendments while they're out on the trail.
Ella, who really benefits from stretching formal sessions into August, lawmakers trying to pass big policy or Governor Maura Healey?
He said that this July 31st is already different compared to this time two years ago.
Um, and so he says that the pressure will not be the same as it was in 2024, um, just because instead of having to get major bills to the desk of the governor, they instead just have to get them into conference committee, and they were doing that as of the end of last week.
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