Abortion Bill Passes, As Massachusetts Senate Completes Override of Charlie Baker’s Veto

Abortion Bill Passes, As Massachusetts Senate Completes Override of Charlie Baker’s Veto

Some Democrats opposed it, virtually every Republican opposed it, but an abortion expansion bill (H.5179) will be the law of the land in Massachusetts.

Without any debate or statements on the bill, the Massachusetts Senate voted 32-8 on Tuesday afternoon to override the veto of the state's Republican governor, Charlie Baker, who vetoed the bill on Christmas Eve.

Roll Call of Abortion Bill Override Vote in the Massachusetts Senate
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Roll Call of Abortion Bill Override Vote in the Massachusetts Senate

NBP Staff

The Massachusetts Senate overrode a veto of Governor Charlie Baker of the abortion bill on Tuesday, December 29, 2020.

The vote was 32 Yea to 8 Nay. (All 40 state senators voted. No senators voted Present.)

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