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David DeCoste
MA House District 5th Plymouth
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Topics in their record
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Housing 97Government Operations & Budget 90Criminal Justice & Policing 66Labor & Employment 55Social Services & Welfare 48Transportation & Infrastructure 46Environment & Energy 43Education 41Healthcare 36Economy & Taxes 35Civil Rights & Liberties 29Agriculture 28Veterans Affairs 28Gun Policy 26Other 17Abortion & Reproductive Rights 7Defense & Military 5Technology & Privacy 5Banking & Finance 4Elections & Voting 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Immigration 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| MA House District 5th Plymouth current
Massachusetts |
Republican | Jan 7, 2015 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (185 recorded)
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H 5500
An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments…
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H. 5500 On adoption of amendment #1317 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 22248725-ddeb-43c1-9087-4edb58958302 | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/22248725-ddeb-43c1-9087-4edb58958302 CC0-1.0 |
| H. 5500 On adoption of amendment #1334 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e95a5c58-78cb-4256-a4dc-91d876f8ce9e | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e95a5c58-78cb-4256-a4dc-91d876f8ce9e CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5500 On adoption of amendment #1236 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll bcee0ea9-22a0-4eca-987d-59f1c2430b53 | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bcee0ea9-22a0-4eca-987d-59f1c2430b53 CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5500 On adoption of amendment #1232 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d404063c-8ba7-4b39-aac9-df01eaab4a0a | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d404063c-8ba7-4b39-aac9-df01eaab4a0a CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5500 On adoption of amendment #1231 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll bf26d331-a8ef-45bb-aebf-da4fa5363624 | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf26d331-a8ef-45bb-aebf-da4fa5363624 CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5500 On adoption of amendment #1593 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll bcc3f942-f2ea-49ef-8c49-da5adaf19401 | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bcc3f942-f2ea-49ef-8c49-da5adaf19401 CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5500 On adoption of amendment #1590 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll dad1c4e9-4d78-4e59-af96-124ddc9f1a21 | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dad1c4e9-4d78-4e59-af96-124ddc9f1a21 CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5500 On adoption of amendment #1588 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9600ff1f-dbd5-46dc-9e92-fbdf40084d96 | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9600ff1f-dbd5-46dc-9e92-fbdf40084d96 CC0-1.0 | |
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H 5375
An Act financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges
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H. 5375 On Engrossment | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e150efe1-192c-458c-aa37-0c4e14dcb1af | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e150efe1-192c-458c-aa37-0c4e14dcb1af CC0-1.0 |
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S 2581
An Act to promote student learning and mental health
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S. 2581 , amended On passing to be engrossed, in conc | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4e56810a-4e5a-47bc-b896-9383504f90d6 | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e56810a-4e5a-47bc-b896-9383504f90d6 CC0-1.0 |
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H 5349
Amendment H.5349
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H. 5349 On adoption of Consolidated Amendment B | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 17b4518d-a999-47a1-8599-6732e1ce31c7 | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/17b4518d-a999-47a1-8599-6732e1ce31c7 CC0-1.0 |
| H. 5349 On adoption of Consolidated Amendment A | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 612fc906-a585-4e87-abc4-eb3f7fa00234 | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/612fc906-a585-4e87-abc4-eb3f7fa00234 CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5349 On adoption of amendment #15 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e7f168f8-0ccd-4129-a782-dcaaac894df5 | Apr 8, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e7f168f8-0ccd-4129-a782-dcaaac894df5 CC0-1.0 | |
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H 5350
An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws
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H. 5350 On acceptance of the conference report | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 42d3181a-c102-48a1-a845-632c56981d1c | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42d3181a-c102-48a1-a845-632c56981d1c CC0-1.0 |
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H 5305
An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment
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H. 5305 On passing to be engrossed | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4941e20d-a610-46cb-b78c-907cea0a5df5 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4941e20d-a610-46cb-b78c-907cea0a5df5 CC0-1.0 |
| H. 5305 On adoption of amendment #14, chg | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8c76fbae-f1cc-46a2-8a1a-a4a1319044ab | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c76fbae-f1cc-46a2-8a1a-a4a1319044ab CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5305 On adoption of amendment #5, chg | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 49f3c609-d822-4dfd-9216-d6475f75dd3e | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/49f3c609-d822-4dfd-9216-d6475f75dd3e CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5305 On adoption of amendment #10, chg | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9fe6e325-1094-442a-b1b9-1a281d8b1bf4 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9fe6e325-1094-442a-b1b9-1a281d8b1bf4 CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5305 On adoption of amendment #13, chg | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f8d0cef8-978e-4312-ba37-296894cd16fc | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8d0cef8-978e-4312-ba37-296894cd16fc CC0-1.0 | |
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H 5264
An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing…
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H. 5264 On passing to be engrossed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e097d8fe-f160-4b25-bca1-7d564afd5115 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e097d8fe-f160-4b25-bca1-7d564afd5115 CC0-1.0 |
| H. 5264 On adoption of Consolidated Amendment B | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9030ebda-d6a9-49f8-abdb-295f7fdb1f02 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9030ebda-d6a9-49f8-abdb-295f7fdb1f02 CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5264 On adoption of amendment #43 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9fdff329-12f2-497c-a365-8a59c77ce318 | Mar 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9fdff329-12f2-497c-a365-8a59c77ce318 CC0-1.0 | |
| H. 5264 On adoption of Consolidated Amendment A | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6131f362-f60c-4844-b456-ca84491276d0 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6131f362-f60c-4844-b456-ca84491276d0 CC0-1.0 | |
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H 5151
An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness
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H. 5151 as amended On passing to be engrossed | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 743846c8-72fe-4f10-9d14-14f57367a83b | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/743846c8-72fe-4f10-9d14-14f57367a83b CC0-1.0 |
| H. 5151 On adoption of Consolidated Amendment C | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ef41dce3-b5c8-4f61-a252-3911de6464a0 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ef41dce3-b5c8-4f61-a252-3911de6464a0 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (73 as lead sponsor)
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H 3078
MA · —
An Act to provide municipalities with the option to freeze residential tax rate or valuation for the elderly with means tested criteria
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H 1490
MA · —
An Act relative to landlord’s right to information
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H 1489
MA · —
An Act creating the tenant’s escrow accounts
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H 551
MA · —
An Act Relative to Parental Rights in Education
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H 1493
MA · —
An Act allowing movable tiny houses as permanent residential dwellings and accessory dwelling units
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H 2598
MA · —
An Act relative to accurate firearms records
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H 2595
MA · —
An Act relative to the use of force equipment
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H 2597
MA · —
An Act relative to the definition of law enforcement officers as pertaining to possession of firearms
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HD 4114
MA · —
An Act relative to preventing road rage
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H 1492
MA · —
An Act expanding the definition of affordable housing to include manufactured homes
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