William J. Driscoll, Jr.

Voted yes on the final version of a clean energy law meant to build out a cleaner power grid and protect electric ratepayers. The House passed it 128-17.

November 14, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes on the final vote for a climate law setting a legal goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The House passed it 144-14.

January 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes on the final vote for a law banning flavored tobacco and vaping products and adding a 75% tax on e-cigarettes. The House passed it 119-33.

November 21, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes on the final vote for the 'grand bargain' law that raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour in steps, created paid family and medical leave, and set a yearly sales tax holiday. The House passed it 119-24.

June 20, 2018Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted yes on the final vote for the 'grand bargain' law that raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour in steps, created paid family and medical leave, and set a yearly sales tax holiday. The House passed it 119-24.

June 20, 2018Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for the Senate version of a transparency bill that put the governor's office under the public records law and opened set legislative records, such as committee votes, to the public. The Senate passed it 34-6.

July 30, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted yes to override Governor Baker's veto of a law letting residents without legal immigration status get driver's licenses. The override passed 119-36.

June 8, 2022Supports Immigration

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Voted to enact a $425 million spending bill for the state's emergency family shelter system. It also made shelter applicants disclose past criminal convictions. The Senate passed it 32-7.

February 26, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted yes on the final vote for a spending bill for the state's emergency family shelter system and related services. It passed the House 123-35.

April 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted yes on the final version of the Student Opportunity Act, which rewrote the state school aid formula to send more money to schools. The House passed it 156-0.

November 20, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted yes on the final vote for a police accountability law that created a state commission to certify and decertify police officers. The House passed it 91-67.

December 1, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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On 2024-08-01, Massachusetts Representative William J. Driscoll, Jr. voted in favor of the Affordable Homes Act as the final conference-committee version passed the Legislature.

August 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to enact a $425 million spending bill for the state's emergency family shelter system. It also made shelter applicants disclose past criminal convictions. The Senate passed it 32-7.

February 26, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted yes on the final vote for a spending bill for the state's emergency family shelter system and related services. It passed the House 123-35.

April 25, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass a Senate bill making public schools ban student use of phones and other personal devices during the school day. The Senate passed it 38-2.

July 31, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted yes on the final version of the Student Opportunity Act, which rewrote the state school aid formula to send more money to schools. The House passed it 156-0.

November 20, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted yes on the final version of a gun law that regulated untraceable guns and banned more assault-style firearms. It passed the House 124-33.

July 18, 2024Supports Gun Control

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Voted yes on the final vote for the 'red flag' gun law, which lets courts take guns from people found to be a danger to themselves or others. The House passed it 133-15.

June 28, 2018Supports Gun Control

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Voted to enact a law that expanded Massachusetts protections for patients and providers of abortion and gender-affirming care against out-of-state legal action. The Senate passed it 37-3.

July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted yes on the final version of a law shielding patients and providers of abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state legal actions. It passed the House 137-16.

July 26, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted yes to override Governor Baker's veto of an abortion access law. It allowed abortions after 24 weeks for fatal fetal conditions and let 16- and 17-year-olds get abortions without a parent's consent. The override passed 107-46.

December 28, 2020Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted yes on a tax relief law that raised the child and dependent tax credit to $310 per dependent and raised the estate tax threshold to $2 million. It passed the House 155-1.

September 27, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted for the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, which barred companies from selling sensitive personal data and let people opt out of targeted ads. It grew out of a committee redraft that took in his own data privacy bill. The Senate passed it 40-0.

September 25, 2025Supports Data Privacy

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Voted to enact a law that expanded Massachusetts protections for patients and providers of abortion and gender-affirming care against out-of-state legal action. The Senate passed it 37-3.

July 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted yes on the final version of a law shielding patients and providers of abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state legal actions. It passed the House 137-16.

July 26, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Voted yes on the final version of the VOTES Act, which made voting early by mail permanent for all voters. It passed the House 126-29.

June 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Voted yes on the final version of a law registering eligible voters automatically when they deal with state agencies such as the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The House passed it 134-16.

July 27, 2018Supports Civil Rights

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The Legislature's member page listed him as Senate chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health for the 2025-2026 session.

September 21, 2026

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Voted yes to pass a law giving incarcerated people unlimited free phone calls. The House passed it 132-26.

November 8, 2023

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Voted yes on the final version of the state's 2018 criminal justice reform law. The House passed it 148-5.

April 4, 2018

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