Bill > S1997

This bill seeks to establish a 15-member commission to evaluate and report on the potential impacts of the "Moral Budget" (a comprehensive economic proposal developed by the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies) on Massachusetts. The commission would include representatives from the state legislature, governor's office, various advocacy and business organizations, and would investigate the budget's potential effects across multiple sectors including education, housing, healthcare, family services, veterans services, transportation, voting rights, infrastructure, climate protection, and economic policy. The proposed Moral Budget includes significant national investments such as increasing education funding, providing free public college, addressing housing and homelessness, expanding healthcare access, raising the minimum wage, and redirecting military spending. The commission would be required to submit a final report to the governor and legislative committees within six months of enactment, focusing specifically on how the proposed budget might influence the standard of living for Massachusetts residents. The bill represents an effort to comprehensively analyze a holistic economic approach that aims to address systemic economic inequalities and invest in social infrastructure.

Budget and Finance

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1997