Bill > H4150

This bill is a comprehensive appropriations and legislative amendment act for fiscal year 2025, designed to provide supplemental funding and make various legal modifications across multiple state agencies and programs. The bill appropriates approximately $534 million in additional funding to various state departments, including $5.8 million for Veterans' Services, $95.5 million for child care programs, $134.5 million for Medical Assistance, $42.9 million for Residential Assistance for Families in Transition, and $60 million for Home Care Services. It also includes several significant policy changes, such as modifying veterans' home donation procedures, adjusting civil service employment calculations, expanding pharmacy distribution capabilities for controlled substances, revising MassHealth program advisory committee structures, and updating commercial motor vehicle regulations. The bill contains provisions for creating a new Inspector General Recovery Fund, allows more flexible fund transfers between certain state agencies, extends deadlines for various administrative processes, and authorizes salary adjustments for multiple collective bargaining agreements across state agencies. Additionally, the bill includes specific appropriations for celebrating the United States' semiquincentennial anniversary and supporting capital improvements at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

House Committee on Ways and Means (H)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4150