Bill > S2525

This bill appropriates funds for the operations of various departments, boards, commissions, and institutions of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and for certain permanent improvements and to meet legal requirements. * **Judiciary:** * Supreme Judicial Court: $12,314,981 for operations. * Clerk's Office of the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County: $2,428,095 for operations. * Commission on Judicial Conduct: $1,187,392 for operations. * Board of Bar Examiners: $2,349,408 for services. * Committee for Public Counsel Services: $91,000,000 for operations, with provisions for public defender representation and reporting requirements. * Compensation paid to private counsel: $213,827,979, with a limit of $2,000,000 for services rendered prior to fiscal year 2026. * Fees and costs for indigent persons: $25,172,236, with a limit of $1,500,000 for services rendered prior to fiscal year 2026. * Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation: $51,000,000 for legal representation for indigent or disadvantaged residents, with reporting requirements and specific project funding. * Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee: $3,315,604 for operations, including a satellite office in the western region. * Prisoners’ Legal Services: $3,272,105 for expenses. * New England Innocence Project, Inc.: $350,000 for expenses to support exonerees. * Social Law Library: $2,960,287 for expenses. * Appeals Court: $15,794,381 for operations, including salaries. * Trial Court: $90,824,455 for salaries of justices. * Trial Court Central Administration: $365,833,714 for operations, including jury expenses, law libraries, court security, and diversity training. * Veterans Court Program: $254,222 for administration and transportation. * Alternative Dispute Resolution Programming: $1,372,241, with $250,000 for online dispute resolution. * Permanency Mediation Services: $515,000 for probate and juvenile courts. * Video Teleconferencing for Court Appearances: $254,925 for persons in the custody of houses of correction. * Probation Program: $1,373,164 for high-intensity supervision to promote successful probation outcomes and reduce recidivism. * Specialty Courts: $7,970,454 for operations. * Massachusetts Community Justice Project: $228,116 for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders involved in the criminal justice system. * Council of State Governments Justice Center - Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review: $8,662,500 for implementing recommendations to reduce recidivism. * Superior Court Department: $40,924,734 for operations. * District Court Department: $91,656,230 for operations, including a civil conciliation program. * Probate and Family Court Department: $48,053,606 for operations, including a case management triage plan. * Land Court Department: $6,103,614 for operations. * Boston Municipal Court Department: $17,013,331 for operations. * Housing Court Department: $14,717,104 for operations, including court interpreter services. * Juvenile Court Department: $27,729,013 for operations, including $50,000 for One Can Help, Inc. * Office of the Commissioner of Probation: $197,302,225 for operations, including DNA testing, drug testing, and a pretrial services unit. * Office of Community Corrections: $33,668,302 for operations and performance-based contracts. * Competitive Grant Program for Juvenile and Young Adult Diversion: $515,000 for cities and towns to pilot or expand diversion programs. * Community-Based Residential Re-entry Programs: $16,079,410 for programs to reduce recidivism. * Office of the Jury Commissioner: $3,998,640 for operations. * **District Attorneys:** * Suffolk District Attorney's Office: $29,078,956 for operations, including victim assistance and child abuse prosecution programs. * Middlesex District Attorney's Office: $24,748,204 for operations. * Eastern District Attorney's Office: $15,002,530 for operations. * Worcester District Attorney's Office: $16,246,281 for operations. * Hampden District Attorney's Office: $16,892,176 for operations. * Northwestern District Attorney's Office: $10,250,676 for operations, including $90,000 for NoFIRES, Inc. and $150,000 for the Opioid Task Force. * Norfolk District Attorney's Office: $14,643,846 for operations. * Plymouth District Attorney's Office: $12,934,832 for operations. * Bristol District Attorney's Office: $14,863,264 for operations. * Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office: $6,715,417 for operations. * Berkshire District Attorney's Office: $6,137,391 for operations. * Massachusetts District Attorneys Association: $499,950 for drug diversion programs for nonviolent young adult drug offenders. * Massachusetts District Attorneys Association: $2,938,927 for automation, case management, and tracking systems. * Massachusetts District Attorneys Association: $1,000,000 for retention of assistant district attorneys and nonattorney staff. * Massachusetts District Attorneys Association: $3,364,704 for wide area network costs. * **Executive:** * Offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor's Council: $6,173,602 for operations and extraordinary expenses. * Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience: $500,000 for operations. * **Secretary of the Commonwealth:** * Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth: $8,639,411 for operations. * State House Gift Shop: $15,000 for restocking inventory. * Corporations Division: $606,206 for operations, including a corporate dissolution program. * Archives Division: $879,130 for operations, including preservation grants. * Records Center: $36,259 for operations. * Archives Facility: $847,715 for operations. * Commonwealth Museum: $430,673 for operations. * University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute: $1,030,663 for technical assistance on U.S. census data and population estimates. * Remote Online Notarization Program: $500,000 for administration and monitoring. * Address Confidentiality Program: $327,582 for operations. * Printing of Public Documents: $577,146 for operations. * Elections Division: $14,085,226 for operations, including voter registration and education grants. * Central Voter Registration Computer System: $11,448,118 for operations. * Early Voting Implementation: $3,000,000 for implementation. * Voter Information: $455,738 for providing information to voters. * Massachusetts Historical Commission: $1,153,624 for operations. * Ballot Law Commission: $10,384 for operations. * Records Conservation Board: $36,396 for operations. * Registries of Deeds: Various amounts for operations in Lawrence ($1,431,071), Salem ($3,246,205), Franklin County ($711,431), Hampden County ($2,230,765), Hampshire County ($890,512), Lowell ($1,358,057), Cambridge ($4,587,131), Adams ($475,103), Pittsfield ($642,533), Great Barrington ($381,268), Suffolk County ($2,685,808), Fitchburg ($826,636), and Worcester ($2,658,397). * **Treasurer and Receiver General:** * Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General: $12,695,256 for operations. * Office of Economic Empowerment: $1,726,700 for financial literacy promotion. * Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission: $6,255,309 for regulation and control of alcoholic beverages. * Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission: $350,000 for underage drinking prevention programs. * Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission: $348,780 for enhanced liquor enforcement programs. * Payments to Veterans: $2,803,626 for payments under specific acts. * Bonus Payments to War Veterans: $44,500 for bonus payments. * Public Safety Employee Killed in Line of Duty Benefit: $600,000 for benefit payments. * State Lottery Commission: $115,754,135 for operations and arts lottery. * State Lottery Commission: $4,321,359 for monitor games. * State Lottery Commission: $6,000,000 for promotional activities. * State Lottery Commission: $618,509 for contributions to the health and welfare fund. * Massachusetts Cultural Council: $26,245,152 for services and operations, including grants. * Debt Service: $270,606,457 for the accelerated bridge program. * Debt Service: $2,250,387,453 for bonded debt and bond sales. * Debt Service: $82,370,751 for central artery/third harbor tunnel funding shortfall. * Debt Service: $28,681,484 for bonds, notes, and other obligations. * **Office of the State Auditor:** * Office of the State Auditor: $20,200,234 for operations. * Division of Local Mandates: $443,932 for operations. * Bureau of Special Investigations: $2,599,086 for operations. * Medicaid Audit Unit: $1,483,719 for preventing and identifying fraud and abuse in MassHealth. * Data Analytic Techniques for Fraud Identification: $557,724 for costs related to identifying fraud. * Information Technology Audit Unit: $865,519 for audits of IT activities. * **Police Reform Commission:** * Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission: $8,922,427 for operations. * Commission on the Status of African Americans: $150,000 for operations. * Commission on the Status of Latinos and Latinas: $150,000 for operations. * Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities: $150,000 for operations. * Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: $150,000 for operations. * **Office of the Attorney General:** * Office of the Attorney General: $48,072,168 for operations, including consumer aid and a high-tech crime unit. * False Claims Program: $4,542,326 for enforcement of false claims laws. * Office of Ratepayer Advocacy: $3,233,255 for participation in regulatory proceedings. * Clean Water Act Enforcement: $618,201 for litigation recoveries. * Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: $5,726,249 for investigation and prosecution of abuse and neglect. * Wage Enforcement Program: $7,367,276 for enforcement of prevailing wage and construction laws. * Litigation Recoveries: $3,856,817 for obtaining significant recoveries for the Commonwealth. * Overtime Costs for State Police: $857,588 for overtime costs of state police officers assigned to the Attorney General's office. * Insurance Administrative/Judicial Proceedings: $2,033,032 for costs related to insurance proceedings. * Automobile Insurance Fraud Investigation: $581,532 for investigation and prosecution. * Workers' Compensation Fraud Investigation: $408,338 for investigation and prosecution. * Division of Gaming Enforcement: $596,773 for costs incurred. * Opioid Addiction Combating Programs: $2,738,897 for investigation and enforcement of opioid dispensing practices. * Civil Penalties Revolving Fund: $2,247,769 for enforcement of civil laws. * **Victim and Witness Assistance Board:** * Compensation to Victims of Violent Crimes: $3,426,323 for compensation. * Victim and Witness Assistance Board: $2,213,707 for operation of trainings and educational programming. * SAFEPLAN Advocacy Program: $2,453,510 for salaries and administration. * **State Ethics Commission:** * State Ethics Commission: $3,788,198 for operations. * **Office of the Inspector General:** * Office of the Inspector General: $5,856,039 for operations. * OIG Academy Programs: $1,680,000 for operation of academy programs. * Bureau of Program Integrity: $813,324 for operations. * Data Analytics Unit: $626,933 for operations. * Internal Special Audit Unit: $1,272,054 for operations. * Division of State Police Oversight: $467,913 for operations. * **Office of Campaign and Political Finance:** * Office of Campaign and Political Finance: $2,207,235 for operations. * **Office of the Child Advocate:** * Office of the Child Advocate: $5,191,014 for operations, including support for transition-age youth and a pilot program for young mothers. * State Center on Child Wellbeing and Trauma: $3,750,000 for operations. * **Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination:** * Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination: $8,811,293 for operations. * Fair Housing Programs: $1,100,000 for operations. * Training and Monitoring Programs: $409,999 for operations. * Fair Employment Programs: $1,400,000 for operations. * **Commission on the Status of Women:** * Commission on the Status of Women: $972,297 for operations. * **Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:** * Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: $359,272 for operations. * **Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Youth:** * Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Youth: $1,600,000 for operations. * **Commission on the Status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders:** * Commission on the Status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: $586,188 for operations. * **Office of the Veteran Advocate:** * Office of the Veteran Advocate: $1,000,000 for operations. * **Office of the Comptroller:** * Office of the Comptroller: $11,419,113 for management of accounting and financial systems. * **Cannabis Control Commission:** * Cannabis Control Commission: $16,424,371 for operations. * Cannabis Control Commission: $3,457,320 for oversight of the medical marijuana industry. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** * Office of the Secretary: $4,911,475 for operations. * Supporting Accountability and Transparency: $58