Bill > H4429

This bill makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025, totaling over $2.4 billion, and makes various changes to existing laws. * **MassHealth Fee for Service Payments:** $2,046,164,359 from the General Fund to the Executive Office of Health and Human Services for MassHealth fee for service payments. * **School Meals:** $12,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for school meals. * **Department of Correction Facility Operations:** $7,184,865 from the General Fund to the Department of Correction for facility operations. * **Housing Stabilization and Preservation Trust Fund:** $75,000,000 from the General Fund to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities for an operating transfer to the Housing Stabilization and Preservation Trust Fund. * **Snow and Ice Removal:** $60,727,344 from the Education and Transportation Fund to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for snow and ice removal services. * **Reserve for County Sheriffs' Offices:** $162,650,575 from the General Fund to the Executive Office for Administration and Finance for a reserve to support costs associated with county sheriffs' offices. * **Reserve for Substance Use Disorder Treatment:** $14,000,000 from the General Fund to the Executive Office for Administration and Finance for a reserve for expansion, upgrades, or enhancements to facilities treating men with alcohol or substance use disorder. * **Reserve for World Cup Matches:** $20,000,000 from the General Fund to the Executive Office for Administration and Finance for a reserve to support costs related to 2026 World Cup matches hosted in the commonwealth. * **Agency Debt Service Programs:** $21,000,000 from the Intragovernmental Service Fund to the Treasurer and Receiver-General for agency debt service programs. * **Public Health Hospitals:** $18,500,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Public Health for public health hospitals. * **Department of State Police:** $3,500,255 from the General Fund to the Department of State Police. * **Suffolk District Attorney's Office:** $700,000 from the General Fund to the Suffolk District Attorney's Office. * **Clean Water Trust Contract Assistance:** $6,779,246 from the General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs for Clean Water Trust contract assistance. * **Direct Supports to Reproductive Health Care Providers:** $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services for direct supports to reproductive health care providers. * **Marijuana Regulation Fund Payments:** $1,250,000 from the Marijuana Regulation Fund to the Department of Revenue for payments to cities and towns related to marijuana. The bill also includes provisions for re-appropriating unexpended balances from previous fiscal years and makes numerous amendments to existing laws related to various state agencies, programs, and administrative procedures. Many appropriations are made available through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.