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MA H4615

MA H4615
Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects


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Introduced
10/15/2025
In Committee
10/20/2025
Crossed Over
10/23/2025
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

194th General Court

Bill Summary

House bill No. 4601, as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. October 15, 2025.

AI Summary

This bill makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and makes certain changes to existing laws, totaling over $2.2 billion in appropriations. * **Executive Office of Health and Human Services:** $2,046,164,359 from the General Fund for MassHealth Fee for Service Payments. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $60,727,344 from the Education and Transportation Fund for snow and ice removal services. * **House of Representatives:** $8,100,000 from the General Fund. * **Department of Correction:** $7,184,865 from the General Fund for facility operations. * **Department of State Police:** $3,500,255 from the General Fund. * **Committee for Public Counsel Services:** $2,500,000 from the General Fund for indigent persons fees and court costs. * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** $12,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for school meals. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** $12,500,000 from the General Fund for a No Cost Calls Trust Fund Transfer. * **Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs:** $6,779,246 from the General Fund for Clean Water Trust Contract Assistance. * **Suffolk District Attorney's Office:** $700,000 from the General Fund. * **Reserve Funds:** $14,000,000 from the General Fund for a reserve for substance use disorder treatment facilities and $10,000,000 from the General Fund for an awareness campaign on federal reporting requirements and vaccine outreach. * **Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund:** $35,000,000 from the General Fund for an operating transfer. * **Sports and Entertainment Events Fund:** $15,000,000 from the General Fund for costs related to 2026 World Cup matches. * **Reproductive Health Care Providers:** $5,000,000 from the General Fund for direct supports to maintain continuity of access to services at risk of federal funding reductions. * **Agency Debt Service Programs:** $21,000,000 from the Intragovernmental Service Fund. * **Re-appropriations:** Various amounts are re-appropriated for fiscal year 2026 from unexpended balances from previous fiscal years, including significant amounts for the Supreme Judicial Court ($400,000), District Attorneys' Association ($307,101), and the Center on Child Wellbeing and Trauma ($1,900,000). * **Other Appropriations:** The bill also includes numerous other appropriations for various state agencies and programs, as well as provisions related to the Southfield Redevelopment Authority and changes to healthcare financing and assessments. All appropriations are for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and funds are generally made available through June 30, 2026.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Reported, in part, by H4761 (on 11/17/2025)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4615
BillText https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4615.pdf
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