Bill > H5264

This bill makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and enacts various changes to law, totaling over $1.3 billion in appropriations. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** $300,000,000 from the General Fund for Group Insurance Premium and Plan Costs. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $525,000,000 from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority deficiency fund for commuter rail service, rider affordability initiatives, and the income-eligible reduced fare program. * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** $150,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for special education instructional and transportation costs. * **Department of Correction:** $31,009,996 from the General Fund for facility operations. * **Department of Transitional Assistance:** $41,651,558 from the General Fund for DTA Caseworkers. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $125,000,000 from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority workforce/safety reserve for MBTA workforce and safety initiatives. * **Executive Office of Health and Human Services:** $600,000 from the General Fund for WIC Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue. * **Committee for Public Counsel Services:** $12,300,000 from the General Fund for Indigent Persons Fees and Court Costs. * **Office of the Comptroller:** $25,000,000 from the General Fund for Settlements and Judgments. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $50,000,000 from the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for general transportation projects. * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** $20,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Innovation Fund for Green Schoolworks. * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** $10,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Innovation Fund for Targeted Scholarships. * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** $5,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Innovation Fund for Adult Basic Education and Workforce Readiness. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** $35,000,000 from the General Fund for the federal Home Energy Assistance Program. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** $54,472,655 from the General Fund for a reserve to support the operations of the 14 county sheriffs’ offices. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** $10,000,000 from the General Fund for Boston Soccer 2026 Corp. and activities related to the 2026 World Cup. * **Department of Higher Education:** $10,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for public higher education endowment and capital outlay programs. * **University of Massachusetts:** $10,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for public higher education endowment and capital outlay programs. * **Department of Higher Education:** $18,300,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for financial assistance to Massachusetts students. * **Department of Higher Education:** $5,100,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for programs to encourage graduates to work as public school educators. * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** $38,700,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for efforts to reduce waitlists for early education and care programs. * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** $1,000,000 from the Education and Transportation Fund for civics education programs. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $60,000,000 from the General Fund for MBTA physical infrastructure improvements. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $20,000,000 from the General Fund for a low-income reduced fare program for the MBTA. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $25,000,000 from the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for workforce and training initiatives at regional transit authorities. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $10,000,000 from the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for water transportation infrastructure improvements. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $30,000,000 from the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund for workforce pipeline and capital project delivery initiatives. * **Massachusetts Department of Transportation:** $30,000,000 from the General Fund for sustainable aviation fuel initiatives. The bill also includes provisions related to tax law, including changes to deductions for research and experimental expenditures, the creation of a tax on pass-through entities, and a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel. Many of these tax provisions have specific effective dates and conditions, some tied to the outcome of a 2026 ballot initiative. The appropriations are generally available through fiscal year 2027, with some extending to fiscal year 2029.