MA H3675

Bill

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his disapproval of certain sections, and also with recommendation of amendment of certain sections contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 3650).

Introduced
07/20/2015

In Committee

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

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This bill, originating from a message from the Governor, proposes changes to an existing appropriations bill for fiscal year 2016. The Governor has disapproved certain sections and recommended amendments to others, indicating specific line items and sections he wishes to alter or remove, along with proposed monetary reductions and wording changes for various programs and initiatives. Notably, Section 191 of the bill mandates an examination of the prescribing and treatment history of individuals who died from opiate overdoses in 2014, requiring collaboration between the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Department of Public Health, with information to be collected from various state agencies and reported in an aggregate, de-identified format within one year. The Governor's actions reflect his authority to veto or amend parts of legislation passed by the legislature, aiming to refine the state's budget and policy directives.

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Last Action

See H3650 (on 07/20/2015)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H3675

(12 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H3675
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H3675.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3187	Further providing for the financing of certain improvements to municipal roads and bridges	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2015	Similar To
H3202	Providing for the terms of bonds issued by the Commonwealth for municipal road and bridge repairs	Referred to the committee on House Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets	Similar To
H3650	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 for the maintenance of the departments, boards commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements	Section 50 passed over veto - Roll Call #195 [YEAS 30 - NAYS 6]	Replaced by
H4755	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill protecting the rights of custodial and other non-teaching employees of school districts (see House, No. 2319, amended).	See H2319	Similar To
H4756	Validating the results of the annual town election held in the town of Becket on May 16, 2015	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 393 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
H49	Addressing the fiscal year 2015 budget shortfall	Reported, in part, by H52	Similar To
H55	Authorizing the town of Scituate to establish the date of its annual town election	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 13 of the Acts of 2015	Similar To
H59	Validating the actions taken at the annual town and special state elections held in the town of Westborough	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 165 of the Acts of 2015	Similar To
H60	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Reported, in part, by H3203	Similar To
H61	Providing for an employee retirement incentive program	Accompanied a study order, see H4367	Similar To
S1	Message from His Excellency the Governor relative to the general concerns of the Commonwealth	Placed on file	Similar To
S1965	Relative to energy sector compliance with the Global Warming Solutions Act	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

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