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MA H4366

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects


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Introduced
04/04/2018
In Committee
04/04/2018
Crossed Over
04/05/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

AI Summary

This bill makes supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 to provide additional funding for various state agencies and programs. Key provisions include: - Appropriating over $70 million in supplemental funding for items such as district attorney offices, the Office of the Inspector General, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Developmental Services, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of Correction, among others. - Establishing a $2 million reserve fund for the implementation of the state's new cannabis control law, and a $2.5 million reserve to assist Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands evacuees who have arrived in the commonwealth. - Making adjustments to several existing appropriation line items, including increasing funding for the Office of the Inspector General, the Office of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. - Authorizing $15.5 million for salary adjustments and other economic benefits under collective bargaining agreements. - Amending state tax laws to allow for the local option tax on marijuana sales.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Published as amended, see H4382 (on 04/05/2018)

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