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MassachusettsH 4237194th General Court (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2026 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill

Sponsored By: Maura T. Healey

Signed by Governor

House Ways and MeansHouse Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Interim $7.463B keeps services running

The law provides $7.463 billion for the year ending June 30, 2026. The money keeps state departments and programs operating before the General Appropriation Act takes effect. It stops being operative once that act is effective. All spending under this section must match and count against that act.

Emergency advances for cities and schools

The State Treasurer can pay some or all regular local aid early. Cities, towns, regional school districts, and independent agricultural and technical schools qualify only with an emergency cash shortfall. The Commissioner of Revenue must certify the shortfall, and the Secretary of Administration and Finance must approve it. All advances follow the Secretary’s guidelines.

Keeps capital funds for fiscal 2026

Unspent capital account balances that would revert on June 30, 2025 stay available if needed for fiscal year 2026 obligations. This reauthorization ends when a capital account extension law is enacted.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Maura T. Healey

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 313 • No: 2

House vote • 6/30/2025

Passed to be engrossed

Yes: 143 • No: 1

committee vote • 6/30/2025

Committee Favorable: H.4237 “An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2026 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill”

Yes: 26 • No: 0 • Other: 10

House vote • 6/30/2025

Enacted

Yes: 144 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Ats of 2025

    7/1/2025Senate

  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor

    6/30/2025Senate

  3. Enacted - 144 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 60)

    6/30/2025House

  4. Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

    6/30/2025Senate

  5. Passed to be engrossed - 143 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 59)

    6/30/2025House

  6. Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended and read third

    6/30/2025House

  7. Rules suspended

    6/30/2025House

  8. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

    6/30/2025House

  9. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    6/30/2025House

  10. Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    6/26/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enacted by the legislature

    6/30/2025

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