The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 Senate, May 6, 2025

 The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was committed the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 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 (House, No. 4001) reports recommending that the same ought to pass, with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 3.

 Direct Appropriations: $60,543,124,169

 Retained Revenue Authorization: $784,552,122

 Total: $61,327,676,291

 For the Committee,

 Michael J. Rodrigues, Chair

 Joanne M. Comerford, Vice Chair

 Paul R. Feeney, Assistant Vice Chair

 SECTION 1. To provide for the operations of the several departments, boards, commissions and institutions of the commonwealth and other services of the commonwealth and for certain permanent improvements and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums set forth in this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise, subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. All sums appropriated under this act, including supplemental and deficiency budgets, shall be expended in a manner reflecting and encouraging a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for members of minority groups, women and persons with a disability. All officials and employees of an agency, board, department, commission or division receiving funds under this act shall take affirmative steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the internal affairs of state government and in their relations with the public, including those persons and organizations doing business with the commonwealth. Each agency, board, department, commission and division of the commonwealth, in spending appropriated sums and discharging its statutory responsibilities, shall adopt measures to ensure equal opportunity in the areas of hiring, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment, layoff or termination, rates of compensation, in-service or apprenticeship training programs and all other terms and conditions of employment.

 SECTION 1A. In accordance with Articles LXIII and CVII of the Articles of Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and section 6D of chapter 29 of the General Laws, it is hereby declared that the amounts of revenue set forth in this section, by source, for the respective funds of the commonwealth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 are necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for fiscal year 2026 as set forth and authorized in this act. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts from each such source by each such fund to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing those receipts with the projected receipts set forth in this section and shall include a full statement comparing the actual and projected receipts in the annual report for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those specified in this section.

 Revenue Source All Budgeted Funds General Fund Commonwealth Transportation Fund              Other Major Funds              Other Funds

 Alcoholic Beverages $98.1 $98.1 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Banks $18.7 $18.7 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Cigarettes $262.3 $262.3 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Corporations $4,078.2 $4,078.2 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Deeds $376.8 $376.8 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Fair Share Income Surtax $2,400.0 $1,800.0 $600.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Income $24,240.0 $24,240.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Inheritance and Estate $517.0 $517.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Insurance $784.3 $757.3 $0.0 $0.0 $27.0

 Marijuana Excise $185.9 $0.0 $0.0 $185.9 $0.0

 Motor Fuel $742.2 $0.0 $741.2 $0.0 $1.0

 Public Utilities $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Room Occupancy $265.0 $265.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Sales - Regular $6,727.0 $4,438.3 $0.0 $0.0 $2,288.7

 Sales - Meals $1,725.0 $1,725.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Sales - Motor Vehicles $1,181.0 $0.0 $779.2 $0.0 $401.8

 Miscellaneous $12.6 $12.6 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Fiscal Year 2026 Base Tax Revenue Estimate $43,614.0 $38,589.2 $2,120.4              $185.9              $2,718.5

 Statutory Tax Transfers         

 Annual Contribution to the State Pension System -$4,334.2 -$4,334.2 $0.0              $0.0              $0.0

 Excess Capital Gains to State Pension System -$599.0 -$599.0 $0.0              $0.0              $0.0

 Sales Tax Transfer to the MBTA -$1,425.3 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 -$1,425.3

 Sales Tax Transfer to the MSBA -$1,265.3 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 -$1,265.3

 UI Surcharge to the Workforce Training Trust Fund -$27.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 -$27.0

 Fair Share Surtax to Education and Transportation Fund -$1,185.0 -$1,185.0              $0.0              $0.0              $0.0

 Fair Share Surtax to Education and Transportation Reserves -$615.0 -$615.0              $0.0              $0.0              $0.0

 Excess Capital Gains to the Stabilization Fund -$33.3 -$33.3 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Excess Capital Gains to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund -$33.3 -$33.3 $0.0              $0.0              $0.0

 Total Statutory Tax Transfers -$9,517.3 -$6,799.7 $0.0 $0.0 -$2,717.6

 Total Fiscal Year 2026 Consensus Tax Revenue Available for Budget $34,096.7              $31,789.4              $2,120.4              $185.9              $1.0

 Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue         

 Tax-Related Settlements & Judgments $50.0 $50.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Total Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue $50.0 $50.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0

 Total Taxes for Budget $34,146.7 $31,839.4 $2,120.4 $185.9 $1.0

 Non-Tax Revenue         

 Federal Reimbursements $15,759.3 $15,750.8 $0.0 $0.0 $8.4

 Departmental Revenues $6,517.0 $5,759.8 $695.5 $49.8 $11.9

 Consolidated Transfers $4,830.6 $3,183.8 $85.4 $319.8 $1,241.7

 Total Non-Tax Revenue $27,106.8 $24,694.4 $780.8 $369.5 $1,262.0

 Fiscal Year 2026 Grand Total $61,253.5 $56,533.8 $2,901.2 $555.5 $1,263.0

 SECTION 1B. The comptroller shall keep a distinct account of actual receipts of non-tax revenues by each department, board, commission or institution to furnish the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means with quarterly statements comparing those receipts with projected receipts set forth in this section and to include a full statement comparing those receipts with projected receipts in the annual report for the fiscal year pursuant to section 12 of chapter 7A of the General Laws. The quarterly and annual reports shall also include detailed statements of any other sources of revenue for the budgeted funds in addition to those sources specified in this section.

 Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary Federal Revenues Departmental Revenues              Budgeted Transfers              Total Unrestricted              Total Restricted

 Judiciary         

 Supreme Judicial Court $0 $2,183,220 $0 $2,183,220 $0

 Committee for Public Counsel $0 $3,275,000 $0 $3,275,000 $0

 Appeals Court $0 $315,317 $0 $315,317 $0

 Trial Court $0 $61,634,000 $0 $61,634,000 $0

 Total $0 $67,407,537 $0 $67,407,537 $0

 District Attorneys         

 Middlesex District Attorney's Office $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Worcester District Attorney's Office $0 $5,000 $0 $5,000 $0

 Plymouth District Attorney's Office $0 $1,000 $0 $1,000 $0

 Total $0 $6,000 $0 $6,000 $0

 Secretary of the Commonwealth         

 Secretary of the Commonwealth $0 $296,118,673 $0 $295,603,673 $515,000

 Total $0 $296,118,673 $0 $295,603,673 $515,000

 Treasurer and Receiver General         

 Office of the Treasurer $0 $549,245,500 $604,814,937 $1,123,710,437              $30,350,000

 Massachusetts Cultural Council $0 $16,000 $0 $16,000 $0

 State Lottery Commission $0 $115,707,006 $1,238,645,216 $1,354,352,222              $0

 Total $0 $664,968,506 $1,843,460,153 $2,478,078,659 $30,350,000

 Attorney General         

 Office of the Attorney General $4,426,908 $51,942,184 $0 $48,960,797              $7,408,295

 Total $4,426,908 $51,942,184 $0 $48,960,797 $7,408,295

 State Ethics Commission         

 State Ethics Commission $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Inspector General         

 Office of the Inspector General $0 $1,680,000 $0 $0 $1,680,000

 Total $0 $1,680,000 $0 $0 $1,680,000

 Office of Campaign and Political Finance         

 Office of Campaign and Political Finance $0 $54,500 $0 $54,500              $0

 Total $0 $54,500 $0 $54,500 $0

 Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination         

 Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination $2,500,000 $440,000 $0              $30,000              $2,910,000

 Total $2,500,000 $440,000 $0 $30,000 $2,910,000

 Office of the State Comptroller         

 Office of the State Comptroller $0 $6,366,806 $1,920,615,333 $1,926,862,139              $120,000

 Total $0 $6,366,806 $1,920,615,333 $1,926,862,139 $120,000

 Massachusetts Gaming Commission         

 Massachusetts Gaming Commission $0 $0 $393,481,438 $393,481,438 $0

 Total $0 $0 $393,481,438 $393,481,438 $0

 Cannabis Control Commission         

 Cannabis Control Commission $0 $19,781,406 $0 $19,781,406 $0

 Total $0 $19,781,406 $0 $19,781,406 $0

 Executive Office for Administration and Finance         

 Secretary of Administration and Finance $0 $201,150,000 $721,129,000 $922,279,000              $0

 Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance $0 $4,567,573 $11,296,867              $4,567,573              $11,296,867

 Civil Service Commission $0 $12,500 $0 $12,500 $0

 Group Insurance Commission $0 $1,135,914,348 $409,862,157 $1,543,579,759              $2,196,746

 Division of Administrative Law Appeals $0 $70,000 $0 $0 $70,000

 Department of Revenue $63,125,570 $180,908,168 $0 $237,266,487 $6,767,251

 Appellate Tax Board $0 $2,985,306 $0 $2,585,306 $400,000

 Human Resources Division $0 $2,160,000 $0 $2,160,000 $0

 Operational Services Division $0 $30,421,408 $0 $12,271,701 $18,149,707

 Total $63,125,570 $1,558,189,303 $1,142,288,024 $2,724,722,326              $38,880,571

 Executive Office of Technology Services and Security                       

 Executive Office of Technology Services and Security $0 $2,733,931 $0              $0              $2,733,931

 Total $0 $2,733,931 $0 $0 $2,733,931

 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs                       

 Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs $25,000 $5,050,000              $0              $4,385,000              $690,000

 Department of Public Utilities $0 $53,426,437 $0 $53,426,437 $0

 Department of Environmental Protection $0 $34,723,982 $0 $28,638,164              $6,085,818

 Department of Fish and Game $8,420,000 $13,181,789 $1,945,000 $23,078,800              $467,989

 Department of Agricultural Resources $0 $6,846,325 $0 $6,846,325              $0

 Department of Conservation and Recreation $0 $27,892,691 $0 $27,892,691              $0

 Department of Energy Resources $0 $9,031,633 $0 $9,031,633 $0

 Total $8,445,000 $150,152,857 $1,945,000 $153,299,050 $7,243,807

 Executive Office of Health and Human Services         

 Department of Veterans' Services $0 $760,000 $0 $0 $760,000

 Secretary of Health and Human Services $12,542,481,426 $2,206,468,318              $16,000,000              $14,449,949,744              $315,000,000

 Mass Commission for the Blind $5,037,612 $7,500 $0 $5,045,112 $0

 Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission $9,207,866 $40,000 $0 $9,247,866              $0

 Mass Commission for the Deaf $246,064 $3,500 $0 $249,564 $0

 Chelsea Soldiers' Home $16,424,436 $2,078,384 $0 $18,502,820 $0

 Holyoke Soldiers' Home $7,871,365 $1,518,702 $0 $7,200,424 $2,189,643

 Department of Youth Services $5,706,738 $130,000 $0 $5,836,738              $0

 Department of Transitional Assistance $499,856,389 $925,000 $17,600,000              $518,381,389              $0

 Department of Public Health $172,730,525 $120,265,042 $1,500,000 $146,100,364              $148,395,203

 Department of Children and Families $349,397,551 $2,658,000 $700,000 $345,720,124              $7,035,427

 Department of Mental Health $140,513,535 $26,644,612 $20,000,000 $187,033,147              $125,000

 Department of Developmental Services $1,189,415,397 $3,875,621 $0              $1,193,291,018              $0

 Department of Elder Affairs $227,733,737 $1,434,850 $0 $229,168,587 $0

 Total $15,166,622,641 $2,366,809,529 $55,800,000 $17,115,726,897              $473,505,273

 Health Policy Commission         

 Health Policy Commission $0 $11,948,856 $0 $11,948,856 $0

 Total $0 $11,948,856 $0 $11,948,856 $0

 Center for Health Information and Analysis         

 Center for Health Information and Analysis $0 $48,918,094 $0 $48,918,094              $0

 Total $0 $48,918,094 $0 $48,918,094 $0

 Board of Library Commissioners         

 Board of Library Commissioners $0 $3,200 $0 $3,200 $0

 Total $0 $3,200 $0 $3,200 $0

 Executive Office of Economic Development         

 Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation $0 $1,856,490 $0              $861,038              $995,452

 Division of Banks $0 $45,629,760 $0 $44,129,760 $1,500,000

 Division of Insurance $0 $159,768,412 $0 $159,768,412 $0

 Division of Professional Licensure $0 $42,520,330 $0 $22,603,769 $19,916,561

 Division of Standards $0 $3,293,008 $0 $2,417,577 $875,431

 Department of Telecommunications and Cable $0 $5,198,884 $0 $5,198,884              $0

 Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism $0 $0 $2,492,000 $2,492,000              $0

 Total $0 $258,266,884 $2,492,000 $237,471,440 $23,287,444

 Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities                       

 Housing and Livable Communities $0 $6,897,012 $0 $3,325,500 $3,571,512

 Total $0 $6,897,012 $0 $3,325,500 $3,571,512

 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development                       

 Labor and Workforce Development  $0 $2,300,150 $23,238,419 $25,077,493              $461,076

 Total $0 $2,300,150 $23,238,419 $25,077,493 $461,076

 Executive Office of Education         

 Department of Early Education and Care $306,415,325 $2,226,146 $0 $308,121,471              $520,000

 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education $0 $7,750,792 $0              $5,026,250              $2,724,542

 Department of Higher Education $0 $8,000,000 $0 $8,000,000 $0

 University of Massachusetts $0 $110,000,000 $0 $110,000,000 $0

 Bridgewater State College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Fitchburg State College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Framingham State College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Massachusetts College of Art and Design $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Salem State College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Westfield State College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Worcester State College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Berkshire Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Bristol Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Cape Cod Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Greenfield Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Holyoke Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Mass Bay Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Massasoit Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Middlesex Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Mount Wachusett Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Northern Essex Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 North Shore Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Quinsigamond Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Springfield Technical Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Roxbury Community College $0 $2,500,000 $0 $0 $2,500,000

 Bunker Hill Community College $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

 Total $306,415,325 $130,476,938 $0 $431,147,721 $5,744,542

 Executive Office of Public Safety and Security         

 Executive Office of Public Safety and Security $0 $2,100,000 $0 $2,100,000              $0

 Office of the Chief Medical Examiner $0 $10,164,450 $0 $1,517,565              $8,646,885

 Criminal History Systems Board $0 $34,916,711 $0 $28,593,036 $6,323,675

 Department of State Police $1,935,922 $111,433,000 $0 $2,663,000 $110,705,922

 Municipal Police Training Council $0 $2,800,000 $0 $0 $2,800,000

 Department of Fire Services $0 $61,648,536 $0 $59,314,976 $2,333,560

 Military Division $0 $1,900,000 $0 $0 $1,900,000

 Emergency Management Agency $175,000,000 $0 $0 $175,000,000 $0

 Department of Corrections $3,500,000 $6,013,000 $4,687,000 $0 $14,200,000

 Total $180,435,922 $230,975,697 $4,687,000 $269,188,577 $146,910,042

 Sheriffs         

 Hampden Sheriff's Office $825,000 $3,687,251 $0 $881,000 $3,631,251

 Worcester Sheriff's Office $25,000 $750 $0 $25,750 $0

 Middlesex Sheriff's Office $12,000 $238,996 $0 $75,996 $175,000

 Hampshire Sheriff's Office $7,600 $2,525 $0 $10,125 $0

 Berkshire Sheriff's Office $6,000 $1,605,000 $0 $11,000 $1,600,000

 Franklin Sheriff's Office $86,200 $7,000 $0 $93,200 $0

 Essex Sheriff's Office $41,000 $1,858,115 $0 $49,115 $1,850,000

 Barnstable Sheriff's Office $0 $1,552,970 $0 $2,970 $1,550,000

 Bristol Sheriff's Office $82,712 $20,000 $0 $102,712 $0

 Dukes Sheriff's Office $0 $330,656 $0 $30,656 $300,000

 Norfolk Sheriff's Office $576,000 $215,430 $0 $576,000 $215,430

 Plymouth Sheriff's Office $25,620,000 $300,000 $0 $25,620,000 $300,000

 Suffolk Sheriff's Office $0 $2,000,000 $0 $200,000 $1,800,000

 Total $27,281,512 $11,818,693 $0 $27,678,524 $11,421,681

 Massachusetts Department of Transportation         

 Massachusetts Department of Transportation $0 $628,727,105 $57,565,200 $686,292,305              $0

 Total $0 $628,727,105 $57,565,200 $686,292,305 $0

 Total Non-Tax Revenue $15,759,252,878 $6,516,983,861 $5,445,572,567              $26,965,066,132              $756,743,174