H4240
An Act 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
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Bill overview
This bill allocates funds for the fiscal year 2026 to support the operations of various state departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and activities. It also covers interest payments on outstanding debt, sinking fund requirements, and certain permanent improvements. The bill was enacted after multiple revisions and veto overrides by the House and Senate.
Key provisions
- Provides appropriations for the maintenance of state government agencies and institutions.
- Includes funding for interest payments on state debt.
- Allocates funds for sinking funds and serial bond requirements.
- Provides funding for certain permanent improvements to state infrastructure.
- Required emergency preamble due to the need for immediate action.
- Subject to multiple vetoes and overrides by the House and Senate.
- Passed over vetoes for several appropriations items.
- Reported from committees in the House and Senate.
Who is affected
- State government agencies and departments
- State institutions
- Taxpayers (through state funding)
- Residents of Massachusetts
- State employees
Notable changes
- The bill was subject to multiple vetoes and overrides by the House and Senate.
- Several appropriations items were passed over vetoes.
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Primary sponsor
FY26 General Appropriation
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Bill H.4240 194th (Current)
An Act 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
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Bill Information
Sponsor: FY26 General Appropriation Special Attachments: 11A Report - Outsides 11A Report - Insides
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and to make certain changes in law, each of which is immediately necessary or appropriate to effectuate said appropriations or for other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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| Date | Branch | Action |
| 6/30/2025 | House | Reported from the committee of conference |
| 6/30/2025 | House | Reported on a part of H4001 |
| 6/30/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 6/30/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance |
| 6/30/2025 | House | Committee of conference report accepted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 61 ) |
| 6/30/2025 | Senate | Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #58 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2) |
| 6/30/2025 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 6/30/2025 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 6/30/2025 | House | Enacted - 139 YEAS to 6 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 62 ) |
| 6/30/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 7/4/2025 | Executive | Signed (in part) by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 7/4/2025 | House | Governor returned to the House with vetoes and amendments to certain sections |
| 7/10/2025 | House | For message, see H4250 |
| 7/10/2025 | House | For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4248 for sections 20, 23 and 110 |
| 7/10/2025 | House | For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H4249 for section 29 |
| 10/8/2025 | House | The following items and sections severally reported from committee on House Ways and Means recommending, in each instance, that the action of the General Court stand; and the items and sections severally were referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 10/8/2025 | House | Committee reported, in each instance, that the matter be scheduled for consideration; and Rule 7A suspended, in each instance |
| 10/8/2025 | House | Item 0330-0300 passed over veto - 132 YEAS to 23 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 74 ) |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Item 0330-0300 passed over veto -see Roll Call #75 (Yeas 35 to Nays 3) |
| 10/8/2025 | House | Item 1231-1000 passed over veto - 143 YEAS to 11 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 75 ) |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Item 1231-1000 passed over veto -see Roll Call #76 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0) |
| 10/8/2025 | House | Item 2810-0100 passed over veto - 151 YEAS to 3 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 76 ) |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Item 2810-0100 passed over veto -see Roll Call #77 (Yeas 37 to Nays 1) |
| 10/8/2025 | House | Item 4000-0051 passed over veto - 133 YEAS to 22 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 77 ) |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Item 4000-0051 passed over veto -see Roll Call #78 (Yeas 35 to Nays 3) |
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