Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5534: An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2027 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill
Status: Signed into law, July 30, 2026
What the bill says
A bill entitled, "An Act Making Certain Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2027 Before Final Action on the General Appropriation Bill." Section 1 provides the spending authorization to maintain necessary services through July 31, 2026, pending the passage of the General Appropriation Act. All actions taken under this section will apply against the General Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 2027 once in effect…
From the introduced text, June 24, 2026:
a bill entitled, "An Act Making Certain Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2027 Before Final Action on the General Appropriation Bill." Section 1 provides the spending authorization to maintain necessary services through July 31, 2026, pending the passage of the General Appropriation Act. All actions taken under this section will apply against the General Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 2027 once in effect. Section 2 allows advance local aid payments to be made to any city, town, regional school district, or independent agricultural and technical school that demonstrates an emergency cash shortfall. Section 3 extends capital accounts that would otherwise expire. In order to ensure that the Commonwealth will be able to meet its payment obligations without delays, I urge your favorable action on this bill no later than June 26, 2026. Respectfully Submitted, Maura T. Healey Governor of HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5534 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2027 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill. of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount of $7,703,000,000 is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, to meet necessary obligations before …
Sponsors
- Healey, Maura T. (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 115 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Votes
- Committee Vote - House Committee on Ways and Means (June 29, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5534?
- H5534 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2027 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill.
- What does H5534 do?
- In its own words: A bill entitled, "An Act Making Certain Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2027 Before Final Action on the General Appropriation Bill." Section 1 provides the spending authorization to maintain necessary services through July 31, 2026, pending the passage of the General Appropriation Act. All actions taken under this section will apply against the General Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 2027 once in effect…
- What is the status of H5534?
- Signed into law as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 115 of the Acts of 2026 (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5534?
- Healey, Maura T. (I).
- Where is the official record for H5534?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5534
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