Massachusetts FY2026 Appropriations Act
Summary
Massachusetts Governor signed H5348 into law on April 6, 2026, enacting the fiscal year 2026 appropriations act to supplement existing state budget allocations and fund various state activities and projects. The bill was passed by both chambers under emergency preamble procedures before receiving gubernatorial approval.
What changed
H5348 enacts the fiscal year 2026 appropriations for Massachusetts, providing supplemental funding to existing state programs and authorizing new expenditures for various state activities and projects. The bill establishes the legal framework for state spending in FY2026.
Affected parties including state agencies, local governments, and organizations receiving state funding should review the specific appropriation amounts and any new conditions attached to funding allocations. Compliance officers at funded entities should verify continued eligibility requirements and reporting obligations under the new appropriations act.
What to do next
- Review departmental allocations under the FY2026 appropriations
- Assess impact on existing funded programs and projects
- Monitor for implementing regulations or budget circulars from state agencies
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Massachusetts / H5348 Signed by Governor H5348 H Signed by Governor 2026-04-06
Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects
Bill Details
State Massachusetts
Session 194th General Court
Chamber House
Official Source malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5348
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House Committee on Ways and Means
Action History
2026-04-06 S Enacted and laid before the Governor 2026-04-06 H Enacted 2026-04-06 S Emergency preamble adopted 2026-04-06 H Emergency preamble adopted 2026-04-06 S Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed 2026-04-06 H Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed 2026-04-06 H Rules suspended 2026-04-06 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Ordersof the Day for the next sitting 2026-04-06 H Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling 2026-04-06 H Reported on a part of H5050 2026-04-06 H Reported by the committee on House Ways and Means
Committee Referrals
2026-04-06 H Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Bill Text Versions
2026-04-06 Introduced Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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