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HOUSE . . . . . . . No. 4600
           The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
                    ______________________________________
                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April 10, 2024.
   The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the
message from Her Excellency the Governor submitting the annual budget
of the Commonwealth for the fiscal year beginning July first, two
thousand twenty-four (House, No. 2), reports, in part, recommending that
the accompanying bill (House, No. 4600) ought to pass [Total
Appropriation: $57,913,756,627.00].
                             For the committee,
                                                    AARON MICHLEWITZ.
                                              FILED ON: 4/10/2024
 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4600
                           The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
                                                 _______________
                               In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
                                                  (2023-2024)
                                                 _______________
An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 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.
        Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is
immediately to make appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, 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.
         Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
         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
provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. 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, 2025 are
necessary and sufficient to provide the means to defray the appropriations and expenditures from such funds for said
fiscal year 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 such receipts with the projected receipts
set forth in this section, and include a full statement comparing such actual and projected receipts in the annual report
for said 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 specified in this
section.
Fiscal Year 2025 Revenue by Source and Budgeted Fund (in Millions)
                                                                      All                   Commonwealth       Other
                                                                   Budgeted     General     Transportation     Major       Other
 Revenue Source                                                     Funds        Fund           Fund           Funds       Funds
 Alcoholic Beverages                                                   102.9        102.9                  .         .           .
 Banks                                                                  24.4         24.4                  .         .           .
 Cigarettes                                                            266.3        266.3                  .         .           .
 Corporations                                                        4,280.5      4,280.5                  .         .           .
 Deeds                                                                 336.3        336.3                  .         .           .
 Fair Share                                                          1,300.0      1,050.0            250.0           .           .
 Income                                                             22,761.0     22,761.0                  .         .           .
 Inheritance and Estate                                                680.1        680.1                  .         .           .
 Insurance                                                             735.7        708.7                  .         .        27.0
 Marijuana Excise                                                      172.6            .                  .     172.6           .
 Motor Fuel                                                            727.5            .            726.5           .          .9
 Public Utilities                                                           .           .                  .         .           .
 Room Occupancy                                                        280.0        280.0                  .         .           .
 Sales - Regular                                                     6,834.0      4,513.1                  .         .     2,320.9
 Sales - Meals                                                       1,670.0      1,670.0                  .         .           .
 Sales - Motor Vehicles                                              1,325.0            .            875.0           .       450.0
 Miscellaneous                                                            5.9         5.9                  .         .           .
 Fiscal Year 2025 Base Tax Revenue Estimate                         41,502.0     36,679.0          1,851.6       172.6     2,798.8
 Statutory Tax Transfers
 Annual Contribution to the State Pension System                     -4,499.9    -4,499.9                  .           .          .
 Sales Tax Transfer to the MBTA                                      -1,465.4           .                  .           .   -1,465.4
 Sales Tax Transfer to the MSBA                                      -1,305.4           .                  .           .   -1,305.4
 UI Surcharge to the Workforce Training Trust Fund                      -27.0           .                  .           .      -27.0
 Fair Share Transfer to Education and Transportation Fund            -1,050.0    -1,050.0                  .           .          .
 Excess Capital Gains to the Stabilization Fund                         -96.8       -96.8                  .           .          .
 Excess Capital Gains Tax to Disaster Relief and Resiliency Fund        -13.8       -13.8                  .           .          .
 Excess Capital Gains to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund          -13.8       -13.8                  .           .          .
 Total Statutory Tax Transfers                                       -8,486.1    -5,688.2                  .           .   -2,797.9
 Total Fiscal Year 2025 Consensus Tax Revenue Available For
                                                                    33,015.9     30,990.8           1,851.6      172.6           .9
 Budget
 Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue
 Tax-Related Settlements & Judgments                                    50.0         50.0                 .          .            .
 Tax Amnesty Program                                                    75.0         75.0                 .          .            .
 Tax Enforcement Initiatives and Elimination of Tax Loopholes           60.0         60.0                 .          .            .
 Total Tax Initiatives and Other Tax Revenue                           185.0        185.0                 .          .            .
 Total Taxes for Budget                                             33,200.9     31,175.8           1,851.6      172.6           .9
 Non-Tax Revenue
 Federal Reimbursements                                             14,326.5     14,318.1                 .          .         8.4
 Departmental Revenues                                               6,292.7      5,536.0             692.9       12.3        51.6
 Consolidated Transfers                                              4,145.0      4,145.0                 .          .           .
 Total Non-Tax Revenue                                              24,764.3     23,999.2             692.9       12.3        60.0
 FISCAL YEAR 2025 GRAND TOTAL                                       57,965.2     55,175.0           2,544.4      184.9        60.9
       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 such receipts with projected receipts
set forth in this section and to include a full statement comparing such receipts with projected receipts in the annual
report for such 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
specified in this section.
 Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary
                                             Federal        Departmental      Budgeted            Total           Total
 Revenue Source                             Revenues         Revenues         Transfers        Unrestricted     Restricted
 Judiciary
 Supreme Judicial Court                                $0      $2,132,723                 $0      $2,132,723             $0
 Committee for Public Counsel                          $0      $3,425,000                 $0      $3,425,000             $0
 Appeals Court                                         $0        $293,500                 $0        $293,500             $0
 Trial Court                                           $0     $61,191,183                 $0     $61,191,183             $0
                                   TOTAL:              $0     $67,042,406                 $0     $67,042,406             $0
 District Attorneys
 Middlesex District Attorney                           $0             $0                  $0              $0             $0
 Plymouth District Attorney                            $0          $1,000                 $0          $1,000             $0
 Worcester District Attorney                           $0             $0                  $0              $0             $0
                                   TOTAL:              $0          $1,000                 $0          $1,000             $0
 Governor
 Office of the Governor                                $0             $0                  $0              $0             $0
                                   TOTAL:              $0             $0                  $0              $0             $0
 Secretary of the Commonwealth
 Secretary of the Commonwealth                         $0    $280,116,269                 $0    $279,607,619       $531,000
                                   TOTAL:              $0    $280,116,269                 $0    $279,607,619       $531,000
 Treasurer and Receiver General
 Office of the Treasurer                               $0    $707,555,236    $402,650,309      $1,089,855,545   $55,004,312
 Massachusetts Cultural Council                        $0         $16,000                 $0         $16,000             $0
 Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board              $0     $40,000,000                 $0     $40,000,000             $0
 State Lottery Commission                              $0         $31,200   $1,552,419,651     $1,552,450,851            $0
                                   TOTAL:              $0    $747,602,436   $1,955,069,960     $2,682,322,396   $55,004,312
 Attorney General
 Office of the Attorney General               $4,426,908      $50,791,924                 $0     $48,000,000     $7,218,832
                                   TOTAL:     $4,426,908      $50,791,924                 $0     $48,000,000     $7,218,832
 State Ethics Commission
 State Ethics Commission                               $0         $75,000                 $0         $75,000             $0
                                   TOTAL:              $0         $75,000                 $0         $75,000             $0
 Inspector General
 Office of the Inspector General                       $0      $1,475,710                 $0        $100,000     $1,375,710
                                   TOTAL:              $0      $1,475,710                 $0        $100,000     $1,375,710
Non-Tax Revenue: Department Summary
                                                 Federal        Departmental       Budgeted            Total           Total
Revenue Source                                  Revenues         Revenues          Transfers        Unrestricted     Restricted
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         $410,000                  $0              $0      $2,910,000
                                       TOTAL:     $2,500,000         $410,000                  $0              $0      $2,910,000
Office of the State Comptroller
Office of the State Comptroller                            $0      $6,064,541    $1,207,699,911     $1,213,764,452   $146,476,313
                                       TOTAL:              $0      $6,064,541    $1,207,699,911     $1,213,764,452   $146,476,313
Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Massachusetts Gaming Commission                            $0              $0     $403,280,000       $403,280,000             $0
                                       TOTAL:              $0              $0     $403,280,000       $403,280,000             $0
Cannabis Control Commission
Cannabis Control Commission                                $0     $21,554,334                  $0     $21,554,334             $0
                                       TOTAL:              $0     $21,554,334                  $0     $21,554,334             $0
Executive Office for Administration and
Finance
Secretary of Administration and Finance                    $0      $1,150,000      $50,000,000        $51,150,000     $27,084,188
Division of Capital Asset Management &
Maintenance                                                $0      $4,570,073      $11,295,016         $4,570,073     $40,725,394
Civil Service Commission                                   $0         $12,500                  $0         $12,500             $0
Group Insurance Commission                                 $0   $1,031,322,965    $390,547,281      $1,419,673,500     $2,196,746
Division of Administrative Law Appeals                     $0         $70,000                  $0              $0        $70,000
Department of Revenue                            $59,694,521     $203,599,915                  $0    $228,588,232     $34,706,204
Appellate Tax Board                                        $0      $2,985,306                  $0      $2,585,306       $400,000
Human Resources Division                                   $0      $1,110,000                  $0      $1,110,000     $75,296,041
Operational Services Division                              $0     $28,737,479                  $0     $10,768,158     $37,101,416
                                       TOTAL:    $59,694,521    $1,273,558,238    $451,842,297      $1,718,457,769   $217,579,989
Executive Office of Technology Services
and Security
Executive Office of Technology Services and
Security                                                   $0      $2,733,931                  $0              $0    $174,538,497
                                       TOTAL:              $0      $2,733,931                  $0              $0    $174,538,497
Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental
Affairs                                             $25,000        $4,930,000                  $0      $4,385,000      $7,070,000
Department of Public Utilities                             $0     $51,464,872                  $0     $51,464,872             $0
Department of Environmental Protection                     $0     $34,558,326                  $0     $28,519,703      $6,038,623
Department of Fish and Game                       $8,420,000      $13,603,789       $1,450,000        $22,930,800       $542,989
Department of Agricultural Resources                       $0      $6,846,325                  $0      $6,846,325             $0
Department of