H 5534 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2027 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill

This law provides $7.7 billion in temporary funding to state departments and agencies to cover necessary expenses for fiscal year 2027 before the main budget is finalized. It allows the state treasurer to make early payments to local cities, towns, and school districts that face an emergency cash shortage, provided they are certified by state officials. Additionally, the bill reauthorizes unused funds from capital accounts that would normally expire at the end of 2026 so they can be used for obligations in 2027. The provisions take effect on June 30, 2026, and will stop applying once the general appropriation act for the fiscal year is enacted.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Jun 24, 2026 Signed Jul 30, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jul 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 115 of the Acts of 2026
executive
Jun 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Jun 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Jun 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Jun 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jun 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jun 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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