A communication from the Office of the Comptroller (see item 1599-2040 of Section 2B of Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2025) submitting the Paid Prior Year Deficiency Report for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026

This document is a formal submission by the Office of the Comptroller to state legislative committees, not a legislative bill itself. It reports that $3,445,834.54 was spent in the first half of fiscal year 2026 to cover unpaid expenses from the previous year across 32 state departments. The report details how these costs were charged back to current budgets, regardless of whether the departments had leftover funds or not at the end of the prior year. This communication provides financial data to lawmakers but does not propose any new laws or policy changes.