US EditionBeacon Hill Roll Call: FY 26 Budget Signed Into Law
MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 6 – Budget includes $7.362 billion for education aid and invests $2.4 billion from Fair Share surtax in transportation and education without raising taxes, while vetoing $130 million in spending.
- On July 11, 2025, Governor Maura Healey approved and signed into law Massachusetts’ budget for the fiscal year 2026, which totals $60.9 billion.
- The budget results from bipartisan efforts after the House and Senate passed separate versions, which were reconciled through a conference committee agreement.
- The FY26 budget allocates $7.362 billion to Chapter 70 aid, the primary state funding program for public schools, along with investments in affordable housing, tuition-free community college, and expanded transportation funding backed by $2.4 billion from revenues generated by the Fair Share Amendment surtax.
- Governor Healey approved the budget, describing it as financially prudent and supportive of the qualities that define Massachusetts, despite vetoing $130 million in proposed expenditures.
- The budget is expected to lower costs for families while supporting infrastructure and social services, though critics warn of ongoing local aid shortfalls and federal funding uncertainties.
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On July 4, as Boston celebrated Independence Day, Governor Healey announced the new $60.9 billion state budget for 2026. This budget seeks to make housing, transportation and education more accessible in Massachusetts, with programs such as free school meals, free community schools, and free regional transportation. “In addition, we signed this budget at a time of great dysfunction in Washington. The president is about to sign a bill that will l…
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Gov. Healey Signs $60.9 Billion State Budget for FY26
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey signed the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) state budget into law on Friday after vetoing about $130 million in the bill passed by state legislators. The $60.9 million budget funds state government for FY26, from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The budget transfers $550 million in Fair Share Amendment funds to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, which enables the state to borrow up to $5 billion to stabilize the operations…
Beacon Hill Roll Call: FY 26 budget signed into law
THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of June 30-July 4. APPROVE $60.9 BILLION FISCAL YEAR 2026 STATE BUDGET (H 4240) — House 139-6, Senate 38-2, approved and Gov. Maura Healey signed into law, after vetoing $130 million in planned spending, a conference […]
Healey signs $60.9 billion budget, vetoes $130 million
BOSTON (SHNS) - On the same day President Donald Trump signed a landmark domestic policy bill that will reshape state finances for years to come, Gov. Maura Healey approved a $60.9 billion annual budget and rolled out a companion proposal designed to empower her administration with greater cost-cutting power. Healey on Friday signed the fiscal year 2026 budget lawmakers sent her on Monday, in the process vetoing $130 million in planned spending …
Healey signs $60.9B budget_ vetoes $130M
On the same day President Donald Trump was set to sign a landmark domestic policy bill that will reshape state finances for years to come, Gov. Maura Healey approved a $60.9 billion annual budget and rolled out a companion proposal ...
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