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House roll call #27 · 2017–2018 session · April 24, 2017

State budget for fiscal year 2018

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What they voted on

Official wording: H.3600, On adoption of a further amendment (offered by Mr. Kulik of Worthington) to the amendment (sales tax holidays) offered by Mrs. O’Connell of Taunton, et al, to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 (House, No. 3600).

Who filed H.3600

Sponsor House Committee on Ways and Means

Committees often rewrite bills. The legislators who filed the original versions are listed on malegislature.gov.

119 Yes38 No3 did not vote

Amendment adopted

Every member's vote

Voted yes (119)
Voted no (38)
Did not vote (3)

What it means

The House Ways and Means Committee's state budget for fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018), with a total appropriation of $40,327,891,863 according to its cover note. The largest items include $5,553,251,863 for MassHealth managed care and related health services, $4,734,405,553 in Chapter 70 school aid, $3,534,935,443 for MassHealth senior care, $1,701,048,734 for state employee group insurance, $1,061,783,475 in unrestricted aid to cities and towns, and $513,375,371 for the University of Massachusetts. Its outside sections change various state laws, including a new employer health care contribution chapter (chapter 118J) administered by the Department of Revenue and a $2,000 business tax credit for hiring qualified veterans, and the act takes effect as of July 1, 2017 unless a section says otherwise.

Source: official text and history of H.3600 on malegislature.gov. This describes the bill text posted there; amendments may have changed the version that was voted on.

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