The Senate Ways and Means Committee has released a $63.3 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2027, a $2.3 million spending increase over the FY 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and $66 million below the Governor’s FY 2027 budget proposal in House 2. General budget spending, excluding collections from the Fair Share surtax, represents an increase of $2 billion, or 3.5%, over the FY 2026 GAA.
Chapter 257 continues to be funded at the $175 million proposed by both the House and Governor. The Administration has noted that it will need $260 million to fully fund the Chapter 257 Reserve account, and it expects $85 million in funding to be left in the FY ’26 Chapter 257 Reserve – which it will then request to move to the FY ’27 budget during its closeout supplemental budget this fall.
The preliminary analysis from the Providers’ Council, which tracks frequently discussed human services line items, is located here. To discuss any of these line items or ask that other line items be tracked, please contact Caroline O’Neill.
The full budget was posted online today at approximately 2:00 p.m.
You can also view the SWM budget itself at this link.
Other items of interest include:
- JUD line item 0339-1011 – Community-based Re-entry Programs – was funded at the same levels proposed in the House budget.
- DAR line item 2511-0105 – Emergency Food Assistance – dropped from $60 million to about $55.2 million, a 8.08% decrease from the House proposal.
- DTA line item 4401-1000 – Employment Services Program – were funded at the same levels proposed by the House.
- DYS line item 4200-0100 – Non-Res Services for Committee Population – rose from $23.3 million to $23.8 million, a 2.04% increase from the House proposal.
- DYS line item 4200-0200 – Residential Services for Detained Population – rose from $26.5 million to $27.1 million, an increase of 2.04% from the House proposal.
- DYS line item 4200-0300 – Residential Services for Committed Population – rose from $117.7 million to $120.1 million, a 2.04% increase from the House proposal.
- DPH line item 4512-0103 – HIV/AIDS Prevention Treatment and Services – dropped from $35 million to $31.6 million, a 9.56% decrease from the House proposal.
- DPH line item 4512-0200 – Bureau of Substance Addiction Services –rose from $184 million to $192 million, an increase of 4.31% from the House budget.
- DPH line item 4513-1136 – Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Services – rose from $83.9 million to $83.98 million, an increase of 0.09%from the House proposal.
- DCF line item 4800-1100 – Social Workers for Case Management – were funded at the same levels proposed in the House budget.
- DMH line item 5042-5000 – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services – were funded at the same levels proposed in the House budget.
- DMH line item 5046-0000 – Adult Mental Health and Support Services – rose from $679.6 million to $694.7 million, an increase of 2.22% from the House proposal.
- DMH line item 5047-0001 – Emergency Services and Mental Health Care – were funded at the same levels proposed in the House budget.
- DDS line items 4000-0000 – Human Services Transportation – were funded at the same levels proposed in the House budget.
- HLC line item 7004-0101 – Emergency Assistance – Family Shelter and Services – were funded at the same levels proposed in the House budget.
- HLC line item 7004-0102 – Homeless Individual Shelters – dropped from $115 million to $114 million, a decrease of 0.84% from the House proposal.
- HLC 7004-9024 – Mass. Rental Voucher Program – dropped from $281.3 million to $278.3 million, a decrease of 1.07% from the House proposal.
The Providers’ Council is reviewing the budget for other major changes to human services accounts or line items, and we will provide more information to our members as we receive it.
Again, the preliminary Providers’ Council budget analysis is located here and it is also included as an image below. If you have questions about the FY ’27 budget or the budget process, please contact Caroline O’Neill.
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