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FY 2024 Budget Information
The Governor’s FY 2024 Budget was released on March 1.
Tax Bill Summary from the House released April 11. FYI: Several of the tax cuts were recommended by DignityMA in our sponsored bills.
DignityMA 2024 House Budget Recommendations (pdf). These recommendations are included in the table below. FYI: The document has an additional section titled “Outside Sections” (page 24) which is not in the table.
DignityMA Senate Budget Recommendations.pdf. Letters have been sent to senators, asking for sponsorship and support.
FY’ 2024 Budget Amendments
DignityMA 2024 Budget Amendment Recommendations (pdf)
| Bill | Line Item | Number | Sponsors | Description |
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| H3900 | 35 | Michael Soter | Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:- “SECTION XX ... SECTION 1. Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby ... |
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| H3900 | 4110-1000 | 87 | Paul Donato | Carroll Center Amendment for The Blind and Vision Impaired moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4110-1000, by adding the following: "and provided further, that not less than $1,100,000 shall be expended by the commission to ... |
| H3900 | 294 | Tacky Chan | Translated CNA Exams move to amend the bill by adding the following 2 sections: SECTION X. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 72W and inserting in place thereof ... |
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| H3900 | 4120-0200 | 451 | Christopher Hendricks | Independent Living Centers moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4120-0200, in line 8, by adding the following: "; provided that not less than $10,000,000 shall be expended for Independent Living ... |
| H3900 | 7008-1116 | 956 | Erika Uyterhoeven | Matched Savings for Low-Income Asian Elders moves to amend the bill in section 2, line item 7008-1116 by inserting the following: "; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Asian Community ... |
| H3900 | 9110-1660 | 143 | Tommy Vitolo | Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities moves to amend the bill in section 2, in line-item 9110-1660 by striking the figures, “$856,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures, “$1,031,000,” and in said line-item by ... |
| H3900 | 4000-0601 | 527 | Brandy Fluker Oakley | PACE/Elder Service Plan Workforce & Infrastructure moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0601, in line 50, by inserting after the words “reimbursement under this item”, the following: “; provided further, that not ... |
| H3900 | 9110-1630 | 633 | Thomas Stanley | LGBTQIA+ Aging Project move to amend the bill in section 2, item 9110-1630, striking out the following: "provided further, that funding shall be expended for a contract with the LGBT Aging Project for ... |
| H3900 | 9110-1630 | 634 | Thomas Stanley | Dementia Care Coordination moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 9110-1630, by inserting at the end the following: "provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the ... |
| H3900 | 9110-9002 | 635 | Thomas Stanley | Councils on Aging Restoring Service Incentive Grant Funding moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 9110-9002, by striking out the figures "$25,789,309" and inserting in place thereof the figures: "$26,330,309 |
| H3900 | 9110-0100 | 631 | Thomas Stanley | Special Legislative Commission on LGBT Aging move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 9110-0100, by inserting at the end the following: "provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the LGBTQIA ... |
| H3900 | 9110-1455 | 638 | Thomas Stanley | SHINE moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 9110-1455, in line 9, by striking out the following: "$1,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the following: "$3,000,000 |
| H3900 | 9110-1604 | 639 | Thomas Stanley | Elder Supportive Housing moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 9110-1604, by striking out the figures "$6,378,780" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$12,604,896 |
| H3900 | 9110-1640 | 640 | Thomas Stanley | Elder Mental Health Outreach Teams (EMHOTs) moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 9110-1640, by striking out the figures "$2,500,000" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$3,500,000 |
| H3900 | 9110-1640 | 641 | Thomas Stanley | Elder Behavioral Health moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 9110-1640, by striking out the figures "$2,500,000" and inserting in place thereof the figures "$3,500,000 |
| H3900 | 652 | Sean Garballey | Public Access to Historical Records move to amend the bill by adding the following section: “SECTION XXXX ... Section 7 of Chapter 66 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereto the following ... |
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| H3900 | 9110-9002 | 685 | Samantha Montano | LGBTQ+ Elders & Line Item Increase moves to amend the bill in section 2, item 9110-9002, by inserting after the word “per-elder” the following:- “provided further, that not less than $475,000 shall be allocated to the Massachusetts Councils on Aging for the operation of the David Stevens Virtual Senior Center for isolated, hard-to-reach, stigmatized and/or marginalized older adults, not less than $300,000 of which shall be allocated to two statewide virtual senior centers, for LGBTQIA+ older adults and non-English-speaking older adults;” and in said item by striking out the figures “$25,789,309” and inserting in place thereof the following figures:- “$26,264,309” |
| H3900 | 9110-1604 | 1219 | Erika Uyterhoeven | Prevent Seniors From Experiencing Homelessness moves to amend the bill in section 2, by inserting after item 9110-1604 the following item: "XXXX-XXXX: For a short-term housing bridge subsidy program to serve individuals ... |
| H3900 | 7008-1116 | 1333 | Rob Consalvo | Pryde for All moves to amend the bill in section 2, in line item 7008-1116, by inserting the following, "provided further, not less than $500,000 be expended to LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc. to ... |
| H3900 | 9110-1630 | 1268 | Daniel Donahue | Permissible Use Standards for Home Care Agencies moves to amend the bill in item 9110-1630 by inserting at the end of that item the following: “…provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs shall ensure that all ... |
| H3900 | 8900-0001 | 1667 | Christine Barber | Bridgewater State Hospital Monitoring moves to amend the bill in section 2, in line item 8900-0001, in line 18, by striking out the following figures: “$125,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures: “$225,000 ... |
| H3900 | 9110-1630 | 1268 | Daniel Donahue | Permissible Use Standards for Home Care Agencies Item 9110-1630 by inserting at the end of that item the following: “…provided further, that the secretary of elder affairs shall ensure that all implementing regulations or guidelines allocating funding under this item require that no less than seventy-five percent of the rate payments to home care agency providers for the elder home care program is spent by such home care agency providers on direct care workforce wages and benefits.” |
| H3900 | 4120-4000 | 1469 | Mindy Domb | Medical Equipment Re-Use Program by inserting after “2021” the following: “; provided, that not less than $2,420,000 shall be expended for assistive technology services”; and in said item by striking out the figures “$13,325,279” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$13,825,279”. |
| H3900 | 7004-9030 | 1329 | Rob Consalvo | AHVP Language Change 7004-9030, by striking the words “the rental assistance program shall be in the form of mobile vouchers” and inserting in place thereof “assistance may be provided in the form of either mobile vouchers or project-based vouchers”. |
| H3900 | 7004-9031 | 1330 | Rob Consalvo | Accessible Affordable Housing Grants Program 7004-9031 For capital grants to improve or create accessible affordable housing units for persons with disabilities; provided, that grants shall be administered by the department of housing and community development in consultation with the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the department shall prioritize capital projects that include units that accommodate or will accommodate voucher recipients under the alternative housing voucher program established in chapter 179 of the acts of 1995; provided further, that the projects shall be for improved accessibility and may include, but not be limited to, the widening of entrance ways, the installation of ramps, the renovation of kitchen or bathing facilities, the installation of signage in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the implementation of assistive technologies; and provided further, that not later than March 1, 2023, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on housing and the house and senate committees on ways and means including, but not limited to, the: (i) number of eligible units created or modified; (ii) types of capital projects funded; and (iii) costs associated with the project |
| H3900 | 1012 | Kay Khan | Geriatric Psychiatric Patients: This amendment is an outside section and has no costs. Acute psychiatric units are not designed to hold patients for extended periods, as they are intended to provide short-term acute care. However, when there is nowhere to send geriatric psychiatric patients, they remain on the units for weeks and months as more permanent placements are sought after. This Amendment would challenge policymakers to develop solutions so Massachusetts can better meet the needs of this very vulnerable population and would be an important step towards developing solutions to this growing problem. |
Archive FY 2022 Budget Amendments
| Line Item | Amendment | Title | Lead Sponsor(s) | More Info |
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| 9110-1630 | 60 | Dementia Care Coordination (DCC) | Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Amendment 60 Endorsement.pdf |
| 9110-1630 | 372 | Special Legislative Commission on LGBT Aging | Rep. Thomas Stanley | Amendment 372 Endorsement.pdf |
| 4000-0641 | 891 | Nursing Home Workforce COVID-19 Supplemental Payment | Rep. Thomas Stanley | Amendment 891 Endorsement.pdf |