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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)

BillLine ItemNumberSponsorsDescription
H390035Michael SoterProperty 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 ...
H39004110-100087Paul DonatoCarroll 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 ...
H3900294Tacky ChanTranslated 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 ...
H39004120-0200451Christopher HendricksIndependent 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 ...
H39007008-1116956Erika UyterhoevenMatched 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 ...
H39009110-1660143Tommy VitoloNaturally 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 ...
H39004000-0601527Brandy Fluker OakleyPACE/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 ...
H39009110-1630633Thomas StanleyLGBTQIA+ 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 ...
H39009110-1630634Thomas StanleyDementia 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 ...
H39009110-9002635Thomas StanleyCouncils 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
H39009110-0100631Thomas StanleySpecial 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 ...
H39009110-1455638Thomas StanleySHINE
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
H39009110-1604639Thomas StanleyElder 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
H39009110-1640640Thomas StanleyElder 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
H39009110-1640641Thomas StanleyElder 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
H3900652Sean GarballeyPublic 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 ...
H39009110-9002685Samantha MontanoLGBTQ+ 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”
H39009110-16041219Erika UyterhoevenPrevent 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 ...
H39007008-11161333Rob ConsalvoPryde 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 ...
H39009110-16301268Daniel DonahuePermissible 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 ...
H39008900-00011667Christine BarberBridgewater 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 ...
H39009110-16301268Daniel DonahuePermissible 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.”
H39004120-40001469Mindy DombMedical 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”.
H39007004-90301329Rob ConsalvoAHVP 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”.
H39007004-90311330Rob ConsalvoAccessible 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
H39001012Kay KhanGeriatric 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 ItemAmendmentTitleLead Sponsor(s)More Info
9110-163060Dementia Care Coordination (DCC)Rep. Tricia Farley-BouvierAmendment 60 Endorsement.pdf
9110-1630372Special Legislative Commission on LGBT AgingRep. Thomas StanleyAmendment 372 Endorsement.pdf
4000-0641891Nursing Home Workforce COVID-19 Supplemental PaymentRep. Thomas StanleyAmendment 891 Endorsement.pdf