FY2019 Budget Moves Forward as House Completes Budget Debate

On April 26, the Massachusetts House of Representative's concluded its FY2019 budget debate by passing its $41 billion budget proposal. After four days of debate, the House added $81.3 million to the budget through amendments.

During the debate, four amendments on CHAPA's budget priorities were adopted:

• Rep. Russell Holmes's amendment adding $50,000 for public housing reform (7004-9007)
• Rep. Byron Rushing's amendment adding $250,000 to Tenancy Preservation Program (7004-3045)
• Rep. Kevin Honan's amendment proving $250,000 for New Lease (7004-0106)
• Rep. Byron Rushing amendment adding $100,000 for Home & Healthy for Good (7004-0104)

For a full table of CHAPA's priority amendments and their outcomes, click here.

Overall, the final FY19 House budget provides increases to 11 of CHAPA's budget priorities over FY18! For a table showing all our priorities in the final House budget, click here.

Thank you to all our amendment sponsors and co-sponsors, Chairman Jeffrey Sánchez, and Speaker Robert DeLeo for supporting these affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and community development programs in the FY2019 budget!

The process now turns to the Senate. The Senate Committee on Ways and Means will release its budget proposal on May 10th. The Senate will debate the budget the week of May 21. 

CHAPA will provide updates on the Senate budget once it is released.