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S 2670

Relates to flood insurance limits

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Massachusetts supplemental appropriation providing additional funding across agencies for FY2025, including health, law enforcement, housing, education, and service programs throug

SUBSTITUTED BY A2056
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Bill Summary · S 2670

Summary — S 2670 (submitted title: “Relates to flood insurance limits”)

Note up front: the bill metadata supplied (title “Relates to flood insurance limits” and the citation “STOP Scammers Act”) is inconsistent with the full text included. The text appears to be a Massachusetts supplemental appropriations (amendment) to House Bill No. 4615 (FY2025 appropriation language and reserves), not a stand‑alone federal flood insurance bill. This summary focuses on the substantive language included in the provided text and flags inconsistencies; consult the official legislative record for definitive status.

Main purpose / intent

The text functions as a supplemental appropriation and technical funding act for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for fiscal year 2025, providing additional appropriations, reserves, transfers, and timing authority for certain state agencies and programs. Appropriations are generally made available through June 30, 2026 (with some items available to June 30, 2027).

Key provisions and funding items (selected highlights)

  • Establishes supplemental appropriations from the General Fund or Transitional Escrow Fund to supplement FY2025 items and make funds available through FY2026.
  • Provides targeted appropriations to law enforcement and justice:
    • Suffolk District Attorney: $700,000
    • District Attorneys’ Wide Area Network: $90,663
    • Department of State Police: $3,500,255
    • Department of Correction — facility operations: $7,184,865
  • Large health and human services appropriations:
    • MassHealth fee‑for‑service payments: $2,046,164,359
    • Public health hospitals: $18,500,000
    • Department of Public Health (various line items)
  • Education and student aid:
    • Reserve to support public higher education financial assistance and restore FY2025 allocations, increase MassGrant and Pell‑related allowances, and restore up to $1,200 allowance for certain community college students: $18,300,000
  • Social supports and program enhancements:
    • DTA operational enhancements for SNAP changes (IT, infrastructure, error reduction) with reporting requirements: $10,000,000 (available through June 30, 2027)
    • Direct supports to reproductive health care providers to maintain access at risk from federal funding reductions: $5,000,000
  • Housing and infrastructure:
    • Operating transfer to the Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund: $75,000,000
    • Clean Water Trust contract assistance: $6,779,246
    • Snow and ice removal costs for MassDOT: $60,727,344
  • Other transfers and reserves (examples): Communications Access Trust Fund transfer $12,500,000; school meals $12,000,000; reserve for expansion of certain substance‑use disorder treatment facilities $14,000,000.

Who is affected

  • State agencies (Executive Offices, Departments of Health & Human Services, Education, Transportation, Corrections, State Police)
  • Local governments and school systems (through payments/transfers)
  • Public hospitals and health care providers (including reproductive health providers)
  • Students at public higher education institutions and community colleges (financial aid restorations)
  • SNAP recipients (indirectly through DTA operational improvements)
  • Law enforcement and prosecutorial offices

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced: August 1, 2025 (per metadata)
  • Text is framed as a Senate amendment to House Bill No. 4615 and states funds are for FY2025 with availability through June 30, 2026 (some items through June 30, 2027).
  • Legislative actions in the record include referral, reprinting as amended, and a notation “SUBSTITUTED BY A2056.” The docket contains repeated and inconsistent dates; verify current status with the official legislative database.

Important caveat

The provided package mixes conflicting titles and metadata (references to STOP Scammers Act, flood insurance limits, and a Massachusetts supplemental appropriation text). For authoritative details (final enactment, exact line items, or whether S 2670 was superseded/substituted), consult the official legislative clerk or state/federal legislative tracker for the relevant jurisdiction and bill number.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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