On May 7, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (SWM) unveiled their budget proposal for state fiscal year 2020, which begins July 1, 2019. The proposal, the first under new Chair Michael J. Rodrigues, authorizes $43.2 billion in spending in fiscal 2020.1 This policy brief highlights key elements of the plan and provides an initial analysis of the SWM budget. This represents a “first look” at the SWM proposal and may require further analysis in coming weeks.
May 08, 2019
FY 2020
SWM Budget Analysis
On May 7, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (SWM) unveiled their budget proposal for state fiscal year 2020, which begins July 1, 2019. The proposal, the first under new Chair Michael J. Rodrigues, authorizes $43.2 billion in spending in fiscal 2020.1 This policy brief highlights key elements of the plan and provides an initial analysis of the SWM budget. This represents a “first look” at the SWM proposal and may require further analysis in coming weeks.