On Friday, May 25, 2018, the Senate unanimously approved a $41.49 billion budget for FY2019. The Senate’s passage of its annual spending plan follows Governor Charlie Baker’s budget proposal made in January and the House proposal approved at the end of April.

Over three days of debate, Senators considered 1,196 amendments and ultimately added $75.5 million in spending across 113 different line items to the budget proposed by the Senate Ways and Means Committee on May 10. This increased spending includes $20.79 million for education, $20.95 million for health and human services, $10.68 million for economic development, $7.59 million for public safety, and $5.38 million for environment and energy.