For it to be approved, the budget must be voted up or down by lawmakers, with no further amendments allowed.
BOSTON – The state’s new fiscal year has begun without a permanent budget in place, but that could soon change.
The Legislature is expected to vote on Friday on a compromise spending plan filed agreed to on Thursday after lengthy talks by House and Senate negotiators.
The budget must be voted up or down by lawmakers, with no further amendments allowed. If approved it would be sent to Gov. Deval L. Patrick, who would then have 10 days to sign it and make any line-item vetoes.
The Legislature previously approved a 10-day stopgap budget that will fund critical state services until a permanent spending plan is in place.
The $30.6 budget for the fiscal year that begins on Friday includes no new taxes and effectively does not cut state aid to cities and towns. But it does cut funding to many state agencies and tries to help cities and towns reduce escalating health care costs by limiting municipal workers’ ability to bargain over their health insurance.
More details coming on MassLive and in The Republican.