{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-29-6e","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, § 6E","heading":"General appropriation bill; balanced budget","body":"Section 6E. The governor shall recommend, the general court shall enact and the governor shall approve a general appropriation bill which shall constitute a balanced budget for the commonwealth. No supplementary appropriation bill shall be approved by the governor which would cause the state budget for any fiscal year not to be balanced.","path":["Part I","Title III","Chapter 29"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIII/Chapter29/Section6E","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:13Z","sha256":"cb2d5f0515e5fafda0af775e7dfa91f5a785652baf76800145cfb87be116a25d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-29-6d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-29-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}