S 2027 changesAppropriates $60,743,569,000 in State funds and $30,495,124,195 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2027.

What changed

+393 / −144402 words · LargeConfidence: high

This round of changes systematically removes all detailed revenue and appropriation line items from the budget preamble, consolidating or relocating itemized funding breakdowns that previously appeared in the document. The removed content includes approximately $4.25 billion in miscellaneous taxes, fees, and revenues across all state departments; detailed federal program appropriations totaling over $5 billion covering agencies from Agriculture to Human Services; and comprehensive interfund transfer allocations totaling $663.8 million. Major categories eliminated from the preamble include departmental revenue subtotals (such as $1.24 billion for Treasury, $407 million for Human Services, and $333 million for Health), federal education funding ($1.15 billion including $459 million for IDEA and $452 million for Title I), child nutrition programs ($1.19 billion), environmental protection programs ($671 million), and health programs ($711 million). The deletions appear to represent a structural reformatting of how the budget document presents its financial details rather than elimination of the underlying funding, though the final presentation format is not evident from these changes alone.

Change log

• PREAMBLE >cont.

  removedhigh confidence

  Removes appropriation line items totaling approximately $54.5M+ across multiple departments

  This section deletes detailed appropriation line items for several state departments including Community Affairs, Corrections, Education, and Environmental Protection. The removed text lists specific funding sources such as housing inspection fees ($13,325,000), nonpublic schools handicapped and auxiliary recoveries ($16,764,000), air pollution fees ($7,200,000 for minor sources and $3,600,000 for Title V permits), and environmental infrastructure financing program administrative fees ($5,000,000). The deletion removes the itemized breakdown of these revenue sources from the preamble.

• PREAMBLE >cont.

  removedlow confidence

  Removes fee revenue line items totaling approximately $79.1 million

  This section removes a detailed list of fee and fine revenue line items from the budget preamble. The removed items include revenues from various environmental programs such as Industrial Site Recovery Act ($12.3M), NJPDES/Stormwater Permits ($16.7M), Solid Waste Management Fees ($11.5M), Medical Waste ($6.9M), and approximately 20 other fee and fine categories. These line items appear to have been consolidated or relocated elsewhere in the budget document.

• PREAMBLE >cont.

  removedlow confidence

  Removes appropriations language detailing Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Department of Law and Public Safety revenue sources

  This section removes detailed appropriations language that previously itemized revenue sources and amounts for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (totaling $28,943,000) and began itemizing sources for the Department of Law and Public Safety. The removed text listed specific revenue streams including workplace standards licenses ($15,007,000), various professional licensing boards, casino fines, securities enforcement ($58,894,000), and numerous other regulatory fees and permits. The removal appears to be part of restructuring the preamble's presentation of budget appropriations.