Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 21C of chapter 59 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

(m) A town may appropriate from the tax levy, from available funds, or from borrowing, contingent upon the passage of a referendum question under paragraph (g), (i 1/2), or (k), provided that: (1) the statement of the purpose in the appropriation shall be the same as the statement of purpose in the referendum question; (2) the appropriation vote shall not be deemed to take effect until the approval of the referendum question; (3) the first election at which the referendum question appears on the ballot must take place no later than forty-five days after the date of the appropriation vote, provided, however, that no such election shall take place later than ninety days after said vote (4) after a contingent appropriation from the tax levy, a tax rate for a town shall not be submitted for certification by the commissioner under section twenty-three until after a referendum question under paragraphs (g), (i 1/2), or (k) has been voted upon, or until forty-five days have passed, whichever period is shorter.